Program Perspectives on Frozen Defined-Benefit Plans “presents BLS data on the frequency, accrual of benefits, and alternatives to frozen defined-benefit plans as well as the length of time since the plans were frozen.” “During the current economic recession, as employers search for ways to reduce costs, the phrase frozen retirement plans is heard with greater… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Multistate Outbreak of Human E. coli O145 Infections Linked to Shredded Romaine Lettuce from a Single Processing Facility
The CDC E. Coli resource page includes comprehensive documentation on health issues, updated graphs, statistics, news releases and public service announcements. See Confirmed and Probable Cases of E. coli O145 Infection, United States, by Date of Illness Onset as of 05/05/10 at 2:00 pm EST (n=29) News release: “Local and state public health officials in… Continue Reading
Financial Literacy and Subprime Mortgage Delinquency: Evidence from a Survey Matched to Administrative Data
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta – Financial Literacy and Subprime Mortgage Delinquency: Evidence from a Survey Matched to Administrative Data, Kristopher Gerardi, Lorenz Goette, and Stephan Meier, Working Paper 2010-10, April 2010 “The exact cause of the massive defaults and foreclosures in the U.S. subprime mortgage market is still unclear. This paper investigates whether a… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Business Systems Modernization
Business Systems Modernization: Internal Revenue Service’s Fiscal Year 2010 Expenditure Plan, GAO-10-539, May 10, 2010 Runaway and Homeless Youth Grants: Improvements Needed in the Grant Award Process, GAO-10-335, May 10, 2010 Maritime Security: Varied Actions Taken to Enhance Cruise Ship Security, but Some Concerns Remain, GAO-10-400, April 09, 2010 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands:… Continue Reading
New CRS Reports on Nuclear Policy
Via FAS: The New START Treaty: Central Limits and Key Provisions, May 3, 2010. 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference: Key Issues and Implications, May 3, 2010. Securing Nuclear Materials: The 2010 Summit and Issues for Congress, April 16, 2010. Continue Reading
UN Global Biodiversity Report Conveys Fears on Damage to Natural Environment
News release: “Natural systems that support economies, lives and livelihoods across the planet are at risk of rapid degradation and collapse, unless there is swift, radical and creative action to conserve and sustainably use the variety of life on Earth. That is a principal conclusion of a major new assessment of the current state of… Continue Reading
Report: Working To Stop Teens Texting Behind The Wheel
Follow up to previous postings on texting: “Amanda Lenhart, a senior researcher at the Pew Internet and American Life Project, surveyed 800 pairs of teens and parents, and organized focus groups with children in four different cities. During the focus groups, she says she was amazed to discover the teens were secretly texting under the… Continue Reading
RAND Corporation: Incidents of Jihadist Terrorist Radicalization in the United States Since September 11, 2001
RAND Corporation: Incidents of Jihadist Terrorist Radicalization in the United States Since September 11, 2001 “This paper examines the extent of jihadist radicalization in the United States, discusses who is being recruited, and assesses the domestic terrorist threat posed by the recruits. It then looks at how the recruits were identified by U.S. authorities and… Continue Reading
Report: Retirement Assets Total $16.0 Trillion at Year-End 2009
News release: “Americans held $16.0 trillion in retirement assets at the end of 2009, accounting for 35 percent of all household financial assets in the United States, the Investment Company Institute reported today. The finding is from The U.S. Retirement Market, 2009. The report covers assets held in private-sector defined benefit (DB) plans, government pension… Continue Reading
Office of National Drug Control Policy: New Approach to Drug Control in the United States and throughout the Western Hemisphere
News release: “Earlier this week, Director Gil Kerlikowske addressed the 47th Regular Session of the Organization of American States Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (known by its Spanish acronym, CICAD). As the Obama Administration prepares to release its new National Drug Control Strategy, CICAD has also been developing a multilateral drug strategy for the Western… Continue Reading
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico 2009: Interim Report of 2008 Highlights
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, this report, Deepwater Gulf of Mexico 2009: Interim Report of 2008 Highlights, Minerals Management Service (MMS) Report (2009-016) – Published by U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, New Orleans, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, May 2009 News release: 2010 Offshore Industry Safety Awards… Continue Reading
National Womens Health Week, May 9-15, 2010
“National Womens Health Week is a weeklong health observance coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Womens Health (OWH). National Womens Health Week empowers women to make their health a top priority. With the theme Its Your Time, the nationwide initiative encourages women to take simple steps for a longer,… Continue Reading
