UN World Food Programme: “Some 10 million people in the Sahel region of West-Central Africa risk going hungry as the summer lean season arrives on the heels of a long drought. WFP is stepping up operations in four countries of the Sahel, to ease the suffering of those hardest hit. The Sahel is one of… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2010
BLS: State over-the-month and over-the-year unemployment rate changes, April 2010
State over-the-month and over-the-year unemployment rate changes, April 2010: “State unemployment rates were generally little changed or slightly lower in April; 34 states and the District of Columbia recorded unemployment rate decreases from March 2010 to April 2010, 6 states had increases, and 10 states had no change.” Related postings on financial system Continue Reading
BLS: Employment Characteristics of Families 2009
News release: “The share of families with an unemployed member rose from 7.8 percent in 2008 to 12.0 percent in 2009, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The proportion of families with an unemployed member in 2009 was at its highest level since the data series began in 1994. Of the nation’s 78.4… Continue Reading
BLS: How Does Your 401(k) Match Up?
How Does Your 401(k) Match Up? by Hilery Z. Simpson, Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 26, 2010 “The National Compensation Survey (NCS) provides a rich source of data on retirement benefits. This article presents an overview of NCS terms for typical savings and thrift plans in language that is easy to understand. How can you… Continue Reading
NOAA Expects Busy Atlantic Hurricane Season
News release: “An active to extremely active hurricane season is expected for the Atlantic Basin this year according to the seasonal outlook issued today by NOAAs Climate Prediction Center a division of the National Weather Service. As with every hurricane season, this outlook underscores the importance of having a hurricane preparedness plan in place.… Continue Reading
Rep. Markey: Markey: Flow Rate Report Shines Light on BPs Financial Liability, True Size of Spill
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill this news release: “Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today continued to raise questions about BPs potential motivations to low-ball the flow rate and size of the spill, and released new documents showing BP knew the spill could have been much bigger than they claimed. The… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Airline Mergers, Defense Management, Nursing Homes, Private Pensions, Teen Driver Safety
Airline Mergers: Issues Raised by the Proposed Merger of United and Continental Airlines, GAO-10-778T, May 27, 2010 Defense Management: DOD Needs to Assess Effectiveness and Determine Future Direction for Its High Performing Organizations, GAO-10-566R, May 27, 2010 Low-Income and Minority Serving Institutions: Sustained Attention Needed to Improve Education’s Oversight of Grant Programs, GAO-10-659T, May 27,… Continue Reading
CBO Study: An Analysis of the Navy's Fiscal Year 2011Shipbuilding Plan
An Analysis of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2011 Shipbuilding Plan, May 2010 “The direction of the Congress, the Department of the Navy issues annual reports that describe its plans for ship construction over the coming 30 years. The latest reportissued in February and covering fiscal years 2011 to 2040contains some significant changes in the Navys… Continue Reading
CBO: The Effects of Automatic Stabilizers on the Federal Budget
The Effects of Automatic Stabilizers on the Federal Budget, May 2010 “Fluctuations in the budget deficit are influenced by legislation that governs taxation and spending and by the automatic responses of revenues and outlays to developments in the economy and other factors. This report focuses on a component of the latter groupthe automatic stabilizersthat reflect… Continue Reading
Treasury Releases New Guidance for Tax Credit in Affordable Care Act to Support Groundbreaking Biomedical Research
News release: “The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced the guidelines for applying for the new Therapeutic Discovery Project Program created by the Affordable Care Act. The program will provide tax credits and grants to small firms that show significant potential to produce new and cost-saving therapies, support good jobs and increase U.S. competitiveness…The… Continue Reading
President Obama Issues New National Security Strategy
National Security Strategy, May 2010 “The two decades since the end of the Cold War have been marked by both the promise and perils of change. The circle of peaceful democracies has expanded; the specter of nuclear war has lifted; major powers are at peace; the global economy has grown; commerce has stitched the fate… Continue Reading
National Center for Education Statistics: The Condition of Education 2010
News release with links to the report: “The Condition of Education 2010 summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available data. The report presents 49 indicators on the status and condition of education, in addition to a special section on high-poverty schools. The indicators represent a consensus of professional judgment on the… Continue Reading
