Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, from the Deepwater Horizon Incident Joint Information Center – Flow Rate Group Provides Preliminary Best Estimate Of Oil Flowing from BP Oil Well WSJ.com: Spill Tops Valdez Disaster – BP Pauses, Then Resumes Pumping ‘Mud’ Into Broken Well; Regulator Resigns Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2010
New GAO Reports: Herbal Dietary Supplements, National Airspace System, Recovery Act
Herbal Dietary Supplements: Examples of Deceptive or Questionable Marketing Practices and Potentially Dangerous Advice, GAO-10-662T, May 26, 2010 Internal Revenue Service: Assessment of Budget Justification for Fiscal Year 2011 Identified Opportunities to Enhance Transparency, GAO-10-687R, May 26, 2010 National Airspace System: Setting On-Time Performance Targets at Congested Airports Could Help Focus FAA’s Actions, GAO-10-542, May… Continue Reading
House Energy and Commerce Committee Send Letter to Google About Gathering Data Sent over Private Wi-Fi networks
News release: “Today, Chairman Henry A. Waxman, Subcommittee Chairman Ed Markey, and Ranking Member Joe Barton sent a letter to Eric Schmidt, Chairman & CEO of Google, regarding recent reports of data collection over private Wi-Fi networks in conjunction with Google’s Street View product. The Committee is concerned about the accuracy and completeness of Google’s… Continue Reading
FTC Submits Statement to Congress on Deceptive Marketing of Dietary Supplements
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission submitted a statement today to the U.S. Senate describing the agencys work to protect consumers from false or misleading claims about dietary supplements. This work includes law enforcement actions, coordination with the Food and Drug Administration, and consumer education. Submitted to the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, the… Continue Reading
Energy Committee Committee Releases Details of BP's Internal Incident Investigation
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, this news release: “Today House Energy and Commerce Chairmen Henry A. Waxman and Bart Stupak sent a memo to Committee members summarizing the information presented by BP to Committee staff on the progress of its internal investigation of the causes of the blowout and oil… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Federal Courthouse Construction,Accountability Challenges, Challenges for the Audit Community
Federal Courthouse Construction: Preliminary Results Show Better Planning, Oversight, and Courtroom Sharing Could Help Control Future Costs, GAO-10-753T, May 25, 2010 Anticipating and Meeting Accountability Challenges in a Dynamic Environment, GAO-10-752CG, May 19, 2010 Key Trends and Challenges for the Audit Community, GAO-10-749CG, May 18, 2010 Continue Reading
Rand: Federal Financial and Economic Literacy Education Programs, 2009
Federal Financial and Economic Literacy Education Programs, 2009 – by Angela A. Hung, Kata Mihaly, Joanne K. Yoong “Financial literacy the ability to use knowledge and skills to manage financial resources effectively for a lifetime of financial well-being is becoming more and more important as individuals and families become increasingly responsible for their… Continue Reading
CRS Report: Unauthorized Aliens in the United States
Unauthorized Aliens in the United States, April 27, 2010 “The unauthorized alien (illegal alien) population in the United States is a key and controversial immigration issue. In recent years, competing views on how to address this population have proved to be a major obstacle to enacting comprehensive immigration reform legislation. The unauthorized alien issue is… Continue Reading
CRS: Oil Spills in U.S. Coastal Waters: Background, Governance, and Issues for Congress
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, this new CRS report, Oil Spills in U.S. Coastal Waters: Background, Governance, and Issues for Congress, April 30, 2010 “During the past two decades, while U.S. oil imports and consumption have steadily risen, oil spill incidents and the volume of oil spilled have not followed… Continue Reading
NYT: BP Kept Using Toxic Chemical in Gulf After EPA Deadline
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, see these updates via the New York Times: “More than a month has passed since the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig blew up, spewing immeasurable quantities of oil into the Gulf of Mexico and frustrating all efforts to contain it. The billowing plume of undersea oil… Continue Reading
CBO: The Budgetary Impact and Subsidy Costs of the Federal Reserve's Actions During the Financial Crisis
The Budgetary Impact and Subsidy Costs of the Federal Reserves Actions During the Financial Crisis, May 2010 “This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) study prepared at the request of the Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee describes the various actions by the Federal Reserve to stabilize the financial markets and how those actions… Continue Reading
AOL News Explains Environmental Working Group's Fourth Annual Sunscreen Guide
AOL News – Study: Many Sunscreens May Be Accelerating Cancer – “Almost half of the 500 most popular sunscreen products may actually increase the speed at which malignant cells develop and spread skin cancer because they contain vitamin A or its derivatives, according to an evaluation of those products released today. AOL News also has… Continue Reading
