Business Systems Modernization: Scope and Content of DOD’s Congressional Report and Executive Oversight of Investments Need to Improve, GAO-10-663, May 24, 2010 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program: Fraud Prevention Controls Needed to Improve Program Integrity, GAO-10-740T, May 24, 2010 Contracting Strategies: Data and Oversight Problems Hamper Opportunities to Leverage Value of Interagency and Enterprisewide Contracts,… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2010
FDA and NIH Launch Electronic Safety Reporting Portal
News release: “The Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health today launched a new Web site that, when fully developed, will provide a mechanism for the reporting of pre- and post-market safety data to the federal government. Currently the Web site can be used to report safety problems related to foods, including… Continue Reading
A Mindful Approach to Email
The Chronicle – Is Email Checking You? by Natalie Houston “Email is a fact of modern professional life. It’s just a communications tool. But the very features that constituted email’s improvements over earlier communications modes, such as postal mail or landline telephones, have also created problems for many users.” Continue Reading
Report – The Hidden Health Costs of Transportation
The American Public Health Association (APHA) – The Hidden Health Costs of Transportation, May 2010 “Transportation investments and the systems that are developed from them shape lives and communities. The transportation system is a complex web of highways, sidewalks, bike paths, trains and bus services that connect people to each other as well as to… Continue Reading
CCH Briefing: Senate Passes Sweeping Financial Reform Bill
Senate Passes Sweeping Financial Reform Bill, May 2010: “On May 20, 2010, the U.S. Senate passed legislation to restructure the financial services regulatory system by a vote of 59 to 39. As discussed in this briefing paper, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (S 3217, the Senate version of H.R. 4173) would institute… Continue Reading
President Obama Establishes Bipartisan National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, this Executive Order — National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling From the Weekly Address by President Obama, May 22, 2010: “The bipartisan National Commission is tasked with providing recommendations on how we can prevent and mitigate the impact… Continue Reading
Brookings: How We're Doing as Debt Fears Rise
How We’re Doing as Debt Fears Rise Financial Crisis, Karen Dynan, Vice President and Co-Director, Economic Studies and Ted Gayer, Co-Director, Economic Studies – The Brookings Institution and The Washington Post “With the worst of the credit crunch of 2008-09 behind us, U.S. economic activity has been improving since last summer. Greeces recent fiscal problems,… Continue Reading
Google Launches Encrypted Search in Beta
“With Google search over SSL, you can have an end-to-end encrypted search solution between your computer and Google. This secured channel helps protect your search terms and your search results pages from being intercepted by a third party. This provides you with a more secure and private search experience. To use search over SSL, visit… Continue Reading
Study: The Foreclosure Crisis: Did Wall Street Practice Predatory Lending or Did Households Overreach?
The Foreclosure Crisis: Did Wall Street Practice Predatory Lending or Did Households Overreach?, April 2010. “A new study by researchers in the Department of Finance at the University of Arkansas finds that household overreaching drove the foreclosure crisis. The authors find that most households in foreclosure were relatively affluent and highly educated people living in… Continue Reading
National Academies: Strong Evidence on Climate Change Underscores Need for Action
News release: “As part of its most comprehensive study of climate change to date, the National Research Council today issued three reports emphasizing why the U.S. should act now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and develop a national strategy to adapt to the inevitable impacts of climate change. The reports are part of a congressionally… Continue Reading
FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile – May 20, 2010
Quarterly Banking Profile – May 20, 2010. First quarter 2010 comprehensive summary of financial results for all FDIC-insured institutions. Continue Reading
EPA Releases Draft Dioxin Report for Peer Review and Public Comment
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a significant milestone toward the completion of the agencys dioxin reassessment with the public release of its draft scientific report, EPAs Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments. The draft dioxin report is EPAs response to key comments and… Continue Reading
