Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, via the New York Times, more grim news on the long term impact of the disaster from Admiral Thad Allen: “He underscored the challenge by acknowledging, in response to a reporters question, that it would take years to mitigate the impact of the spill on the marshes, beaches and wildlife on the Gulf Coast. On Sunday, the admiral had said it could take well into autumn to deal with the slick that is spreading relentlessly across four states of the gulf.”
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Daily Archives: June 7, 2010
New GAO Reports: Streamlining Government, USDA Crop Disaster Programs, Military Compensation
Streamlining Government: Opportunities Exist to Strengthen OMB’s Approach to Improving Efficiency, GAO-10-394, May 07, 2010 Preliminary Observations on the Potential Effects of the Proposed Performance Rights Act on the Recording and Broadcast Radio Industries, GAO-10-428R, February 26, 2010 USDA Crop Disaster Programs: Lessons Learned Can Improve Implementation of New Crop Assistance Program, GAO-10-548, June 04,… Continue Reading
New York Times: Military Taps Social Networking Skills
“The Central Intelligence Agency and the military use drones to wage long-distance war against insurgents, with pilots in the United States pressing the missile-firing buttons. But as commanders in Afghanistan mass drones and U-2 spy planes over the hottest areas, the networking technology is expanding a homefront that is increasingly relevant to day-to-day warfare. And… Continue Reading
BJS: Jail Inmates at Midyear 2009
Jail Inmates at Midyear 2009 – Statistical Tables, Minton D. Todd, June 3, 2010, NCJ 230122 “Presents data on numbers of jails and jail inmates at midyear 2009 and analyzes patterns of growth from 2000 through 2009. These statistical tables include data on rated capacity of jails, percent of capacity occupied, and capacity added. They… Continue Reading
UK Government releases system to access financial data from across the public sector
“COINS – the Combined On-line Information System – is used by the Treasury to collect financial data from across the public sector to support fiscal management, the production of Parliamentary Supply Estimates and public expenditure statistics, the preparation of Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) and to meet data requirements of the Office for National Statistics… Continue Reading
EPA Begins Review of Science for Floridas Coastal Water Quality Standards
News release: “In an effort to ensure the use of the best available science and robust public participation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced plans to send its underlying data and methodologies to support development of coastal water quality standards, also known as nutrients criteria, to the Science Advisory Board (SAB) for peer… Continue Reading
Text of Justice David Souter's Harvard Commencement remarks
Text of Justice David Souters speech during Harvard’s 359th Commencement, via Harvard Gazette. [Dan MacMeekin] Continue Reading
CBO: Monthly Budget Review, May 2010
Monthly Budget Review, Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for April and the Daily Treasury Statements for May: “The federal budget deficit was $941 billion during the first eight months of fiscal year 2010, CBO estimates, $51 billion less than the shortfall recorded over the same period last year. Both revenues and outlays were lower… Continue Reading
WolframAlpha Adds Computational Power for Climate Data from Around the Globe
Follow up to postings on climate change, this news release: “Since Wolfram|Alpha launched in 2009, weve had numerous requests to add data on climate. As part of our one-year anniversary release, we recently added a vast set of historical climate data, drawing on studies from across the globe, which can be easily analyzed and correlated… Continue Reading
Cambridge aims to become the worlds library with new rare books collection digitization plan
News release: “Cambridge University Library has announced visionary plans to become a digital library for the world – following a £1.5m lead gift pledged by Dr. Leonard Polonsky. Home to more than seven million books and some of the greatest collections in existence, including those of Newton and Darwin, the Library will begin digitising its… Continue Reading
