Enhancing Food Safety: The Role of the Food and Drug Administration, June 8, 2010. Consensus Report, Institute of Medicine. “Foodborne illnesses cause hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations and thousands of deaths in the U.S each year. The severity of these diseases and the frequency with which they occur highlight the need to evaluate how well… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2010
NOAA Completes Initial Analysis of water samples to study spill impacts sub surface
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, this news release: “NOAAs independent analysis of water samples provided from the May 22-28 research mission of the University of South Floridas R/V Weatherbird II confirmed the presence of very low concentrations of sub-surface oil and PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) at sampling depths ranging from… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Streamlining Government, Proposed Performance Rights Act
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 Continue Reading
Report: Revolving Door Spins Quickly Between Congress, Wall Street
News release: “Organizations in the financial services sector have deployed at least 1,447 former federal employees to lobby Congress and federal agencies since the beginning of 2009, according to a joint analysis of federal disclosure records and other data released today by Public Citizen and the Center for Responsive Politics. This small army of registered… Continue Reading
National Institute of Arthritis – Handout on Health: Back Pain
Handout on Health: Back Pain – “This booklet is for people who have back pain, as well as family members, friends, and others who want to find out more about it. The booklet describes causes, diagnosis, and treatments, and research efforts to learn more about back pain, many of which are supported by the National… Continue Reading
Admiral In Charge of Oil Spill Cleanup Acknowledges Process Will Take Years
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… Continue Reading
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
