Environmental Satellites: Planning Required to Mitigate Near-term Risks and Ensure Long-term Continuity, GAO-10-858T, June 29, 2010 Military Training: Continued Actions Needed to Guide DOD’s Efforts to Improve Language Skills and Regional Proficiency, GAO-10-879T, June 29, 2010 Warfighter Support: Cultural Change Needed to Improve How DOD Plans for and Manages Operational Contract Support, GAO-10-829T, June 29,… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Presidential Memorandum: Unleashing the Wireless Broadband Revolution
Unleashing the Wireless Broadband Revolution: “Expanded wireless broadband access will trigger the creation of innovative new businesses, provide cost-effective connections in rural areas, increase productivity, improve public safety, and allow for the development of mobile telemedicine, telework, distance learning, and other new applications that will transform Americans’ lives. Spectrum and the new technologies it enables… Continue Reading
OCC's Quarterly Report on Bank Trading and Derivatives Activities: First Quarter 2010
OCCs Quarterly Report on Bank Trading and Derivatives Activities First Quarter 2010 “The notional value of derivatives held by U.S. commercial banks increased $3.6 trillion in the first quarter, or 1.7%, to $216.5 trillion. U.S. commercial banks reported trading revenues of $8.3 billion in the first quarter, 15% lower than $9.8 billion of revenue in… Continue Reading
MapQuest Launches Redesigned Site
MapQuest Blog: “…we are launching a new user experience on MapQuest and updating our brand to reflect our new direction. We thoughtfully redesigned MapQuest.com to be more helpful, intuitive and engaging where the entire experience is within view and contextually relevant throughout…One of the most obvious changes you will notice in the redesign is the… Continue Reading
The 2010 Council for Disability Awareness Long-Term Disability Claims Review
“Since 2005, the Council for Disability Awareness (CDA) has conducted a proprietary annual review of long-term disability claims among the U.S. working population. The purpose is to identify continuing or emerging trends, and to share them with interested audiences. The 2010 CDA Long-Term Disability Claims Review summarizes quantitative and qualitative long-term disability insurance claims data… Continue Reading
The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care
“For more than 20 years, the Dartmouth Atlas Project has documented glaring variations in how medical resources are distributed and used in the United States. The project uses Medicare data to provide comprehensive information and analysis about national, regional, and local markets, as well as individual hospitals and their affiliated physicians. These reports and the… Continue Reading
President Obama, Vice President Biden Announce $8 Billion for High-Speed Rail Projects Across the Country
Follow up to previous postings on high speed rail in America, this news release: “President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden…[announced] that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is awarding $8 billion to states across the country to develop Americas first nationwide program of high-speed intercity passenger rail service. Funded by the American Recovery… Continue Reading
Association of College and Research Libraries – Futures Thinking for Academic Librarians: Higher Education in 2025
Futures Thinking for Academic Librarians: Higher Education in 2025 (June 2010) “For academic librarians seeking to demonstrate the value of their libraries to their parent institutions, it is important to understand not only the current climate. We must also know what will be valued in the future so that we can begin to take appropriate… Continue Reading
Seismic survey planned by Russian petroleum company poses major threat to Critically Endangered Western Gray Whale population
Western Grey Whale Conservation Plan, via International Union for Conservation of Nature: “The critically endangered western gray whale population, numbering only about 130 animals in 2008, remains on the edge of survival. Although recent data point to a slow increase, the additional death of just one mature female per year could send the population towards… Continue Reading
HP Introduces Web Enable Printing of Mobile Documents Stored in the Cloud
News release: “HP unveiled a new category of web-enabled printing solutions designed for the cloud that will, for the first time, allow people to: Print from any email device to any new ePrint-enabled printer from anywhere in the world through the new HP ePrint platform; Store documents or files in the cloud and print direct… Continue Reading
NOAA: Mapping the Response to BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill via NOAA: “The dynamic nature of the BP oil spill has been a challenge for a range of communities from hotel operators to fishermen to local community leaders. We know the American people have questions about how the federal government is responding to this… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com – Basic Legal Research on the Internet
Basic Legal Research on the Internet: This article explores the corner of the Internet landscape that concentrates on legal research. For the most part, these databases and search tools are free, although some might require a library card. Essentially, this is a short list of “go to” sites that most researchers will find useful. Before… Continue Reading
