U.S. Census Bureau – The Nations international trade deficit in goods and services increased to $42.3 billion in May from $40.3 billion (revised) in April, as imports increased more than exports. (July 13, 2010) Latest U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services Report – PDF – 400kb | ZIP (TXT) – 100kb | ZIP (XLS… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2010
More people in UK now underemployed than overemployed
UK Office for National Statistics: More people in UK now underemployed than overemployed, Economic & Labour Market Review, June 2010. 13 July 2010. “The article uses data from the Labour Force Survey, the largest household survey carried out by the Office for National Statistics, to assess whether people in work are underemployed or overemployed, or… Continue Reading
Department of Transportation Air Travel Consumer Report
Air Travel Consumer Report, July 2010 See also Tarmac delays: June 2010 amendment re web posting date for flight delay information Continue Reading
OPM Releases The Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey
“President Obama has made it clear: the Federal government needs to deliver results for the taxpayers. Our civil servants are the people who deliver those results, and we at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) are doing everything we can to make them the best, most productive workers in the world. The Federal Employee… Continue Reading
Study: High Speed-Rail Ridership Projections Not Reliable, Says UC Review
Follow up to previous postings on high speed rail in America, this news release: “The California High-Speed Rail Authoritys forecasts of demand and ridership for a new San Francisco-to-Los Angeles high-speed train are not reliable because they are based on an inconsistent model, according to a new study by researchers at the Institute of Transportation… Continue Reading
DOT Decides Not to Ban Peanuts on Airline Flights
Food Safety News: “After using the federal rule-making process to solicit a couple hundred pro and con comments on a proposed ban [scroll down the page to view the details] on peanuts on commercial carriers, the U.S. Department of Transportation had to admit it was all just a drill. DOT lacks the authority to impose… Continue Reading
Interior Secretary Issues new suspensions of deepwater drilling on Outer Continental Shelf
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, this news release: “Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) to issue new suspensions of deepwater drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), saying a pause is needed to ensure that oil and gas… Continue Reading
National Archives Unveils New Federal Register 2.0 Web Site to Mark 75th Anniversary
News release: “To mark the 75th anniversary of the Federal Register Act on July 26, 2010, the National Archives Office of the Federal Register (OFR) and the Government Printing Office (GPO) will launch FR 2.0 on FederalRegister.gov. The FR 2.0 web site will be similar to a daily web newspaper, with a clear layout and… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: DOE, Human Capital, Hurricane Katrina, Uses of Recovery Act Education Funds
Department of Energy: Futher Actions Are Needed to Improve DOE’s Ability to Evaluate and Implement the Loan Guarantee Program, GAO-10-627, July 12, 2010 Human Capital: Quality of DOD Status of Forces Surveys Could Be Improved by Performing Nonresponse Analysis of the Results, GAO-10-751R, July 12, 2010 Hurricane Katrina: CMS and HRSA Assistance to Sustain Primary… Continue Reading
FTC Issues Report on Reforming Debt Collection Litigation and Arbitration
News release: “A new Federal Trade Commission report concludes that the system for resolving consumer debt collection disputes is broken, and recommends significant litigation and arbitration reforms to improve efficiency and fairness to consumers. The report, Repairing A Broken System: Protecting Consumers in Debt Collection Litigation and Arbitration, reflects information gathered at roundtable discussions the… Continue Reading
Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, from the Department of the Interior – Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf, May 27, 2010 “The report recommends a number of specific measures designed to ensure sufficient redundancy in the blowout preventers (BOPs), to promote the integrity of the… Continue Reading
World's largest database of food, hunger and agricultural information now fully accessible online
“FAO [Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations] is granting free and open access to its central data repository, FAOSTAT, the world’s largest and most comprehensive statistical database on food, agriculture, and hunger, the UN agency announced..Previously, it was possible to download without charge a limited amount of information from FAOSTAT which contains… Continue Reading
