The Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force: “Obama Administration officials released the Final Recommendations of the Ocean Policy Task Force on July 19, 2010, which would establish a National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, Coasts, and Great Lakes (National Policy) and create a National Ocean Council (NOC) to strengthen ocean governance and coordination. The… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Executive Order – Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes
Executive Order, July 19, 2010: “Section 1. Purpose. The ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes provide jobs, food, energy resources, ecological services, recreation, and tourism opportunities, and play critical roles in our Nation’s transportation, economy, and trade, as well as the global mobility of our Armed Forces and the maintenance of international peace and… Continue Reading
Washington Post Investigation: Top Secret America
A hidden world, growing beyond control, by Dana Priest and William M. Arkin: “The top-secret world the government created in response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, has become so large, so unwieldy and so secretive that no one knows how much money it costs, how many people it employs, how many programs… Continue Reading
Director of National Intelligence Responds to Investigative Series on Intelligence Community
Follow up to Washington Post Investigation: Top Secret America, Acting Director of National Intelligence, David C. Gompert, reaction to the Washington Post series: “This morning, the Washington Post began a series of articles on the growth of the Intelligence Community following the terrorist attacks on 9/11. The reporting does not reflect the Intelligence Community we… Continue Reading
Financing the Response to AIDS in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
News release: “This chartpack, Financing the Response to AIDS in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: International Assistance from the G8, European Commission and Other Donor Governments in 2009, tracks funding levels of the donor governments that collectively provide the bulk of international assistance for AIDS through bilateral programs and contributions to the Global Fund to Fight… Continue Reading
CRS – Costs of Major U.S. Wars
Costs of Major U.S. Wars, Stephen Daggett, Specialist in Defense Policy and Budgets, June 29, 2010 “This CRS report provides estimates of the costs of major U.S. wars from the American Revolution through current conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. It presents figures both in current year dollars, that is, in prices in effect at… Continue Reading
EIA: Electric Power Monthly, Wholesale Electric Power Price, Energy Market, Domestic Uranium Production Report
Electric Power Monthly April 2010 data July 19, 2010: “The latest EPM issue (July 2010) is now available on EIA’s Electricity page. Data are for April 2010, during which net generation in the United States decreased by 0.8 percent and consumption of coal for power generation was down fractionally compared to April 2009. The… Continue Reading
Users can now track Metro SmarTrip travel online – just as their employers and law enforcement can do
“Metro today announced an enhanced Web site on which customers can check the balance of their SmarTrip card, monitor any SmartBenefits activity through their employers, and review their usage over time, including on their iPhones and Blackberrys. Users can also report cards online as stolen, lost, cracked or malfunctioning, though they can’t add to their… Continue Reading
UK Gov't Government launches Google Earth map that predicts effects of climate change
Follow up to previous postings on climate change, UK Mail Online: “A Google Earth map that shows the potential impacts of global temperature rises of 4C was unveiled by scientists and ministers [from the Foreign Office (FCO) and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc)]…The interactive map lets the public see what could happen… Continue Reading
SEC Adds Units to Oversee Financial Institutions, Asset-Backed Securities, New Financial Products and Trends
News release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission’s division that reviews public company filings is creating three specialized offices to enhance its disclosure review and policy operations. The new offices in the Division of Corporation Finance will focus on large financial institutions, asset-backed securities and other structured products, and securities offering trends. The three new offices… Continue Reading
BJS: Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2006
Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2006, Thomas H Cohen, Tracey Kyckelhahn, May 26, 2010, NCJ 228944 “Presents data collected from a representative sample of felony cases filed in the nation’s 75 most populous counties during May 2006. To provide a complete overview of the processing of felony defendants from filing to disposition and sentencing,… Continue Reading
National Association for Business Economics Survey Shows Business Recovery Gaining Momentum
News release: “The July 2010 NABE Industry Survey report presents the responses of 84 NABE members to a survey conducted between June 11, 2010, and June 29, 2010, on business conditions in their firm or industry, and reflects second-quarter 2010 results and the near-term outlook. [The survey] confirms that the U.S. recovery continued through the… Continue Reading
