Employee Tenure in 2010: “The median number of years that wage and salary workers had been with their current employer, referred to as employee tenure, was 4.4 in January 2010. The increase in tenure among those at work reflects, in part, relatively large job losses among less-senior workers in the most recent recession. Median employee… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Hearing on Domestic Nuclear Detection Office Programs
News release: “Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., took Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials to task Wednesday for the Departments failure to complete a global architecture to detect the smuggling of nuclear materials, despite a five-year effort and the expenditure of $4 billion of… Continue Reading
Public can explore millions of FCC licenses through easy-to-use online dashboard
“The Federal Communications Commission today launched FCC License View, a tool designed to make FCC license management information more transparent and accessible to a broad range of users. FCC License View is the latest release by the agency’s Data Innovation Initiative, a long-term effort aimed at reforming the collection, use, and dissemination of FCC data.… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Combating Nuclear Smuggling, Community Development Block Grants, Defense Health Care, Financial Management Systems
Combating Nuclear Smuggling: Inadequate Communication and Oversight Hampered DHS Efforts to Develop an Advanced Radiography System to Detect Nuclear Materials, GAO-10-1041T, September 15, 2010 Community Development Block Grants: Entitlement Communities’ and States’ Methods of Distributing Funds Reflect Program Flexibility, GAO-10-1011, September 15, 2010 Defense Health Care: Status of Efforts to Address Lack of Compliance with… Continue Reading
BLS: U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes, August 2010: “U.S. import prices increased 0.6 percent in August, after rising 0.1 percent the previous month. Higher fuel and nonfuel prices contributed to the overall advance. Export prices rose 0.8 percent in August after declining 0.2 percent in July and 0.7 percent in June.” Related postings on financial… Continue Reading
US News: Best Lawyers, Best Law Firms 2010
“U.S. News and Best Lawyers, the leading survey of lawyers worldwide, have joined to rank nearly 9,000 firms in 81 practice areas in 171 metropolitan areas and 7 states. Browse National Results Search Best Lawyers U.S. News Best Law School Rankings Continue Reading
TRAC: Federal Prosecution Data for June 2010 Released
TRAC Report – Prosecutions for June 2010: “Federal criminal prosecutions remain at near-record levels, totaling 15,857 for the month of June according to the most recent figures released by the Department of Justice. Prosecutions for FY 2010 (ending September 30) are now projected to be 167,181, which would be just under the all time high… Continue Reading
Effects of Using Generic Drugs on Medicare's Prescription Drug Spending
Effects of Using Generic Drugs on Medicare’s Prescription Drug Spending, September 2010: “The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) used data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on prescriptions filled in 2007 under Part D to assess how successful plans have been in encouraging the use of generic drugs and how much additional savings could… Continue Reading
Stats and Facts: BLS – For the College Educated: Increasing Employment
Spotlight on Statistics: Back to College – “All of the increase in employment over the past two decades has been among workers who have taken at least some college classes or who have associate or bachelor’s degrees and mostly among workers with bachelor’s degrees. The number of these college-educated workers has increased almost every… Continue Reading
2010 Consumer Action Handbook
2010 Consumer Action Handbook: “This everyday guide to being a smart shopper chock-full of helpful tips about preventing identity theft, understanding credit, filing a consumer complaint, and much more. In the 2010 edition, you’ll find updated information about filing for bankruptcy, finding a lawyer, and planning a funeral, along with many other useful topics.” See… Continue Reading
Key Data on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Single-Family Mortgages for 2001-2008
News release: “In an effort to inform the current discussion on the future of the housing finance system, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released data on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) that compare the credit quality and performance of the loans they acquired relative to loans financed with private-label mortgage-backed securities. Data… Continue Reading
What you need to know about New Credit Card Rules
“New Federal Reserve rules provide important protections when you purchase or use gift cards. Here are some key changes that apply to gift cards sold on or after August 22, 2010. Covered by the new rules: Store gift cards, which can be used only at a particular store or group of stores, such as a… Continue Reading
