- Children with Down Syndrome: Families Are More Likely to Receive Resources at Time of Diagnosis Than in Early Childhood, GAO-11-57, October 08, 2010
- Global Health: Trends in U.S. Spending for Global HIV/AIDS and Other Health Assistance in Fiscal Years 2001-2008, GAO-11-64, October 08, 2010
- Recovery Act: Increased Medicaid Funds Aided Enrollment Growth, and Most States Reported Taking Steps to Sustain Their Programs, GAO-11-58, October 08, 2010
- School-Based Health Centers: Available Information on Federal Funding, GAO-11-18R, October 08, 2010
- America COMPETES Act: It Is Too Early to Evaluate Programs Long-Term Effectiveness, but Agencies Could Improve Reporting of High-Risk, High-Reward Research Priorities, GAO-11-127R, October 07, 2010
- DOD Business Transformation: Improved Management Oversight of Business System Modernization Efforts Needed, GAO-11-53, October 07, 2010
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Daily Archives: October 8, 2010
FTC Chairman Leibowitz Announces New Resources Communities Can Use to Promote Online Child Safety
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today unveiled a community outreach kit with new resources to help parents and communities keep kids safe online and on their mobile phones. With more than five million copies of the Net Cetera: Chatting with Kids About Being Online guide already in the hands of families across the country,… Continue Reading
BLS: Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, October 07, 2010: “There were 3.2 million job openings on the last business day of August 2010. The job openings rate was unchanged over the month at 2.4 percent. The hires rate (3.2 percent) and the separations rate (3.2 percent) were little changed. The number of job openings in… Continue Reading
Study: Retailers Lost $139 Billion to Fraud in the Last Year,
News release: “Retail merchants incurred more than $139 billion in fraud losses during the past year, according to a new study released by LexisNexis Risk Solutions®. The study revealed that for every $100 in fraudulent transactions, retailers incurred a true cost of $310 in total losses, including costs associated with replacing lost or stolen merchandise.… Continue Reading
BLS: Employment Situation Summary – September 2010
News release: “Nonfarm payroll employment edged down (-95,000) in September, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Government employment declined (-159,000), reflecting both a drop in the number of temporary jobs for Census 2010 and job losses in local government. Private-sector payroll employment continued to… Continue Reading
CRS: The 2010 Oil Spill: Natural Resource Damage Assessment Under the Oil Pollution Act
Follow up to previous postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, this new CRS report: The 2010 Oil Spill: Natural Resource Damage Assessment Under the Oil Pollution Act “The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill leaked an estimated 4.1 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, damaging the waters, shores, and marshes, and the… Continue Reading
