Monthly Natural Gas Gross Production Report Oct 29, 2010: “Monthly natural gas gross withdrawals estimated from data collected on Form EIA-914 (Monthly Natural Gas Production Report) for Federal Offshore Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming, Other States and Lower 48 States. Alaska data are from the State of Alaska and… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: October 2010
Statistics of U.S. Businesses, Business Dynamics Statistics, Business Employment Dynamics, and Nonemployer Statistics
Statistics of U.S. Businesses, Business Dynamics Statistics, Business Employment Dynamics, and Nonemployer Statistics “This website provides data and links to data on businesses with and without employees. These are referred to as employer firms and nonemployer firms. Employer firms have the lions share of receipts and payroll, while nonemployer firms are far more numerous. Data… Continue Reading
Google Launches Place Search – a faster, easier way to find local information
Official Google Blog: “Today were introducing Place Search, a new kind of local search result that organizes the worlds information around places. Weve clustered search results around specific locations so you can more easily make comparisons and decide where to go. Say youre looking for that great barbecue restaurant with live music…The new results are… Continue Reading
The Case for Temporary 100 Percent Expensing: Encouraging Business to Expand Now by Lowering the Cost of Investment
“On October 29, 2010, The Department of Treasury’s Office of Tax Policy released a new report, The Case for Temporary 100 Percent Expensing: Encouraging Business to Expand Now by Lowering the Cost of Investment. The report finds that allowing businesses to deduct 100 percent of their investments now could support $50 billion in new investment.… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: FEMA's Limited Progress, Major Weapon System Subcontracts, IG Oversight of ITC, FCC's E-Rate Program
FEMA Has Made Limited Progress in Efforts to Develop and Implement a System to Assess National Preparedness Capabilities, GAO-11-51R, October 29, 2010 DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS: Additional Guidance Needed to Improve Visibility into the Structure and Management of Major Weapon System Subcontracts, GAO-11-61R, October 28, 2010 Inspectors General: Continued Actions Needed to Strengthen IG Oversight of the… Continue Reading
Support to Afghan Gov Employees at Serious Risk of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction = Actions Needed to Mitigate Inconsistencies in and Lack of Safeguards over U.S. Salary Support to Afghan Government Employees and Technical Advisors, October 29, 2010 “The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) today released an audit report, 9TH Quarterly Report to Congress, showing that the U.S. government is… Continue Reading
DOT, EPA Propose the Nations First Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Trucks and Buses
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the first national standards to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve fuel efficiency of heavy-duty trucks and buses. This comprehensive national program is projected to reduce GHG emissions by about 250 million metric tons and save 500 million… Continue Reading
SIGTARP Quarterly Report to Congress, October 2010
Office of the Special Inspector General For The Troubled Asset Relief Program, October 26, 2010 – Quarterly Report to Congress White House Blog – The Facts on AIG, Posted by Jen Psaki on October 27, 2010: “Some people just dont like movies with happy endings. How else to explain this weeks report by the Office… Continue Reading
Kaiser Foundation: Medicare Advantage 2011 Data Spotlight: Plan Availability and Premiums
“This Medicare Advantage Data Spotlight provides an overview of recent changes made to the Medicare Advantage program and examines trends in plan participation, premiums and certain benefits. About 12 million people, or nearly a quarter of the Medicare population, are enrolled in Medicare Advantage, the privately administered plans that are an alternative to the traditional… Continue Reading
FTC Issues Enforcement Policy Statement on New Debt Relief Rule
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission has issued an enforcement policy statement on a new FTC rule that protects consumers by barring debt relief firms from collecting up-front fees. In its statement, the FTC says that while most companies that sell debt relief services over the telephone are now prohibited from charging fees before settling… Continue Reading
EFF: Government Withholds Records on Need for Expanded Surveillance Law
News release: “The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed suit against three agencies of the Department of Justice (DOJ) today, demanding records about problems or limitations that hamper electronic surveillance and potentially justify or undermine the Administration’s new calls for expanded surveillance powers. The issue has been in the headlines for more than a month, kicked… Continue Reading
Brookings: The Next Real Estate Boom
The Next Real Estate Boom, Christopher B. Leinberger, Visiting Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program – Patrick C. Doherty, Director, Smart Strategy Initiative, New America Foundation, November 2010 “…the two largest demographic groups in the country, the baby boomers and their childrentogether comprising half the population want homes and commercial space in neighborhoods that do not… Continue Reading
