News release: “Bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts for fiscal year 2010, the 12-month period ending September 30, totaled 1,596,355, up 13.8 percent over total FY 2009 bankruptcy filings of 1,402,816, according to statistics released today by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. While non-business bankruptcy filings continued to rise in FY 2010, business filings dropped slightly for the first time since 2006. The bankruptcies reported today are for October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010. Additional statistics released today include business and non-business bankruptcy filings for the 12-month period ending September 30, 2010; a comparison of September 2009 and 2010 filings, 4th quarter filings; monthly filings for the 12-month period ending September 30, 2010; and filings per capita.”
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Daily Archives: November 8, 2010
Report: Car crashes rank among the leading causes of death in the United States.
Asleep at the Wheel: The Prevalence and Impact of Drowsy Driving, Brian C. Tefft, AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, November 2010. “Studies have documented operator drowsiness, sleepiness, or fatigue as causal or contributing factors in aviation, maritime, and trucking accidents. However, estimates of the prevalence of drowsy drivers on the road and of the proportion… Continue Reading
Census: Who in the United States Sends and Receives Remittances?
Who in the United States Sends and Receives Remittances? An Initial Analysis of the Monetary Transfers Data from the August 2008 Current Population Survey Migration Supplement, November 8, 2010. “Monetary transfers, commonly called remittances, refer to personal transfers of money to and from relatives or friends who are living abroad. This report presents initial results… Continue Reading
Exploring the Digital Nation: Home Broadband Internet Adoption in the U.S.
“The Department of Commerce’s Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today released a new report, Digital Nation II, that analyzes broadband Internet access and adoption across the United States. The study the most comprehensive of its kind — finds that socio-economic factors such as income and education levels,… Continue Reading
A Review of U.S. Attorney Travel that Exceeded the Government Lodging Rate
Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General, A Review of U.S. Attorney Travel that Exceeded the Government Lodging Rate, November 2010. “This report summarizes the results of a review by the Department of Justice (Department or DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) concerning travel by United States Attorneys (U.S. Attorneys) that exceeded the… Continue Reading
GAO Reports on Risk of Animal-Related Diseases
Live Animal Imports: Agencies Need Better Collaboration to Reduce the Risk of Animal-Related Diseases, GAO-11-9, November 08, 2010 “The statutory and regulatory framework for live animal imports has gaps that could allow the introduction of diseases into the United States, according to the experts GAO surveyed, discussions with agency officials, and scientific studies. Specifically, (1)… Continue Reading
CRS – Homeland Security Department: FY2011 Appropriations
CRS – Homeland Security Department: FY2011 Appropriations, Chad C. Haddal, Coordinator Specialist in Immigration Policy, October 13, 2010 “This report describes the FY2011 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Administration requested a net appropriation of $45.0 billion in budget authority for FY2011. This amounts to a $1.1 billion, or a 2.4% increase… Continue Reading
Slate: The Great American Information Emperors
Via Slate: “Tim Wu’s The Master Switch tells the story of how America’s information empiresfrom the AT&T monopoly to today’s Internet giantshave been shaped by disruptive inventions, federal intervention, and, above all, a will to power. This week, based in part on excerpts from The Master Switch, Wu will present the stories of five men… Continue Reading
CRS: Small Business Administration HUBZone Program
Small Business Administration HUBZone Program, Robert Jay Dilger, Senior Specialist in American National Government October 15, 2010 “The Small Business Administration (SBA) administers several programs to support small businesses, including the Historically Underutilized Business Zone Empowerment Contracting (HUBZone) program. The HUBZone program is a small business federal contracting assistance program “whose primary objective is job… Continue Reading
Harvard: How Did Increased Competition Affect Credit Ratings?
How Did Increased Competition Affect Credit Ratings?, November 3, 2010. Harvard Business School: “When Fitch Ratings took on Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s as an alternative credit rating agency in the 1990s, there was a general assumption that the increased competition would lead to higher-quality corporate debt ratings from the incumbents. In fact, their ratings… Continue Reading
EIA: Russia Country Analysis Brief
Russia Country Analysis Brief Nov 5, 2010: “Russia holds the world’s largest natural gas reserves, the second largest coal reserves, and the eighth largest crude oil reserves. The country is a major exporter of oil and natural gas and its economic growth over the past decade has been driven primarily by energy exports. For… Continue Reading
