News release: “There were 2.9 million job openings on the last business day of September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The job openings rate was little changed over the month at 2.2 percent. The hires rate and separations rate both remained at 3.2 percent in September. This release includes estimates of the… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: November 2010
DOD Announces the Services’ Final Fort Hood Reviews
Follow up to previous postings on the Fort Hood attach, the “Department of Defense (DoD) announced today the release of the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps final reviews of the recommendations from the independent report “Protecting the Force: Lessons Learned from Fort Hood.” The DoD places a high priority on implementing recommendations that… Continue Reading
CDC – A record number of adults 18-64 years old are uninsured
“CDC Vital Signs offers recent data on the important health topics of key diseases, conditions, or risk factors. Data is gathered from CDC’s national monitoring systems to show progress in important areas of public health, and the ways people can increase their health, prevent or control disease. New 2010 estimates show that the number of… Continue Reading
CDC Releases Two Reports on Excessive Alcohol Use and Related Harms
News release: CDC’s Guide to Community Preventive Services has released two reports on Maintaining Limits on Days and Hours of Sale of Alcoholic Beverages to Prevent Excessive Alcohol Consumption and Related Harms. These reports were posted online today by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine and will be published in their December 2010 issue. The… Continue Reading
Pew: How libraries can serve Networked Individuals
“Pew Internet Director Lee Rainie spoke at the annual meeting of the Tampa Bay Library Consortium. His speech is entitled, How libraries can serve Networked Individuals. In it he discusses the latest research of the Project and previews the themes of his forthcoming book, Networking: The New Social Operating System. He also describes how the… Continue Reading
Bankruptcy Filings Up Nearly 14 Percent over Last Fiscal Year
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… Continue Reading
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
