News release: “Today, the agency…has issued guidance recommending how public water systems might enhance monitoring and sampling programs specifically for hexavalent chromium. The recommendations are in response to emerging scientific evidence that chromium-6 could pose health concerns if consumed over long periods of time…The enhanced monitoring guidance provides recommendations on where the systems should collect… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2011
New Study Released on High-Speed Rail in America
Follow up to previous postings on high speed rail in America, this news about “a new study released today by America 2050 identifies the high-speed rail corridors with the greatest potential to attract ridership in each of the nation’s megaregions. Corridors connecting populous regions with large job centers, rail transit networks, and existing air markets… Continue Reading
CRS: Screening and Securing Air Cargo: Background and Issues for Congress Bart Elias Specialist in Aviation Policy
Screening and Securing Air Cargo: Background and Issues for Congress, Bart Elias, Specialist in Aviation Policy. December 2, 2010 “The October 2010 discovery of two explosive devices being prepared for loading on U.S.-bound all-cargo aircraft overseas has heightened concerns over the potential use of air cargo shipments to bomb passenger and all-cargo aircraft. The incidents… Continue Reading
The Private Security Industry: A Review of the Definitions, Available Data Sources, and Paths Moving Forward
The Private Security Industry: A Review of the Definitions, Available Data Sources, and Paths Moving Forward – Literature Review and Secondary Data Analysis Prepared, December 2010 “The private security industry is a crucial component of security and safety in the United States and abroad. Today, private security is responsible not only for protecting many of… Continue Reading
FT: Global Regulators Quietly Agree to Target Credit Bubbles
Via CNBC: “Banking regulators have quietly taken a major step towards harmonised global regulation by agreeing to raise worldwide capital requirements whenever an individual country declares a credit bubble. Part of the larger Basel III banking reform package, the countercyclical capital buffer heralds a step change in the way national banking regulators interact and is… Continue Reading
Drupal open-source web content management system chosen for more than 500 House of Representatives sites
Sources Sought: “The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the United States House of Representatives seeks vendors experienced with web design, development and support using Drupal, the open-source web content management system. This is a source selection process only. The CAO will not be making any contract awards during this process. The CAO has established a… Continue Reading
Education Weeks Annual Survey – Quality Counts
News release: “At a time of persistent turbulence for Americas economy and schools, Quality Counts has continued its long-standing mission of regularly evaluating the status of states educational performance and policymaking. This 15th edition of Education Weeks annual report issues summative scores and letter grades to the states and features newly updated analysis from the… Continue Reading
Final report: assessment of macroeconomic impact of the transition to stronger capital and liquidity requirements
“The Financial Stability Board (FSB) and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) concluded their assessment of the macroeconomic impact of the transition to the new bank capital and liquidity standards. The assessment, produced by the joint FSB-BCBS Macroeconomic Assessment Group (MAG) in close collaboration with the International Monetary Fund, is summarised in the MAG’s final… Continue Reading
SEC Report on Nationally Recognized Statistical Ratings Organizations
Report on Nationally Recognized Statistical Ratings Organizations, January 2011 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) is providing this report under Section 6 of the Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006 (Rating Agency Act). Section 6 of the Rating Agency Act requires the Commission to submit an annual report to the Committee on Banking,… Continue Reading
Cassidy Turley Reports U.S. Office Sector Continues to Gain Momentum
News release: “According to Cassidy Turley, a leading commercial real estate services provider in the U.S., the national office sector continues a positive growth trend after bottoming in the first quarter of 2010. Cassidy Turley reports that net demand for office space in the U.S. registered at +9.0 million square feet (msf) the third… Continue Reading
"Comité des Sages" calls for a "New Renaissance" by bringing Europe's cultural heritage online
News release: “The report of the Comité des Sages (high-level reflection group) on Digitisation of Europe’s cultural heritage was delivered today to Neelie Kroes, European Commission Vice-President for the Digital Agenda, and Androulla Vassiliou, Commissioner responsible for Education and Culture. The report urges EU Member States to step up their efforts to put online the… Continue Reading
Study: Flaws in Banking Governance
Flaws in Banking Governance, by Jean-Michel Sahut Geneva School of Business Administration – University of Applied Sciences; Sandrine Boulerne, CERMAT; IAE Tours; ESCEM. International Journal of Business, Vol. 15, No. 3, 2010 “The subprime crisis showed that governance mechanisms are still far from perfect in most organisations, and also highlighted the many flaws in bank… Continue Reading
