“The National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) replaces the color codes of the Homeland Security Advisory System (HSAS). The new alert system is currently in a 90 day implementation period that began on January 27, 2011 until the end of the implementation period, the existing HSAS will remain in effect. NTAS will more effectively communicate… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Egypt Travel Alert – United States Department of State
“The U.S. Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to ongoing political and social unrest in Egypt. Violent demonstrations on January 28 took place in several areas of Cairo and other parts of the country, disrupting road travel between city centers and airports. Disruptions in communications included the interruption of internet and mobile telephone service. The… Continue Reading
SIGR Audit – Sons of Iraq Program: Results are Uncertain and Financial Controls Were Weak
SIGR Audit Report, January 28, 2011 – Sons of Iraq Program: Results Are Uncertain and Financial Controls Were Weak, “In June 2007, the Multi-National CorpsIraq (MNC-I) began using Commanders Emergency Response Program (CERP) funds to hire former insurgents and their passive supporters to guard checkpoints, buildings, and key parts of neighborhoods in Iraq. Known as… Continue Reading
Biofuels and the Environment: the First Triennial Report to Congress
“EPA is announcing the release of the draft report, Biofuels and the Environment: The First Triennial Report to Congress (EPA/600/R-10/183A), and the scheduling of an independent peer review meeting on March 14, 2011 in Arlington, VA. [Federal Register Jan 28, 2011]” “The Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA Section 204) directs EPA to conduct a… Continue Reading
SIGAR Releases January 2011 Quarterly Report to Congress
News release: “Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), Arnold Fields, released SIGAR’s January 2011 Quarterly Report to Congress today. The tenth Quarterly Report highlights SIGAR’s growing concern that critical reconstruction programs are at risk because of poor planning, insufficient oversight, and the inability of the Afghan authorities to sustain them. The report includes a… Continue Reading
UK national study of womens health
“What is The Million Women Study? The Million Women Study is a national study of womens health, involving more than one million UK women aged 50 and over. It is a collaborative project between Cancer Research UK and the National Health Service, with additional funding from the Medical Research Council and the Health and Safety… Continue Reading
Gallup: Unemployed Americans Face Challenging Job Search
Four in 10 unemployed Americans expect to have a job in the next four weeks, by Dennis Jacobe, Chief Economist, Gallup” “Six in 10 unemployed Americans say the next job they get is not likely to be one they want; instead, they’ll have to settle for one they don’t really want. Four in 10 underemployed… Continue Reading
National Income and Product Accounts Gross Domestic Product, 4th Quarter and Annual 2010
News release: “Real gross domestic product — the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States — increased at an annual rate of 3.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010, (that is, from the third quarter to the fourth quarter), according to the “advance” estimate released by… Continue Reading
Commentary – Why the Rich Are Getting Richer American Politics and the Second Gilded Age
Why the Rich Are Getting Richer, American Politics and the Second Gilded Age, by Robert C. Lieberman – Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs at Columbia University “The U.S. economy appears to be coming apart at the seams. Unemployment remains at nearly ten percent, the highest level in almost 30 years; foreclosures have forced… Continue Reading
Moody's report dimensions the pension and debt liabilities of U.S. states
News release: “A new report by Moody’s Investors Service presents combined net tax-supported debt and pension liability figures for the U.S. states, providing a clearer view of how each factors into the evaluation of states’ total current liabilities. “Pensions have always had an important place in our analysis of states, but we looked separately at… Continue Reading
22% of online Americans used social networking or Twitter for politics in 2010 campaign
PewInternet: 22% of online Americans used social networking or Twitter for politics in 2010 campaign, by Aaron Smith, January 27, 2011: “After first gaining prominence as tools for political engagement during the 2008 presidential election, social media became a regular part of the political environment for voters in the 2010 midyear elections. Some 22% of… Continue Reading
FTC: Court Freezes Assets of Massive Internet Enterprise in Alleged Billing Scheme
News release: “At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has frozen the assets of corporations and an individual behind a far-reaching Internet enterprise that allegedly made more than $275 million by luring consumers into deceptive trial memberships, and bogus government-grant and money-making schemes. The court froze the assets of 61 corporations… Continue Reading
