USA Inc.: A Basic Summary of America’s Financial Statements, Created and Compiled by Mary Meeker, February 2011 – “This report looks at the federal government as if it were a business, with the goal of informing the debate about our nations financial situation and outlook. In it, we examine USA Inc.s income statement and balance… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Internet Crime Complaint Center – 2010 Internet Crime Report
2010 Internet Crime Report, The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), February 2011 “Now in its tenth year, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has become a vital resource for victims of online crime and for law enforcement investigating and prosecuting offenders. In 2010, IC3 received the second-highest number of complaints since its inception. IC3 also… Continue Reading
New Travel Search Engine Worth a Try
Hipmunk: “Most flight search sites haven’t changed in years. They have an intimidating search page and endless pages of flight results. Finding the right flight often takes all afternoonor all week. At Hipmunk, we make your experience a lot better. We’re building better interfaces for searching, browsing, and filtering your flight search results.” Users may… Continue Reading
Getting Warmer: US CO2 Emissions from Power Plant Emissions Rise 5.6% in 2010
Environmental Integrity Project news release: “Even as a fierce debate rages in Congress today about whether or not to handcuff the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deal with coal-fired power plant pollution, a new report from the Environmental Integrity Project shows that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from power plants in the U.S.… Continue Reading
Pew: The Tea Party, Religion and Social Issues
The Tea Party, Religion and Social Issues, by Scott Clement, Survey Research Aanalyst, and John C. Green, February 23, 2011 A new analysis by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life finds that Tea Party supporters tend to have conservative opinions not just about economic matters, but also about social issues such… Continue Reading
Closing the IT Skills Gap: 2011 SHARE Survey for Guiding University & College IT Agendas
“In a new survey of 376 employers, a majority report that they depend on the educational sectoruniversities and collegesto provide graduates with specific IT skills in enterprise programming languages and mainframe administration skills, as well as business skills such as problem-solving and communications abilities. However, few companies are entirely satisfied with the readiness of graduates… Continue Reading
DOE Study: One Million Electric Vehicles By 2015
One Million Electric Vehicles By 2015, February 2011 Status Report “President Obamas goal of putting one million electric vehicles on the road by 2015 represents a key milestone toward dramatically reducing dependence on oil and ensuring that America leads in the growing electric vehicle manufacturing industry. Although the goal is ambitious, key steps already taken… Continue Reading
In Focus Exhibition at the Getty Museum: The Tree
“For millennia the tree has been a symbol of life. Celebrated by most ancient civilizations, the tree has stood for the center of the cosmos and the origin of creation. Represented throughout art and literature, trees feature in the earliest photographs from the 1840s as well as in contemporary works today. This exhibition, drawn entirely… Continue Reading
Census Bureau: "Extreme Commuter" Someone who spends more than 3 hrs getting to work
Outside Magazine, March 2011 – Rage Against Your Machine: “What is it about cyclists that can turn sane, law-abiding drivers into shrieking maniacs? The author ponders the eternal conflict with help from bike supercommuter Joe Simonetti, who each week survives the hostile, traffic-clogged rat race between the New York exurbs and Midtown Manhattan,” By Tom… Continue Reading
CBO Estimate of H.R. 1, the Full -Year Continuing Appropriations Act
CBO Estimate of H.R. 1, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 as Passed by the House of Representatives on February 19, 2011 (In millions of dollars) Continue Reading
CBO – Outlook for the Economy and the Budget
Outlook for the Economy and the Budget – February 2011, CBO Director Doug Elmendorf’s presentation to the National Economists Club “Timing of Deficit Reduction The longer the necessary adjustments are delayed: The greater the negative consequences of mounting debt; The more uncertainty about future government policies; and The more drastic the ultimate policy changes” Continue Reading
EPA OIG: EPA Needs Better Agency-Wide Controls Over Staff Resources
Evaluation Report – EPA Needs Better Agency-Wide Controls Over Staff Resources, Report No. 11-P-0136, February 22, 2011 “EPA does not enforce a coherent program of position management to assure the efficient and effective use of its workforce. While some organizational elements have independently established programs to control their resources, there is no Agency-wide effort to… Continue Reading
