Avoiding Water Wars: Water Scarcity and Central Asia’s Growing Importance for Stability in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Majority Staff Report prepared for the use of the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, 112th Congress, First Session, February 22, 2011 “This report by the committee majority staff examines United States policy with respect to water scarcity… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2011
New GAO Reports: Debt Limit, Ryan White CARE Act, Defense Management, Superfund, Commercial Motor Carriers
Debt Limit: Delays Create Debt Management Challenges and Increase Uncertainty in the Treasury Market, GAO-11-203, February 22, 2011 Ryan White CARE Act: Estimated Effect of Continued Application of the Fiscal Year 2010 Stop-Loss Provision on 2011 Funding for Urban Areas, GAO-11-405R, February 18, 2011 Defense Management: Additional Cost Information and Stakeholder Input Needed to Assess… Continue Reading
Chief Counsel's Report – BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Follow up to previous postings on the Deepwater oil spill, see Macondo – the Gulf Oil Disaster – Chief Counsels Report | 2011, National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill And Offshore Drilling | Report to the President “Notwithstanding demanding time constraints, the Commissions Chief Counsel Fred Bartlit and his investigative team have… Continue Reading
CDC: Ignition Interlocks Reduce Alcohol-Impaired Driving
Ignition Interlocks – A Proven Means for Preventing Impaired Driving Re-Arrests, and Reducing Alcohol-Impaired Driving: Ignition Interlocks “When someone is convicted of DWI and arrested, it’s clear that they’ve made the decision, at least once, to drink and drive. It’s important to take steps to prevent them from making such a risky decision in the… Continue Reading
Iraq: The Transition from a Military Mission to a Civilian-Led Effort
Senate Foreign Relations Committee – Iraq: The Transition from a Military Mission to a Civilian-Led Effort (Committee Print – Majority), January 31, 2011 “This will be a year of unprecedented transition for the United States in Iraq as we move from a military-led mission to a civilian-led effort. The diplomatic mission that results will be… Continue Reading
Harvard Business Review: Capitalism for the Long Term
“Capitalism for the Long Term by Dominic Barton – Business leaders face a choice: They can reform the system, or watch as the government exerts control. A call to action from McKinsey & Companys global managing director.” “The near meltdown of the financial system and the ensuing Great Recession have been, and will remain, the… Continue Reading
WaPo: Contractors nervous about public access to database of past problems
“A new database on contractors’ past behavior has industry scrambling to prepare, according to contracting lawyers and advocates. The Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System, or FAPIIS, is meant to ensure the government, before making major awards to contractors, knows of past problems such as criminal convictions, fines, suspensions and contracts terminated due to… Continue Reading
CDC – Policy Impact: Impaired Driving
Policy Impact: Impaired Driving – “Each year, millions of people choose to drive while under the influence of alcohol, sometimes with devastating results. In 2009, almost 11,000 people were killed in crashes involving impaired drivers, nearly one-third of all traffic deaths. Alcohol-impaired driving crashes claim the lives of the most vulnerable: in a single year,… Continue Reading
New Title 51 United States Code, 'National and Commercial Space Programs'
“The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 3237) to enact certain laws relating to national and commercial space programs as title 51, United States Code, `National and Commercial Space Programs’, having considered the same, report favorably thereon and recommend that the bill do pass. H.R. 3237 would enact certain laws… Continue Reading
E-journals: their use, value and impact
E-journals: their use, value and impact [final report], 19 January 2011: “This report is the second arising from a two-year project funded by the Research Information Network to describe and assess patterns of the use, value and impact of e-journals by researchers in universities and research institutes in the UK. Publishers began to provide online… Continue Reading
Leading Indicators of Revolt in Middle East and Northern Africa: Corruption, Unemployment and Percentage of Household Money Spent on Food
What determines which Middle Eastern or North African (MENA) countries will face revolt? – This commentary reviews and highlights statistical data reports, charts and graphics compiled by: The Economist; Nomura International plc’s report written by Steven Cook of the Council on Foreign Relations, and current data updates from the International Labour Organization. See also World… Continue Reading
Commentary: Don't join the government to get rich
The Economist: “One of the memes being thrown around over the past few years by advocates of reducing the power of public-sector unions has been the claim that public-sector workers are overpaid in comparison to their private-sector counterparts. I’ve always considered this an odd claim to hear, as I’ve been in the labour market for… Continue Reading
