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Women in America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being

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Via the White House, Women in America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being

  • “In support of the Council on Women and Girls, the Office of Management and Budget and the Economics and Statistics Administration within the Department of Commerce worked together to create the Women in America report which, for the first time in recent history, pulls together information from across the Federal statistical agencies to compile baseline information on how women are faring in the United States today and how these trends have changed over time. The report provides a statistical portrait showing how women’s lives are changing in five critical areas:

    • Federal court caseload statistics through June 30, 2010

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    United States Courts: “Federal court caseload statistics through June 30, 2010, reflect the work of federal appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts, as well as the federal probation and pretrial services system. Included in the Statistical Tables for the Federal Judiciary is one that compares data for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2010, to that… Continue Reading

    EPIC: Supreme Court Affirms Open Government, Limits Exemptions

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    EPIC: “In Navy v. Milner, the Supreme Court held that the Freedom of Information Act’s “Exemption 2” is limited to employee relations and human resources issues. The decision overturns previous decisions by lower courts that applied the exemption to broader categories of records, allowing federal agencies to block disclosure of documents to the public. The… Continue Reading

    New GAO Reports: Electronic Tax Return Filing, Illicit Tobacco, Export Controls

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    Electronic Tax Return Filing: Improvements Can Be Made before Mandate Becomes Fully Implemented, GAO-11-344, March 07, 2011 Illicit Tobacco: Various Schemes Are Used to Evade Taxes and Fees, GAO-11-313, March 07, 2011 Export Controls: Improvements Needed to Prevent Unauthorized Technology Releases to Foreign Nationals in the United States, GAO-11-354, February 02, 2011 Continue Reading

    March is Women’s History Month

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    “Women’s History Month honors the achievements and contributions of American women in all walks of life. Check out some interesting facts about American women. Here are just a few: 157.2 million women and 153.2 million men reside in the United States. At age 85 and older, there are more than twice as many women as… Continue Reading

    FTC Report Recommends Improvements in Patent System

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    News release: “A new Federal Trade Commission report recommends improvements to two areas of patent law policies affecting how well a patent gives notice to the public of what technology is protected and remedies for patent infringement. The report, The Evolving IP Marketplace: Aligning Patent Notice and Remedies with Competition, emphasizes that the patent system… Continue Reading

    Annual Sleep in America Poll Exploring Connections with Communications Technology Use and Sleep

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    News release: “The 2011 Sleep in America® poll released today by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) finds pervasive use of communications technology in the hour before bed. It also finds that a significant number of Americans aren’t getting the sleep they say they need and are searching for ways to cope. Many Americans report dissatisfaction… Continue Reading