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Daily Archives: April 22, 2011

BLS: Auto Industry Labor Costs in Perspective

Auto Industry Labor Costs in Perspective, by Richard Wallick, Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 22, 2011

  • “The perception that auto industry compensation costs for blue-collar workers exceed those of many other manufacturing industries is supported by data from the NCS data series on Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC)…the ECEC indicates that average hourly compensation costs8 for auto workers in private industry were among the highest of any manufacturing industry in 2009.”
  • Information Security Oversight Office released its Fiscal Year 2010 Annual Report to the President

    Information Security Oversight Office’s (ISOO) Report to the President for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010: “This report provides information on the status of the security classification program as required by Executive Order 13526, “Classified National Security Information” (the Order). It provides statistics and analysis concerning key components of the system, primarily classification and declassification, and coverage… Continue Reading

    CRS: Effects of Radiation from Fukushima Daiichi on the U.S. Marine Environment

    Effects of Radiation from Fukushima Daiichi on the U.S. Marine Environment, April 15, 2011 “The massive Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011, caused extensive damage in northeastern Japan, including damage to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power installation, which resulted in the release of radiation. Some have called this incident the biggest manmade release… Continue Reading

    IASB published its Exposure Draft to propose significant changes to the hedge accounting requirements in IAS 39

    “The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) are considering how best to improve and simplify standards for financial reporting of financial instruments, and, at the same time, provide users with clearer and more complete information. This Invitation to Comment is being issued as part of that effort…The exposure draft… Continue Reading