- Bankruptcy – Complex Financial Institutions and International Coordination Pose Challenges, GAO-11-707, July 19, 2011
- Mortgage Reform – Potential Impacts of Provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act on Homebuyers and the Mortgage Market, GAO-11-656, July 19, 2011
- Pakistan Assistance – Relatively Little of the $3 Billion in Requested Assistance Is Subject to State’s Certification of Pakistan’s Progress on Nonproliferation and Counterterrorism Issues,
GAO-11-786R, July 19, 2011 - Space Research, Content and Coordination of Space Science and Technology Strategy Need to Be More Robust, GAO-11-722, July 19, 2011
- VA and DOD Health Care, First Federal Health Care Center Established, but Implementation Concerns Need to Be Addressed, GAO-11-570, July 19, 2011
- Drinking Water – Unreliable State Data Limit EPA’s Ability to Target Enforcement Priorities and Communicate Water Systems’ Performance, GAO-11-381, July 19, 2011
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Daily Archives: July 19, 2011
Clinical Preventive Services for Women: Closing the Gaps
“As a centerpiece of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010, the focus on preventive services is a profound shift from a reactive system that primarily responds to acute problems and urgent needs to one that helps foster optimal health and well-being. The ACA addresses preventive services for both men and women… Continue Reading
Full-time wage and salary workers have median weekly earnings of $753 in 2nd quarter 2011
News release: “Median weekly earnings of the nation’s 100.6 million full-time wage and salary workers were $753 in the second quarter of 2011 (not seasonally adjusted), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This was 1.8 percent higher than a year earlier, compared with a gain of 3.4 percent in the Consumer Price Index… Continue Reading
TRAC: Immigration Continues to Top Federal Prosecutions
“A total of 15,173 Federal criminal prosecutions were recorded as being filed during April 2011, according to the most recent data released by the Department of Justice. Immigration charges again took the top two spots for the most frequent lead charges brought. Illegal entry — with 4,782 defendants charged, up sharply in April — was… Continue Reading
Pew Study – College students and technology
College students and technology by Aaron Smith, Lee Rainie, Kathryn Zickuhr – July 19, 2011 When it comes to general internet access, young adults of all stripes are much more likely than the general population to go online. Fully 92% of 18-24 year olds who do not attend college are internet users, comparable to the… Continue Reading
