- Chesapeake Bay: Restoration Effort Needs Common Federal and State Goals and Assessment Approach, GAO-11-802, September 15, 2011
- Disaster Recovery: Federal Contracting in the Aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, GAO-11-942T, September 15, 2011
- DOD Financial Management: Improvement Needed in DOD Components’ Implementation of Audit Readiness Effort, GAO-11-851, September 13, 2011
- DOD Financial Management: Marine Corps Statement of Budgetary Resources Audit Results and Lessons Learned, GAO-11-830, September 15, 2011
- DOD Financial Management: Ongoing Challenges in Implementing the Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness Plan, GAO-11-932T, September 15, 2011
- Iraq and Afghanistan: DOD, State, and USAID Cannot Fully Account for Contracts, Assistance Instruments, and Associated Personnel, GAO-11-886, September 15, 2011
- Small Business Contracting: Opportunities to Improve the Effectiveness of Agency and SBA Advocates and Mentor-Protege Programs, GAO-11-844T, September 15, 2011
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Daily Archives: September 15, 2011
Nearly Half a Million New Yorkers Have Quit Smoking Since 2002
100,000 Fewer Smokers in New York from 2009 to 2010 Alone: “Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Linda I. Gibbs and Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas A. Farley today announced that New York Citys adult smoking rate has reached an all-time low with only 14 out… Continue Reading
OECD Employment Outlook 2011
News release: “Unemployment remains stubbornly high in the OECD area with the latest economic forecasts suggesting job creation will remain anaemic in the near term, according to a new OECD report. The OECDs latest Employment Outlook [with links to full data package] says that in mid 2011 the number of unemployed people in the OECD… Continue Reading
Industrial Organization and Systemic Risk: An Agenda for Further Research
Industrial Organization and Systemic Risk: An Agenda for Further Research, Federal Reserve Governor Daniel K. Tarullo At the Conference on the Regulation of Systemic Risk, Federal Reserve Board, Washington, D.C., September 15, 2011 “Regulators must consider how new resolution frameworks such as that created by Dodd-Frank will affect market participants’ beliefs about what will happen… Continue Reading
CCH Tax Briefing: President Proposes $447 Billion Jobs Package
President Proposes $447 Billion Jobs Package, Updated: September 15, 2011: “President Obama has challenged Congress to immediately pass the American Jobs Act of 2011 a $447 billion jobs package, including payroll tax cuts and tax credits to encourage hiring, along with extended 100 percent bonus depreciation, which would be paid for by limiting deductions… Continue Reading
Worldwide Web Consortium Launches Tracking Protection Working Group
“The Tracking Protection Working Group is chartered to improve user privacy and user control by defining mechanisms for expressing user preferences around Web tracking and for blocking or allowing Web tracking elements. The group seeks to standardize the technology and meaning of Do Not Track, and of Tracking Selection Lists.” See in Input Documents as… Continue Reading
CDC: Lung cancer rates decline nationwide
State-Specific Trends in Lung Cancer Incidence and Smoking — United States, 1999–2008. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) September 16, 2011 / 60(36);1243-1247 “Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer death in the United States (1). Most deaths from lung cancer are caused by cigarette smoking and exposure… Continue Reading
Yearbook 2010 – Living and working in Europe
Eurofound: “This second annual Yearbook on Living and working in Europe 2010 aims to convey the main findings of some of Eurofound’s key currents of research in particular, results and analysis from its three pan-European surveys on company practices, working conditions and quality of life. All the surveys now enable us to paint some… Continue Reading
The Atlantic Cities Launches – Focusing on innovative initiatives around the country
“The Atlantic Cities explores the most innovative ideas and pressing issues facing todays global cities and neighborhoods. By bringing together news, analysis, data, and trends, the site is an engaging destination for an increasingly urbanized world.” The Emerging Turf War Over Anti-Soil Compaction Systems – “Ten years ago, Bassuk developed CU-Structural Soil to help street… Continue Reading
Troubled Asset Relief Program Monthly 105(a) Report August 2011
Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) Monthly 105(a) Report August 2011, released September 11, 2011 “The Troubled Asset Relief Program was established pursuant to the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA). Two and a half years after the establishment of the TARP, we are making substantial progress in unwinding the extraordinary assistance that had… Continue Reading
