What is the economic outlook for OECD countries? An interim assessment. Paris, 8 September 2011. Pier Carlo Padoan, OECD Chief Economist and Deputy Secretary-General [see his acompanying PowerPoint presentation. “Activity has come close to stagnation: The recovery almost came to a halt in the second quarter in many OECD economies. And downward revisions to earlier… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Gen Next – The Best Places to Launch a career in the federal government
“How do professionals starting their federal careers feel about the agencies they serve, and how well are those agencies managing their new class of public servants? In an era of career flexibility and job fluidity, what does it take to build a federal government workforce of the future? These are the questions the Partnership for… Continue Reading
Labor Dept: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report
News release: “In the week ending September 3, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 414,000, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 412,000. The 4-week moving average was 414,750, an increase of 3,750 from the previous week’s revised average of 411,000. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate… Continue Reading
CBO Monthly Budget Review, September 2011
Monthly Budget Review – September 2011 – Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for July and the Daily Treasury Statements for August 2011 “The federal budget deficit totaled $1.23 trillion through the first 11 months of fiscal year 2011, CBO estimates–$28 billion less than the deficit incurred in the same period last year. Revenues were… Continue Reading
NYT – 9/11: The Reckoning, America and the World A Decade After 9/11
The New York Times – 9/11: The Reckoning, America and the World A Decade After 9/11 “That Day – What is amazing is that in that moment, there was a moment before that we saw that plane, that second plane, and there was a moment after, and its like two different worlds, those two moments.… Continue Reading
FTC Launches 2011 "We Don't Serve Teens" Education Campaign
News release: “As the new school year starts, the Federal Trade Commission is launching its 2011 We Dont Serve Teens consumer education campaign, which warns of the hazards of underage drinking. The FTC and a coalition of private and public groups are distributing education materials that support the legal drinking age of 21 and emphasize… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve Beige Book, September 7, 2011
Full Report – Beige Book, September 7, 2011 and Links to the Districts: “Reports from the twelve Federal Reserve Districts indicated that economic activity continued to expand at a modest pace, though some Districts noted mixed or weakening activity. The St. Louis, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Dallas, and San Francisco Districts all reported either modest or… Continue Reading
Opensource software framework project makes big business inroads
Bloomberg BusinessWeek: “…Hadoop…helps businesses quickly and cheaply sift through terabytes or even petabytes of Twitter posts, Facebook updates, and other so-called unstructured data. Hadoop, which is customizable and available free online, was created to analyze raw information better than traditional databases like those from Oracle.” Continue Reading
National Bureau of Economic Research Digest, September 2011
NBER Digest OnLine, September 2011: Job Loss in the Great Recession Bank Performance in 1998 Explains Performance during the Recent Crisis The Impact of Ozone Pollution on Worker Productivity Limited Attention in the Car Market How Finance, Trade, and Growth are Connected The Consequences of Risk Adjustment in the… Continue Reading
Early Journal Content on JSTOR, Free to Anyone in World
News release: “On September 6, 2011, we announced that we are making journal content in JSTOR published prior to 1923 in the United States and prior to 1870 elsewhere freely available to anyone, anywhere in the world. This Early Journal Content includes discourse and scholarship in the arts and humanities, economics and politics, and in… Continue Reading
DOJ Releases Investigative Findings on the Puerto Rico Police Department
News release: “Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department today announced its findings that the Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD) has engaged in a pattern and practice of misconduct that violates the Constitution and federal law. The investigation, launched in July 2008, was conducted in accordance with the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: DHS Security Missions After 9/11; Environmental Health, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Department of Homeland Security Progress Made and Work Remaining in Implementing Homeland Security Missions 10 Years after 9/11, GAO-11-940T, September 8, 2011 Environmental Health – Action Needed to Sustain Agencies’ Collaboration on Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Water, GAO-11-346, August 8, 2011 Department of Homeland Security – Progress Made and Work Remaining in Implementing Homeland Security Missions… Continue Reading
