List of CBO publications that analyze the budgetary impact of the Budget Control Act of 2011, (P.L. 112-25).
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Daily Archives: April 24, 2012
New GAO Reports: Cybersecurity, Farm Bill, Medicare, Urgent Warfighter Needs
Cybersecurity – Threats Impacting the Nation, GAO-12-666T, Apr 24, 2012 Farm Bill – Issues to Consider for Reauthorization, GAO-12-338SP, Apr 24, 2012 Medicare – Important Steps Have Been Taken, but More Could Be Done to Deter Fraud, GAO-12-671T, Apr 24, 2012 Urgent Warfighter Needs – Opportunities Exist to Expedite Development and Fielding of Joint Capabilities,… Continue Reading
Millions of Harvard Library Catalog Records Publicly Available
News release: “The Harvard Library announced it is making more than 12 million catalog records from Harvards 73 libraries publicly available. The records contain bibliographic information about books, videos, audio recordings, images, manuscripts, maps, and more. The Harvard Library is making these records available in accordance with its Open Metadata Policy and under a Creative… Continue Reading
FDA strengthens international collaboration to ensure quality, safety of imported products
News release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released the agencys Global Engagement Report detailing the many activities and strategies FDA is using to transform from a domestic to a global public health agency. The report describes the steps the agency is taking to ensure that imported food, drugs, medical devices, and other regulated products… Continue Reading
CFA Report: How Identity Theft Services Measure Up to Best Practices
“The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) released Best Practices for Identity Theft Services: How Are Services Measuring Up?, which analyzes how well identity theft services are providing key information to prospective customers. The study is based on CFAs Best Practices for Identity Theft Services, voluntary guidelines that CFA developed with the help of identity theft… Continue Reading
Joint governement and academic portal assists HR hiring of employees with disabilities
FCW: “An interactive online portal has spawned new hope for people with disabilities exploring a career in the federal government — and for managers looking to recruit them. Launched in September 2011 in response to a directive that requires agencies to boost their efforts to hire employees with disabilities, eFedLink.org connects more than 400 federal… Continue Reading
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC): A Fact Sheet
CRS – Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC): A Fact Sheet, John J. Topoleski, Analyst in Income Security, April 16, 2012 “The PBGC runs two distinct insurance programs for single employer and multiemployer plans. Multiemployer plans are collectively bargained plans to which more than one company makes contributions. PBGC maintains separate reserve funds for each program.… Continue Reading
U.S. Trade Deficit and the Impact of Changing Oil Prices James K. Jackson Specialist in International Trade and Finance
CRS – U.S. Trade Deficit and the Impact of Changing Oil Prices – James K. Jackson, Specialist in International Trade and Finance, April 13, 2012 “Petroleum prices rose sharply between September 2010 and June 2011, at times reaching more than $112 per barrel of crude oil. Although this is still below the $140 per barrel… Continue Reading
Guide – overview of significant cyber warfare events from the news
Cyberthings for Managers – overview of significant cyber warfare events from the news: “Cyberthings for Managers is created by Reusers Information Services to meet a growing demand by managers in the domain of cyber warfare for a quick overview of the most important events of the past weeks in the field, without being overwhelmed by… Continue Reading
