CRS – In Brief: Next Steps in the War in Afghanistan? Issues for Congress, June 15, 2012. Catherine Dale, Specialist in International Security As of mid-2012, many observers point to a coalescing vision of the way forwardshared by the governments of the United States, Afghanistan, and other international partnersthat includes bringing the current campaign to… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2012
CRS – U.S. Response to the Global Threat of Tuberculosis: Basic Facts
U.S. Response to the Global Threat of Tuberculosis: Basic Facts. Alexandra E. Kendall, Analyst in Global Health, June 15, 2012 “Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most widespread infectious diseases in the world, infecting an average of 9 million people annually. Although TB is curable, more than 1 million TB-related deaths occur each year. Due… Continue Reading
May global temperatures second warmest on record
NOAA – State of the Climate Global Analysis May 2012: “With the dissipation of La Niña during boreal spring, the May 2012 average temperature across global land and ocean surfaces climbed to 0.66°C (1.19°F) above the 20th century average. This places May 2012 as the second warmest May in the 133-year period of record, falling… Continue Reading
Pew – States are $1.38 Trillion Short in Funding Retirement Systems
The Widening Gap Update, Issue Brief, June 2012 “States continue to lose ground in their efforts to cover the long-term costs of their employees pensions and retiree health care, according to a new analysis by the Pew Center on the States, due to continued investment losses from the financial crisis of 2008 and states inability… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Higher Education, Recovery Act
Higher Education- Improved Tax Information Could Help Families Pay for College, GAO-12-560, May 18, 2012 Recovery Act – Housing Programs Met Spending Milestones, but Asset Management Information Needs Evaluation, GAO-12-634, June 18, 2012 Continue Reading
President Obama Submits Deployment Report to Congress
News release: “As part of executive branch efforts to keep the U.S. Congress and the American people informed about the activities of the U.S. military, and consistent with the War Powers Resolution, President Barack Obama submitted a report to Congress today about deployments of the U.S. armed forces, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said. This… Continue Reading
Everything you always wanted to know about approved medicines (but didn't know where to look)
“Ever wanted to know the ins and outs of almost every drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration since 1939? By using the Drugs@FDA database, you can search for information about FDA-approved brand name and generic drugs and therapeutic biological products. The database includes most of the drug products approved since 1939 and has… Continue Reading
Gift Contributions to Reduce Debt Held by the Public
“The Bureau of the Public Debt may accept gifts donated to the United States Government to reduce debt held by the public. Acting for the Secretary of the Treasury, Public Debt may accept a gift of: Money, made only on the condition that it be used to reduce debt held by the public. An outstanding… Continue Reading
The Role of Antitrust in Protecting Competition, Innovation, and Consumers as the Digital Revolution Matures
The Role of Antitrust in Protecting Competition, Innovation, and Consumers as the Digital Revolution Matures: The Case against the Universal-EMI Merger and E-Book Price Fixing – Mark Cooper, Director of Research, Consumer Federation of America Fellow, Donald McGannon Communications Research Center, Fordham University – Jodie Griffin, Staff Attorney, Public Knowledge, June 2012 “This paper presents… Continue Reading
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Report – FDAs Contribution to the Drug Shortage Crisis
FDAs Contribution to the Drug Shortage Crisis, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Report, U.S. House of Representatives, 112th Congress, June 15, 2012. “American patients and doctors currently confront an unprecedented shortage of critical drugs. The widespread shortages are causing inferior treatment regimens, interruptions in care, higher health care costs, and even premature death. The… Continue Reading
Data Citation Brochure published by UK's Economic and Social Research Council
“Just to let you all know that here at the Economic and Social Data Service in the UK we have been working with the ESRC on a brochure to encourage data citation amongst our social scientists and journal publishers. In October 2011 we minted over 5000 DOIs for our ESDS Collection with Datacite, using a… Continue Reading
OCLC – Lasting Impact: Sustainability of Disciplinary Repositories
Lasting Impact: Sustainability of Disciplinary Repositories “offers a quick environmental scan of the repository landscape and then focuses on disciplinary repositoriesthose subject-based, often researcher-initiated loci for research information. Seven of these repositories are profiled, with a focus on their varied business models. The report concludes with a discussion of sustainability, including funding models, factors that… Continue Reading
