“Almost 45 million people, or 18.6 percent of the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population, participated in one or more major means-tested assistance programs each month in 2009. These statistics come from a new report that examines the participation and characteristics of people who received benefits from any of the major means-tested assistance programs including: Temporary Assistance… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2012
New GAO Reports: U.S. Assistance to the West Bank and Gaza, Defense Infrastructure
Foreign Assistance: U.S. Assistance to the West Bank and Gaza for Fiscal Years 2010 And 2011. GAO-12-817R, July 13, 2012: “USAID obligated and expended most of the ESF assistance to the West Bank and Gaza appropriated for fiscal years 2010 and 2011. Of the total $789 million provided for West Bank and Gaza assistance over… Continue Reading
Kaiser – Reporting Manual on HIV/AIDS
Reporting Manual on HIV/AIDS: “This reporting guide is designed for journalists who are covering the global epidemic for the first time and for those who have covered it previously. The Kaiser Family Foundation undertook this project as part of its continuing commitment to supporting good journalism and to combating HIV/AIDS through public education and awareness.… Continue Reading
The Air Force Guide to Effective Social Media Use
Navigating the Social Network – The Air Force Guide to Effective Social Media, March 2012 With the emergence of social media, information sharing continues to be dynamic and evolving. Social media is a global cultural phenomenon, and for many Americans it has become such a part of their daily activities they cant imagine living without… Continue Reading
Kaiser Fact Sheet – Women and HIV/AIDS in the United States
Women and HIV/AIDS in the United States, July 2012 “Women have been affected by HIV/AIDS since the beginning of the epidemic, an impact that has grown over time. Women of color, particularly Black women, have been especially hard hit and represent the majority of new HIV infections and AIDS diagnoses among women, and the majority… Continue Reading
Social Security IG – Title II Deceased Beneficiaries Who Do Not Have Death Information on the Numident
Title II Deceased Beneficiaries Who Do Not Have Death Information on the Numident (A-09-11-21171) “To identify and prevent erroneous payments to deceased beneficiaries, SSAs Death Alert, Control and Update System (DACUS) matches reports of death received from Federal, State, and local agencies against SSAs Master Beneficiary (MBR) and Supplemental Security Records (SSR). DACUS also processes… Continue Reading
Paper – Copyright and Innovation: The Untold Story
Copyright and Innovation: The Untold Story by Michael A. Carrier via SSRN “Copyright has an innovation problem. Judicial decisions, private enforcement, and public dialogue ignore innovation and overemphasize the harms of copyright infringement. Just to pick one example, piracy, theft, and rogue websites were the focus of debate in connection with the PROTECT IP Act… Continue Reading
CFPB Consumer complaint database [beta]
Consumer complaint database [beta]: “See whats being complained about and why. Download, search, and visualize individual-level field data, including the type of complaint, the date of submission, the consumers ZIP code, and the company that the complaint concerns and whether the companys response was timely, how the company responded, and whether the consumer disputed the… Continue Reading
Genome Project for Food Pathogens Launched by FDA
News release: “The tiny organisms that cause foodborne illnessesbacteria, viruses and othersare formidable foes. Despite efforts to reduce outbreaks, bacteria like Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. coli and Listeria are pervasive in the environment. Like masters of disguise, they evolve into different strains to adapt to changing surroundings. These microorganisms are collectively referred to as food pathogens.… Continue Reading
WSJ – Visa, Mastercard to pay $6 billion to retailers over price-fixing
WSJ: “Visa Inc., MasterCard Inc. and some large banks agreed to pay scores of retailersfrom giant Publix Supermarkets Inc. to an interior-design store in Minnesotamore than $6 billion to settle a long-running lawsuit, in a pact that also permits merchants to charge more to customers who pay with credit cards. The settlement is a victory… Continue Reading
Pew – Family Caregivers Online
Family Caregivers Online by Susannah Fox, Joanna Brenner, July 12, 2012: “Thirty percent of U.S. adults help a loved one with personal needs or household chores, managing finances, arranging for outside services, or visiting regularly to see how they are doing. Most are caring for an adult, such as a parent or spouse, but a… Continue Reading
The Census Project – Eliminating Americas Playbook
“Recently the U.S. House of Representatives voted to eliminate the Census Bureau’s annual American Community Survey (ACS) as part of its FY 2013 budget process. Established in 2005 by a bipartisan vote in Congress, the ACS has replaced the so-called long form that was taken every 10 years as part of the decennial census process.… Continue Reading
