- Homeland Security – Performance Measures and Comprehensive Funding Data Could Enhance Management of National Capital Region Preparedness Resources, GAO-13-116R, Jan 25, 2013
- TSA Explosives Detection Canine Program – Actions Needed to Analyze Data and Ensure Canine Teams Are Effectively Utilized, GAO-13-239, Jan 31, 2013
- Child Welfare – States Use Flexible Federal Funds, But Struggle to Meet Service Needs, GAO-13-170, Jan 30, 2013
- International Affairs – Status of Funding for the Central America Regional Security Initiative, GAO-13-295R, Jan 30, 2013
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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Vatican Apostolic Library uploads 256 digitized manuscripts
“January 30, 2013. (Romereports.com) Texts, letters and manuscripts previously available only to experts with access to the Vatican’s Library are now just a click away. The 256 documents are the first to be made available to anyone, simply by logging on to the website of the Vatican Apostolic Library. But the project is much more… Continue Reading
Policy Options to Sustain Medicare for the Future With Medicare
Kaiser: “With Medicare expected to be a key part of Washingtons ongoing debate about solutions to reduce the federal budget and national debt, this report serves as a compendium of policy options that may be discussed in upcoming budget debates. The report presents a wide array of options in several areas and lays out the… Continue Reading
FTC Study Shines a Light on the Debt Buying Industry, Finds Consumers Would Benefit from Use of Better Data in Debt Collection
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today announced the results of the first empirical study of debt buyers companies that are in the business of buying consumer debts and trying to collect on them. As the Commission has found in its prior work, debt collectors who have insufficient information may approach the wrong consumers,… Continue Reading
International Journal of Central Banking – Special Supplemental Issue
“The International Journal of Central Banking (IJCB) is an initiative of the central banking community. Published quarterly, the journal features articles on central bank theory and practice, with a special emphasis on research relating to monetary and financial stability. The main objectives of the International Journal of Central Banking are: to disseminate widely the best… Continue Reading
EPA Releases New Report on Children's Health and the Environment in America
“EPA released Americas Children and the Environment, Third Edition, a comprehensive compilation of information from a variety of sources on childrens health and the environment. The report shows trends for contaminants in air, water, food, and soil that may affect children; concentrations of contaminants in the bodies of children and women of child-bearing age; and… Continue Reading
UN Technology and Innovation Report 2012
“Fast-growing SouthSouth trade and investment is an opportunity to ramp up developing countries abilities to master market-useful technologies and to bolster their abilities to innovate new products and services, an UNCTAD report says. The Technology and Innovation Report 2012, subtitled Innovation, Technology and SouthSouth Collaboration, was released today. SouthSouth economic cooperation is one of the… Continue Reading
Homeownership Among the Foreign-Born Population: 2011
Homeownership Among the Foreign-Born Population: 2011. American Community Survey Briefs, By Edward N. Trevelyan, Yesenia D. Acosta, and Patricia De La Cruz. Issued January 2013 “Homeownership is a goal shared by many residents of the United States, both native and foreign born, citizen and noncitizen. For immigrants in particular, making the transition from renter to… Continue Reading
CDC – STATE System Interactive Maps
Tobacco Control State highlights 2012: “The STATE System is an interactive application that houses and displays current and historical state-level data on tobacco use prevention and control. New Interactive Maps have been added to the STATE System. View data on cigarette excise tax rates, preemption and smokefree indoor air legislation for all U.S. states across… Continue Reading
CRS – Federal Programs Available to Unemployed Workers
Federal Programs Available to Unemployed Workers – January 9, 2013 Four groups of federal programs target unemployed workers: unemployment insurance, health care assistance, job search assistance, and training. This report presents information on federal programs targeted to unemployed workers specifically, but does not attempt to discuss meanstested programs (such as Medicaid or SSI) that are… Continue Reading
Reference and User Services Association Announces reveals 2013 Outstanding Reference Sources List
American Libraries Direct: “The most noteworthy reference titles published in 2012 have been named to the 2013 Outstanding References Sources List, an annual handpicked list from the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of ALA. Sponsored by RUSAs Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES), the Outstanding Reference Sources Committee was established in 1958… Continue Reading
Twitter Transparency Report v2 is released
“Last July we released our first Twitter Transparency Report (#TTR), publishing six months of data detailing the volume of government requests we receive for user information, government requests to withhold content, and Digital Millennium Copyright Act-related complaints from copyright holders. Since then weve been thinking about ways in which we can more effectively share this… Continue Reading
