United States Cancer Statistics (USCS) 19992009 Cancer Incidence and Mortality Data: “This Web-based report includes the official federal statistics on cancer incidence from registries that have high-quality data and cancer mortality statistics for each year and 20052009 combined. It is produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), in collaboration with the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR).”
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Daily Archives: January 10, 2013
New GAO Reports: Federal Real Property, Veterans' Employment and Training, Army Networks
Federal Real Property – Improved Data Needed to Strategically Manage Historic Buildings, Address Multiple Challenges, GAO-13-35, Dec 11, 2012 Veterans’ Employment and Training – Better Targeting, Coordinating, and Reporting Needed to Enhance Program Effectiveness, GAO-13-29, Dec 13, 2012 Army Networks – Size and Scope of Modernization Investment Merit Increased Oversight, GAO-13-179, Jan 10, 2013 Continue Reading
Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2012
News release: “The number of job openings in November was 3.7 million, unchanged from October. The number of openings increased in retail trade and was little changed in all remaining industries and in all four regions in November. The level of total nonfarm job openings was 2.4 million at the end of the recession in… Continue Reading
Permanent Legal Immigration to the United States: Policy Overview
Permanent Legal Immigration to the United States: Policy Overview Ruth Ellen Wasem, Specialist in Immigration Policy. December 17, 2012 “The pool of people who are eligible to immigrate to the United States as legal permanent residents (LPRs) each year typically exceeds the worldwide level set by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). In an effort… Continue Reading
CBO – Options for Taxing U.S. Multinational Corporations
Options for Taxing U.S. Multinational Corporations, January 2013. “In 2008, 12 percent of all federal revenues came from corporate income taxes; about half was paid by multinational corporations reporting income from foreign countries. How the federal government taxes U.S. multinational corporations has consequences for the U.S. economy overall as well as for the federal budget.… Continue Reading
Check Your Credit Report Regularly — It's Free!
“You are entitled to a FREE credit report from each of the three credit reporting agencies (Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion) once every 12 months. You can request all three reports at once, or space them out throughout the year. It’s important to review your credit report to ensure that your personal information and financial accounts… Continue Reading
OECD Environmental Performance Reviews
“The Environmental Performance Reviews (EPRs) identify good practices and make recommendations to improve the reviewed countrys environmental policies and programmes. Environment Ministers of OECD member countries in January 1991, called on the OECD to review environmental performance in member countries. This mandate was confirmed by the OECD Council meeting at Ministerial level in June 1991,… Continue Reading
CRS – U.S. Periods of War and Dates of Current Conflicts
U.S. Periods of War and Dates of Current Conflicts, Barbara Salazar Torreon, Information Research Specialist, December 28, 2012 “Many wars or conflicts in U.S. history have federally designated periods of war, dates marking their beginning and ending. These dates are important for qualification for certain veterans pension or disability benefits. Confusion can occur because beginning… Continue Reading
CRS – Social Security: The Government Pension Offset
Social Security: The Government Pension Offset (GPO), Christine Scott, Specialist in Social Policy. January 8, 2013 “Social Security spousal benefits were established in the 1930s to help support wives who are financially dependent on their husbands. It has since become more common for both spouses in a couple to work, with the result that, in… Continue Reading
Monthly Budget Review – December 2012
“The federal budget deficit was $293 billion for the first three months of fiscal year 2013 (that is, October through December 2012), $29 billion less than the shortfall recorded in the first quarter of last fiscal year, CBO estimates. Without shifts in the timing of certain payments in both years, however, the deficit for the… Continue Reading
