Linda Zellmer, Government Information & Data Services Librarian: “This guide has been developed to give users a basic introduction to Census Data and American FactFinder 2, the U.S. Census Bureau’s data access system. American FactFinder has several different search options, a basic keyword search, a Guided Search and an Advanced Search system, as well as several options for mapping data. Each of these systems are described on the pages of this guide. This guide is also available as a PDF document, for those who wish to follow a printed document.”
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Daily Archives: February 8, 2013
U.S. Military Casualty Statistics: Operation New Dawn, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom
CRS – U.S. Military Casualty Statistics: Operation New Dawn, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom. Hannah Fischer, Information Research Specialist, February 5, 2013 “This report presents statistics regarding U.S. military casualties in the active Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF, Afghanistan), as well as operations that have ended: Operation New Dawn (OND, Iraq) and Operation Iraqi… Continue Reading
TRAC – Federal Prosecution Data for October 2012
TRAC: “Federal criminal prosecutions totaled 13,764 for the month of October, according to the most recent data released by the Department of Justice. This was an increase of 4.5 percent from the previous month. Most prosecutions were referred by DHS, which accounted for 59 percent. Other agencies with substantial numbers of referrals were the FBI… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – 8(a) Sole-Source Contracts, Warfighter Support
National Defense – DOD’s Implementation of Justifications for 8(a) Sole-Source Contracts, GAO-13-308R, Feb 8, 2013 Warfighter Support- DOD Needs Additional Steps to Fully Integrate Operational Contract Support into Contingency Planning, GAO-13-212, Feb 8, 2013 Continue Reading
Consumer Fraud Liability Study 2013
“Payments fraud is an ever-changing beast, with fraudsters and law enforcement officials effectively playing a game of personal finance one-upmanship. Not only do consumers feel the need to worry about the traditional means by which criminals might gain access to their funds such as shoulder surfing at ATMs, technology that makes it easy to… Continue Reading
BLS – Women in the Labor Force
Women in the Labor Force: A Databook, February 2013 “Over the past 4 decades, women have made notable changes in their labor force activities. Labor force participation is significantly higher among women today than it was in the 1970s, particularly among women with children, and a larger share of women are working full time and… Continue Reading
