Invasive Cancer Incidence United States, 2009. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR, February 22, 2013 / 62(07);113-118 “Cancer is a leading cause of illness and death in the United States, and many cancers are preventable (1). Surveillance of cancer incidence can help public health officials target areas for cancer control efforts (2) and track… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2013
Report – Declining value of the federal minimum wage is a major factor driving inequality
Lawrence Mishel | February 21, 2013: “Contrary to some political rhetoric of late, wage stagnation for American workers and rising inequality is not due to lack of effort; the broad middle class has increased its productivity, upgraded its educational attainment, and worked more hours (Mishel 2013). Rather it is due to certain policies that have… Continue Reading
TIME Magazine Investigative Report – Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us
Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us, by Steven Bril, Feb. 20, 2013 “Were likely to spend $2.8 trillion this year on health care. That $2.8 trillion is likely to be $750 billion, or 27%, more than we would spend if we spent the same per capita as other developed countries, even after adjusting… Continue Reading
Oceana Study Uncovers Widespread Seafood Fraud Nationwide
33% of Seafood Mislabeled in Grocery Stores, Restaurants & Sushi Venues, February 21, 2013 “Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the worlds oceans, uncovered widespread seafood fraud across the United States, according to a new report released today. In one of the largest seafood fraud investigations in the world to date,… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Physical Federal Facility Security, Census Bureau IT
Facility Security – Greater Outreach by DHS on Standards and Management Practices Could Benefit Federal Agencies, GAO-13-222, Jan 24, 2013 Facility Security – Results of GAO’s Survey on the Physical Security of Federal Facilities (GAO-13-223SP, January 2013), an E-supplement to GAO-13-222 GAO-13-223SP, Jan 24, 2013 Information Security – Actions Needed by Census Bureau to Address… Continue Reading
Financial Crisis – A Review of the Economics and Legal Toolbox
Financial Crisis A Review of the Economics and Legal Toolbox by Yan Liu; Christoph Rosenberg, February 20, 2013 “The private non-financial sector in Europe is facing increased challenges in meeting its debt servicing obligation. In response, governments are revisiting legal tools andin some casesinstitutional arrangements to deal with over-indebtedness. For households, where the problem in… Continue Reading
Working Paper: Other Vacant Housing Units: 2000, 2005, and 2010
“This working paper examines the characteristics of vacant units categorized as being vacant for “other” reasons (which means they do not fit into the “for rent,” “for sale,” “rented or sold but not yet occupied,” “occasional use” or “usual residence elsewhere” categories). The statistics were collected in the Current Population Survey/Housing Vacancy Survey in 2000,… Continue Reading
Census – 2012 Housing Vacancy Survey Annual Statistics
“These statistics provide vacancy rates, homeownership rates and characteristics of units available for occupancy for the U.S., regions, states and the 75 largest metropolitan statistical areas. Data for all geographies are available both quarterly and annually. Homeownership rates are also tabulated by age of householder for the U.S. and regions and by race and ethnicity… Continue Reading
How to Guide – Communicating Professionally Using Outlook
How White & Case tamed its information overload, By Oz Benamram. See also Communicating Professionally Using Outlook, by Oz Benamram, last updated: October 2012. Continue Reading
New Study – Big Data and the Public Sector
News release: “Big Data” and other analytical tools have great potential to make governments more efficient and improve citizens lives, particularly in health and public safety sectors. A new study [and the related Infographic] released by the TechAmerica Foundation and commissioned by SAP AG, revealed that 87 percent of federal IT officials and 75 percent… Continue Reading
CRS – Federal Reserve: Unconventional Monetary Policy Options
Federal Reserve: Unconventional Monetary Policy Options, Marc Labonte, Coordinator of Division Research and Specialist, February 19, 2013 “The Great Recession and the ensuing weak recovery have led the Federal Reserve (Fed) to reevaluate its monetary policy strategy. Since December 2008, overnight interest rates have been near zero; at this zero bound, they cannot be lowered further… Continue Reading
USA.gov – Social Media Registry API Documentation
“This documentation describes methods to use the Social Media Registry API to access the contents of the Social Media Registry. The Social Media Registry is an official source of information about social media accounts that represent official U.S. federal government agencies, elected officials, or members of the Presidents Cabinet. If you work for the federal… Continue Reading
