2016 Annual Report Additional Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Other Financial Benefits, GAO-16-375SP: Published: Apr 13, 2016. Publicly Released: Apr 13, 2016. WHAT GAO FOUND – In its 2016 report, GAO presents 92 actions that the executive branch or Congress could take to improve efficiency and effectiveness across 37 areas that… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: April 2016
American Panorama – historical atlas project
“American Panorama is an historical atlas of the United States for the twenty-first century. It combines cutting-edge research with innovative interactive mapping techniques, designed to appeal to anyone with an interest in American history or a love of maps…American Panorama is an ongoing project. In the coming months we’ll be adding maps on redlining during… Continue Reading
EU Parliament adopts General Data Protection Regulation
European Parliament News: “New EU data protection rules [EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”)] which aim to give citizens back control of their personal data and create a high, uniform level of data protection across the EU fit for the digital era was given their final approval by MEPs on Thursday. The reform also sets… Continue Reading
The dozen plus one CEO’s who earn more than $30M per year
USA Today: “Eleven current CEOs of S&P 500 companies, including Philippe Dauman of media giant Viacom (VIAB), Marc Benioff of online sales software maker Salesforce.com (CRM) and Robert Iger of media powerhouse Disney (DIS), are members of the lucrative $30-million-a-year club, based on an analysis of data from S&P Global Market Intelligence by USA TODAY of the 418 CEO… Continue Reading
Federal Sentencing Statistics 2015
Federal Sentencing Statistics 2015 – “Geographic Statistics by Fiscal Year: The sets of reports [on this site] are released annually and examine federal sentencing statistics from each judicial district, the districts within each judicial circuit, and the districts within each state. Each report compares the statistics from the respective district, circuit, or state to the… Continue Reading
Weather conditions continue record breaking snow melt in Greenland
Washingotn Post: “The Danish Meteorological Institute reported that although it’s only April, nearly 12 percent of the ice sheet’s surface is covered with a layer of meltwater of a depth of at least a millimeter. “The former top 3 earliest dates for a melt area larger than 10% were previously all in May (5th May 2010, 8th May 1990,… Continue Reading
Corporate Income Tax: Most Large Profitable U.S. Corporations Paid Tax but Effective Tax Rates Differed Significantly from Statutory Rate
Corporate Income Tax: Most Large Profitable U.S. Corporations Paid Tax but Effective Tax Rates Differed Significantly from the Statutory Rate, GAO-16-363: Published: Mar 17, 2016. Publicly Released: Apr 13, 2016. “In each year from 2006 to 2012, at least two-thirds of all active corporations had no federal income tax liability. Larger corporations were more likely… Continue Reading
Paper – Laying the Foundation for a Research Data Management Program
Building Blocks: Laying the Foundation for a Research Data Management Program by Ricky Erway, Laurence Horton, Amy Nurnberger, Reid Otsuji, and Amy Rushing, April 2016. “Many research libraries are taking on a new role to support the research data management needs of their researchers and of their universities. In many cases, there are few resources… Continue Reading
Agencies Announce Determinations Provide Feedback on Resolution Plans of 8 Systemically Important, Domestic Banking Institutions
Federal Reserve news release: “The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday jointly announced determinations and provided firm-specific feedback on the 2015 resolution plans of eight systemically important, domestic banking institutions. The agencies have jointly determined that each of the 2015 resolution plans of Bank of America, Bank of New York… Continue Reading
Demographic and Economic Profiles of New York’s Electorate
“In advance of the New York primary on April 19, the U.S. Census Bureau presents a variety of statistics that give an overall profile of the state’s voting-age population and industries. Statistics include: Voting-age population and estimate of eligible voters (i.e., citizens age 18 and older). Breakdown of voting-age population by race and Hispanic origin… Continue Reading
U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emission Trends and the Role of the Clean Power Plan
CRS report via FAS – U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emission Trends and the Role of the Clean Power Plan, Jonathan L. Ramseur, Specialist in Environmental Policy. April 11, 2016. “Recent international negotiations and domestic policy developments have generated interest in current and projected U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emission levels. GHG emissions are generated throughout the United… Continue Reading
Research debunks long standing dietary guidelines promoting use of vegetable oil over butter
“A research team led by scientists at the UNC School of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health has unearthed more evidence that casts doubt on the traditional “heart healthy” practice of replacing butter and other saturated fats with corn oil and other vegetable oils high in linoleic acid.The findings, reported today in the British… Continue Reading
