Government Auditing Standards, December 2011 Revision
Government Auditing Standards, December 2011 Revision (GAO-12-331G) Electronic version - (241 pages, PDF): "The December 2011 Revision is the final... Read more...
beSpacific, May 21, 6:24pm
New GAO Reports: Consumer Product Safety, CFPB Controls, Small Employer Health Tax Credit
Consumer Product Safety Commission - A More Active Role in Voluntary Standards Development Should Be Considered, GAO-12-582, May 21, 2012... Read more...
beSpacific, May 21, 6:21pm
EU Announces Preliminary Conclusions on Google Antitrust Investigation
News release, Joaquín Almunia Vice President of the European Commission responsible for Competition Policy: "In November 2010, the Commission launched... Read more...
beSpacific, May 21, 7:13am
The New Bullying - News, Resources, Legislation and Updates from Michigan Journalism Project
Follow up to previous postings on bullying, see The New Bullying: "This project on bullying was launched by an advanced... Read more...
beSpacific, May 21, 1:58am
The Shifting Nature of U.S. Housing Demand
"Our homes play a vital role in our lives, from the time we awake in the morning to when we... Read more...
beSpacific, May 21, 1:56am
New on LLRX.com - FOIA Facts: Things Requesters Should Know
via LLRX - FOIA Facts: Things Requesters Should Know: FOIA expert Scott A. Hodes shares his professional experience working with... Read more...
beSpacific, May 21, 1:27am
CRS - Legislative History Research: A Basic Guide
Legislative History Research: A Basic Guide, Julia Taylor - Section Head - ALD Section and Information Research Specialist, June 15,... Read more...
beSpacific, May 21, 1:22am
Federal Reserve Board Data - Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization - G.17
Federal Reserve Statistical Release, May 16, 2012: "Industrial production increased 1.1 percent in April. Output is now reported to have... Read more...
beSpacific, May 21, 1:14am
Google Scholar Gets a New Look
Google Scholar Blog: "We've recently been experimenting with a new modern look for Scholar search results. Many of you have... Read more...
beSpacific, May 21, 1:08am
Inclusive Green Growth: The Pathway to Sustainable Development,
"To get to sustainable development, we need well-designed, inclusive green growth policies that can improve social welfare for all, promote... Read more...
beSpacific, May 20, 1:56am
America's Most Endangered Rivers for 2012
The 2012 list of Americas Most Endangered Rivers® - From pollution to fracking to dams and dredging, this year were... Read more...
beSpacific, May 20, 1:31am
The Organic Watergate - White Paper
The Organic Watergate White Paper - Connecting the Dots: Corporate Influence at the USDAs National Organic Program "Why do we... Read more...
beSpacific, May 20, 1:28am
Pew Economic Mobility of the States Interactive Report
"Economic Mobility of the States is a new interactive tool that captures the findings of the first analysis of Americans... Read more...
beSpacific, May 20, 1:08am
World Bank - Food Price Watch
Food Price Watch: "Global food prices have increased by 8% in the last four months since December 2011, and in... Read more...
beSpacific, May 20, 1:04am
Text mining for user perspectives on the physical workplace
Text mining for user perspectives on the physical workplace Goins, John, Center for the Built Environment, University of California, Berkeley;... Read more...
beSpacific, May 20, 1:00am
Vermont is first state to ban fracking - will others follow?
Follow up to previous postings on fracking, news that Vermont became the first state to ban the practice - Gov.... Read more...
beSpacific, May 20, 12:26am
Environmental Working Group - 286 Sunscreens Exposed: Nine Surprising Truths
"286 Sunscreens Exposed: Nine Surprising Truths - Sunscreens prevent sunburns, but beyond that simple fact surprisingly little is known about... Read more...
beSpacific, May 20, 12:26am
2012 Milliman Medical Index - Healthcare costs for American families in 2012 exceed $20,000 for the first time
"The annual Milliman Medical Index (MMI) measures the total cost of healthcare for a typical family of four covered by... Read more...
beSpacific, May 20, 12:26am
Working Beyond Retirement-Age at Record High Levels
NYT: "Labor Department figures indicate that the percentage of workers over the traditional retirement age of 65 is at a... Read more...
beSpacific, May 19, 6:18pm
The Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities
"The Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities - IATH is a research unit of the University of Virginia established... Read more...
beSpacific, May 19, 1:47am
Birth Rates for U.S. Teenagers Reach Historic Lows for All Age and Ethnic Groups
Birth Rates for U.S. Teenagers Reach Historic Lows for All Age and Ethnic Groups - Brady E. Hamilton, Ph.D., and... Read more...
beSpacific, May 19, 1:18am
Hearing on the Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance (GPS) Act
House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security - Hearing on the Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance... Read more...
beSpacific, May 19, 1:15am
Dow Jones Announces Twitter Content Incorporated into Factiva
News release: "The curated Twitter content in Factiva covers 31 industries, including energy, financial services and technology, with a focus... Read more...
beSpacific, May 19, 1:09am
Decoding Medicaid Care Delivery and Financing Models: A Glossary of Widely Used Terms
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured: "As care delivery and financing models in Medicaid have multiplied, so has the... Read more...
beSpacific, May 19, 1:08am
Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2012
Annual Report to Congress - Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2012, May 2012 "The People's... Read more...
beSpacific, May 18, 9:14pm
New Book - China's Remarkable Economic Growth
FYI - no affiliation implied: China's Remarkable Economic Growth by John Knight and Sai Ding, Oxford University Press: "How has... Read more...
beSpacific, May 18, 3:03pm
Jobless rate down in 37 states, up in 5 in April; payroll jobs up in 32 states, down in 18
BLS - Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary, April 2012: "Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia registered unemployment... Read more...
beSpacific, May 18, 10:25am
Kaiser - Marylands First Green House Project Nursing Home Aids Low-Income Seniors
KHN Blog: "What was once a novel idea for longterm care for the elderly small, homey facilities of 10... Read more...
beSpacific, May 18, 1:29am
BBC - Iran 'to sue Google' for not labelling Gulf on world map
BBC: Google is facing legal action over its decision to not label the body of water separating Iran and neighbouring... Read more...
beSpacific, May 18, 1:22am
The Economist - Special Report on Retail Banking
Retail renaissance - The internet and mobile phones are at long last turning boring old retail banking into an exciting... Read more...
beSpacific, May 18, 12:28am
New GAO Reports: Antidumping and Countervailing Duties, 2020 Census, Foreign Police Assistance, Grants Management, Assistance for Needy Families
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties - Management Enhancements Needed to Improve Efforts to Detect and Deter Duty Evasion, GAO-12-551, May 17,... Read more...
beSpacific, May 17, 6:39pm
OPEC Monthly Oil Report May 2012
OPEC Monthly Oil Report May 2012 - Oil Market Highlights - "After three consecutive monthly gains, the OPEC Reference Basket... Read more...
beSpacific, May 17, 6:38pm
EPIC: Privacy Board Approved by Judiciary Committee, Vote Moves to Senate
"The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has approved President Obama's five nominees for the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.... Read more...
beSpacific, May 17, 6:37pm
BIS - Models and tools for macroprudential analysis
Models and tools for macroprudential analysis. BCBS Working Papers No 21. May 2012: "focuses on the methodological progress and modelling... Read more...
beSpacific, May 17, 6:37pm
Most Children Younger Than Age 1 are Minorities, Census Bureau Reports
News release: "The U.S. Census Bureau today released a set of estimates showing that 50.4 percent of our nation's population... Read more...
beSpacific, May 17, 6:37pm
BIS - The policy implications of transmission channels between the financial system and the real economy
The policy implications of transmission channels between the financial system and the real economy, BCBS Working Papers No 20, May... Read more...
beSpacific, May 17, 1:47am
CSIS - The US Cost of the Afghan War: FY2002-FY2013
The US Cost of the Afghan War: FY2002-FY2013: Cost in Military Operating Expenditures and Aid, and Prospects for Transition. May... Read more...
beSpacific, May 17, 1:34am
The Challenge of Individual Income Tax Reform: An Economic Analysis of Tax Base Broadening
CRS - The Challenge of Individual Income Tax Reform: An Economic Analysis of Tax Base Broadening. Jane G. Gravelle, Senior... Read more...
beSpacific, May 17, 1:13am
Designating Systemically Important Financial Institutions: Balancing Costs and Benefits
Designating Systemically Important Financial Institutions: Balancing Costs and Benefits, Testimony before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and... Read more...
beSpacific, May 16, 7:03pm
Women's Well-Being: Ranking Americas Top 25 Metro Areas
"In which U.S. cities are women living the longest, earning the most money, and boasting the highest levels of educational... Read more...
beSpacific, May 16, 6:40pm
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies - 13th Annual Retirement
News release: "American workers, shaken by the realities of the Great Recession, have adjusted their visions of retirement according to... Read more...
beSpacific, May 16, 6:38pm
New GAO Reports: Foreign Account Reporting Requirements, Federal Housing Finance Agency
Foreign Account Reporting Requirements - IRS Needs to Further Develop Risk, Compliance, and Cost Plans, GAO-12-484, Apr 16, 2012 Management... Read more...
beSpacific, May 16, 6:37pm
Google Introduces Introducing the Knowledge Graph
Google Official Blog: "The Knowledge Graph enables you to search for things, people or places that Google knows aboutlandmarks, celebrities,... Read more...
beSpacific, May 16, 6:34pm
Treasury - How Refinancing Can Help Families
"Today, millions of Americans who are current on their mortgage payments cannot refinance at historically-low interest rates. The President is... Read more...
beSpacific, May 16, 1:48am
EPA Flow Chart - Cheat Sheet for Agency Twitter Responses
Should I Respond Online On EPAs Behalf? - Questions to guide my decision Use with Representing EPA Online Using... Read more...
beSpacific, May 16, 1:42am
A Future Without Key Social and Economic Statistics for the Country
United States Census Directors Blog: "Our country faces important Federal funding challenges linked to the current recession and its aftermath.... Read more...
beSpacific, May 16, 1:40am
Airport Insecurity: TSAs Failure to Cost-Effectively Procure, Deploy and Warehouse its Screening Technologies
Airport Insecurity: TSAs Failure to Cost-Effectively Procure, Deploy and Warehouse its Screening Technologies - Joint Majority Staff Report, 112th Congress... Read more...
beSpacific, May 16, 1:18am
New - Find facts and do research inside Google Documents
Google Docs Blog: "Today were introducing the research panea new feature that brings the webs wealth of information to you... Read more...
beSpacific, May 16, 1:14am
New GAO Reports: Congressional Award Foundation, Unemployed Older Workers, Warfighter Support
Financial Audit - Congressional Award Foundation's Fiscal Years 2011 and 2010 Financial Statements - GAO-12-682, May 15, 2012 Economic Development... Read more...
beSpacific, May 15, 6:48pm
FTC Approves Final Settlement with CVS Caremark
News release: "Following a public comment period, the FTC has accepted as final an order with CVS Caremark settling charges... Read more...
beSpacific, May 15, 6:47pm