Government Information

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB831.pdf

Describes how British military forces have taken on a variety of military operations across the globe while their defense budget declined as a percentage of GDP. The United Kingdom&#x0027’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces have instituted effects-based approaches to their operations. This report evaluates the success of this approach. From the Strategic Studies Insitute of the U.S. Army War College.

http://www.usip.org/files/resources/sr201.pdf


Argues that the role of religion as a force in peacemaking is often overlooked, that religion is not usually the sole or even primary cause of conflict, that religion provides training in peacemaking methodologies, and that the U.S. government is ill-equipped to handle religious issues and relate to religious figures. From the U.S. Institute of Peace

http://www.bls.gov/bls/budgetimpact.htm

Lists the steps taken to curtail data survey programs due to budget reductions. Includes elimination of publication of all metropolitan area hours and earnings data and all employment data for the 65 smallest metro areas, including Danville, Virginia. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf

Reports that productivity increased 1.6% in the business sector from 2006 to 2007 and 2.9% in the manufacturing sector. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k8/katrina/index.pdf

Offers 51 tables of detailed statistics comparing illicit drug and mental health problems before and after the major hurricanes, Katrina and Rita, of 2005. From the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k8/katrina/katrina.pdf

Reports that adults who were displaced from their homes for more than two weeks suffered from serious psychological distress and had higher rates of illicit drug and cigarette use than those not so affected. From the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34336_20080128.pdf


Offers information on the nature of sovereign wealth funds, investment funds owned and managed by national governments, and which governments have them. Major policy concerns relate to their lack of transparency and the possible misuse of such funds for political purposes. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.

http://www.af.mil/news/airman/0208/pdf.shtml

Annual compendium of information on the U.S. Air Force. From the U.S. Air Force