http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/auditreports/2013reports/201310053fr.html
Report on 5/14/2013 that concluded that the Internal Revenue Service used inappropriate criteria, including terms like “tea party” and “patriot” to identify conservative organizations applying for tax-exempt status. From the Office of the Inspector General of the Treasury Department
http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/44172-Baseline.pdf
Presents baseline budget projections for federal government revenues and outlays and changes to the projections since February 2013. Predicts the federal budget deficit will shrink this year to $642 billion or 4% of GDP. From the Congressional Budget Office
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/pdf/11-796.pdf
Unanimous Supreme Court decision that farmer Bowman violated Monsanto patents by trying to reuse Roundup Ready soybean seeds for late season planting. The farmer had argued that the seeds he bought from a grain elevator were not covered by the patent. The decision stopped short of covering other self-replicating technologies. From the Legal Information Institute of Cornell University
http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/p20-568.pdf
Analyzes the increasingly diverse American electorate, specifically for the presidential elections since 1996 with special attention given to the patterns of voter turnout by race and Hispanic origin. Stresses that blacks voted at a higher rate than whites for the first time in 2012 election. From the Census Bureau
http://www.sapr.mil/media/pdf/reports/FY12_DoD_SAPRO_Annual_Report_on_Sexual_Assault-VOLUME_ONE.pdf
Latest report on the incidence of sexual assaults in the armed forces. Provides statistics and analysis, discusses policy and program changes, and outlines future plans to support victims. In FY12 there were 3,374 reports of sexual assault involving service members. From the Department of Defense
Interactive database which compares hospital charges for the top 100 most frequently performed services and reveals vast differences between nearby hospitals. From the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
http://www.ustr.gov/sites/default/files/05012013%202013%20Special%20301%20Report.pdf
Reviews annually the adequacy and effectiveness of U.S. trading partners’ protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights. Targets Ukraine and China for special attention due to deterioration of enforcement and misappropriation of trade secrets. From the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm350230.htm
Press release which announces agency approval of the application to market Plan B without prescription for women 15+. The FDA action follows an April 2013 ruling by a New York Federal District judge that the product should be available without age or point of sale restrictions. From the Food and Drug Administration