http://www.ntis.gov/rss/RSSNTISCategoryList.aspxNational Technical Reports Libraryen(c) 2008, National Technical Information Service. All rights reserved.5http://www.ntis.gov/images/logoRSS.jpghttp://www.ntis.govCambodia, a developing country, began the transformation from a command economy to the free market in the late 1980s. It is now integrating into the regional and world trading framework. In 1999, Cambodia joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nat ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101930Ecuador can be a difficult place in which to do business, although it is relatively open to foreign investment. There are restrictions or limitations on private investment in many sectors that apply equally to domestic and foreign investors. As a mem ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101932In light of political events in Fiji and concerns about the treatment of some established foreign investors by Fiji authorities, potential investors should exercise considerable caution. In December 2006, the Republic of Fiji Military Forces overthre ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101933Hungary maintains an open economy and attracting foreign investment remains a priority for the Hungarian government. American companies have invested more than $9 billion in Hungary since 1989. There are approximately 800 wholly U.S. owned companies ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101931The Lao government is open to foreign investment as a matter of policy. It allows 100% foreign ownership of investments. The overall investment climate is poor but improving. Laos rates very low in international indices of transparency and ease of do ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101929Maldives is comprised of over 1,190 islands, of which 198 are inhabited and 95 are exclusive resort islands. The population is approximately 300,000, 103,000 of which live on the capital island of Male. There are an additional, on average, 80,000 exp ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101934Foreign investments, combined with investments through government-linked corporations (GLCs), underpin Singapore's open, heavily trade-dependent economy. With the exception of restrictions in the financial services, professional services, and media s ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101927The Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland (GKOS) encourages foreign direct investment by providing factory shells to the textile and apparel industry and extending tax allowances to foreign firms. Financial incentives for all investors also include ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101926The Government of Tonga seeks to be welcoming to business and investors. Many Tongans have lived in or visited the United States, and American products are readily recognized. Legislation simplifying foreign investment and streamlining business regis ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101928The Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA) was invited by USAID in February 2007 to provide to agency leadership feedback and recommendations regarding the U.S. foreign assistance reforms. Two areas of the Committees recommendations addr ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101513Established by Presidential directive after World War II, the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA) serves as a link between the U.S. Government and private voluntary organizations (PVOs) active in humanitarian assistance and developmen ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101514The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in April, at 144 percent, based on 1990-92=100, decreased 2 points (1.4 percent) from March. The Crop Index is unchanged but the Livestock Index decreased 4 points (3.1 percent). P ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100939The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in April, at 131 percent, based on 1990-92=100, increased 5 points (4.0 percent) from March. The Crop Index is up 9 points (6.2 percent) and the Livestock Index increased 3 points ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100953The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in August, at 155 percent, based on 1990-92=100, decreased 4 points (2.5 percent) from July. The Crop Index is down 7 points (3.8 percent) and the Livestock Index declined 1 point ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100945The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in August, at 127 percent, based on 1990-92=100, decreased 5 points (3.8 percent) from July. The Crop Index is down 6 points (3.9 percent) and the Livestock Index decreased 3 point ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100957The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in December, at 133 percent, based on 1990-92=100, decreased 8 points (5.7 percent) from November. The Crop Index is down 11 points (7.1 percent) and the Livestock Index decreased ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100949The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in February, at 127 percent, based on 1990-92=100, decreased 12 points (8.6 percent) from January. The Crop Index is down 12 points (7.5 percent) and the Livestock Index decreased ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100951The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in February, at 145 percent, based on 1990-92=100, was unchanged from January. The Crop Index is up 1 point (0.6 percent) and the Livestock Index increased 1 point (0.8 percent). P ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100937The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in January, at 137 percent, based on 1990-92=100, increased 2 points (1.5 percent) from December. The Crop Index is up 8 points (5.4 percent) but the Livestock Index decreased 4 po ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100950The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in January, at 150 percent, based on 1990-92=100, increased 6 points (4.2 percent) from December. The Crop Index is up 16 points (11 percent) but the Livestock Index decreased 4 po ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100936The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in July, at 161 percent, based on 1990-92=100, increased 3 points (1.9 percent) from June. The Crop Index is up 3 points (1.6 percent) and the Livestock Index increased 1 point (0. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100944The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in July, at 130 percent, based on 1990-92=100, decreased 4 points (3.0 percent) from June. The Crop Index is down 12 points (7.5 percent) but the Livestock Index was unchanged. Pro ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100956The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in June, at 162 percent, based on 1990-92=100, increased 11 points (7.3 percent) from May. The Crop Index is up 19 points (11 percent) and the Livestock Index increased 3 points (2 ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100941The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in June, at 135 percent, based on 1990-92=100, increased 5 points (3.8 percent) from May. The Crop Index is up 12 points (8.0 percent) but the Livestock Index decreased 1 point (0. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100955The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in March, at 150 percent, based on 1990-92=100, increased 3 points (2.0 percent) from February. The Crop Index is up 8 points (4.9 percent) but the Livestock Index was unchanged. P ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100938The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in March, at 126 percent, based on 1990-92=100, was unchanged from February. The Crop Index is up 1 point (0.7 percent) but the Livestock Index decreased 1 point (0.9 percent). Pro ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100952The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in May, at 131 percent, based on 1990-92=100, increased 2 points (1.6 percent) from April. The Crop Index is up 2 points (1.3 percent) but the Livestock Index was unchanged. Produc ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100954The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in May, at 150 percent, based on 1990-92=100, increased 5 points (3.4 percent) from April. The Crop Index is up 4 points (2.4 percent) and the Livestock Index increased 5 points (3 ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100940The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in November, at 139 percent, based on 1990-92=100, decreased 12 points (7.9 percent) from October. The Crop Index is down 16 points (9.5 percent) and the Livestock Index decreased ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100948The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in October, at 135 percent, based on 1990-92=100, increased 9 points (7.1 percent) from September. The Crop Index is up 11 points (7.7 percent) and the Livestock Index increased 1 ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100959The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in October, at 145 percent, based on 1990-92=100, decreased 9 points (5.8 percent) from September. The Crop Index is down 17 points (9.8 percent) and the Livestock Index decreased ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100947The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in September, at 154 percent, based on 1990-92=100, decreased 2 points (1.3 percent) from August. The Crop Index is down 3 points (1.7 percent) and the Livestock Index decreased 3 ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100946The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in September, at 127 percent, based on 1990-92=100, was unchanged from August. The Crop Index is down 3 points (2.0 percent) and the Livestock Index decreased 1 point (0.9 percent) ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100958The threat to the United States from foreign economic intelligence collection and industrial espionage has continued unabated since the publication of the 'Annual Report to Congress on Foreign Economic Collection and Industrial Espionage, 2007.' Econ ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506093In response to provisions of the Trafficking Victims Protection and Reauthorization Act (TVPRA), the U.S Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs contracted with the National Research Council (NRC) to organize a two-day workshop on ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101922Table of Contents: Executive Summary; Scope and Methodology; Airport Finance Under Current Federal Policy; Innovative Federal Financing: Options and Impacts Options; Innovative Financing for Airports in the Context of Federal Fiscal Restraint; Conclu ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102036In today's challenging acquisition environment, regardless of the extent of competition involved, Government program offices must dedicate significant resources to proposal evaluations and source selections in support of major acquisitions. Leveragin ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505606Farm-raised catfish processed during March 2005 totaled 57.1 million pounds round weight, down 5 percent from March 2004. The average price paid to producers was 73.3 cents per pound for March 2005, up 0.2 cent from last month and 1.0 cent above a ye ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102320Farm-raised catfish processed during July 2005 totaled 47.2 million pounds round weight, down 7 percent from July 2004. The average price paid to producers was 72.3 cents per pound for July 2005, up 0.2 cent from last month and 4.1 cents above a year ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102324Farm-raised catfish processed during January 2005 totaled 53.9 million pounds round weight, up slightly from January 2004. The average price paid to producers was 72.5 cents per pound for January 2005, up 3.5 cents from last month and 5.7 cents above ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102318Farm-raised catfish processed during December 2004 totaled 48.2 million pounds round weight, down 1 percent from December 2003. The average price paid to producers was 69.0 cents per pound for December 2004, up 0.1 cent from last month and 6.1 cents ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102317Farm-raised catfish processed during June 2005 totaled 49.6 million pounds round weight, down 1 percent from June 2004. The average price paid to producers was 72.1 cents per pound for June 2005, down 0.1 cent from last month but 3.2 cents above a ye ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102323Farm-raised catfish processed during May 2005 totaled 51.6 million pounds round weight, down 1 percent from May 2004. The average price paid to producers was 72.2 cents per pound for May 2005, down 0.3 cent from last month but 0.2 cent above a year a ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102322Farm-raised catfish processed during February 2005 totaled 51.7 million pounds round weight, down 5 percent from February 2004. The average price paid to producers was 73.1 cents per pound for February 2005, up 0.6 cent from last month and 2.8 cents ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102319Farm-raised catfish processed during April 2005 totaled 50.3 million pounds round weight, down 7 percent from April 2004. The average price paid to producers was 72.5 cents per pound for April 2005, down 0.8 cent from last month and 0.3 cent below a ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102321Farm-raised catfish processed during September 2005 totaled 47.2 million pounds round weight, down 8 percent from September 2004. The average price paid to producers was 72.4 cents per pound for September 2005, unchanged from last month, but 4.1 cent ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102326Farm-raised catfish processed during August 2005 totaled 50.7 million pounds round weight, down 5 percent from August 2004. The average price paid to producers was 72.4 cents per pound for August 2005, up 0.1 cent from last month and 4.1 cents above ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102325Catfish growers in the 11 selected States had sales of 482 million dollars during 2005, up slightly from the previous year. The top four States (Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, and Louisiana) accounted for 95 percent of the U. S. total sales. Nationw ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102309Catfish growers in the 11 selected States had sales of 480 million dollars during 2004, up 13 percent from the previous year. The top four States (Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, and Louisiana) accounted for 95 percent of the U. S. total sales. Natio ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102307Catfish growers in the 13 selected States had sales of 425 million dollars during 2003, up 3 percent from the previous year. The top four States (Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, and Louisiana) accounted for 95 percent of the U. S. total sales. Nation ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102305Catfish growers in the 13 selected States had sales of 410 million dollars during 2002, down 8 percent from the previous year. The top four States (Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, and Louisiana) accounted for 96 percent of the U. S. total sales. Nati ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102303Catfish growers in the 13 selected States had sales of 443 million dollars during 2001, down 12 percent from the previous year. The top four States (Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, and Louisiana) accounted for 95 percent of the U. S. total sales. Nat ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102301Catfish growers in the U.S. had sales of 445 million dollars during 2007, down 8 percent from 484 million dollars the previous year. The top four States (Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, and Louisiana) accounted for 94 percent of the U.S. total sales. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102313Catfish growers in the U.S. had sales of 410 million dollars during 2008, down 10 percent from 455 million dollars the previous year. The top four States (Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas) accounted for 92 percent of the U.S. total sales. Th ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102315Catfish growers in the 11 selected States had sales of 481 million dollars during 2006, down slightly from the previous year. The top four States (Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, and Louisiana) accounted for 94 percent of the U.S. total sales. The 11 ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102311Catfish operations in the three major producing States (Alabama, Arkansas, and Mississippi) had 241 million foodsize fish on hand on July 1, 2009, down 9 percent from the July 1, 2008 total of 265 million foodsize fish. The breakouts of foodsize fish ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102316Commercial catfish operations in the four major producing States (Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi) had 279 million foodsize fish on hand on July 1, 2008, up 7 percent from the July 1, 2007 total of 260 million foodsize fish. The breakou ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102314Commercial catfish operations in the four major producing States (Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi) had 291 million foodsize fish on hand on July 1, 2006, down slightly from the July 1, 2005 total of 292 million. The breakouts of foodsiz ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102310Commercial catfish operations in the four major producing States (Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi) had 260 million foodsize fish on hand on July 1, 2007, down 11 percent from the July 1, 2006 total of 291 million foodsize fish. The brea ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102312Commercial catfish operations in the four major producing States (Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi) had 317 million foodsize fish on hand on July 1, 2004, down 9 percent from the July 1, 2003 total of 347 million. The breakouts of foodsi ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102306Commercial catfish operations in the four major producing States (Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi) had 292 million foodsize fish on hand on July 1, 2005, down 8 percent from the July 1, 2004 total of 317 million. The breakouts of foodsi ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102308Commercial catfish operations in the four major producing States (Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi) had 347 million foodsize fish on hand on July 1, 2003, down 10 percent from the July 1, 2002 total of 386 million. The breakouts of foods ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102304Commercial catfish operations in the four major producing States (Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi) had 386 million foodsize fish on hand on July 1, 2002, up 4 percent from the July 1, 2001 total of 372 million. The breakouts of foodsize ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102302On February 6, 2008, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) held a public workshop on technical assistance programs that help foreign jurisdictions to develop their laws and policies on compet ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101937The basic functions of a typical satellite, distilled to their quintessence, include only the absorption, processing, and subsequent re- radiation of photons. To this end, spacecraft components need only be able to exchange energy--which tends to be ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506234The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time of goods and services purchased by households. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) The CPI for Urban Wage Earner ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101493Approximately 6.6 percent of credit cards were 30 or more days past due in the first quarter of 2009--the highest rate in 18 years. To recover delinquent debt, credit card issuers may use their own collection departments, outside collection agencies, ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100919Federal departments, agencies, and their contractors use motor vehicles to perform their missions. These vehicles, totaling more than 645,000 for Fiscal Year 2008, are obtained from three primary sources: agency purchase, lease from the GSA Fleet Pro ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101951The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is engaged in a variety of initiatives to ensure that our mission as administrator of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) is carried out in the most efficient and effective manner possible. This outreach will ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101943Employee travel is an important component of successfully accomplishing a Federal agencys mission. In an atmosphere of increased transparency and accountability, agencies travel expenditures are being evaluated closely to ensure that taxpayer dollars ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101952This reports contains a presentation on our energy system being in a state of crisis. Global warming, and high unstable prices at the gas pumps throughout the nation. The mid-east with its petroleum dictatorships controlling the price of a barrel of ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505576This report presents earnings data from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a national monthly survey of approximately 60,000 households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Information on earnings is collecte ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101494This report summarizes the findings of the Department of Energy's (DOE) monitoring of the impact of hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the natural gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico region from late August 2005 through early March 2006. During that time, ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101835This report focuses on the Family Entertainment and Copyright Act (the Act), the Intellectual Property Protection and Court Amendment Act of 2005 (IPPCA Act), and the CAN-SPAM Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7704. The Commission acted upon directives in the A ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101499A debate is underway about how the United States should tax foreign-source, corporate income. Currently, the United States allows domestic corporations to defer tax on the earnings of their foreign subsidiaries and also gives credits for foreign taxe ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100920Research and development is critical if the U.S. is to maintain its technological edge. The question is: how should our national research and development investment be shared between the public and private sectors. When the result will clearly benefi ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101834On June 17, 2009, the Administration released a White Paper on Financial Regulatory Reform (Treasury White Paper or White Paper), outlining a plan for comprehensive financial reform to set the foundation for restoring confidence in the integrity of t ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101945Mexico has had a growing commitment to trade integration through the formation of free trade agreements (FTAs) since the 1990s and its trade policy is among the most open in the world. Mexico's pursuit of FTAs with other countries not only provides e ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101009Sales of Grade-A helium (99.995% or greater purity) by private industry were 75.2 million cubic meters1 (about 2.71 billion cubic feet) in the United States in 2006, and exports by private producers were 61.9 million cubic meters (about 2.23 billion ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102060Argentina's mineral production has been dominated by industrial minerals. In the late 1990s, the country, which had been a modest producer of metals, began an effort to attract foreign investment in the mining sector to explore for and develop its me ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102342This summary provides results of a November 2007 survey of occupational pay in the Anchorage, AK, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The MSA consists of Anchorage Borough. Tabulations in this publication are limited to private industry; data were n ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102050This summary provides results of a May 2008 survey of occupational pay in Carson City, NV. Tabulations in this publication are limited to private industry; data were not collected for State and local government. Data shown in this summary were collec ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102048This summary provides results of a May 2008 survey of occupational pay in Citrus County, FL. Tabulations in this publication are limited to private industry; data were not collected for State and local government. Data shown in this summary were coll ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102047This summary provides results of an April 2008 survey of occupational pay in Columbia County, NY. Tabulations in this publication are limited to private industry; data were not collected for State and local government. Data shown in this summary were ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102046This summary provides results of a May 2008 survey of occupational pay in Crook County, OR. Tabulations in this publication are limited to private industry; data were not collected for State and local government. Data shown in this summary were colle ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102043This summary provides results of a February 2008 survey of occupational pay in Polk County, NC. Tabulations in this publication are limited to private industry; data were not collected for State and local government. Data shown in this summary were c ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102045This summary provides results of a March 2008 survey of occupational pay in Tattnall County, GA. Tabulations in this publication are limited to private industry; data were not collected for State and local government. Data shown in this summary were ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102049This summary provides results of a February 2009 survey of occupational pay in Wayne County, OH. Tabulations in this publication are limited to private industry; data were not collected for State and local government. Data shown in this summary were ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102044This summary provides results of an October 2007 survey of occupational pay in the Salem, OR, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The MSA includes Marion and Polk Counties. Tabulations in this publication are limited to State and local government; f ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102042The Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, Office of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities prepares quarterly reports showing natural gas import and export activity. Companies are required, as a condition of their authorizations, to file quart ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101867The Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, Office of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities prepares quarterly reports showing natural gas import and export activity. Companies are required, as a condition of their authorizations, to file month ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101868The Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, Office of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities prepares quarterly reports showing natural gas import and export activity. Companies are required, as a condition of their authorizations, to file month ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101865The Office of Natural Gas & Petroleum Import & Export Activities prepares quarterly reports showing natural gas import and export activity. Companies are required, as a condition of their authorizations, to file quarterly reports. This report is for ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101885The Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, Office of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities prepares quarterly reports showing natural gas import and export activity. Companies are required, as a condition of their authorizations, to file month ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101866In late 2008 and early 2009, our financial system was in the midst of one of the most severe financial crises of the past century, and was in danger of even further deterioration or collapse. The initial actions taken by the Federal Reserve and the U ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101152This report contains cruise statistics for seventeen major cruise lines that offer North American cruises with a U.S. port of call. The statistics include passengers booked and capacities offered by the cruise lines. Capacities are based on two passe ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102078The purpose of this monograph is to suggest that the U.S. Global War on Terrorism is actually a Global Counterinsurgency as defined by FM 3-24, and Al Qaida is the global insurgent currently opposing the United States. The Kinetic nature of terrorism ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506186In 2008, the General Services Administration (GSA), Office of Governmentwide Policy, evaluated government-wide policy to assess GSA's impact on agency performance through the formulation of policies, programs, and tools that promote effective and eff ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101115The Producer Price Index (PPI) of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is a family of indexes that measure the average change over time in the prices received by domestic producers of goods and services. PPIs measure price change from the perspective ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101784In less than three months, Iraqs citizens will choose a new Council of Representatives (CoR) in the countrys first parliamentary elections since 2005. When the new CoR convenes next year, its first order of business will be to select a prime minister ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102113Preparing for the tax filing season is a significant undertaking for Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The filing season is when most individuals file their tax returns, receive refunds, and contact IRS if they have questions. As returns are received, ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101345China's status is the international community is a question being addressed by many political and economic theorists around the world. Viewed by many as a potential belligerent adversary and by others as a future economic ally, the current Chinese le ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505967Recognizing the importance of targeted government promotional policies relative to innovation, the Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy (STEP) is studying selected foreign innovation programs and comparing them with major U.S. programs. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101485The United States-Japan Investment Initiative for the past eight years has facilitated active discussion and cooperation on ways to improve the climate for foreign direct investment (FDI) in Japan, in the United States, and globally. The importance o ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101935