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News Coverage Offers Different Looks at How The Health Law Is Impacting Consumers
Feb 7, 2014News coverage offers different looks at how the health law is impacting consumers and insurers. USA Today: Obamacare Increases Incomes Of Poorest, Study Finds The Affordable Care Act will "significantly" increase the incomes of ...
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China's Wetlands Have Shrunk by Nearly 9 Percent in Recent Years
Jan 15, 2014China’s wetlands have shrunk by nearly 9 percent in recent years, and the loss could continue if the government doesn't intervene. Officials from China's State Forestry Administration (SFA) told reporters on Monday that 340 000 square ...
Tags: Wetlands
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JNJ Announces That Mark B. McClellan,M.D.,Ph.D.,Will Join The Board of Directors on Oct 15
Oct 16, 2013Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) announced today that Mark B. McClellan, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Fellow in Economic Studies, and Director of the Initiative on Value and Innovation in Health Care, Brookings Institution, will join the Board of ...
Tags: Light Industry, Daily Use, Johnson
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Twitter Will Inform Users of Government Data Requests & Reject Them to Protect Privacy
Jun 27, 2013Twitter will inform users of government data requests and in some cases reject them to protect the privacy of users, its chief executive said Wednesday. Dick Costolo, appearing at a forum at the Brookings Institution in Washington, ...
Tags: Twitter, Data Request Policy
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Federal Budget Problems Are Creating a New Reality for The Software Development Operations
Feb 18, 2013Unprecedented federal budget problems are creating a new reality for the software development operations of government IT units. The days of the big, lumbering, multiyear government IT projects are likely coming to an end as more and more ...
Tags: federal budget problems, software development operations, IT projects
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U.S Tech Companies Lead All Other Industries in Patent Production
Feb 4, 2013U.S tech companies lead all other industries in patent production, and Silicon Valley has the highest patent-producing population, says a new study. Moreover, the rate of patenting by U.S. inventors "is at its highest point since the ...
Tags: Industrial Revolution, Computer Products, U.S.Inventiveness
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Federal Agencies Are Facing Unprecedented Budget Problems
Jan 24, 2013Federal agencies, including the Defense Department, are facing unprecedented budget problems that are creating a new reality for government IT. IT managers are turning to agile development to speed up projects and to quickly show their ...
Tags: Federal agencies, government IT, IT industry
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Greater Collaboration Would Alleviate Tensions Over Tightening Rare Earth Markets.
Dec 25, 2012The Critical Metals Report: John, a recent Brookings Institution report suggested that greater collaboration between U.S. and Chinese companies would alleviate tensions over tightening rare earth markets. Is the proposed merger between the ...
Tags: Rare earth, Critical Metals, rare earth markets, REEs
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Looks at H-1B Use in U.S. Metropolitan Areas Is Being Criticized for Its Approach
Dec 25, 2012A Brookings Institution report that looks at H-1B use in U.S. metropolitan areas is being criticized for its approach, as well as its research data. Some of the criticism is coming from Jared Bernstein, who until last year was a member of ...
Tags: Brookings Institution, H 1B, U.S., research data
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An ACO and The Role of Hospitalists in That Delivery Model
Dec 25, 2012Sound Physicians Chairman Edward G. Murphy, MD will share key opportunities and challenges for providers and hospitals considering forming an ACO and the role of hospitalists in that delivery model at the 3rd National Accountable Care ...
Tags: Sound Physicians, delivery model, software, IT
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Congress Put The Idea of a "Skills Shortage" and a Need for More H-1b Visas in a Closet
Dec 20, 2012When the recession hit in 2008, Congress put the idea of a "skills shortage" and a need for more H-1B visas in a closet. That didn't mean, however, that interest in raising the H-1B cap went away for everyone. New York City Mayor ...
Tags: H 1B visas, Microsoft, jobs, U.S.
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IT Employment Dipped Last Month After a Long Stretch of Gains
Dec 20, 2012One month does not make a trend, but IT employment dipped last month after a long stretch of gains. Analysts can only speculate as to the reasons for the decline. It may be an indication of market volatility, a short pause in hiring, or ...
Tags: IT, employment, September
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The New York Metropolitan Area Has The Highest Demand for H-1B Workers in The US
Dec 18, 2012The New York metropolitan area has the highest demand for H-1B workers in the United States, according to a new study that examines regional use of the work visa. That's followed by Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose and Washington ...
Tags: New York, metropolitan area, H-1B workers
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Congress and Big Tech Employers Mostly Shelved The Idea of Creating More H-1B Visas
Oct 8, 2012When the recession hit in 2008,Congress and big tech employers mostly shelved the idea of creating more H-1B visas to combat what some described as a skills shortage.This year,however,proposals for overhauling work visa programs have ...
Tags: recession, H-1B visas, federal government, Washington
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Congress Should Invest $5 Billion in The Country's Education System
Sep 27, 2012Congress should invest $5 billion in the country's education system -- particularly in math, science and technology education -- over the next 10 years and pay for it with increased fees on high-skill immigration, a Microsoft executive ...
Tags: Microsoft, education investment, US, government investment