Author: John Stephenson
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: biomonitoring, testimony, congressional, could, epa, data
Number of Pages: 13
Published: 2011-05
ISBN-10: 143792896X
ISBN-13: 9781437928969

Biomonitoring (BM), which measures chemicals (CH) in people's tissues, has shown that the U.S. population is widely exposed to CH used in everyday products. The EPA is authorized to control CH that pose unreasonable health risks. One crucial tool in this process is chemical risk assessment, which involves determining the extent to which populations will be exposed to a chemical and assessing how this exposure affects human health This testimony reviews the: (1) extent to which EPA incorp. info. from BM studies into its assessments of CH; (2) steps that EPA has taken to improve the usefulness o

Author: Bruce Taylor
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: united, states, england, arrestees, detained, drug, rates, comparing
Number of Pages: 69
Published: 1999-01
ISBN-10: 078818590X
ISBN-13: 9780788185908

A product of the International Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring program. This analysis compares the findings from surveys of arrestees detained in 5 locations in England with those from similar surveys conducted in 5 matched locations in the U.S. The report compares several aspects of drug use in the 2 countries: urinalysis results for use of 6 types of drugs; self-reported use of 10 types of drugs; extent to which drugs are injected; extent to which arrestees had received drug treatment; extent to which arrestees wanted to receive drug treatment; drug-using "careers" (age of first drug use); an

Author: DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: revenues, oil, sales, california, increase, exist, petroleum, reserve, limited, opportunities, naval
Number of Pages: 54
Published: 1995-10-01
ISBN-10: 0788122355
ISBN-13: 9780788122354

Includes 3 reports: assesses progress DoD has made in achieving its A-76 goals & the extent to which strategic sourcing is affecting these goals & the extent to which savings from A-76 & strategic sourcing are likely to be achieved; assesses the extent to which actual savings have been achieved or can be expected as a result of competition & identifies DoD's efforts to improve processes for identifying & tracking changes to cost & savings estimates; whether DoD has improved the identification of commercial activities that could be studied under A-76 & the likelihood that DoD will increase the

Author: Lori Rectanus
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: hazardous, material, facilities, safety, improve, protection, coordination, worker
Number of Pages: 66
Published: 2002-06
ISBN-10: 0756717469
ISBN-13: 9780756717469

Work places that produce, use, store, or dispose of hazardous materials are often considered to be among the nation's most dangerous. This report reviews coordination among the federal agencies engaged in protecting safety and health at hazardous material work places. Specifically, it assesses: (1) the extent to which Federal agencies have overlapping statutory authority or procedures; (2) employers' and workers' experiences with multiagency efforts to protect work place safety and health at hazardous material facilities; and (3) the extent to which agencies coordinate their enforcement effort

Author: Zina D. Merritt
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: shipyards�, public, restoration, modernization, needs, managing, processes, actions, infrastructure, needed, improve, navy�s, defense
Number of Pages: 54
Published: 2011-05
ISBN-10: 143794499X
ISBN-13: 9781437944990

The Navy's four public shipyards -- Norfolk, Pearl Harbor, Portsmouth, and Puget Sound -- are critical in maintaining fleet readiness and supporting ongoing operations worldwide. The Navy requests funds for the shipyards' restoration and modernization as infrastructure condition may affect their mission and workforce. This report reviewed: (1) the extent to which the shipyards have plans for their restoration and modernization needs; (2) the extent to which the Navy has a process to capture and calculate these needs; (3) the Navy's process to prioritize and fund projects to meet these needs; a

Author: Mark L. Goldstein
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: making, processes, workforce, planning, decision, communication, management, improvements, needed, fcc
Number of Pages: 68
Published: 2011-01
ISBN-10: 1437928153
ISBN-13: 9781437928150

This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Rapid changes in the telecomm. industry, such as the develop. of broadband technologies, present new regulatory challenges for the FCC. This report determined: (1) the extent to which FCC's bureau structure presents challenges for the agency in adapting to an evolving marketplace; (2) the extent to which FCC's decision-making processes present challenges for FCC, and what opportunities, if any, exist for improvement; and (3) the extent to which FCC's personnel management and workforce planning efforts face challenges in ensuring

Author: Alicia Puente Cackley
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: decreased, congressional, testimony, children, disease, extent, dental, medicaid
Number of Pages: 23
Published: 2009-02-01
ISBN-10: 143791070X
ISBN-13: 9781437910704

In recent years, concerns have been raised about the adequacy of dental care for low-income children. Attention to this subject became more acute due to the case of Deamonte Driver, a 12-year-old boy who died as a result of an infected tooth that led to a fatal brain infection. Deamonte had health coverage through Medicaid, including dental care, for millions of low-income children. Deamonte had extensive dental disease and his family was unable to find a dentist to treat him. A report was issued that examined the extent to which children in Medicaid experience dental disease, the extent to wh