Government waste reform task force report calls for sweeping cuts
A 163 member presidential task force led by J. Peter Grace proposes over 2200 recommendations to save more than 340 billion dollars for the U S government over three years. It cites liberal retirement costs and inefficient funds transfer as major waste and urges Congress to adopt cost cutting, base consolidations, and personnel reforms despite political resistance.
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J. Peter Grace
W.R. Grace & Co
U.S
Grace
Congress
Washington
Federal
U.S. News & World Report
Couness
Bureau
Jaffe
Labor Department
GAO
Shrak
House Appropriations Committee
Claudia Kahn
Treasury, Postal Service and General Government
Office of Personnel Management
Merit Systems Protection Board
General Services Administration
Treasury
Reagan
Kathy Osborne
M&ms
M&m
Why Evolution and Religion Are Not Incompatible
Science teacher argues against creationism and its misuse of quotes. He defends evolution as compatible with Christian faith, cites Pope John Paul II and scholars like Gould, Miller, Eldredge, and Asimov, and condemns misquotation and humanist labeling by creationists.
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Jim Thompson
Niles Eldredge
Washington Square Press
John Paul II
Pontifical Academy of Science
Shakespeare
Kenneth Miller
Brown University
Duane Gish
University of California At Berkeley
Isaac Asimov
Boston University School of Medicine
Laurie Godfrey
University of Massachusetts
New York
American Museum of Natural History
Webster
National Association of Biology Teachers
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Pontifical Acadecy of Science
Stephen Jay Gould
Harvard University
Gould
Natural History
Job Corps probes raise questions about contracting
GAO investigators scrutinize Job Corps procurement amid audit gaps and alleged misconduct by former national director Richard A. Jaffe. Examples include a $2 million contract to the National Association of Home Builders rising to $22.7 million with no Labor Department audits, plus funds steered to Humanization Inc. and a sexeducation subcontract, prompting concerns over approvals and use of funds.
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Washington
Job Corps
Lyndon Johnson
General Accounting Office
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Labor Department
Inspector General
Richard A. Jaffe
Labor
Albert Angrisani
GAO
Tony Capaccio
National Association of Home Builders
Jaffe
Humanization Inc
Richard Shrak
Southwest
Job Corps Training Center
San Marcos
Texas
Southwest Regional Job Corps Office
New Jersey
Institute For Humanist Studies
Prep Inc
Reversing Aging Decline through Training and Work Roles
Washington reports findings from National Institute on Aging studies show aging cognitive decline can be slowed or reversed with training. Modifying jobs, enrichment, and continued learning may boost intellect, creativity, and well being, while stimulation limitations may harm mental function.
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Washington
CNF
National Institute On Aging
Robert L. Ringler
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