Dumont: 500 books
AUTO RECALLS
NHTSA Should Take Steps to Further Improve the Usability of Its Website
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2018
The number of vehicles affected by safety defect recalls increased sharply in recent years—from nearly 13 million in 2011 to over 51 million in 2016. Once a defect is identified, auto manufacturers are required to send written notification to vehicle owners by mail. NHTSA also aims to enhance awareness of auto recalls by providing information on its website, NHTSA.gov...
REMITTANCES TO FRAGILE COUNTRIES
Treasury Should Assess Risks from Shifts to Non-Banking Channels
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2018
The United States is the largest source of remittances, with an estimated $67 billion sent globally in 2016, according to the World Bank. Many individuals send remittances through money transmitters, a type of business that facilitates global money transfers. Recent reports found that some money transmitters...
Higher Education
Characteristics of Graduate PLUS Borrowers
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
To help students and their families pay for higher education, the Department of Education (Education) provides billions of dollars in federal student loans each year through programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. As of September 2017, over 42 million borrowers...
OFFSHORE SEISMIC SURVEYS
Additional Guidance Needed to Help Ensure Timely Reviews
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2018
Offshore seismic surveys provide federal agencies and other entities with a wide range of data, from research on fault zones to geology that may indicate the presence of oil and gas. Companies seeking to conduct such surveys to find oil and gas resources in the OCS must obtain a permit from BOEM—which...
by Jerome Dumont
Language: French
Release Date: September 24, 2014
Language: French
Release Date: September 24, 2014
Rien ne va plus pour Gabriel ! Une accusation de contrefaçon va être le point de départ d’une avalanche de problèmes.
Ça ne peut être le fruit du hasard. Quelqu’un doit forcément être derrière cette machination qui risque de lui coûter sa carrière. Qui peut bien lui en vouloir à ce...
Quitte ou double
Rossetti & MacLane, 11
Language: French
Release Date: December 9, 2018
Alors que son propre couple est en crise, Gabriel Rossetti est consulté dans un divorce hors normes : Anne-Sophie Bonifassi, riche héritière de Battaglia constructions en a assez de tolérer les frasques de son mari, par ailleurs directeur général de la puissante entreprise.
Animée par une volonté...
Des cadavres dans le placard
Rossetti & MacLane, 10
Language: French
Release Date: December 6, 2017
Un service demandé par Ange Fratacci, ça ne se refuse pas. Même lorsqu’il demande à Gabriel Rossetti de sortir de son champ de compétences habituel pour défendre l’une de ses vieilles connaissances.
Le dossier est particulier : il concerne Joseph Delmas, un vieillard impliqué dans...
Unterwerfung
Roman
Language: German
Release Date: January 16, 2015
Es ist vielleicht der umstrittenste Roman der letzten Jahre: >Unterwerfung< handelt vom Zusammenprall der Kulturen und stellt Fragen zum Verhältnis von Orient und Okzident, von Judentum, Islam und Christentum - Fragen, die heute so relevant sind wie nie. Goncourt-Preisträger Michel Houellebecq...
1Q84 (Roman)
Roman
Language: German
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Aomame hat zwei verschieden große Ohren. Beim Rendezvous mit einem reichen Ölhändler zückt sie eine Nadel und ersticht ihn - ein Auftragsmord, um altes Unrecht zu sühnen. Tengo ist Hobby-Schriftsteller. Er soll einen Roman der exzentrischen 17-jährigen Fukaeri überarbeiten, damit sie einen Literaturpreis...
COLUMBIA CLASS SUBMARINE
Immature Technologies Present Risks to Achieving Cost, Schedule, and Performance Goals
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2018
The Navy’s Columbia class ballistic missile submarines will replace the 14 Ohio class that currently provide the sea-based leg of the U.S. nuclear triad, slated to begin retiring in 2027. The first Columbia must begin patrols in 2031 to prevent a gap in deterrent capabilities; the class will ultimately...
MILITARY PERSONNEL
Additional Actions Needed to Address Gaps in Military Physician Specialties
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2018
Because of nationwide shortages and other challenges, DOD offers programs and incentives to attract and retain more than 16,000 military physicians. DOD’s scholarship program, managed by the services, and its University (DOD’s sponsored medical school), are the department’s two primary programs for creating a pipeline of future military physicians...
NASA
Preliminary Observations on the Management of Space Telescopes
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2018
Acquisition management has been a long-standing challenge at NASA, although GAO has reported on improvements the agency has made in recent years. Three space telescope projects are the key enablers for NASA to achieve its astrophysics’ science goals, which include seeking to understand the universe....
COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSELS
More Information Needed to Improve Classification Implementation
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2018
Commercial fishing has one of the highest death rates of any industry in the United States. Fishing vessels that are at least 50 feet long and were built after 2013 are required by law to be built and maintained to rules developed by a classification society, a process known as classing. Congress...
MEDICAID DEMONSTRATIONS
Evaluations Yielded Limited Results, Underscoring Need for Changes to Federal Policies and Procedures
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2018
Demonstrations—which represented roughly a third of the more than $300 billion in federal Medicaid spending in 2015—are a powerful tool to test new approaches to providing coverage and delivering Medicaid services that could reduce costs and improve beneficiaries’ outcomes. Evaluations are essential...