Monthly archives: March, 2008

New GAO Reports: Reprocessed Single-Use Medical Devices, Bank Fees,

Financial Audit: American Battle Monuments Commission’s Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2007 and 2006, GAO-08-326, February 29, 2008 Reprocessed Single-Use Medical Devices: FDA Oversight Has Increased, and Available Information Does Not Indicate That Use Presents an Elevated Health Risk, GAO-08-147, January 31, 2008 Bank Fees: Federal Banking Regulators Could Better Ensure That Consumers Have Required …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

United States Files WTO Case Against China Over Treatment of U.S. Suppliers of Financial Information Services

News release: “United States Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab announced today that the United States has requested dispute settlement consultations with China at the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding China’s treatment of U.S. suppliers of financial information services. China’s regulatory regime requires foreign financial information suppliers to operate through a government-designated distributor in China and …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

HHS OIG Report Finds Continued Lack of Medical Supplier Compliance with Medicare Requirements

News release: “Inspector General Daniel R. Levinson announced today that the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health and Human Services issued another report on durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supply (DMEPOS) suppliers’ compliance with Medicare requirements. The report, Los Angeles County Suppliers’ Compliance with Medicare Standards: Results from Unannounced Visits, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Report to Congress

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy, March 2008 (379 pages, PDF). “The report contains five chapters: The first chapter provides context for the chapters that follow by documenting the rise in Medicare and total health care spending as a share of the economy. The report then assesses payment adequacy and …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

National Consumer Protection Week, March 2-8, 2008

“National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) highlights consumer protection and education efforts around the country. NCPW 2008’s organizers encourage people from coast to coast to master the financial facts of life. It’s a sound investment: Financially savvy consumers are likely to make smarter decisions about managing their money, using credit wisely, and building a solid financial …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

CBO Preliminary Analysis of the President's Budget Request for 2009

Preliminary Analysis of the President’s Budget Request for 2009, March 3, 2008: “CBO’s analysis indicates the following: B If the President’s proposals were enacted, the federal government would record deficits of $396 billion in 2008 and $342 billion in 2009. Those deficits would amount to 2.8 percent and 2.3 percent, respectively, of gross domestic product(GDP). …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

2008 National Drug Control Policy

ONDCP Fact Sheet: 2008 National Drug Control Strategy: “Today, my Administration is releasing our 2008 National Drug Control Strategy. This report lays out the methods we are using to combat drug abuse in America. And it highlights the hopeful progress we’re making in the fight against addiction. … Overall, an estimated 860,000 fewer young people …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Pelosi: Response to Administration Decision Not to Enforce Contempt Citations of Miers and Bolten

News release: “Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement February 29, 2008 in response to a letter she received late this afternoon from U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey stating that the Administration is refusing to enforce contempt of Congress citations against former White House Counsel Harriet Miers and White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten: …

Subjects: Congress, E-Mail, Government Documents, Legal Research

National Archives Makes Some Passenger Arrival Records Available Online

News release: “For the first time, the National Archives and Records Administration has made available online more than 5.2 million records of some passengers who arrived during the last half of the 19th century at the ports of Baltimore, Boston, New Orleans, New York, and Philadelphia. The records were transcribed from original ship manifests into …

Subjects: Government Documents