AP: 2008 General Election Returns
2008 General Election Returns: Includes updated data on Presidential, Senate, House, Governors and Initiatives.
Monthly archives: November, 2008
New GAO Report: Oil and Gas Leasing
Oil and Gas Leasing: Interior Could Do More to Encourage Diligent Development, GAO-09-74, October 03, 2008 “Over the past 20 years, the total number of oil and gas leases Interior issued has varied each year but generally increased in recent years, as has the amount of development activity, and industry officials told GAO that a …
Federal Reserve: Commercial Paper Rates and Outstanding
Data as of November 3, 2008 – Commercial Paper Rates and Outstanding Derived from data supplied by The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation “Commercial paper consists of short-term, promissary notes issued primarily by corporations. Maturities range up to 270 days but average about 30 days. Many companies use commercial paper to raise cash needed for …
FCC Adopts Rules For Unlicensed Use of Television White Spaces
News release: “In its continuing efforts to promote efficient use of spectrum and to extend the benefits of such use to the public, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today adopted a Second Report and Order (Second R&O) that establishes rules to allow new, sophisticated wireless devices to operate in broadcast television spectrum on a secondary …
Federal, State, and Local Governments Finances of Selected State and Local Government Employee Retirement Systems
Census Bureau: Finances of Selected Public Employee Retirement Systems “is a quarterly survey that provides national summary data on the revenues, expenditures, and composition of assets of the largest public employee retirement systems. This survey currently consists of a panel of 100 retirement systems which comprise about 85 percent of financial activity among such entities.”
Brookings: Stock Market Fluctuations and Retiree Incomes – An Update
Stock Market Fluctuations and Retiree Incomes: An Update – by Gary Burtless, The Brookings Institution Social Security was created in the middle of the Great Depression. The recent dive in stock prices and home values offers a painful reminder of why government-guaranteed pensions seemed like a good idea in the 1930s. President Franklin Roosevelt proposed …
PBGC Announces Maximum Insurance Benefit for 2009
“The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) today announced that the maximum insurance benefit for participants in underfunded pension plans terminating in 2009 is $54,000 per year for those who retire at age 65, up from $51,750 for 2008. The amount is higher for those who retire later and lower for those who retire earlier or …
EU-US Agreement on Air Cargo Security
Follow up to November 2, 2008 posting – TSA, EU Agree on Cargo Screening Standards – the copy of a Joint Statement of Purpose on Coordination of Efforts to Enhance Air Cargo Security, by Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration and the European Union’s Directorate-General for Energy and Transport.
The DOJ's Single-Firm Conduct Report
The DOJ’s Single-Firm Conduct Report: Promoting Consumer Welfare Through Clearer Standards for Section 2 of the Sherman Act, October 2008 “On September 8, 2008, the Department of Justice (the “Department”) issued a 213-page report entitled Competition and Monopoly: Single-Firm Conduct Under Section 2 of the Sherman Act (the “Single-Firm Conduct Report” or “Report”). The Report …
Analysis of NASA's Plans for Continuing Human Spaceflight After Retiring the Space Shuttle
CBO: An Analysis of NASA’s Plans for Continuing Human Spaceflight After Retiring the Space Shuttle, November 3, 2008, Letter to the Rep. Dave Weldon, M.D. “In response to your request, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has analyzed the human spaceflight program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and, in particular, its plans for …
New GAO Reports: Airport and Airway Trust Fund Excise Taxes, Highway Trust Fund Excise Taxes
Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Fiscal Year 2008 Airport and Airway Trust Fund Excise Taxes, GAO-09-90R, November 03, 2008 Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Fiscal Year 2008 Highway Trust Fund Excise Taxes, GAO-09-91R, November 03, 2008 The Upcoming Transition: GAO’s Efforts to Assist the 111th Congress and the Next Administration, before the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement, …
CRS: Presidential Transitions: Issues Involving Outgoing and Incoming Administrations
CRS Report – Presidential Transitions: Issues Involving Outgoing and Incoming Administrations, October 23, 2008. “The smooth and orderly transfer of power can be a notable feature of presidential transitions, and a testament to the legitimacy and durability of the electoral and democratic processes. Yet, at the same time, a variety of events, decisions, and activities …
