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News release: “Rep. Dave Obey (D-WI), Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, and Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI), incoming Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced three significant changes to further increase transparency and reduce funding levels for earmarks, building on reforms brought about in the last Congress…new reforms to begin with the 2010 bills …
Announcement: The Treasury Market Practices Group (TMPG) on Monday announced additional details regarding the progress on new market practices aimed at addressing settlement fails in the U.S. Treasury Market. Following discussions with market participants, the TMPG has refined its November 12, 2008 recommendations to remediate widespread Treasury settlement fails.1 Since November, short-term interest rates have …
“The Treasury Department today released the report, United States Department of the Treasury Section 105(a) Troubled Asset Relief Program Report to Congress for the Period December 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008, required by section 105(a) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act. The first in the series of reports was delivered on December 5, 2008.” …
Follow up to Bush Administration to Designate Three New Marine National Monuments in the Pacific Ocean, today’s White House multiple document postings on the environment, include: Fact Sheet: Marine National Monuments Statement by the President on the Occasion of the Designation of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, and …
Long-Term Implications of the Fiscal Year 2009 Future Years Defense Program, January 2009 “In CBOs projection of DoDs current plans, defense resources average about $549 billion annually (in 2009 dollars) from 2014 to 2026, or about 6 percent more than the $517 billion in total obligational authority (TOA) requested by the Administration and the $515 …
OIG-09-12 – DHS’ Role in State and Local Fusion Centers Is Evolving, December 2008 (PDF, 62 pages) “Improving intelligence gathering and information sharing at all levels of government has been a major concern and priority since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. To promote greater information sharing and collaboration among federal, state, and local …
New York Times Transcript of President Elect Obama’s comments: “One of the measures of irresponsibility that we’ve seen is the enormous federal debt that has accumulated, a number that has doubled in recent years. As we just discussed, my budget team filled me in on – Peter Orszag now forecasts that, at the current course …
“JobsRated.com offers help for uncertain job seekers by analyzing 200 different jobs according to 5 vital criteria: Stress, Work Environment, Physical Demands, Income and Outlook. In every area each job receives a specific score [Librarian is rated Number 43], and data is mined to provide the most detailed information possible — for example, rather than …
“Each year, more than 1 million women and nearly 400,000 men in the United States are victims of stalking. Stalking Awareness Month (January 2009) provides an opportunity to learn about this serious and often violent crime. For more information, visit the Office for Violence Against Women Web site.”
