Day archives: May 25th, 2010

Energy Committee Committee Releases Details of BP's Internal Incident Investigation

Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, this news release: “Today House Energy and Commerce Chairmen Henry A. Waxman and Bart Stupak sent a memo to Committee members summarizing the information presented by BP to Committee staff on the progress of its internal investigation of the causes of the blowout and oil …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: Federal Courthouse Construction,Accountability Challenges, Challenges for the Audit Community

Federal Courthouse Construction: Preliminary Results Show Better Planning, Oversight, and Courtroom Sharing Could Help Control Future Costs, GAO-10-753T, May 25, 2010 Anticipating and Meeting Accountability Challenges in a Dynamic Environment, GAO-10-752CG, May 19, 2010 Key Trends and Challenges for the Audit Community, GAO-10-749CG, May 18, 2010

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Rand: Federal Financial and Economic Literacy Education Programs, 2009

Federal Financial and Economic Literacy Education Programs, 2009 – by Angela A. Hung, Kata Mihaly, Joanne K. Yoong “Financial literacy — the ability to use knowledge and skills to manage financial resources effectively for a lifetime of financial well-being — is becoming more and more important as individuals and families become increasingly responsible for their …

Subjects: Government Documents

CRS Report: Unauthorized Aliens in the United States

Unauthorized Aliens in the United States, April 27, 2010 “The unauthorized alien (illegal alien) population in the United States is a key and controversial immigration issue. In recent years, competing views on how to address this population have proved to be a major obstacle to enacting comprehensive immigration reform legislation. The unauthorized alien issue is …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Government Documents

CRS: Oil Spills in U.S. Coastal Waters: Background, Governance, and Issues for Congress

Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, this new CRS report, Oil Spills in U.S. Coastal Waters: Background, Governance, and Issues for Congress, April 30, 2010 “During the past two decades, while U.S. oil imports and consumption have steadily risen, oil spill incidents and the volume of oil spilled have not followed …

Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation