Monthly archives: March, 2012

New Guide Explains the Medicaid Appeals Process

“A new guide from the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured provides a comprehensive look at the appeals process for the Medicaid program, which differs significantly from those available through the Medicare program and private health insurance. The Medicaid appeals process provides redress for individual applicants and beneficiaries seeking eligibility for the …

Subjects: Government Documents

Report – From Wounded Warrior to Civilian Employee

Department of the Navy – Chief Information Officer – From Wounded Warrior to Civilian Employee – A Workplace Reference Guide for Managers and Supervisors: “This guide provides information on how to successfully support veterans who have transitioned to the civilian workplace. Several commands were instrumental in developing and editing content for the guide, which was …

Subjects: Government Documents

Federal District Court Workload Increases in Fiscal Year 2011

News release: “Caseloads for fiscal year 2011 increased in the district courts and in the probation and pretrial services system, while falling slightly in the appellate and bankruptcy courts. The caseload statistics for FY 2011 can be found in the 2011 Judicial Business of the United States Courts, released today by the Administrative Office of …

Subjects: Courts

HUD OIG Audit Reports on five largest national mortgage servicers

“As part of the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) nationwide effort to review the foreclosure practices of the five largest Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage servicers (Bank of America, Wells Fargo Bank, CitiMortgage, JP Morgan Chase, and Ally Financial, Incorporated) we reviewed [Bank of America, Wells Fargo Bank, CitiMortgage, JP Morgan Chase, and Ally Financial, …

Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research

FBI FAct Sheet on Internet Fraud

FBI Fact Sheet on Internet Fraud: Includes information on: Avoiding Internet Auction Fraud, Avoiding Non-Delivery of Merchandise, Avoiding Credit Card Fraud, Avoiding Investment Fraud, Avoiding Business Fraud, Avoiding the Nigerian Letter or “419” Fraud, Common Fraud Scams, Investment-Related Scams, Internet Scams, and Fraud Target: Senior Citizens.

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Mail, ID Theft, Internet

Empire State Manufacturing Survey indicates manufacturing activity expanded at a moderate pace

“The March Empire State Manufacturing Survey indicates that manufacturing activity in New York State expanded at a moderate pace. The general business conditions index was little changed at 20.2, its fourth consecutive positive reading. The new orders and shipments indexes were both positive but slightly lower, indicating continued growth in orders and shipments, though at …

Subjects: Government Documents

Mediated Access: Journalists' Perceptions of Federal Public Information Officer Media Control

Mediated Access: Journalists’ Perceptions of Federal Public Information Officer Media Control, by Carolyn Carlson, David Cuillier and Lindsey Tulkoff – Society of Professional Journalists, March 12, 2012 “On the eve of Sunshine Week 2012, a survey of journalists who cover federal agencies found that information flow in the United States is highly regulated by public …

Subjects: Freedom of Information, Government Documents

$25 Billion Mortgage Servicing Agreement Filed in Federal Court

News release: “The Justice Department, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and 49 state attorneys general announced today the filing of their landmark $25 billion agreement with the nation’s five largest mortgage servicers to address mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure abuses. The federal government and state attorneys general filed in U.S. District Court …

Subjects: Legal Research

Sea level rise, storms & global warming’s threat to the US coast – A Climate Central Report

Sea level rise, storms, and global warming’s threat to the U.S. coast, March 14, 2012: “Sea level rise due to global warming has already doubled the annual risk of coastal flooding of historic proportions across widespread areas of the United States, according to a new report from Climate Central. By 2030, many locations are likely …

Subjects: Government Documents

Following the Money 2012: How the States Rank on Providing Online Access to Government Spending Data

“In Following the Money 2012: How the States Rank on Providing Online Access to Government Spending Data, researchers at the United States Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) graded all 50 states on how well they provide online access to information about government spending. States were given “A” to “F” grades based on the characteristics …

Subjects: E-Government, Freedom of Information, Government Documents