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WSJ – Sweeping Changes in Paulson Plan: “U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson plans Monday to call for sweeping structural changes in the way the government monitors financial markets, capping a broad review aimed at revamping a system of regulatory oversight built piecemeal since the Civil War. If even only some of the changes get made, …
News release: “…the Wikimedia Foundation reached a significant new milestone: on Thursday, March 27, at 00:07 UTC the official article count for all Wikipedias combined reached 10 million. The ten millionth article, a short biography of 16th century English goldsmith and painter Nicholas Hilliard, was created in the Hungarian Wikipedia by user Pataki Márta. Wikipedia …
News release: “…we’re releasing YouTube Insight, a free tool that enables anyone with a YouTube account to view detailed statistics about the videos that they upload to the site. (You can see this…announcement on the Google blog and on the YouTube blog…) This tool will help anyone who uploads videos to YouTube better understand and …
D-2008-072 Controls Over Army Real Property Financial Reporting, March 28, 2008 (Project No. D2006-D000FI-0249.000) D-2008-066 FY 2006 and FY 2007 DoD Purchases Made Through the Department of the Interior, March 19, 2008 (Project No. D2007-DOOOCF-0039.000)
EPA National Library Network News – Update on EPA’s Library Network – March 2008 “EPA submitted a National Library Network Report to Congress (PDF, 8 pages) on March 26 as requested in the Explanatory Statement accompanying the FY 2008 consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2764). In the Report, EPA commits to reestablish physical libraries in EPA …
Follow up to previous postings on the EPA library closures, news today via AP: “The Environmental Protection Agency plans to reopen five closed libraries to the public by this fall, the agency said in a report Thursday. Three of the EPA’s 10 regional libraries and two libraries at the agency’s Washington headquarters were closed because …
Treasurys Summary of Regulatory Proposal: Following is the executive summary of the Blueprint for Financial Regulatory Reform, a report from the Treasury Department on ways to improve oversight of the financial services sector: “The mission of the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) focuses on promoting economic growth and stability in the United States. Critical to …
Hospital Compare: “This tool provides you with information on how well the hospitals care for all their adult patients with certain conditions or procedures. This information will help you compare the quality of care hospitals provide. Talk to your doctor about this information to help you, your family and your friends make your best hospital …
“A new edition of the popular handbook Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) updates the rates for certain federal payments and outlines a variety of programs and benefits for American veterans. Most of the nation’s 24 million veterans qualify for some VA benefits, which range from health care …
VA Health Care: Additional Efforts to Better Assess Joint Ventures Needed, GAO-08-399, March 28, 2008 Comments on the Office of Personnel Management’s February 20, 2008 Report to Congress Regarding the Retirement Systems Modernization, GAO-08-576R, March 28, 2008 Health Insurance: Most College Students Are Covered through Employer-Sponsored Plans, and Some Colleges and States Are Taking Steps …
Office of Inspector General, Student Loan Program, March 27, 2008, Report No. 439: “The Office of Inspector General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) conducts regular audits and inspections of Agency operations to promote the effectiveness, integrity, and efficiency of the Commission. In July 2007, we received an anonymous complaint about the Commission’s Student …
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration: Increasing Federal and State Cooperation and Promoting Electronic Filing Would Improve Administration of Taxes Used to Maintain the Nations Highways, March 24, 2008. Reference Number: 2008-40-089. “The Heavy Vehicle Use Tax is a prepaid tax the IRS collects. Combined with other Federal excise taxes, it is used to provide …
