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News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today announced the second in a series of public workshops being held as part of the agencys regulatory review of the Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims, commonly known as the Green Guides. The workshop, which is free and open to the public, will be held in …
DA-08-04 – Review of Southern Pine Electric Power Association, FEMA Disaster No. 1604-DR-MS (PDF, 4 pages) OIG-08-23 – Review of FEMA’s Use of Proceeds From the Sales of Emergency Housing Unit (PDF, 22 pages): “Starting in fiscal year 2005, and continuing through early 2007, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials used funds received from the …
“An extensive new survey by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life details the religious affiliation of the American public and explores the shifts taking place in the U.S. religious landscape. Based on interviews with more than 35,000 Americans age 18 and older, the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey finds that religious affiliation in the …
The Social Security Administration’s Income and Resource Verification Process for Individuals Applying for Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs, A-06-06-16135, February 19, 2008. “SSA income and resource verifications for individuals applying for help with Medicare prescription drug plan costs were not always effective. Our review of a sample of denied subsidy applications found that …
Have People Delayed Claiming Retirement Benefits? Responses to Changes in Social Security Rules, by Jae Song and Joyce Manchester, Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 67 No. 2, February 2008. “This article examines changes in the age at which people claim Social Security retirement benefits in response to two recent changes in the Social Security rules: the …
Wireless E911 location accuracy requirements: Wireless E911 Location Accuracy Requirements, Federal Register, February 14, 2008, Volume 73, Number 31, Rules and Regulations, Page 8617, 47 CFR Part 20, PS Docket No. 07-114, CC Docket No. 94-102, WC Docket No. 05-196, FCC 07-166, Final rule. [Courthouse News] “Summary: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) amends …
M-08-11, Competitive Sourcing Requirements in Division D of Public Law 110-161 (February 20, 2008) (8 pages) “This memorandum provides guidance on certain government-wide provisions related to competitive sourcing in sections 739 and 747 of Division D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year (FY) 2008, P.L. 110-161. Specifically, this guidance addresses: (1) health and retirement …
Economic Policy Institute Briefing Paper – Renewing U.S. Manufacturing: Promoting a High-Road Strategy, by Susan Helper, February 13, 2008 (39 pages, PDF). “Over the last decade, the United States lost manufacturing jobs at a stunning rate: 16% of its manufacturing jobs disappeared in just the three years between 2000 and 2003, with a further decline …
Follow up to December 11, 2007 posting Retroactivity Approved for Crack Cocaine Guideline, from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts : “As of March 3, 2008, more than 21,000 inmates serving time for federal crimes involving crack cocaine will be eligible to have their sentences reduced. Federal courts already are preparing to rule on …
Follow up to February 21, 2008 posting EPA Releases Selected Toxics Release Inventory Data, this news release: “Information on the 2006 reporting year is now available as part of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) database. Today marks the earliest release of the data in the 20-year history of the program. Improvements in electronic reporting and …
copyrighthistory.org: “This website provides a digital resource relating to the history of copyright in five jurisdictions (France, Germany, Italy, the UK and US) for the period up to 1900. It will include the 50 most important documents from France, Germany and the UK, and the 20 most important from Venice and the United States. The …
Campus Law Enforcement, 2004-05, 02/08. “Presents findings from a BJS survey of campus law enforcement agencies serving 4-year colleges and universities with 2,500 or more students. The survey covered the 2004-05 academic year and collected data from agencies using sworn police officers and those using only nonsworn security officers. The report compares law enforcement agencies …
