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Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission today told the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging that the Commission, partnering with other federal agencies and state and local governments, is working to prevent mortgage foreclosure rescue fraud through law enforcement and consumer outreach. Noting an estimated 75 percent increase in foreclosure filings from 2006 to 2007, …
Press release: “The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 1.3 percent in December from its November level turning down after two monthly increases in the largest monthly decline since November 2006, the U.S. Department of Transportations Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today (Table 1).” The freight transportation index consists of: For-hire trucking, Railroad freight …
“The FTC today released the list of top consumer fraud complaints received by the agency in 2007. The list, contained in the publication Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft Complaint Data January-December 2007, showed that for the seventh year in a row, identity theft is the number one consumer complaint category. Of 813,899 total complaints received …
Press release: “The brown pelican, a species battered by more than a century of threats including widespread poaching and the pesticide DDT, is back from the brink. During a special event held in Louisiana, also known as “the pelican state” and a major contributer to the bird’s recovery, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced …
Measuring the Quality of Office of Inspector General Reports Issued in Fiscal Year 2007, February 12, 2008: “The purpose of this annual quality assurance review is to report on the set of criteria the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) used to measure quality in the audit and evaluation …
“The National Library of Medicine is pleased to announce the release of the NLM Drug Information Portal. The site is at http://druginfo.nlm.nih.gov. The NLM Drug Information Portal gives the public, healthcare professionals, and researchers a gateway to current, accurate and understandable drug information from the National Library of Medicine and other key government agencies. More …
Press release: “On May 12 we will adjust prices for mailing services First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, Periodicals, Package Services, and Special Services. The average increase by class of mail is at or below the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index. A First-Class Mail stamp will be 42¢. Customers can continue …
The Defense Science Board Permanent Task Force on Nuclear Weapons Surety’s Report on the Unauthorized Movement of Nuclear Weapons, February 2008: “…an independent assessment of the systemic causes of the August 30 unauthorized movement of nuclear warheads from Minot AFB, North Dakota to Barksdale AFB, Louisiana. Based on the information and insights gained from investigating …
Fiscal Year 2007 Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program Report: “OPM has the responsibility to annually report to Congress on progress under the Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program (FEORP). The report is prepared in compliance with the law (5 U.S.C. 7201 and 5 CFR Part 720, Subpart B) and contains information on the representation of minorities …
Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program FY 2006 Annual Report, dated November 2007 and released February 12, 2008. “Enforcement Actions: In FY 2006, U.S. Attorneys’ Offices opened 836 new criminal health care fraud investigations involving 1,448 potential defendants. Federal prosecutors had 1,677 health care fraud criminal investigations pending, involving 2,713 potential defendants, and filed …
Weekly Economic Digest From the Joint Economic Committee Newsletter, Signals of a Sharp Economic Downturn, February 12, 2008. “Signals of a sharp economic slowdown have recently appeared in two economic indicators. Last week financial markets had a strong negative response to an economic report that usually does not frighten people. On Tuesday, the Institute for …
2009 Budget: Spending Taxpayer Dollars Wisely – “Today, the Office of Management and Budget consistent with its E-Budget issued its Major Savings and Reforms Volume at www.Budget.gov. This volume provides detail on the 151 discretionary programs that are slated for termination or reduction and the mandatory spending reform proposals in the Presidents FY2009 …
