Category «Congress»

Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Dennis C. Blair, Director of National Intelligence, February 2, 2010 “The national security of the United States, our economic prosperity, and the daily functioning of our government are dependent on a dynamic public and private information infrastructure, which includes telecommunications, …

Subjects: Congress, Cybercrime, Government Documents, Internet, PC Security, Privacy

Congress and Twitter – A Growing Relationship

Congress Is All Atwitter, Daniel Newhauser, Roll Call: “Since the microblogging Web site Twitter launched in 2006, tens of millions of people have logged on and churned out billions of 140-character messages called tweets. And Congress has certainly embraced the trend. In fact, by early last year, some 20 Members were using the site, according …

Subjects: Blogs, Congress

National Center for Research in Advanced Information and Digital Technologies Funded for Launch

News release: “After more than a decade of nationwide effort, the Digital Promise Project has achieved an essential goal the creation of the National Center for Research in Advanced Information and Digital Technologies. This year the Department of Education, as provided by their 2010 appropriations legislation, will make available the initial funding required to …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation, Libraries

SIGTARP Quarterly Report to Congress October 30, 2010

Office of the Special Inspector General of the Troubled Asset [SIGTARP] Relief Program Advancing Economic Stability Through Transparency, Coordinated Oversight and Robust Enforcement – Quarterly Report to Congress – October 30, 2010. “Well into its second year of operations, the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) remains a vitally important part of the Federal Governments response …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Survey of Public Knowledge: Senate Legislative Process a Mystery to Many

“The public has consistently expressed strong interest in the health care debate, but relatively few Americans can correctly answer two key questions related to the Senate’s consideration of health care legislation. In the latest installment of the Pew Research Center’s News IQ Quiz, just 32% know that the Senate passed its version of the legislation …

Subjects: Congress, Legislation

CBO Releases Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2010-2020, An Analysis of Roadmap for Americas Future Act of 2010

An Analysis of the Roadmap for Americas Future Act of 2010, as Specified by Congressman Ryans Staff, January 27, 2010 “Today CBO released a letter to Congressman Paul Ryan, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, analyzing the Roadmap for Americas Future Act of 2010. This legislation, which Congressman Ryan introduced today, would make comprehensive …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legislation

House Oversight Hearing on The Federal Bailout Of AIG

Follow up to January 25, 2010 posting, Work of Special IG For TARP Draws Increasing Attention, read Mr. Barofky’s testimony today before the House Oversight Committee on The Federal Bailout Of AIG. See also Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner’s Written Testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and related postings on financial …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents

Bipartisan Policy Center Launches Debt Reduction Task Force

News release: “Calling Americas fiscal path unsustainable, the Bipartisan Policy Center today launched its Debt Reduction Task Force to develop a comprehensive, bipartisan plan to reduce projected federal debt. Co-Chaired by former Senator Pete Domenici and Dr. Alice Rivlin, the Domenici-Rivlin Task Force will develop a comprehensive, balanced, and politically-viable package of spending reductions and …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Work of Special IG For TARP Draws Increasing Attention

New York Times: Mr. Neil A. Barofsky [Special Inspector General for the TARP – SIGTARP] is setting off fireworks on Capitol Hill as he quietly and methodically pieces together the most complete historical record yet of the financial bailout. His reports are careful but not cautious, showing a willingness to stand up to some of …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

CRS – Federal Employees: Pay and Pension Increases Since 1969

CRS – Federal Employees: Pay and Pension Increases Since 1969, Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security, January 20, 2010 “Congress has linked increases in federal pay to the ECI so that wages for federal employees will remain competitive with wages paid by firms in the private sector. Congress has linked COLAs for Social Security and …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents

CBO: The Long-Term Outlook for the U.S. Navy's Fleet

The Long-Term Outlook for the U.S. Navy’s Fleet, Statement of Eric J. Labs, Senior Analyst for Naval Forces and Weapons The Long-Term Outlook for the U.S. Navys Fleet before the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives, January 20, 2010 “If the Navy receives the same amount of …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents

Report of the Joint Economic Committee Congress of the United States on the 2009 Economic Report of the President Together With Minority Views

Report of the Joint Economic Committee Congress of the United States on the 2009 Economic Report of the President Together With Minority Views, January 11, 2010. “The Obama administration and Congress headed into 2009 with an economy teetering on the brink of depression; the housing bubble had burst and a financial crisis had rippled through …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government

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