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What are the furloughs: “The Disability Determination Services (DDS) are state agencies responsible for developing medical evidence and making disability determinations. The Federal Government fully funds the DDS budgets through the Social Security Administration (SSA). The current economic climate presents budget-balancing challenges for many states. As a result, some states are furloughing state employees. A …
Employment Situation, March 2011: “Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 216,000 in March, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.8 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in professional and business services, health care, leisure and hospitality, and mining. Employment in manufacturing continued to trend up. The number of …
Best Practices Study of Social Media Records Policies, ACT-IAC Collaboration & Transformation (C&T) Shared Interest Group (SIG), March 2011 “Government agencies are increasingly incorporating Web 2.0 collaborative technologies, also known as social media, such as wikis and blogs, in conducting agency business. Federal recordkeeping requirements include developing and implementing policies for Federal records and cover …
“This is the official YouTube Channel for the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In addition to these video recordings, you may find audio recordings of our hearings on our internet site at http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov.”
OMB prepares for open gov sites to go dark in May: “Government sources confirm that the Office of Management and Budget is planning to take seven websites dark in two months because of a lack of funding. One government official, who requested anonymity because they didn’t get permission to discuss the topic, said funding will …
2010 Lobbying Disclosure: Observations on Lobbyists’ Compliance with Disclosure Requirements, GAO-11-452, April 01, 2011 Military Base Realignments and Closures: Review of the Iowa and Milan Army Ammunition Plants, GAO-11-488R, April 01, 2011 Combating Child Pornography: Steps Are Needed to Ensure That Tips to Law Enforcement Are Useful and Forensic Examinations Are Cost Effective, GAO-11-334, March …
Federal Housing Finance Agency, Office of the Inspector General – Evaluation Report: Evaluation of Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Oversight of Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s Executive Compensation Programs (EVL-2011-002, March 31, 2011) NYT: “Regulators have approved generous executive compensation at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the taxpayer-backed mortgage finance giants, with little scrutiny or analysis, …
Institute of Medicine Report – The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding, March 31, 2011 “At a time when lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individualsoften referred to under the umbrella acronym LGBTare becoming more visible in society and more socially acknowledged, clinicians and researchers are faced with …
“Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz today issued the FTCs 2011 Annual Report at the American Bar Associations Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting in Washington, DC, highlighting the agencys continued efforts to protect financially distressed consumers and promote competition during the economic downturn. Over the past year, the FTC has challenged unscrupulous business practices …
A Review of CBO’s Activities in 2010 Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, March 31, 2011 “In this report, which is part of an annual series that began in 1997, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reviews its activities under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995. The report covers public laws enacted and legislation considered …
Regulating Systemic Risk – Governor Daniel K. Tarullo At the 2011 Credit Markets Symposium, Charlotte, North Carolina, March 31, 2011 “Events of the last few years have given the phrases “systemic risk” and “financial stability” a prominent place in the lexicon of policymakers. Although protecting financial stability is germane to numerous areas, including monetary policy, …
News release: “The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today released proposed new rules to help doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers better coordinate care for Medicare patients through Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). ACOs create incentives for health care providers to work together to treat an individual patient across care settings …
