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FOIA Facts – Ideas for Faster FOIA Processing: Scott A. Hodes notes that in the current Congress there are bills pending that would create a commission to come up with ideas for faster FOIA processing. He contends that by taking those ideas, along with a few days of congressional oversight hearings to solicit other opinions, …
“The Federal Reserve Bank of New York published a new section on its website to provide comprehensive information regarding its involvement with American International Group, Inc. (AIG) to the public in a more accessible manner. As part of the Federal Reserves ongoing efforts to increase transparency and access to information, the new web page serves …
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, briefing memo for Hearing entitled Drilling Down on Americas Energy Future: Safety, Security and Clean Energy: “The United States dependence on foreign oil has also increased over time. In 1995, the United States imported 45 percent of its oil. By 2008, that number had increased …
Medicare Fraud, Waste, and Abuse: Challenges and Strategies for Preventing Improper Payments, GAO-10-844T, June 15, 2010 The Strategic Framework for U.S. Efforts in Afghanistan, GAO-10-655R, June 15, 2010 Defense Infrastructure: Observations on the Department of the Navy’s Depot Capital Investment Program, GAO-10-726R, June 14, 2010 GAO Proactive Testing of ARRA Tax Credits for COBRA Premium …
News release: “The 10th annual Trafficking in Persons Report, June 2010, outlines the continuing challenges across the globe, including in the United States. The Report, for the first time, includes a ranking of the United States based on the same standards to which we hold other countries. The United States takes its first-ever ranking not …
News release: “The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury today issued a new regulation that makes good on President Obamas promise that Americans who like their health plan can keep it. The new regulation protects the ability of individuals and businesses to keep their current plan while providing important consumer protections …
News release: “On Friday, June 11, 2010, the Clinton Library [made] available an additional 41,759 pages of materials relating to Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. The records [are] posted on their web site: www.clintonlibrary.gov. The opening includes materials primarily related to Kagans tenure in the White House Counsel’s Office. Other files concern her nomination to …
News release: “Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released USDA’s new annual report, Expenditures on Children by Families, which finds that a middle-income family with a child born in 2009 can expect to spend about $222,360 ($286,050 if inflation is factored in) for food, shelter, and other necessities to raise that child over the next 17 …
In his letter to bi-partisan Congressional leadership President Obama highlights “the devastating economic impact of budget cuts at the state and local levels that are leading to massive layoffs of teachers, police and firefighters.” Je goes on to request support for his small business legislation that “includes a new lending initiative to help creditworthy firms …
Depot Maintenance: Improved Strategic Planning Needed to Ensure That Navy Depots Can Meet Future Maintenance Requirements, GAO-10-585, June 11, 2010 Electronic Records Archive: Status Update on the National Archives and Records Administration’s Fiscal Year 2010 Expenditure Plan, GAO-10-657, June 11, 2010
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, this news release: “On May 27, the Plume Modeling Team, which analyzed video obtained from BP, provided an initial lower bound estimate of 12,000 to 25,000 barrels of oil per day, but at that point were continuing their work to provide an upper bound estimate.” …
News release: “Labor productivity — defined as output per hour — rose in 46 percent of the 138 detailed manufacturing, mining, and service-providing industries studied in 2008, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This was down from the 62 percent that recorded productivity increases the previous year. Unit labor costs, which reflect the …
