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News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a final rule to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the largest stationary sources, while shielding millions of small sources of GHGs from Clean Air Act permitting requirements. The phased-in, common-sense approach will address facilities like power plants and oil refineries that are responsible for …
News release: “Today the President submitted the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) an arms control agreement with Russia that he signed last month in Prague — to the United States Senate. Before the Treaty can be ratified, the Senate must provide its advice and consent by a two-thirds majority…In addition to the …
The Department of Health and Human Services and The Department of Justice Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2009, May 2010 “During Fiscal Year (FY) 2009, the Federal Government won or negotiated approximately $1.63 billion in judgments and settlements, and it attained additional administrative impositions in health care fraud …
“Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2008 May 12, 2010 This report examines levels of voting and registration in the most recent presidential election, the characteristics of citizens who reported either registering or voting in the election and the reasons why some registered individuals did not vote. The data are based …
News release: “Director John Berry of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and U.S. Chief Performance Officer Jeffrey Zients announced a major overhaul of the Federal hiring process, detailing crucial reforms ordered by President Obama. Speaking at OPM headquarters alongside Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun …
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, Hearing on “Inquiry into the Deepwater Horizon Gulf Coast Oil Spill”, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 12 May 2010, to “examine what caused the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig and the oil spill now spreading across the Gulf, in order to help prevent …
News release: “The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that total March exports of $147.9 billion and imports of $188.3 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $40.4 billion, up from $39.4 billion in February, revised. March exports were $4.6 billion more …
H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, May 2010 – Additional Information on the Potential Discretionary Costs of Implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, May 11, 2010 – Additional information about potential effects on discretionary spending, letter to the Honorable Jerry Lewis See …
News release: “Employers initiated 1,564 mass layoff events in the first quarter of 2010 that resulted in the separation of 221,150 workers from their jobs for at least 31 days, according to preliminary figures released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Both events and separations decreased by record amounts from the same period a …
Defense Infrastructure: Opportunities Exist to Improve the Navy’s Basing Decision Process and DOD Oversight, GAO-10-482, May 11, 2010 Financial Services Industry: Overall Trends in Management-Level Diversity and Diversity Initiatives, 1993-2008, GAO-10-736T, May 12, 2010 Iran Sanctions: Firms Reported to Have Commercial Activity in the Iranian Energy Sector and U.S. Government Contracts, GAO-10-721T, May 12, 2010 …
Annual Energy Outlook 2010 with Projections to 2035 May 11, 2010: “The Annual Energy Outlook presents projections and analysis of US energy supply, demand, and prices through 2035. The projections are based on results from the Energy Information Administration’s National Energy Modeling System and includes the Reference case with additional cases examining alternative energy …
News release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today launched a program designed to educate health care providers about their role in ensuring that prescription drug advertising and promotion is truthful, and not misleading. The Bad Ad Program is an FDA-sponsored educational outreach effort administered by the agencys Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising, and Communications …
