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How Policies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Could Affect Employment, May 5, 2010 – Economic and Budget Issue Brief “The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has analyzed the research on the effects that policies to reduce greenhouse gases would have on employment and concluded that total employment during the next few decades would be slightly lower …
Afghanistan’s Security Environment, GAO-10-613R, May 05, 2010 Child Care: Multiple Factors Could Have Contributed to the Recent Decline in the Number of Children Whose Families Receive Subsidies, GAO-10-344, May 05, 2010 Terrorist Watchlist Screening: FBI Has Enhanced Its Use of Information from Firearm and Explosives Background Checks to Support Counterterrorism Efforts, GAO-10-703T, May 05, 2010 …
News release: “In January 2009, the FDIC sponsored a special supplement to the U.S. Census Bureaus Current Population Survey (CPS) to collect data on the number of U.S. households that are unbanked and underbanked, their demographic characteristics, and their reasons for being unbanked and underbanked. Teamed with the rich demographic and geographic data available through …
Warfighter Support: Improvements to DOD’s Urgent Needs Processes Would Enhance Oversight and Expedite Efforts to Meet Critical Warfighter Needs, GAO-10-460, April 30, 2010 Retirement Income: Challenges for Ensuring Income throughout Retirement, GAO-10-632R, April 28, 2010: “For the first time since 1983, the Social Security trust funds are currently paying out more in benefits than they …
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency =is proposing the first-ever national rules to ensure the safe disposal and management of coal ash from coal-fired power plants. Coal combustion residuals, commonly known as coal ash, are byproducts of the combustion of coal at power plants and are disposed of in liquid form at large surface …
“The April 2010 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices addressed changes in the supply of, and demand for, bank loans to businesses and households over the past three months. The survey included three sets of special questions. The first set asked banks about lending policies regarding business credit card accounts for use …
News release: “Citizen satisfaction with government websites remains high into the second year of President Obamas administration. After a slow start and small decline following the inauguration in early 2009, satisfaction with e-government climbed to an all-time high last year and remains high this quarter. The ACSI E-Government Satisfaction Index registers a 75.1 on a …
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, additional timely resources from NOAA: NOAA IncidentNews – “Under the National Contingency Plan, NOAA has responsibility for providing scientific support to the Federal On-Scene Commander (FOSC) for oil and hazardous material spills, and it is primarily ERD that provides that support. NOAA may also be …
News release, PEER: “A ranking of agencies Open Government Plans compiled in an independent audit reveals the strongest and weakest agency plans, with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at the top of the list and the Department of Justice (DOJ) at the bottom. Significantly, the audit found that key agencies assigned to oversee …
News release: “It just got harder for a TV to earn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Energy Star. Starting May 1, 2010, TVs that carry the governments Energy Star label are, on average, 40 percent more efficient than conventional models. Available in stores nationwide, the new TVs will help consumers save even more energy and …
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching a new set of web tools, data, and interactive maps to inform the public about serious Clean Water Act violations in their communities. Improving water quality is one of EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jacksons priorities and in 2009, Administrator Jackson directed the agency to develop …
News release: “The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today released the revised Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) Examination Manual. The revised manual reflects the ongoing commitment of the federal and state banking agencies to provide current and consistent guidance on risk-based policies, procedures, and processes for banking organizations to comply with the BSA and …
