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News release: “President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate William J. Boarman as the 26th Public Printer of the United States…The Public Printer serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the venerable United States Government Printing Office (GPO). The GPOs core mission is Keeping America Informed. The agency provides expert printing, publishing, and digital …
News release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Goldman, Sachs & Co. and one of its vice presidents for defrauding investors by misstating and omitting key facts about a financial product tied to subprime mortgages as the U.S. housing market was beginning to falter. The SEC alleges that Goldman Sachs structured and marketed a …
Combating Terrorism: Planning and Documentation of U.S. Development Assistance in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas Need to Be Improved, GAO-10-289, April 15, 2010 Defense Acquisitions: Opportunities and Challenges for Army Ground Force Modernization Efforts, GAO-10-603T, April 15, 2010 Defense Management: Observations on Department of Defense and Military Service Fiscal Year 2011 Requirements for Corrosion Prevention …
Business Journal: “Barbara Desoer, president of Bank of America Home Loans, testified on Capitol Hill Tuesday about the housing crisis and the steps BofA is taking to modify troubled mortgages. And she painted a bleak picture, according to her prepared testimony. Some numbers [from her remarks at the House Committee on Financial Services Committee hearing, …
H. R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act [906 pages, PDF] “OFFICE.There is established within the Office of the Secretary, an Office on Womens Health (referred to in this section as the Office). The Office shall be headed by a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Womens Health who may report to the Secretary. “(b) DUTIES.The …
News release: “As part of the unprecedented accountability and transparency provisions included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) was charged with providing to Congress quarterly reports on the effects of the Recovery Act on overall economic activity, and on employment in particular. Today we released …
News release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced, in accordance with longstanding U.S. obligations under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, seven metered-dose inhalers (MDI) used to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will be gradually removed from the U.S. marketplace. These inhalers contain ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), …
Homeland Security: Federal Protective Service’s Use of Contract Guards Requires Reassessment and More Oversight, GAO-10-614T, April 14, 2010 Human Capital: Status of Actions Needed to Improve the Timely and Accurate Delivery of Compensation and Medical Benefits to Deployed Civilians, GAO-10-615T, April 14, 2010 Rare Earth Materials in the Defense Supply Chain, GAO-10-617R, April 14, 2010 …
International Petroleum Monthly – March 2010 Apr 12, 2010: “The International Petroleum Monthly (IPM) is the Energy Information Administration’s primary report of recent international petroleum (oil) statistics. This report includes world petroleum production statistics through January 2010. The IPM also includes estimates for petroleum demand, stocks, and imports for the Organization for Economic Cooperation …
News release: “For the seventh year in a row, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has produced the National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) and the National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR). These reports measure trends in effectiveness of care, patient safety, timeliness of care, patient centeredness, and efficiency of care. The reports present, in …
Contingency Contracting: Improvements Needed in Management of Contractors Supporting Contract and Grant Administration in Iraq and Afghanistan GAO-10-357, April 12, 2010 “DOD, State, and USAIDs use of contractors to help administer contracts and grants was substantial, although the agencies did not know the full extent of their use of such contractors. GAO found that the …
News release and tables: “The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that total February exports of $143.2 billion and imports of $182.9 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $39.7 billion, up from $37.0 billion in January, revised. February exports were $0.3 …
