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News release: “The Federal Trade Commission and other government agencies and national consumer groups are sponsoring the 12th annual National Consumer Protection Week from March 7-13, 2010. The event is a coordinated consumer education campaign that encourages individuals across the country to take full advantage of their consumer rights. This years theme, Dollars & Sense: …
Emergency Communications: Establishment of the Emergency Communications Preparedness Center and Related Interagency Coordination Challenges, GAO-10-463R, March 03, 2010 Medicare Part D: CMS Oversight of Part D Sponsors’ Fraud and Abuse Programs Has Been Limited, but CMS Plans Oversight Expansion, GAO-10-481T, March 03, 2010 Nuclear Security: DOE Needs to Fully Address Issues Affecting Protective Forces’ Personnel …
News release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has notified 17 food manufacturers that the labeling for 22 of their food products violates the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The action follows an October 2009 statement by Commissioner of Food and Drugs Margaret Hamburg, M.D., encouraging companies to review their labeling to ensure that …
Natural Gas Annual 2008 Mar 2, 2010: “The Natural Gas Annual, 2008 provides information on the supply and disposition of natural gas in the United States. Production, transmission, storage, deliveries, and price data are published by State for 2008. Summary data are presented for each State for 2004 to 2008. February 2010 Natural Gas …
U.S. Courts news release: “Bankruptcy filings in the federal courts rose 31.9 percent in calendar year 2009, according to data released today by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. The number of bankruptcies filed in the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2009, totaled 1,473,675, up from 1,117,641 bankruptcies filed in CY 2008.” Related postings …
State and Local Governments’ Fiscal Outlook: March 2010 Update, GAO-10-358, March 02, 2010 “In summary, this March 2010 update to our model shows that the state and local government sector continues to face near-term budget and long-term fiscal challenges which grow over time. Although the sectors near-term operating balance remains negative, increases in federal grants-in-aidlargely …
Broadband Adoption in Low-Income Communities – Dailey, Dharma, Bryne, Amelia, Powell, Alison, Karaganis, Joe and Chung, Jaewon. Social Science Research Council (SSRC), March 2010 “The social function of the Internet has changed dramatically in recent years. What was, until recently, a supplement to other channels of information and communication has become increasingly a basic requirement …
“The Congressional Directory is the official directory of the U.S. Congress, prepared by the Joint Committee on Printing (JCP). It presents: Short biographies of each member of the Senate and House, listed by state or district. Committee memberships, terms of service, administrative assistants and/or secretaries, and room and telephone numbers for Members of Congress. Lists …
News release: “The U.S. Department of Labor today released state-by-state figures on the number of individuals who will lose their unemployment benefits in the coming days if Congress fails to extend unemployment insurance benefits. If Emergency Unemployment Compensation and full federal funding for the Extended Benefit program are not extended, 400,000 Americans will lose unemployment …
2010 Trade Policy Agenda and 2009 Annual Report “In 2010, American exports will be critical to the creation and support of new American jobs. Accordingly, President Obama has set a goal of doubling U.S. exports in the next five years an increase that will support 2 million additional jobs in America. Smart trade policies …
“Secretary Clinton today announced the 10 winners of this years International Women of Courage (IWOC) award. On March 10, Secretary Clinton will present the awards to the honorees at the Department of State. The awardees are: Shukria Asil (Afghanistan), Col. Shafiqa Quraishi (Afghanistan), Androula Henriques (Cyprus), Sonia Pierre (Dominican Republic), Shadi Sadr (Iran), Ann Njogu …
Follow up to previous postings on government implementation of whole body scanning technology at airports, via EPIC: “The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report regarding the deployment of body scanners. The GAO cited its 2009 recommendations to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA): that the TSA conduct operational tests to ensure that the whole …
