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“In a specially commissioned study, The Audit here takes a look at online resources tracking the bailout and stimulus money, from government web sites to independently run operations,” by Jaimie Dougherty. Related postings on financial system
“The 2009-2010 edition of the United States Government Manual is now available on GPO Access. As the official handbook of the Federal Government, the United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which the United States …
“The GSA Office of Citizen Services has also launched Go.USA.gov, a beta URL shortening service for government websites. This product will allow government websites to maintain their brand and authenticity when using shortened URLs for social media purposes. So far, Go.USA.gov has shortened 480 URLs that have been clicked 60569 times. Government employees need to …
News release: “Citizen satisfaction with federal government websites surged to a new all-time high in the third quarter of 2009, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) E-Government Satisfaction Index released from ForeSee Results and ACSI. The Index reached 75.2 on the ACSIs 100-point scale, an increase of 2.2% since the second quarter and …
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued a final rule to help reduce water pollution from construction sites. The agency believes this rule, which takes effect in February 2010 and will be phased in over four years, will significantly improve the quality of water nationwide. Construction activities like clearing, excavating and grading significantly …
News release: “Statistics released today by the Federal Bureau of Investigation revealed that 7,783 criminal incidents involving 9,168 offenses were reported in 2008 as a result of bias toward a particular race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity/national origin, or disability. Published by the FBIs Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Hate Crime Statistics, 2008, includes data about hate …
News release: “For the fifth consecutive year, EPA is reporting an increase in fuel efficiency with a corresponding decrease in average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions for new cars and light duty trucks. This marks the first time that data for CO2 emissions are included in the annual report, Light-Duty Automotive Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, and …
News release: “Eight federal regulatory agencies today released a final model privacy notice form that will make it easier for consumers to understand how financial institutions collect and share information about consumers. Under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLB Act), institutions must notify consumers of their information-sharing practices and inform consumers of their right to opt out …
H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, November 20, 2009. Revised cost estimate for the bill as passed by the House of Representatives Information on Medicare’s Payments to Physicians and the Budgetary Effects of H.R. 3961, the Medicare Physicians Payment Reform Act of 2009, November 19, 2009. Letter to the Honorable Paul Ryan Patient …
News release: “Capgemini released the 8th Benchmark Measurement of European eGovernment services. This Benchmark, prepared since 2001 for the European Commissions (EC) Directorate General for Information Society and Media on the progress of eGovernment across the EU overall, shows Europes steady progress in terms of online availability the EU27+ measure has risen to 71 …
Critical Infrastructure Protection – The nation’s critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR) include systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that their incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic vitality, or public health and safety. Ensuring CIKR resiliency and protection is essential to …
The Financial Crisis and U.S. Cross-Border Financial Flows, Carol C. Bertaut and Laurie Pounder, Federal Reserve Board Division of International Finance “The financial crisis that began in the summer of 2007 caused notable changes in the composition of U.S. cross-border financial flows, especially in the fall of 2008, when the crisis intensified. This article documents …
