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Expansion of the U.S. Natural Gas Pipeline Network: Additions in 2008 and Projects through 2011: “This report examines new natural gas pipeline capacity added to the U.S. natural gas pipeline system during 2008. In addition, it discusses and analyzes proposed natural gas pipeline projects that may be developed between 2009 and 2011, and the market …
Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Summary, August 2009: “Unemployment rates were higher in August than a year earlier in all 372 metropolitan areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Sixteen areas recorded jobless rates of at least 15.0 percent, while 9 areas registered rates below 5.0 percent. The national unemployment rate in August …
Federal Computer Week: “The upgraded version of the Recovery.gov Web site for tracking spending under the economic stimulus law gets mostly positive reviews, but has disappointed some visitors. The retooled site, sponsored by the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, went online on Sept. 28 with new mapping features, a new layout and more prominent displays …
News release: “On January 1, 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will, for the first time, require large emitters of heat-trapping emissions to begin collecting greenhouse gas (GHG) data under a new reporting system. This new program will cover approximately 85 percent of the nations GHG emissions and apply to roughly 10,000 facilities…EPAs new reporting …
News release: “The National Archives and Records Administration and Footnote.com announced the release of the internets largest Interactive Holocaust Collection. For the first time ever, over one million Holocaust-related records including millions of names and 26,000 photos from the National Archives will be available online. The collection can be viewed at: http://www.footnote.com/holocaust…The collection …
News release: “Risks to the global financial system have subsided as a result of unprecedented policy actions and, more recently, a nascent global economic recovery, according to the IMFs latest Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR). But the semiannual report, released on September 30, cautions that the road to financial rehabilitation is unlikely to be straight …
News release: “No U.S. state is meeting national objectives for consumption of fruits and vegetables, according to the first report to provide statebystate data about fruit and vegetable consumption and policies that may help Americans eat more fruits and vegetables. State Indicator Report on Fruits and Vegetables, 2009 was released today by the Centers for …
Crime Victims’ Rights Act: Increasing Victim Awareness and Clarifying Applicability to the District of Columbia Will Improve Implementation of the Act, GAO-09-1024T, September 29, 2009 Debt Management: Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Should Play a Heightened Role in Addressing Debt Management Challenges, GAO-09-932, September 29, 2009 Federal Contracting: Observations on the Government’s Contracting Data Systems, GAO-09-1032T, …
News release and report: “Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac refinanced more than 3.2 million mortgage loans in 2009 through August of this year. In the month of August alone, nearly 360,000 mortgages were refinanced. The numbers were announced today by Edward J. DeMarco, Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), in its monthly …
Contract Bench and Jury Trials in State Courts, 2005: “Presents findings on contract cases disposed of by a bench or jury trial in a nationally representative sample of jurisdictions in 2005. Topics in the report include the types of cases that proceed to trial, differences between the types of cases decided by judges or juries, …
Pew Financial Reform Project Briefing Paper# 7 – Quantifying the cost on lending of increased capital requirements, Douglas J. Elliott. “The analysis presented here strongly suggests that the U.S. banking industry could adjust to higher capital requirements on loans through a combination of actions that would not wreak havoc on the system. Not surprisingly, the …
Review of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Formula Allocations, September 24, 2009, Audit Report No.: 2009-FO-0006 “We performed an audit of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) formula-based allocations related to five programs funded in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) to satisfy the Recovery Act mandate that …
