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News release: “Important new information was added today to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare Web site that reports how frequently patients return to a hospital after being discharged, a possible indicator of how well the facility did the first time around. On average, 1 in 5 Medicare beneficiaries who are …
OIG-09-80 – Better Oversight Needed of Support Services Contractors in Secure Border Initiative Programs: “U.S. Customs and Border Protection has not established adequate controls and effective oversight of contract workers responsible for providing Secure Border Initiative program support services. Because of the Department of Homeland Securitys aggressive Secure Border Initiative program schedule coupled with shortages …
Monthly Budget Review, July 2009 – Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for May and the Daily Treasury Statements for June: “The federal budget deficit was $1.1 trillion for the first nine months of fiscal year 2009, CBO estimates, more than $800 billion greater than the deficit recorded through June 2008. Outlays are 21 percent …
One in five large law enforcement agencies operated an aviation unit in 2007 “In 2007, 201 law enforcement aviation units operated nearly 900 aircraft in 46 states and the District of Columbia, according to a report released today by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) in the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. …
Clean Air Act: Preliminary Observations on the Effectiveness and Costs of Mercury Control Technologies at Coal-Fired Power Plants, GAO-09-860T, July 09, 2009 Energy and Water: Preliminary Observations on the Links between Water and Biofuels and Electricity Production, GAO-09-862T, July 09, 2009 Formula Grants: Census Data Are among Several Factors That Can Affect Funding Allocations, GAO-09-832T, …
U.S. Obesity Trends 19852008: “Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater. BMI is calculated from a persons weight and height and provides a reasonable indicator of body fatness and weight categories that may lead to health problems. Obesity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, certain types of …
Bottled Water: FDA Safety and Consumer Protections Are Often Less Stringent Than Comparable EPA Protections for Tap Water, GAO-09-861T, July 08, 2009 Climate Change Trade Measures: Considerations for U.S. Policy Makers, GAO-09-724R, July 08, 2009 Climate Change Trade Measures: Estimating Industry Effects, GAO-09-875T, July 08, 2009 Defense Logistics: Observations on Army’s Implementation of the Logistics …
Reforming Financial Markets, Presented to Parliament by The Chancellor of the Exchequer by Command of Her Majesty July 2009: “This document sets out the Governments analysis of the causes of the financial crisis, the action already taken to restore financial stability and the regulatory reforms necessary to strengthen the financial system for the future, so …
News release: “New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced the public can now track how New York is spending federal stimulus funds on his Web site Open Book New York. The Web site includes easy to find information about which companies are doing federal stimulus work, how much they got paid and when. DiNapoli …
News release: “According to the Federal Bureau of Investigations 2008 Mortgage Fraud Report, released today, mortgage fraud Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) referred to law enforcement increased 36 percent to 63,713 during fiscal year (FY) 2008, compared to 46,717 reports in FY 2007. While the total dollar loss attributed to mortgage fraud is unknown, financial institutions …
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary, May 2009 “On the last business day of May job openings in the U.S. numbered 2.6 million, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The hires rate at 3.0 percent in May was at the lowest point since the …
News release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced a regulation expected to prevent each year 79,000 cases of foodborne illness and 30 deaths caused by consumption of eggs contaminated with the bacterium Salmonella enteritidis. The final rule requires preventive measures during the production of shell eggs in poultry houses and requires subsequent refrigeration …
