Category «E-Government»

Joint Audit of Blackwater Contract and Task Orders for Worldwide Personal Protective Services in Iraq

Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Joint Audit of Blackwater Contract and Task Orders for Worldwide Personal Protective Services in Iraq, Report Numbers AUD/IQO-09-16,SIGIR 09-021, June 2009. Unclassified. “The joint audit addressed the following four objectives pertaining to the Blackwater task orders under the Department of State Worldwide Personal Protective Services II contract: (1) What …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

FDIC Supervisory Insights – Devoted to Advancing the Practice of Bank Supervision, Summer 2009

“This issue of Supervisory Insights provides a chronology of selected major events and developments that occurred in the financial services industry during a tumultuous 2008. Although the long term effects are unclear, certain points of emphasis for bank supervisors are emerging, and A Year in Bank Supervision: 2008 and a Few of Its Lessons offers …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

The Digital Britain Report

“On 16 June the Government published The Digital Britain Report, its strategic vision for ensuring that the UK is at the leading edge of the global digital economy. The report provides actions and recommendations to promote and protect talent and innovation in our creative industries, to modernise TV and radio frameworks and support local news, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management

DHS – Refugees and Asylees: 2008

DHS Office of Immigration Statistics – Refugees and Asylees: 2008, Daniel C. Martin AND Michael Hoefer “The United States provides refuge to persons who have been persecuted or have a well-founded fear of persecution through two programs: one for refugees (persons outside the U.S.) and one for asylees (persons in the U.S.). This Office of …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Government Documents

IMF Concludes Article IV Consultation with the United States

News release: “The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the concluding statement by the staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) following this year’s Article IV Consultation with the United States. This statement represents the independent judgment and assessment by IMF staff of U.S. economic performance and policies. Release of this statement is consistent …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

OMB Memo Includes New Requirements for Hiring Federal Employees

OMB Memorandum: Planning for the Presidents Fiscal Year 2011 Budget and Performance Plans, June 11, 2009 “…Specifically, we expect the following to take place over the next six months in order to begin the change process: Map your current hiring process, using OPMs End-to-End Hiring Process Mapping, from the time a manager identifies a need …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Office of Thrift Supervision Cost of Funds

Office of Thrift Supervision – Cost of Funds for OTS Regulated Institutions, June 15, 2009. Office of Thrift Supervision Cost of Funds – Historical Report

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Preliminary Analysis of Major Provisions Related to Health Insurance Coverage Under the Affordable Health Choices Act

CBO: Preliminary Analysis of Major Provisions Related to Health Insurance Coverage Under the Affordable Health Choices Act, June 15, 2009. Letter to the Honorable Edward M. Kennedy. “The attached table summarizes our preliminary assessment of the proposals budgetary effects and its likely impact on insurance coverage. According to that assessment, enacting the proposal would result …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation

New GAO Reports: Funding for New Border Patrol Agents, Tax Gap, Veterans Affairs

CBP Could Improve Its Estimation of Funding Needed for New Border Patrol Agents, GAO-09-542R, June 15, 2009 Tax Gap: Requiring Information Reporting for Charitable Cash Contributions May Not Be an Effective Way to Improve Compliance GAO-09-555, May 14, 2009 Veterans Affairs: Implementation of Temporary Residence Adaptation Grants. GAO-09-637R, June 15, 2009

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Developing a New Global Approach to Ending Hunger

Remarks at the 2009 World Food Prize Announcement Ceremony, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, Washington, DC. June 11, 2009 “The effects of chronic hunger cannot be overstated. Hunger is not only a physical condition, it is a drain on economic development, a threat to global security, a barrier to health and education, and a …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Treasury Announces $25 Billion in Direct Allocations of Recovery Zone Bonds

News release: “As part of the Obama Administration’s efforts to stimulate economic growth and jumpstart the availability of financing critical for economic recovery, the U.S. Treasury Department announced $25 billion in bonds authority available under the Recovery Zone Bonds program. Created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act), Recovery Zone Bonds are targeted …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

CBO: Responses to Questions About the Cost of a Cap-and-Trade Program

Responses to Questions About the Cost of a Cap-and-Trade Program, June 12, 2009 – Letter to the Honorable John F. Kerry “…under the illustrative cap-and-trade program that CBO analyzed, the government would create allowances (that is, rights to emit CO2) and firms that are regulated under that program would need to acquire such allowances. The …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

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