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OIG-09-57 – Independent Auditors’ Report on the Transportation Security Administration’s Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2008 (PDF, 53 pages) OIG-09-68 – Independent Auditor’s Report on TSA’s FY 2008 Mission Action Plans included in the DHS FY 2009 Internal Control Playbook (PDF, 17 pages) OIG-09-67 – Independent Auditor’s Report on Review of Department of …
U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes, May 2009: “The U.S. Import Price Index increased for the third consecutive month in May, rising 1.3 percent. An 8.3 percent increase in petroleum prices was the primary contributor to the overall advance. The U.S. Export Price Index rose 0.6 percent in May after increasing 0.4 percent in April.” …
“The entire 2006 edition of the United States Code is now available from the U.S. Government Printing Office. The 2006 edition contains the laws enacted through the 109th Congress (ending January 3, 2007, the last law of which was signed January 15, 2007). In addition, PDF files have been made available for the U.S. Code, …
News release: “Obama Administration officials announced that they are taking unprecedented steps to reduce the environmental impacts of mountaintop coal mining in the six Appalachian states of Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia through a coordinated approach between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of the Interior (DOI) and Army Corps of Engineers. …
EPA Chemical Assessments: Process Reforms Offer the Potential to Address Key Problems, GAO-09-774T, June 11, 2009 Public Housing: HUD’s Oversight of Housing Agencies Should Focus More on Inappropriate Use of Program Fund, GAO-09-33, June 11, 2009 Environmental Contamination: Lessons Learned from the Cleanup of Formerly Used Defense and Military Munitions Sites, GAO-09-779T, June 10, 2009
“The World Trade Organization has recently posted on its website an interactive map that depicts disputes between its member states. The top of the webpage shows a list of highlight-able choices among types of member-state involvement in disputes: as complainant, respondent, or either. The accompanying map shows member-state areas of the world in a color …
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and Subcommittee on Domestic Policy held a hearing on: Bank of America and Merrill Lynch: How Did a Private Deal Turn Into a Federal Bailout? Opening Statement of Chairman Edolphus Towns Prepared Testimony of Mr. Kenneth D. Lewis Fed E-mails Opening Statement of Chairman Dennis Kucinich Closing Statement of …
News release: “A report released today by the U.S. Department of the Interior reveals flaws in the process through which a controversial set of oil and gas leases were offered in Utah in the waning days of the previous Administration, including several near Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, and Dinosaur National Monument. Secretary of the …
News release: “Six federal agencies issued a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) today to help financial institutions, creditors, users of consumer reports, and issuers of credit cards and debit cards comply with federal regulations on identity theft and discrepancies in changes of address. The Red Flags and Address Discrepancy Rules, which implement sections of …
News release: “Acting Archivist of the United States Adrienne Thomas announced today the appointment of Miriam Nisbet as the director of the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) within the National Archives and Records Administration. OGIS, an organization newly established under the OPEN Government Act of 2007, will provide policy guidance and mediation services for …
“The Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department today announced that a tax break for the purchase of new motor vehicles is available in states that do not have a state sales tax. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, taxpayers who buy a new motor vehicle this year are entitled to deduct state …
June 10, 2009 – Interim Final Rule on TARP Standards for Compensation and Corporate Governance. For a copy of the regulations, click here [123 pages, PDF]. Statement by Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner on Compensation Treasury: Providing Compensation Committees New Independence fact sheet Treasury: Say on Pay fact sheet SEC Chairman Schapiro Statement on Executive Compensation …
