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“Despite reforms enacted by Congress and an order from the last administration to do a better job, federal agencies continue to give those seeking information a frustrating and oftentimes unsatisfying experience, an analysis of federal agency FOIA reports shows. Backlogs persist despite fewer FOIA requests, agencies continue to miss the statutory response deadline in a …
DOT OIG – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Oversight Challenges Facing the Department of Transportation “On March 31, we issued our report on oversight challenges facing the Department of Transportation with the implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. The objective of this audit was to highlight key DOT …
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben S. Bernanke At the Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia – April 14, 2009 – Four Questions about the Financial Crisis “The current crisis has been one of the most difficult financial and economic episodes in modern history. Recently we have seen tentative signs that the sharp decline in economic activity may …
Addressing Significant Vulnerabilities in the Department of State’s Passport Issuance Process, GAO-09-583R, April 13, 2009 Military Disability Retirement: Closer Monitoring Would Improve the Temporary Retirement Process, GAO-09-289, April 13, 2009 United States Government Accountability Office Fiscal Year 2010 Performance Plan, GAO-09-304SP, April 13, 2009
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White House Fact Sheet – Reaching Out to the Cuban People: “Today, the Obama administration announced a series of changes in U.S. policy to reach out to the Cuban people in support of their desire to freely determine their countrys future. In taking these steps to help bridge the gap among divided Cuban families and …
Federal Register notice: Financial Reporting System (04/10/2009): “Attached is a Federal Register notice for the Energy Information Administration’s Financial Reporting System. Comments are due by June 8, 2009.” EIA’s Natural Gas Production Data (04/09/2009): “This special report examines the stages of natural gas processing from the wellhead to the pipeline network through which the raw …
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is adding nine new hazardous waste sites that pose risks to human health and the environment to the National Priorities List of Superfund sites. Also, EPA is proposing to add 13 other sites to the list. Superfund is the federal program that investigates and cleans up the most …
News release: “Presents the number of persons on probation and parole at yearend 2007, by state, with percent changes in each state during the year. The statistical tables provide state-level probation and parole supervision rates and entries and exits. National and state-level data on parole re-incarceration rates are presented. Tables provide the total community supervision …
Public Law 1115, 111th Congress, 123 STAT. 115, Feb. 17, 2009 [H.R. 1] American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. 407 pages, PDF “An Act Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for the fiscal year ending September …
News release: “Acting Archivist of the United States Adrienne Thomas announced [April 10, 2009] that 245,763 pages of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush Presidential records will be opened for research on Monday, April 13, 2009, at their respective libraries. These records, which were still pending with the George W. Bush Administration as of January …
News release: “The U.S. General Services Administration has announced plans to buy and deliver $300 million worth of energy-efficient and alternative fuel vehicles using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The GSA plan announced today balances energy-efficiency goals with the need to expedite the purchase and maximize economic benefit for the auto industry …
