Category «E-Government»

2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report

“The 2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) is an annual report by the Department of State to Congress prepared in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act. It describes the efforts of key countries to attack all aspects of the international drug trade in Calendar Year 2008. Volume I covers drug and chemical control activities. …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Treasury Announces Participation in Citigroup's Exchange Offering

News release: “Citigroup is planning to strengthen its capital structure through conversion of a significant portion of its preferred securities to common equity in a series of exchange offers. Citigroup requested that the Treasury participate in this exchange offer by converting a portion of its preferred security to common equity alongside the other preferred holders.” …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: Access to Arts Education, Tax Gap, DOD Acquisition Management

Financial Audit: American Battle Monuments Commission’s Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2008 and 2007, GAO-09-293, February 27, 2009 Access to Arts Education: Inclusion of Additional Questions in Education’s Planned Research Would Help Explain Why Instruction Time Has Decreased for Some Students, GAO-09-286, February 27, 2009 Tax Gap: IRS Could Do More to Promote Compliance by …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Intellectual Property

Hearing on How Convicts and Con Artists Receive New Federal Contracts

How Convicts and Con Artists Receive New Federal Contracts: “The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee examines the Excluded Parties List System, a federal database intended to prevent persons and businesses ineligible to receive federal contracts due to past misconduct from receiving new awards. A GAO report…released at the hearing finds numerous examples of ineligible …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Overview Document

Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Overview Document – A New Era of Responsibility: Renewing America’s Promise, Office of Management and Budget, February 26, 2009 [146 pages, PDF], “provides a description of the Obama Administration’s fiscal policies and major budgetary initiatives. This document is an overview of the full Fiscal Year 2010 Budget expected to be released …

Subjects: Blogs, E-Government, Government Documents

CBO Reports: Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, VA Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor Program, Expanding Health Insurance Coverag

H.R. 1106, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act February 25, 2009 – Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on February 23, 2008. “CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 1106 would increase direct spending by $7.6 billion over the 2009-2014 period, and would reduce direct spending by $14.9 billion over the 2009-2019 period. Enacting H.R 1106 …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

FinCEN Mortgage Fraud Report

News release: “The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today released its latest mortgage fraud analysis – titled Filing Trends in Mortgage Loan Fraud – that shows suspicious activity reports (SARs) filed on suspected mortgage fraud increased 44 percent in the 12 months ending in June 2008 compared with the prior year.” Related postings on financial …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

State Department Releases Human Rights Reports

2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, February 25, 2009: “As we publish these reports, the Department of State remains mindful of both domestic and international scrutiny of the United States’ record. As President Obama recently made clear, “we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.” We do not consider views …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Government Documents

Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies Begin Forward-Looking Economic Assessments

News release: “The federal bank regulatory agencies announced today that they will start conducting forward-looking economic assessments of large U.S. banking organizations as the Capital Assistance Program (CAP) gets underway. These assessments will be done on an interagency basis as a coordinated supervisory exercise to ensure they are carried out in a timely and consistent …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Treasury Department Touts Expanded Tax Credit for First-Time Homebuyers

News release: “In an ongoing effort to deliver on swift implementation of the Obama Administration’s recovery, stability and affordability plans, the U.S. Department of the Treasury touted today the availability of an expanded tax break for first-time homebuyers – a provision under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that will make up to …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents