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GPO Access: “The Economic Report of the President is an annual report written by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors. It overviews the nation’s economic progress using text and extensive data appendices. The Economic Report of the President is transmitted to Congress no later than ten days after the submission of the Budget …
News release: “The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. solidified its foundation for the future during fiscal year 2008, the Corporation reported in its 2008 Annual Report, released today….[Director Charles E.F. Millard] noted that the progressive shrinkage of the shortfall, to $11.2 billion from 2007s $14.1 billion and 2006s $18.9 billion, was a positive development. Our efforts …
Office of Management and Budget Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs- 2008 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations and Unfunded Mandates on State, Local, and Tribal Entities (January 2009)
News release: “The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) E-Government and IT (E-Gov) released the Expanding E-Government Results Report,Q1 FY2009 Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HSPD-12) status update, Federal CIO Council Transition Guide, Report to Congress on the Benefits of the E-Government Initiatives, and government Shared Service Centers for Certification & Accreditation Services through the Information …
Missouri River Navigation: Data on Commodity Shipments for Four States Served by the Missouri River and Two States Served by Both the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, GAO-09-224R, January 15, 2009 Medical Devices: FDA Should Take Steps to Ensure That High-Risk Device Types Are Approved through the Most Stringent Premarket Review Process, GAO-09-190, January 15, 2009 …
Wildlife Strikes to Civil Aircraft in the United States 1990 – 2007: June 2008 Report Prepared by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. “The civil and military aviation communities widely recognize that the threat to human health and safety from aircraft collisions with wildlife (wildlife strikes) …
Final Report of the Internet Safety Technical Task Force to the Multi-State Working Group on Social Networking of State Attorneys General of the United States, Published January 14, 2009: “The Internet Safety Technical Task Force was created in February 2008 in accordance with the Joint Statement on Key Principles of Social Networking Safety announced in …
News release: “The U.S. Treasury Department today released the term sheet and answers to frequently asked questions for qualified financial institutions applying to the Capital Purchase Program that are S corporations. The term sheet provides for issuances of debt instead of stock, unlike other term sheets for the Capital Purchase Program.” Term Sheet S-Corporations …
Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District, January 14, 2009: “Overall economic activity continued to weaken across almost all of the Federal Reserve Districts since the previous reporting period. Most Districts noted reduced or low activity across a wide range of industries, although a few Districts noted some exceptions in some …
News release: “The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) issued guidance today for examiners, financial institutions, and technology service providers to identify risks, evaluate controls, and assess risk management practices related to remote deposit capture (RDC) systems. RDC enables customers to make deposits from their homes or businesses instead of taking the deposits to their …
Follow up to previous postings on missing White House emails, today’s news release: “At a hearing today concerning the risks posed by the presidential transition to the recovery of millions of missing e-mails from the Executive Office of the President (EOP) in the National Security Archive’s lawsuit seeking restoration of those e-mails, the White House …
News release: “The nation’s largest airlines had a higher rate of on-time flights this past November than in the same month last year, although the rate of delays was higher than in October 2008, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). According to information filed with …
