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News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy are helping states lead the way in an effort to promote low cost energy efficiency. More than 60 energy, environmental and state policy leaders from across the country have come together to produce the updated National Action Plan Vision for 2025: A Framework …
OIP Guidance: New Requirement To Route Misdirected FOIA Requests (posted 11/18/2008) OIP Guidance: New Limitations on Assessing Fees (posted 11/18/2008) OIP Guidance: New Limitations on Tolling the FOIA’s Response Time (posted 11/18/2008) OIP Guidance: Assigning Tracking Numbers and Providing Status Information for Requests (posted 11/18/2008
News release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced today additional measures to strengthen private aircraft security by requiring more detailed information about arriving and departing private aircraft and persons onboard, within a timeframe necessary for the department to assess the risks that certain flights may pose to national security. The Advance Information on Private …
House Financial Services Committee – Oversight of Implementation of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and of Government Lending and Insurance Facilities; Impact on Economy and Credit Availability Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Witness List & Prepared Testimony Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman, Board of Governors …
S. 3689, Economic Recovery Act of 2008 – November 18, 2008 – Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on November 17, 2008. “CBO estimates that enacting this legislation would provide $89.3 billion in budget authority and result in outlays totaling $50.4 billion in 2009 and $88.4 billion over the 2009-2018 period excluding potential additional …
Background Paper: The Outlook for Housing Starts, 2009 to 2012, November 2008 “This background paper examines the various factors that have determined the number of housing starts in the United States in the past and will continue to determine it in the future. Those factors include the underlying demand for new housing units, especially the …
News release: “The U.S. Treasury Department today released the term sheet and answers to frequently asked questions for certain privately-held financial institutions applying for the Capital Purchase Program. Term Sheet- Privately Held Institutions FAQ – Privately Held Institutions Related postings on financial system
News release: “James B. Lockhart, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), regulator of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks, today released the FHFA 2008 Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) detailing progress for FHFA, the Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB) and the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) …
News release: “The Commission has issued the report, 2008 Report on Ethanol Market Concentration. This is the Commissions fourth annual report on the state of ethanol production in the United States, as required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The report concludes that the U.S. fuel ethanol market, measured on the basis of production …
Household Food Security in the United States, 2007, By Mark Nord, Margaret Andrews, and Steven Carlson, Economic Research Report No. (ERR-66) 65 pp, November 2008 “Eighty-nine percent of American households were food secure throughout the entire year in 2007, meaning that they had access at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life …
“Following an EPIC complaint, a federal court has ordered CyberSpy Software to stop selling malicious computer software. In March, EPIC filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission alleging that the spyware purveyor engages in unfair and deceptive practices by: (1) promoting illegal surveillance; (2) encouraging “Trojan Horse” email attacks; and (3) failing to warn …
Force Structure: The Army Needs a Results-Oriented Plan to Equip and Staff Modular Forces and a Thorough Assessment of Their Capabilities, GAO-09-131, November 14, 2008 U.S. Government Accountability Office: Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2008, GAO-09-1SP, November 14, 2008 Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Additional Actions Needed to Improve Management and Integration of DOD Efforts to …
