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Press release: “The nations mayors reiterated their call for a MainStreet Stimulus package in the lameduck Congress by releasing the first in a series of reports that inventories each citys ready-to-go infrastructure projects projects that could be started and completed in calendar year 2009 — if emergency federal funding were made available. Information on …
White House Fact Sheet: Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy, November 15, 2008 – “President Bush and world leaders gathered for the first in a series of meetings to discuss efforts to strengthen economic growth, deal with the financial crisis, and to lay the foundation for reform to help to ensure that a …
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in the United States 2007 Facts and Figures: “This fact sheet is the latest publication describing the national waste stream based on data collected from 1960 through 2007. It contains information on the benefits of recycling, as well as data on waste generation, recycling, and disposal. It’s also accompanied by data …
DOJ OIG: Top Management and Performance Challenges in the Department of Justice – 2008, released November 14, 2008 “1. Counterterrorism: The Departments top priority remains its ongoing efforts to detect and deter terrorism. Seven years after the September 11 terrorist attacks, the Department of Justice (Department) in general and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) …
Reuters – FDIC, U.S. Treasury clash on anti-foreclosure plan: “A top U.S. banking regulator unveiled a plan on Friday to prevent about 1.5 million foreclosures, breaking ranks with the Bush administration by demanding bailout funds be diverted from banks to consumers. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp said the plan would modify millions of delinquent mortgages …
Attorney General Must Work Without Partisanship, Op-Ed, October 28, 2008, By Sen. Patrick Leahy & Sen. Arlen Specter: “In much the same way that our financial system is suffering a crisis of confidence, our Justice Department the flagship of our system of justice also faces a difficult road to rebuild trust after a …
OPEC Revenues Fact Sheet (11/13/2008): “Based on projections from the EIA November 2008 Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO), members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) could earn $979 billion of net oil export revenues in 2008, and $595 billion in 2009. Through October, OPEC has earned an estimated $884 billion in net …
“Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr., issued the following statement on the Treasury Department’s issuance today of final regulations implementing section 721 of the Defense Production Act, as amended by the Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007: “The final regulations issued today strengthen the CFIUS process in a manner that reaffirms America’s longstanding policy …
News release: “For the first time in more than 30 years, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued long-anticipated mortgage reforms that will help consumers to shop for the lowest cost mortgage and avoid costly and potentially harmful loan offers. HUD will require, for the first time ever, that lenders and mortgage brokers …
OMB Watch: “…more than 240 individuals and organizations [Participants included good government groups, professional associations, traditional reporters, bloggers, unions, representatives of the philanthropic community, technology experts, and members of academia. In an unprecedented manner, the project brought together conservatives, libertarians, and progressives. These recommendations are a demonstration that government transparency is neither a left nor …
News release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today regulations aimed at strengthening the security of the nations freight and passenger rail systems and reducing the risk associated with the transportation of security-sensitive materials.” Fact Sheet: DHS Announces Security Standards for Freight and Passenger Rail Systems Rail Transportation Security Final Rule (PDF, 204 …
AARP: “Ten million people, including 1.3 million aged 55 and older, were unemployed in October. Workers aged 55 and older experienced one of the sharpest increases in unemployment of any age group between September and October. Duration of unemployment and long-term unemployment also increased, particularly among the older unemployed.” News release: “In the third quarter …
