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“The Law Library of Congress is pleased to announce the launch of the redesigned Global Legal Monitor. The Global Legal Monitor has transformed from a monthly published PDF to a dynamic continuously updated website. The new Global Legal Monitor has the ability to view legal developments by topic (more than one hundred so far) and …
Follow up to previous postings on EPA library closures, from the September 24, 2008 Federal Register: “EPA is enhancing access to library services for the public and Agency staff. EPA will open previously closed libraries in its National Library Network, with walk-in access for the public and EPA staff. Other library locations will expand staffing, …
Federal Justice Statistics, 2005, 9/30/08: “Immigration and drug arrests comprised more than half of the 140,200 federal suspects arrested and booked by the U.S. Marshals in 2005, the Justice Departments Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. Material witness (20 percent), immigration (15 percent) and weapons (11 percent) arrests increased at the fastest annual rate …
Follow up to September 28, 2008 posting on The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, “Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Chairman Barney Frank of the House Financial Services Committee, and House Democratic leaders held a news conference this afternoon following the defeat of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008…” House Roll Call #1042 Details – H.R.3997: …
Nuclear Waste: Action Needed to Improve Accountability and Management of DOE’s Major Cleanup Projects, GAO-08-1081, September 26, 2008 USAID Acquisition and Assistance: Actions Needed to Develop and Implement a Strategic Workforce Plan, GAO-08-1059, September 26, 2008 Tax Gap: Actions That Could Improve Rental Real Estate Reporting Compliance, GAO-08-956, August 28, 2008 Military Operations: DOD Needs …
News release: “In response to continued strains in short-term funding markets, central banks today are announcing further coordinated actions to expand significantly the capacity to provide U.S. dollar liquidity. Central banks will continue to work together closely and are prepared to take appropriate steps as needed to address funding pressures…Actions by the Federal Reserve include: …
An Investigation into the Removal of Nine U.S. Attorneys in 2006, September 2008 (392 pages, PDF) “In sum, we believe that the process used to remove the nine U.S. Attorneys in 2006 was fundamentally flawed. While Presidential appointees can be removed for any reason or for no reason, as long as it is not an …
CNNMoney.com: “The federal government would provide as much as $700 billion in a far-reaching plan to rescue the nation’s troubled financial system, according to a draft of the proposed bill obtained by CNN. The legislation is still being negotiated and elements of the bill could still change. The core of the bill is based on …
Cost Estimate on Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, September 28, 2008, Letter to the Honorable Barney Frank: “The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has reviewed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, as released by the House Committee on Financial Services on September 28, 2008. The legislation would, among other provisions, create a Troubled Assets …
News release: “Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose to $12,680 annually for family coverage this year with employees on average paying $3,354 out of their paychecks to cover their share of the cost and the scope of that coverage has changed, with many more workers now enrolled in high-deductible plans, according to the …
BLS Introduces New Employment Cost Indexes for 14 Metropolitan Areas [24 September 2008] by Albert E. Schwenk: “This article presents a first look at new estimates from the National Compensation Survey (NCS): Employment Cost Index (ECI) 12-month change in total compensation and in wages and salaries for private industry for 14 selected metropolitan areas. The …
W. David Stephenson – Automated Data Feeds Make Smart Regulation Possible Now: “The District of Columbia, long plagued by corruption, began a transparency initiative under former Mayor Anthony Williams. It shifted into high gear under Mayor Adrian Fenty, and CTO Vivek Kundra. They now publish, on a real-time basis, more than 260 different data streams …
