Category «E-Government»

New GAO Reports: Visa Waiver Program, Individual Retirement Accounts, Defense Budget, Tax Preparers, Global War on Terrorism

Visa Waiver Program: Actions Are Needed to Improve Management of the Expansion Process, and to Assess and Mitigate Program Risks, GAO-08-967, September 15, 2008 Individual Retirement Accounts: Additional IRS Actions Could Help Taxpayers Facing Challenges in Complying with Key Tax Rules, GAO-08-654, August 14, 2008 Defense Budget: Independent Review Is Needed to Ensure DOD’s Use …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DOE Gas Price Watch Reporting Form

Gas Price Watch Reporting Form: “The Department of Energy is very concerned about the impact of gasoline prices on American families. While we are working to address longer term supply issues, we’re also working to make sure American families are being treated fairly. If you believe there may be price-gouging, or price-fixing, please contact your …

Subjects: E-Government

Schedule of Presidential Debates and Debate History Resources

Via State Department: “The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) was established in 1987 to ensure that debates, as a permanent part of every general election, provide the best possible information to viewers and listeners. Its primary purpose is to sponsor and produce debates for the United States presidential and vice presidential candidates and to undertake …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Seasonal Variation in Traffic Congestion: Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston

Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Technical Report: Seasonal Variation in Traffic Congestion: A Study of Three U.S. Cities, August 2008, TR-005 “Most urban areas of the country face rising congestion levels as increasing volumes of vehicular traffic exceed the capacity of the transportation system. The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) reported that, in 2005, Traffic congestion …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

ACLU Voices Concerns About New New FBI Guidelines To Prevent Terror

New York Times: “The Justice Department made public on Friday a plan to expand the tools the Federal Bureau of Investigation can use to investigate suspicions of terrorism inside the United States, even without any direct evidence of wrongdoing. Justice Department officials said the plan, which is likely to be completed by the end of …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

New GAO Reports: Mineral Revenues, Federal Courthouse Construction, Oil and Gas Royalties

Mineral Revenues: Data Management Problems and Reliance on Self-Reported Data for Compliance Efforts Put MMS Royalty Collections at Risk, GAO-08-893R, September 12, 2008 Federal Courthouse Construction: Estimated Costs to House the L.A. District Court Have Tripled and There Is No Consensus on How to Proceed, GAO-08-889, September 12, 2008 Oil and Gas Royalties: The Federal …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Baucus, Grassley Offer Tax Incentives for Clean Energy, Homegrown Jobs

Finance leaders seek to extend wind, solar, other incentives America’s energy, economic future: “Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today unveiled energy tax legislation that they intend to bring to the Senate for consideration this month. The Finance tax measures seek to reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Legislation

Fact Sheet: Justice Department Counter-Terrorism Efforts Since 9/11

DOJ Fact Sheet: Justice Department Counter-Terrorism Efforts Since 9/11, September 11, 2008 “Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, the highest priority of the Justice Department has been to protect America against acts of terrorism. Despite repeated and sustained efforts by terrorists, there has not been another terrorist attack on American soil in the past …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Government Documents

DHS OIG: Compliance with Prepackaged News Prohibition, Hurricane Katrina Temporary Housing Technical Assistance Contracts

OIG-08-89 – Letter Report: DHS Compliance with Prepackaged News Prohibition (PDF, 10 pages) OIG-08-88 – Hurricane Katrina Temporary Housing Technical Assistance Contracts (PDF, 29 pages)

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Issues Report on Major Banks Helping Non-U.S. Clients Dodge U.S. Dividend Taxes

News release: “At a Thursday hearing entitled, Dividend Tax Abuse: How Offshore Entities Dodge Taxes on U.S. Stock Dividends, the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations will examine how some financial institutions have designed, marketed, and implemented transactions to enable foreign taxpayers, including offshore hedge funds, to dodge millions of dollars of taxes on U.S. stock …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Comments on Financial Regulation in a System Context, Beyond Leveraged Losses…

Federal Reserve Board Vice Chairman Donald L. Kohn – Comments on Financial Regulation in a System Context, Beyond Leveraged Losses: The Balance Sheet Effects of the Home Price Downturn, and The Central Role of House Prices in the Financial Crisis: How Will the Market Clear? At the Brookings Panel on Economic Activity, Washington, D.C. September …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

SSA OIG: Dually Entitled Beneficiaries who are Subject to Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision

Dually Entitled Beneficiaries who are Subject to Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision, A-09-07-27010, September 10, 2008. “The Social Security Act includes two provisions that reduce Social Security monthly benefits paid to individuals who receive a pension based on Federal, State, or local government employment that was not covered by Social Security. The …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

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