Category «E-Government»

New From EIA: Quarterly Coal Questionnaire, International Petroleum Monthly, Electric Power Monthly, Domestic Uranium Production Report

IEA Quarterly Coal Questionnaire (QCQ) – 1st Quarter 2008 (08/06/2008): “Provides detailed quarterly information about U.S. coal production by rank of coal for the 1st Quarter 2008. This information is submitted each quarter to the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris, France. All data are estimates and/or preliminary until released in the EIA Annual Coal …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance

“The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)…issued its list of state nonmember banks recently evaluated for compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The list covers evaluation ratings that the FDIC assigned to institutions in May 2008. The CRA is a 1977 law intended to encourage insured banks and thrifts to meet local credit needs, including …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DOE Total System Life Cycle Cost Estimate and Fee Adequacy Report for Yucca Mountain Project

News release: “The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released a revised estimate of the total system life cycle cost for a repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. The 2007 total system life cycle cost estimate includes the cost to research, construct and operate Yucca Mountain during a period of 150 years, from the beginning of …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Report: DOD Business Transformation

DOD Business Transformation: Air Force’s Current Approach Increases Risk That Asset Visibility Goals and Transformation Priorities Will Not Be Achieved, GAO-08-866, August 08, 2008. “The Department of Defense (DOD) established a goal to achieve total asset visibility over 30 years ago. This initiative aims to provide timely, accurate information on the location, movement, status, and …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Americans Divided on Airplane Cell Phone Use, According to New BTS Special Report

News release: “Americans are divided on whether cell phones should be allowed during flights, with people age 65 and older more likely to oppose their use than those between 18 and 34, according to a new Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) special report using survey data on opinions about the transportation system. BTS, a part …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

EPA Announces Web-Based System for Companies to Self-Disclose Environmental Violations

News release: “EPA today announced a pilot project that allows regulated facilities nationwide to self-disclose environmental violations in a secure environment on EPAs Website under the Agency’s audit policy. This electronic self-disclosure system, or eDisclosure, should reduce transaction costs for companies by ensuring that each disclosure contains complete information.”

Subjects: E-Government

Report: 2008 Economic Downturn and Federal Inaction Impact on Crime

2008 Economic Downturn and Federal Inaction Impact on Crime – Mayors and Police Chiefs 124 Cities Report to The Nation, August 6, 2008. “More than four in 10 of the survey cities (42 percent) report that they are seeing increased crime as a result of current economic conditions. Nearly three in 10 cities (29 percent) …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Americans Made Over 1 Billion Hospital and Doctor Visits in 2006

News release: “Patients in the United States made an estimated 1.1 billion visits to physician offices and hospital outpatient and emergency departments in 2006, an average of four visits per person per year, according to new health care statistics released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The data come from various components …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Federal Study of Environmental Hazards in the Eight Great Lakes States

Public Integrity: “For more than seven months, the nations top public health agency has blocked the publication of an exhaustive federal study of environmental hazards in the eight Great Lakes states, reportedly because it contains such potentially alarming information as evidence of elevated infant mortality and cancer rates. Researchers found low birth weights, elevated rates …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

CBO Monthly Budget Review, August 2008

Monthly Budget Review, August 2008. Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for June and the Daily Treasury Statements for July. “The federal budget deficit was about $371 billion for the first 10 months of fiscal year 2008, CBO estimates, $213 billion more than the shortfall recorded over the same period in 2007. Revenues were about …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DOJ Releases Documents on the Anthrax Investigation

AP – US: Ivins solely responsible for anthrax attacks Press release: “As the Department indicated last week and has been widely reported, substantial progress has been made in the Amerithrax investigation in recent years. As you know, this investigation into the worst act of bioterrorism in U.S. history has been one of the largest and …

Subjects: Courts, E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

DOE OIG: Management Controls over Changes to the Idaho Cleanup Project Contract Baseline

Department of Energy IG Audit Report – Management Controls over Changes to the Idaho Cleanup Project Contract Baseline, July 2008 “In Fiscal Year 2005, the Department of Energy (Department) awarded a Cost-Plus-Incentive-Fee coiltract to CH2M + WG Idaho, LLC (CWI) to lead environmental cleanup of its Idaho National Laboratory site. CWI’s contract requires it to …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

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