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News release: “An investigation by the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming has found that members of government at the highest levels, including the office of President George W. Bushs Chief of Staff and numerous heads of Cabinet departments, had decided to use the Clean Air Act to regulate global warming emissions not …
News release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) has voluntarily registered its common stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is now subject to the Act’s periodic and current reporting requirements. By voluntarily becoming a reporting company, Freddie Mac has publicly disclosed, and …
Air Traffic Control: FAA Uses Earned Value Techniques to Help Manage Information Technology Acquisitions, but Needs to Clarify Policy and Strengthen Oversight, GAO-08-756, July 18, 2008 Food Insecurity Persists in Sub-Saharan Africa despite Efforts to Halve Hunger by 2015, GAO-08-1007R, July 17, 2008 Hurricane Katrina: Trends in the Operating Results of Five Hospitals in New …
D-2008-110 The Cost, Oversight, and Impact of Congressional Earmarks Less Than $15 Million, July 11, 2008 (Project No. D2007-D000FP-0254.002)
Department of Energy Office of Inspector General, Audit Report, Nuclear Weapons Programs Heavy Water Inventory, Declassified, July 15, 2008.
The Overuse, Underuse, and Misuse of Health Care. Testimony before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, July 17, 2008. “The most important factor influencing the federal governments long-term fiscal balance is the rate of growth in health care costs. CBO projects that, without any changes in federal law, total spending on health care will …
How Changes in the Value of the Chinese Currency Affect U.S. Imports, July 2008 07-17-ChinaTrade.pdf AppendixA.pdf AppendixB.pdf
Long-Term Effects of Indexing the Alternative Minimum Tax and Extending the Tax Reductions of 2001 and 2003. Letter to the Kent Conrad, Chairman, Senate Banking Committee, July 17, 2008.
Export-Import Bank: Performance Standards for Small Business Assistance Are in Place but Ex-Im Is in the Early Stages of Measuring Their Effectiveness, GAO-08-915, July 17, 2008 Fair Lending: Race and Gender Data Are Limited for Nonmortgage Lending, GAO-08-698, June 27, 2008 Fair Lending: Race and Gender Data Are Limited for Nonmortgage Lending, GAO-08-1023T, July 17, …
News release: “The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced a set of security recommendations for the transportation of certain quantities of hazardous materials across the nation’s highways. The recommendations – while voluntary – will help to ensure the secure transportation of potentially dangerous materials that could cause a significant impact if used in an act …
Increasing the Value of Federal Spending on Health Care, July 16, 2008, Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives. “The rate of growth in health care costs is the most important factor influencing the federal governments long-term fiscal situation. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that, without any changes in federal …
News release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued an emergency order to enhance investor protections against “naked” short selling in the securities of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and primary dealers at commercial and investment banks.”
