Category «E-Government»

New GAO Reports: Aviation Security, Broadcasting to Cuba, Emergency Management, U.S. Africa Command

Aviation Security: Transportation Security Administration May Face Resource and Other Challenges in Developing a System to Screen All Cargo Transported on Passenger Aircraft, GAO-08-959T, July 15, 2008 Broadcasting to Cuba: Weaknesses in Contracting Practices Reduced Visibility into Selected Award Decisions, GAO-08-764, July 11, 2008 Department of Labor: Case Studies from Ongoing Work Show Examples in …

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

EPA Releases Science Assessment on Health Effects of Nitrogen Oxides

News release: “EPA has released the final Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of NitrogenHealth Criteria as announced in the July 11, 2008 Federal Register. This is EPAs latest evaluation of the scientific literature on the potential adverse human health effects resulting from exposures to oxides of nitrogen, particularly nitrogen dioxide or NO2. There are significant …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Treasury Delivers 112.4 Million Stimulus Payments Totaling $91.8 Billion

“The Treasury Department completed mass disbursements of stimulus payments this week. In total, 112.4 million stimulus payments to Americans households over the past eleven weeks, so far injecting $91 billion into the U.S. economy. Payments will continue to be sent out in small batches through the remainder of the year. To ensure that all Americans …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Press Conference by the President on the Economy

News release: “To help address challenges in the housing and financial markets, we announced temporary steps to help stabilize them and increase confidence in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. These two enterprises play a central role in our housing finance system, so Treasury Paulson has worked with the Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke so that the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress

News release: Chairman Ben S. Bernanke – Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, July 15, 2008 Chairman Dodd, Senator Shelby, and members of the Committee, I am pleased to present the Federal Reserve’s Monetary Policy Report to the Congress. The U.S. economy and …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Oversight Committee Releases Proposed Tillman Report

News release: “A proposed Committee report on the investigations into the death of Corporal Patrick Tillman and the capture of Private Jessica Lynch discloses important new details about the incidents, but could not resolve the key issue of what senior officials knew because the investigation was frustrated by a near universal lack of recall. The …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

New FTC Online Resource Answers Questions about U.S. Antitrust Laws

“FTC Guide to the Antitrust Laws: This plain-language guide is written for consumers and business people with questions about the antitrust laws. The Guide summarizes the core laws that ban unfair business practices and prevent mergers that harm consumers, and explains how antitrust cases are brought by U.S., state, and international authorities, as well as …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

FTC Issues Staff Report on Roundtable Discussion About Phishing Education

News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today released a staff report on a Roundtable Discussion on Phishing Education that it hosted in April. Approximately 60 experts from business, government, the technology sector, the consumer advocacy community, and academia met at the FTC to discuss strategies for outreach to consumers about avoiding phishing. Phishers use deceptive …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, E-Mail, Government Documents, ID Theft

New GAO Reports: Nuclear Security, PBGC, Personnel Clearances, Traffic Safety

Defense Space Activities: DOD Needs to Further Clarify the Operationally Responsive Space Concept and Plan to Integrate and Support Future Satellites, GAO-08-831, July 11, 2008 Emergency Preparedness: States Are Planning for Medical Surge, but Could Benefit from Shared Guidance for Allocating Scarce Medical Resources, GAO-08-668, June 13, 2008 Food Safety: Selected Countries’ Systems Can Offer …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Federal Reserve Board issues final rule amending home mortgage provisions of Regulation Z (Truth in Lending)

News release: “The Federal Reserve Board on Monday approved a final rule for home mortgage loans to better protect consumers and facilitate responsible lending. The rule prohibits unfair, abusive or deceptive home mortgage lending practices and restricts certain other mortgage practices. The final rule also establishes advertising standards and requires certain mortgage disclosures to be …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Fact Sheet: Allowing Offshore Exploration to Help Address Rising Fuel Costs

White House Fact Sheet: Allowing Offshore Exploration to Help Address Rising Fuel Costs, July 14, 2008: “Today, President Bush lifted an executive ban on producing oil from the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). This means that the only thing standing between the American people and these vast oil resources is action from the Democratically controlled Congress. …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Failed Bank Information – IndyMac Bank, F.S.B. Pasadena, CA

News release: “This bank was closed by the Office of Thrift Supervision and the FDIC was named Conservator. All non-brokered insured deposit accounts and substantially all of the assets of IndyMac Bank, F.S.B. have been transferred to IndyMac Federal Bank, F.S.B. (IndyMac Federal Bank), Pasadena, CA a newly chartered full-service FDIC-insured institution. On July 11, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

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