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“…the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released estimates of personal income at the county level for 2006 based on newly available source data. Personal income is a comprehensive measure of the income of all persons from all sources. In addition to wages and salaries it includes employerprovided health insurance, dividends and interest income, social security …
Defense Infrastructure: Continued Management Attention Is Needed to Support Installation Facilities and Operations, GAO-08-502, April 24, 2008 Export Controls: State and Commerce Have Not Taken Basic Steps to Better Ensure U.S. Interests Are Protected, GAO-08-710T, April 24, 2008 International Boundary and Water Commission: Two Alternatives for Improving Wastewater Treatment at the United States-Mexico Border, GAO-08-595R, …
News release: “In its recent Report on Broadcast Localism and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the Commission concluded that the record in the localism proceeding (MB Docket No. 04-233) revealed a substantial need for greater public understanding of broadcaster obligations, and of the procedures by which the Commission enforces those obligations. The Commission expressed its desire …
News release: “Last year alone global levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, the primary driver of global climate change, increased by 0.6 percent, or 19 billion tons. Additionally methane rose by 27 million tons after nearly a decade with little or no increase. NOAA scientists released these and other preliminary findings today as part of an …
News release: “Between 2005 and 2006 the number of state and federal prisoners who were HIV-positive decreased 3.1 percent from 22,676 to 21,980 inmates, according to a report by the Justice Departments Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). Another BJS report estimated that 44 percent of state inmates and 39 percent of federal inmates reported …
News release: “On April 22, 2008, Secretary Spellings announced proposed regulations to strengthen and clarify No Child Left Behind. The proposed regulations focus on improved accountability and transparency, uniform and disaggregated graduation rates, and improved parental notification for supplemental educational services and public school choice. Below are documents that were released at the announcement. Fact …
Abstinence Education: Assessing the Accuracy and Effectiveness of Federally Funded Programs, GAO-08-664T, April 23, 2008 Antidumping and Countervailing Duties: Congress and Agencies Should Take Additional Steps to Reduce Substantial Shortfalls in Duty Collection, GAO-08-391, March 26, 2008 Federal Records: Agencies Face Challenges in Managing E-Mail, GAO-08-699T, April 23, 2008: “Federal agencies are increasingly using electronic …
News release: “Survey also reveals that 6-7 percent of adults in several states and the District of Columbia drove under the influence of illicit drugs at least once in the past year. A first-of-its-kind national report reveals that 15.1 percent of the nations drivers age 18 and older drove under the influence of alcohol at …
News release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today a notice of proposed rulemaking that will establish biometric exit procedures at all U.S air and sea ports of departure. The majority of non-U.S. citizens are already required to submit digital fingerprints and a digital photograph for admission into the country. The US-VISIT Exit …
H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, April 22, 2008: “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 16, 2008.” “H.R. 5613 would extend existing moratoria on certain regulatory actions taken by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) with regard …
News release: “Fuel efficiency standards for both passenger vehicles and light trucks would increase by 4.5 percent per year over the five-year period ending in 2015 a 25 percent total improvement that exceeds the 3.3 percent baseline proposed by Congress last year under an ambitious new proposal announced today by U.S. Transportation Secretary …
Written Statement of Kevin J. Martin, Chairman Federal Communications Commission Before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing, Future of the Internet, April 22, 2008. “Thank you for inviting me here today to provide my thoughts on the future of the Internet and the Commission’s current role on some of the …
