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A Good Job Is Hard to Find: Evidence for Extending Unemployment Insurance Benefits Already Exists, a Report by the Joint Economic Committee Majority Staff, April 2008. “The most recent employment report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed widespread weakness in the labor market. The unemployment rate rose sharply in March and, for the first …
OPEC Revenues Fact Sheet (04/09/2008): “This report includes estimates of OPEC net oil export revenues, based on projections from the April 2008 Short Term Energy Outlook.” Service Report on Federal Energy Subsidies Released (04/09/2008): “The Energy Information Administration has updated its 1999 to 2000 work on Federal energy subsidies. The report includes additions or deletions …
Report released by Senators Edward M. Kennedy and Joseph Biden: “An estimated two million Iraqi refugees have been displaced from their homes and are living in Syria and Jordan, with another two million displaced within Iraq. The report makes several recommendations for responding to the humanitarian crisis, namely that the White House appoint a senior …
A Progress Report to the President, Fiscal Year 2007. The report summarizes key activities and accomplishments of the Federal Inspector General community during the last fiscal year: “As we reflect on the fiscal year (FY) 2007 activities of the 64 Federal OIGs, several basic themes emerge. First, in carrying out their mission, individual OIGs achieved …
General David H. Petraeus, USA Commanding General Multi-National Force-Iraq Prepared Statement Charts to accompany the testimony of GEN David H. Petraeus
110th CONGRESS, 2d Session, S. RES. 501: Honoring the sacrifice of the members of the United States Armed Forces who have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Short-Term Energy and Summer Fuels Outlook April 2008 (04/08/2008): “Quarterly short-term energy projections for supply, demand, and price for the major fuels through 2009 for the U.S. This report provides an emphasis on motor gasoline. International oil forecasts are included.” Short-Term Energy Outlook Supplement: Motor Gasoline Consumption 2008 (04/08/2008): “This report reviews how gasoline markets …
News release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission…took action to stop a sophisticated Internet scheme that stole the identities of unsuspecting individuals and netted more than $66,000 in illicit profits in just seven weeks. In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, the SEC alleged that one or …
Inadequate Security Controls Over Routers and Switches Jeopardize Sensitive Taxpayer Information, March 26, 2008. Reference Number: 2008-20-071 “Because the IRS sends sensitive taxpayer and administrative information across its networks, routers on the networks must have sufficient security controls to deter and detect unauthorized use. Access controls for IRS routers were not adequate, and reviews to …
Department of Agriculture OIG Audit announced April 4, 2008: Rural Utilities Service Implementation of Loan and Grant Programs That Promote Renewable Energy (Report No: 09601-7-TE, Issued March 2008) “RUS has reported assistance totaling over $113.5 million in loans and grants to 23 recipients for renewable energy projects from fiscal years (FY) 2001 through 2006. This …
Fact Sheet: Status of Latin America Small Business Lending Initiative, April 7, 2008 – “In June of 2007 the Treasury Department launched an initiative to expand and improve access for small businesses in Latin America to commercial financing.
News release: “The Office of the Director of National Intelligence is announcing the first-ever strategy to improve the ability of intelligence professionals to share information, ultimately strengthening national security. The document, titled the U.S. Intelligence Community Information Sharing Strategy, complements a related national strategy that President Bush released last year. The document responds to needs …
