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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released new rankings on fuel economy for 2008 models. Rankings include: Top ten leaders in fuel economy Ten models with the lowest overall fuel economy In each class, models with the best fuel economy In each class, models with the lowest fuel economy.
“The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) announced the release of a report to Congress on the interagency regulatory burden reduction effort spearheaded by OTS Director John Reich. The report details progress of the federal bank, thrift and credit union agencies on eliminating outdated, unnecessary and overly burdensome regulations. The 259-page report, issued by the member …
Progress Has Been Made But More Work Remains in Meeting Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 Requirements, OIG-08-01 (PDF, 34 pages) – New 11/02/2007 Technical Security Evaluation of U.S. Citizenship Activities at the Chet Holifield Federal Building, OIG-08-02 (PDF, 42 pages) – New 11/02/2007
accenture 2007 Leadership in Customer Service: Delivering on the Promise, Executive Summary – “For nearly a decade, Accenture has tracked the progress governments have made in moving toward high performance through leadership in customer service. In this, our eighth and most far-reaching report to date…we find governments at an important crossroads. After years of focusing …
October 17, 2007 – Medicaid Citizenship Documentation October 17, 2007 – Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Federal Civil Service Annuities October 17, 2007 – Retirement Savings Accounts: Fees, Expenses, and Account Balances October 16, 2007 – Electronic Rulemaking in the Federal Government October 15, 2007 – Crop Insurance and Disaster Assistance: 2007 Farm Bill Issues October 15, …
Fact Sheet: Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards: Appendix A “The Department of Homeland Security today released Appendix A of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS), a critical element of its chemical security efforts. The appendix contains a list of chemicals that, if possessed by a facility in a specified quantity, trigger a requirement to complete and …
M-08-02, Report to Congress on FY 2007 Competitive Sourcing Efforts (October 31, 2007) (14 pages, PDF).
Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Airport and Airway Trust Fund Excise Taxes, GAO-08-203R, November 2, 2007 Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Highway Trust Fund Excise Taxes, GAO-08-202R, November 2, 2007 District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program: Additional Policies and Procedures Would Improve Internal Controls and Program Operations, GAO-08-9, November 1, 2007 State Department: Transparent Cost Estimates Needed to Support …
October 30, 2007 Quarterly Report to Congress: “Two notable developments provide a backdrop for SIGIRs work this quarter. First, total relief and reconstruction investment for Iraq from all sourcesthe United States, Iraq, and international donorspassed the $100 billion mark. And second, total attacks on Coalition forces and Iraqis dropped to their lowest levels in over …
Supplement to: Energy Market and Economic Impacts of S. 280, the Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007 (11/01/2007) “This paper responds to a September 18, 2007, letter from Senators Barrasso, Inhofe, and Voinovich, seeking further energy and economic analysis to supplement information presented in the Energy Information Administrations (EIA) recent analysis of S. 280, …
Long-Term Unemployment, October 2007 (34 pages, PDF), Prepared at the Request of the House Budget and Ways and Means Committee. “Even in a strong labor market, many people become unemployed for short periods as they enter the labor force or change jobs. But some people take many months to find a job. Over the past …
“The government today unveiled a new Web site for the public and civic managers to monitor U.S. drought conditions, get forecasts, and know how drought impacts their communities or what mitigation measures exist. Called the U.S. Drought Portal, the www.drought.govs ite was developed for the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS). A seemingly slow and …
