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House Budget Committee: The President’s 2008 Appropriation Veto Threats – Whats at Stake? – A State-by-State Analysis, August 3, 2007 — “The President has pledged to veto 2008 appropriation bills that are above the levels in his budget. Although the overall funding difference between the President and Congress is a modest percentage of the federal …
Congressional Budget Office – Funding, 2001-2007 – (Billions of dollars) Military Operations – 533 Indigenous Security Forces – 30 Diplomatic Operations – 39 Veterans’ Benefits – 3 Total – $604 billion
CBO Report: Federal Reinsurance for Terrorism Risks: Issues in Reauthorization, August 2007 (40 pages, PDF)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI), last modified on July 10, 2007 Memo: Revisions to Items 63-66 to Support Load Reporting by Rating Factor (03/22/04) Memo: Federal Bridges in the National Bridge Inventory (01/04/95) Tables of Frequently Requested NBI Information Revisions to the Recording and Coding Guide National Bridge Inventory Steering Committee FIPS Codes Tables of Frequently …
“In 21 States, you get periodic “holidays” from paying State sales tax on certain purchases. Thirteen States offer these tax free shopping this coming weekend (August 3-5) on items needed for Back to School. This means no sales tax on clothes, computers, and school supplies. Other States offer State tax free days other times of …
“On Wednesday, August 1, 2007 the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing to examine what senior Defense Department officials knew about U.S. Army Corporal Patrick Tillmans death by fratricide. In April, the Committee held a hearing investigating the death of Cpl. Tillman.” Documents and Links: Testimony of Secretary Rumsfeld with attachments Questions …
Press release: “The United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC) has delivered a report to Congress on the expenditure of Help America Vote Act (HAVA) funds by state governments. The report covers election reform payments spent (including obligated funds) by states under HAVA Sections 101 and 102 through December 31, 2006 and under Section 251 through …
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Commission Enforcement of the Anti-Fraud Provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule; the Requirements of the National Do Not Call Registry; and the Credit Repair Organizations Act, Presented by Lydia B. Parnes, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Before the Committee On Commerce, Science and Transportation, United States Senate …
Felony Sentences in State Courts, 2004: “Presents statistics for adults who were convicted of a felony and sentenced in State courts. The data were collected through a survey of a nationally representative sample of State courts in 300 counties in 2004. The number and characteristics (age, sex, race) of offenders who were sentenced to prison, …
OMB Announces Establishment of New Website to Assist Agency Implementation of Secure Configurations, July 31, 2007. (2 pages, PDF)
Serve, Support, and Simplify – Report from the Commission on Care for Americas Returning Wounded Warriors that presents six recommendations that make sweeping changes in the delivery of health care and services for injured service members (40 pages, PDF).
Statement for the Record before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, by Matt Jadacki, Deputy Inspector General, Disaster Assistance Oversight, July 31, 2007 (PDF, 10 pages)
