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News release: “U.S. health care spending grew 3.9 percent in 2010 following record slow growth of 3.8 percent in 2009; the two slowest rates of growth in the fifty-one year history of the National Health Expenditure Accounts. Total health expenditures reached $2.6 trillion, which translates to $8,402 per person or 17.9 percent of the nations …
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Conservation Easement Enforcement and Monitoring, January 9, 2012 “OIG conducted an evaluation to determine if FWS is protecting conservation easements through adequate monitoring and enforcement. Overall, we found that FWS is not effectively monitoring is large inventory of conservation easements. FWS derives substantial benefits for wildlife from the acquisition of …
U.S. Unmanned Aerial Systems, Jeremiah Gertler, Specialist in Military Aviation, January 3, 2012 via Wired Danger Room “…reflecting the growing awareness and support in Congress and the Department of Defense for UAS (unmanned aerial systems), investments in unmanned aerial vehicles have been increasing every year. DOD spending on UAS has increased from $284 million in …
EIA: “Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions vary significantly across States, whether considered on an absolute or per capita basis. The overall size of a State, of course, determines much of the absolute level of a States emissions. Available fuels, types of businesses, climate, and population density also play a role in overall and per capita emissions. …
Using Public-Private Partnerships to Carry Out Highway Projects, January 2012. “The United States has a network of over 4 million miles of public roads. That system has faced increasing demands over time: The number of vehicle miles traveled (both passenger and commercial) rose from approximately 700 billion in 1960 to just under 3 trillion in …
Follow up to previous postings on the Deepwater Horizon Spill, this news release from NOAA: “By combining detailed chemical measurements in the deep ocean, in the oil slick, and in the air, NOAA scientists and academic colleagues have independently estimated how fast gases and oil were leaking during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in …
Troubled Asset Relief Program – As Treasury Continues to Exit Programs, Opportunities to Enhance Communication on Costs Exist, GAO-12-229, January 9, 2012 Chemical Assessments, Challenges Remain with EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System Program, GAO-12-42, December 9, 2011 Critical Infrastructure Protection – Cybersecurity Guidance Is Available, but More Can Be Done to Promote Its Use, GAO-12-92, …
Monthly Budget Review – January 2012: “The federal budget deficit was $320 billion in the first quarter of fiscal year 2012, CBO estimates, $49 billion less than the deficit recorded in the same period in fiscal year 2011. But $26 billion of that difference resulted from shifts in the timing of certain payments because the …
Economic Recovery: Sustaining U.S. Economic Growth in a Post-Crisis Economy, Craig K. Elwell, Specialist in Macroeconomic Policy, December 1, 2011 “In regard to the long-term debt problem, in an economy operating close to potential output, government borrowing to finance budget deficits will in theory draw down the pool of national saving, crowding out private capital …
“States manage the Child Nutrition Programs. To participate, or to learn more, contact your State agency.”
CRS – Changes in the Distribution of Income Among Tax Filers Between 1996 and 2006: The Role of Labor Income, Capital Income, and Tax Policy, Thomas L. Hungerford, Specialist in Public Finance, December 29, 2011 Three potential causes of the increase in after-tax income inequality between 1996 and 2006 are changes in labor income (wages …
News release: “The Internal Revenue Service today released a new set of tax gap estimates for tax year 2006. The tax gap is defined as the amount of tax liability faced by taxpayers that is not paid on time. The new tax gap estimate represents the first full update of the report in five years, …
