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“Bloomberg News today released spreadsheets showing daily borrowing totals for 407 banks and companies that tapped Federal Reserve emergency programs during the 2007 to 2009 financial crisis. Its the first time such data have been publicly available in this form. To download a zip file of the spreadsheets, go to http://bit.ly/Bloomberg-Fed-Data. For an explanation of …
Harvard School of Public Health Report – Four-Country Comparative Effectiveness Decision-Making and Patient Access Survey: “A new survey by the Harvard School of Public Health and the Alliance for Aging Research finds that a majority (62%) of Americans oppose decisions by the government or health insurance plans where prescription drugs or medical or surgical treatments …
CHIP Enrollment: December 2010 Data Snapshot, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured This report provides the latest data on Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollment and policy trends nationally and across the states through December 2010, based on survey responses and data provided by CHIP directors in all 50 states and the District of …
Medical Bill Problems Steady for U.S. Families, 2007-2010 – by Anna Sommers and Peter J. Cunningham “More than one in five Americans were in families reporting problems paying medical bills in 2010about the same proportion as in 2007, according to a new national study by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC). Given the …
Department of Energy Releases its 2011 Critical Materials Strategy: “The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released the 2011 Critical Materials Strategy. The report examines the role that rare earth metals and other key materials play in clean energy technologies such as wind turbines, electric vehicles, solar cells and energy-efficient lighting. The report found that …
Budgetary Effects of the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, as Posted on the Website of the House Committee on Rules on December 22, 2011
“The UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics provides essential data for analysing and measuring world trade, investment, international financial flows and development. Reliable statistical information is often considered as the first step during the preparation of making recommendations or taking decisions that countries will commit for many years as they strive to integrate into the world economy …
“The Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is required annually to submit financial statements for the U.S. government to the President and the Congress. GAO is required to audit these statements. The Fiscal Year 2011 Financial Report of the United States Government (Financial Report) …
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, the first national standards to protect American families from power plant emissions of mercury and toxic air pollution like arsenic, acid gas, nickel, selenium, and cyanide. The standards will slash emissions of these dangerous pollutants by relying on widely …
“U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Acting Administrator Michael Huerta today announced a sweeping final rule that overhauls commercial passenger airline pilot scheduling to ensure pilots have a longer opportunity for rest before they enter the cockpit…The Department of Transportation identified the issue of pilot fatigue as a top priority during …
Government Auditing Standards – 2011 Revision (Supercedes GAO-07-731G) GAO-12-331G, Dec 1, 2011, Strategic Sourcing Office Supplies Pricing Study Had Limitations, but New Initiative Shows Potential for Savings, GAO-12-178, Dec 20, 2011 DOD Financial Management – Ongoing Challenges with Reconciling Navy and Marine Corps Fund Balance with Treasury, GAO-12-132, Dec 20, 2011 Pediatric Medical Devices – …
State of the Federal Web Report, December 16, 2011. Produced by the .gov Reform Task Force “This report presents a summary of data and findings about the state of Federal websites, collected as part of the .gov Reform Initiative. The report is intended to highlightfor the first timethe size and scope of websites in the …
