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“A new report by the World Bank Group assesses the investment facilitation of 77 countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific (APC) by evaluating their investment promotion intermediaries and responses to information requests by potential investors in the tourism and agribusiness sectors. The report, Global Investment Promotion Benchmarking 2012: Eyes on ACP, is a …
Options for Changing the Tax Treatment of Charitable Giving, October 18, 2011 – Testimony before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate “Under current law, taxpayers who itemize deductions may deduct the amount they donate to charities from their adjusted gross income (AGI) when determining how much they owe in federal income taxes. That deduction …
The Effects of the Great Recession on Central Bank Doctrine and Practice. Chairman Ben S. Bernanke At the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 56th Economic Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, October 18, 2011 “The financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, together with the associated deep recession, was a historic event–historic in the sense that its severity and …
Income Security: Older Adults and the 2007-2009 Recession, GAO-12-76, Oct 17, 2011 Income Security: The Effect of the 2007-2009 Recession on Older Adults, GAO-12-172T, Oct 18, 2011 Prior Experience and Past Performance as Evaluation Criteria in the Award of Federal Construction Contracts, GAO-12-102R, Oct 18, 2011
News release: “FDA released a report containing immediate steps that can be taken to drive biomedical innovation, while improving the health of Americans. The report addresses concerns about the medical product development pipeline, one of the most pressing challenges facing the biomedical industries. Release of the report, kicks off a new FDA-wide Innovative Initiative, which …
News release: “By exploiting loopholes in the law, the chemical industry for decades has systematically subverted Environmental Protection Agency efforts to protect public health, a study by the Natural Resources Defense Council found. As a result, the industry has made enormous profits while delaying restrictions on unsafe chemicals, largely by ginning up scientific uncertainties, according …
Peggy Twohig and Steve Antonakes: “…the CFPB released the CFPB Supervision and Examination Manual, the guide for our examiners to use in overseeing companies that provide consumer financial products and services. Federal government regulators usually have manuals for their examiners. Our manual provides our examiners with direction on how to determine if providers of consumer …
Electric Power Monthly Data for July 2011 | Release Date: October 14, 2011 “Net generation in the United States was up 2.2 percent from July 2010 to July 2011. July 2011 was warmer than July 2010, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported that July 2011 was the fourth warmest month on record …
News release: “CTIA-The Wireless Association® today announced new commitments by providers that represent more than 97 percent of wireless consumers in the U.S. to send free alerts to help consumers avoid unexpected overage charges. The joint announcement was made by CTIA President & CEO Steve Largent, Federal Communications Chairman Julius Genachowski, and Consumers Unions Communications …
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle: DOD Needs to Ensure New Acquisition Strategy is Based on Sufficient Information, GAO-11-641, Sep 15, 2011 Federal Chief Information Officers: Opportunities Exist to Improve Role in Information Technology Management, GAO-11-634, Sep 15, 2011 Long-Term Care Hospitals: CMS Oversight Is Limited and Should Be Strengthened, GAO-11-810, Sep 15, 2011 Temporary Assistance for …
News release: “The cost of excessive alcohol consumption in the United States in 2006 reached $223.5 billion or about $1.90 per drink, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Almost threequarters of these costs were due to binge drinking, consuming four or more alcoholic beverages per occasion for women …
Income Tax Paid at Each Tax Rate, 1958-2009. Daniel Baneman, Jim Nunns, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, October 2011 “The federal individual income tax has had many more brackets and much higher rates in the past than it does today. In 1958, for example, there were 24 brackets (versus 6 today) and the top rate was …
