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“The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) created a website dedicated to reporting on matters related to its mission and purpose but by federal mandate the operations of the FCIC ceased to exist on February 13, 2011. However, the FCIC believed it was in the public interest to allow information related to its findings to continue …
Government Shutdown: Operations of the Department of Defense During a Lapse in Appropriations, Stephen Daggett, Specialist in Defense Policy and Budgets, April 1, 2011 “Funding for the Department of Defense, as for most other federal agencies, is being provided through a Continuing Resolution that may expire after April 8, 2011. If additional funding is not …
StateNet Capitol Journal, April 4, 2011: “There are currently 104 nuclear power plants operated by 32 companies in 31 states, which provide about 20 percent of the nation’s electricity, according to the Nuclear Energy Institute. As of January of this year, 18 companies had announced their intention to submit applications to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory …
Tax Foundation Fiscal Fact No. 266, by Mark Robyn [Includes table of State and Local Tax Burdens vs. Tax Collections, FY 2009] “New data from the Census Bureau shows that state-level tax revenue fell for the second year in a row in 2010. State tax revenues fell by more than $14 billion from 2009 to …
The State Secrets Privilege: Preventing the Disclosure of Sensitive National Security Information During Civil Litigation, Todd Garvey Legislative Attorney, Edward C. Liu, Legislative Attorney, March 28, 2011 “The state secrets privilege arises in a wide array of cases, generally where the government is a defendant or where the government has intervened in a case between …
Via Change.Gov, the Office of the President-Elect: “The Agency Review Teams for the Obama-Biden Transition will complete a thorough review of key departments, agencies and commissions of the United States government, as well as the White House, to provide the President-elect, Vice President-elect, and key advisors with information needed to make strategic policy, budgetary, and …
News release: “Central Americas spiraling wave of crime and violence is threatening the regions prosperity as countries face huge economic and human losses as a result of it, according to a newly released World Bank report. Aside from the pain and trauma inflicted upon victims, violence can cost the region up to 8 percent of …
Employment and Training Programs: Opportunities Exist for Improving Efficiency, GAO-11-506T, April 07, 2011 Indian Issues: Observations on Some Unique Factors that May Affect Economic Activity on Tribal Lands, GAO-11-543T, April 07, 2011 Joint Strike Fighter: Restructuring Places Program on Firmer Footing, but Progress Still Lags, GAO-11-325, April 07, 2011 Recovery Act: Energy Efficiency and Conservation …
“The FCC acted today to promote increased consumer access to nationwide mobile broadband service by adopting an Order that requires facilities-based providers of commercial mobile data services to offer data roaming arrangements to other such providers on commercially reasonable terms and conditions, subject to certain limitations. Consumers expect mobile data services that will allow them …
M-11-13, 2011 Planning for Agency Operations During a Lapse in Government Funding (April 7, 2011). Includes a section on Frequently Asked Questions on Contracting, Grant Administration, and Payment Processing During a Lapse in Appropriations. See also FAQ to assist agencies and employees on personnel issues associated with a funding lapse and via Poynter, 5 interactive …
Monthly Budget Review, April 2011, Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for February and the Daily Treasury Statements for March “The federal government incurred a budget deficit of $830 billion in the first six months of fiscal year 2011, CBO estimates$113 billion more than the shortfall recorded in the same period last year. Outlays and …
OPEN Compute Project: We started a project at Facebook a little over a year ago with a pretty big goal: to build one of the most efficient computing infrastructures at the lowest possible cost. We decided to honor our hacker roots and challenge convention by custom designing and building our software, servers and data centers …
