Category «Government Documents»

New GAO Reports: DOE Oversight, Employment Verification, Federal Real Property, Army Medical Personnel, Recovery Act

Department of Education: Improved Oversight and Controls Could Help Education Better Respond to Evolving Priorities, GAO-11-194, February 10, 2011 Employment Verification: Federal Agencies Have Improved E-Verify, but Significant Challenges Remain, GAO-11-330T, February 10, 2011 Federal Real Property: The Government Faces Challenges to Disposing of Unneeded Buildings, GAO-11-370T, February 10, 2011 Military Personnel: DOD Addressing Challenges …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

HUD and VA Issue First-Ever Report on Veteran Homelessness in America

News release: “For the first time ever, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today published the most authoritative analysis of the extent and nature of homelessness among American veterans. According to HUD and VAs assessment, nearly 76,000 veterans were homeless on a given night …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

President Obama Details Plan to Win the Future through Expanded Wireless Access

News release: “President Barack Obama will today detail his plan to win the future by catalyzing the buildout of high-speed wireless services that will enable businesses to grow faster, students to learn more, and public safety officials to access state-of-the-art, secure, nationwide, and interoperable mobile communications. In his State of the Union address, President Obama …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Internet

The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2011 to 2021

The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2011 to 2021 – Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives – February 10, 2011. “Although recent actions by U.S. policymakers should help support further gains in real (inflation-adjusted) GDP in 2011, production and employment are likely to stay well below the economys potential …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Defense Science Board Report: Enhancing Adaptability of our Military Forces

Enhancing Adaptability of our Military Forces, January 2011 [via greta’s links] – “…offers important recommendations for how the Department of Defense can better face the rapidly changing security environment in the 21st century by increasing its adaptability. The key elements are: align enterprise function to support mission outcomes reduce uncertainty through better global awareness prepare …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

IMF Launches New Website on Reform of the International Monetary System

“A strengthened International Monetary System (IMS) one that is resilient to future turmoil is a key goal of the world community as it recovers from the global economic crisis. Follow the efforts of policymakers, academics, and other experts here, at www.imsreform.org, as they debate and discuss reform proposals and work to build a …

Subjects: Government Documents

Report: Replacing the Individual Mandate would Significantly Erode Coverage Gains and Raise Premiums for Health Care Consumers

Center for American Progress – Health Care Reform without the Individual Mandate, Replacing the Individual Mandate would Significantly Erode Coverage Gains and Raise Premiums for Health Care Consumers, by Jonathan Gruber, February 2011 “A central pillar of the recently enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is the individual mandate, the requirement that all individuals …

Subjects: Government Documents

Report: EPA Analysis Detailing How the Clean Air Act is Good for Jobs and the Economy

News release: “[February 9, 2011] Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, and Rep. Bobby L. Rush, Ranking Member of the Energy and Power Subcommittee, released a letter and white paper from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the economic benefits of implementing the Clean Air Act. The EPA found …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Draft Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Draft Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines. Recommendations on measures to avoid, minimize, and compensate for effects to fish, wildlife, and their habitats, February 2011 “As the United States moves to expand wind energy production, it also must maintain and protect the Nations fish, wildlife, and their habitats, which wind energy production …

Subjects: Government Documents

Federal Reserve issues final rule to implement Volcker Rule conformance period

“The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced its approval of a final rule to implement the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that give banking firms a period of time to conform their activities and investments to the prohibitions and restrictions of the so-called Volcker Rule. The Volcker Rule generally …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation

Commerce, NOAA Release Draft National Aquaculture Policies, Invite Public Comment

News release: “The Department of Commerce and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today released complementary draft national aquaculture policies that support sustainable marine aquaculture to increase the U.S. supply of healthy seafood, create jobs in coastal and other communities, spur innovation in technology, and help restore depleted species and marine habitats. Marine aquaculture is …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

CDC Reports Sharp Increase in Strokes Among Those Under 35 Years of Age

“The number of acute ischemic stroke hospitalizations among middle-aged and older men and women fell between 1994 and 2007, but sharply increased among those under age 35 including teens and children according to research presented at the American Stroke Associations International Stroke Conference 2011. Analysts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

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