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News release: “Today, the Federal Communications Commission grantswith conditions and enforceable commitmentsapproval of the assignment and transfer of control of broadcast, satellite, and other radio licenses from General Electric Company (GE) to Comcast Corporation. The approval will allow GE and Comcast to create a joint venture involving NBC Universal, Inc. (NBCU) and Comcast. An Order …
State of the States 2011: Stateline takes its annual look at the trends and issues that will be the most discussed topics in state government in the coming year.” As state budgets, payrolls shrink, so do ambitions States adjust to a more frugal Washington Republicans face obstacles in redistricting State budget outlook: the worst isn’t …
News release: Salazar, Bromwich Announce Next Steps in Overhaul of Offshore Energy Oversight and Management: “The former MMS was saddled with the conflicting missions of promoting resource development, enforcing safety regulations, and maximizing revenues from offshore operations..Those conflicts, combined with a chronic lack of resources, prevented the agency from fully meeting the challenges of overseeing …
News release: “Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius released a new analysis showing that, without the Affordable Care Act, up to 129 million non-elderly Americans who have some type of pre-existing health condition, like heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis or cancer, would be at risk of losing health insurance when they need it …
World Oil Transit Chokepoints Brief Jan 18, 2011: “Chokepoints are narrow channels along widely used global sea routes, some so narrow that restrictions are placed on the size of vessel that can navigate through them. They are a critical part of global energy security due to the high volume of oil traded through their …
United Arab Emirates Country Analysis Brief Jan 18, 2011: “The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a federation of seven different emirates which together comprise the third largest economy in the Middle East behind Saudi Arabia and Iran. The UAE is an important producer of natural gas and oil, ranking seventh globally in total proven …
SEC Inspector General Reports of Investigation: In recent years, investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of Inspector General (OIG) have exposed a wide range of serious misconduct, including the agency’s failure to crack down on the Madoff and Stanford Ponzi schemes, retaliation against whistleblowers, conflicts of interest, revolving door abuses, the failure …
JCS-1-11 (January 19, 2011) – Present Law And Background Information On Federal Excise Taxes “The Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) imposes numerous excise taxes on goods and services.1 In addition to excise taxes the primary purpose of which is revenue production, excise taxes also are imposed to promote adherence to other policies (e.g., penalty excise …
EPIC: “The Supreme Court has issued a decision in NASA v. Nelson, a case brought by NASA scientists who argued that the government’s invasive background checks violated the Constitution. The Supreme Court found amicus brief , cosigned by 27 technical experts and legal scholars, which highlighted problems with the Privacy Act, including the “routine use” …
Present Law And Historical Overview Of The Federal Tax System, Scheduled for a Public Hearing Before the Committee on Ways and Means on January 20, 2011, Prepared by the Staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation, January 18, 2011, JCX-1-11 (January 18, 2011) This document, prepared by the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation, …
News release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today unveiled a plan containing 25 actions it intends to implement during 2011 to improve the most common path to market for medical devices. Key actions include: Streamlining the de novo review process for certain innovative, lower-risk medical devices, Clarifying when clinical data should be submitted in …
News release: “Thanks to strengthening in consumer spending and growing policy clarity at the end of 2010, the economy is finally poised to accelerate and sustain above-par, less volatile growth, according to the January 2011 Economic Outlook released today by Fannie Mae’s (FNMA/OTC) Economics & Mortgage Market Analysis Group. The economy is expected to grow …
