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“On December 14, HHS issued its new Strategic Framework on Multiple Chronic Conditions ― an innovative, private-public sector collaboration to coordinate responses to a growing challenge. Report: Multiple Chronic Conditions: A Strategic Framework Press release: HHS issues new strategic framework on multiple chronic conditions Newsletter article for stakeholders: The Challenge of Managing Multiple Chronic Conditions …
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Trust for America’s Health Issue Report: Issue Report – Ready or Not? Protecting the Public’s Health From Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism, December 2010 “There is an emergency for emergency health preparedness in the United States. The severe budget cuts by federal, state, and local governments are leaving public health departments understaffed …
News release: “The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for October 2010. The next release, which will report on data for November 2010, is scheduled for January 18, 2011. Net foreign purchases of long-term securities were $27.6 billion. Net foreign purchases of long-term U.S. securities were $54.7 billion. Of …
Nuclear Nonproliferation: Comprehensive U.S. Planning and Better Foreign Cooperation Needed to Secure Vulnerable Nuclear Materials Worldwide, GAO-11-227, December 15, 2010 Recovery Act: Head Start Grantees Expand Services, but More Consistent Communication Could Improve Accountability and Decisions about Spending, GAO-11-166, December 15, 2010 Statewide Transportation Planning: Opportunities Exist to Transition to Performance-Based Planning and Federal Oversight, …
News release: “The federal bank and thrift regulatory agencies today announced changes to Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations to support stabilization of communities affected by high foreclosure levels. The final rule is substantially the same as the proposal published for comment on June 24, 2010. It encourages depository institutions to support eligible development activities in …
News release: “Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that General Motors (GM) has completed the repurchase of all GM preferred stock issued under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), repaying taxpayers $2.1 billion. Coming on the heels of a successful initial public offering that netted $13.5 billion for taxpayers, this preferred share repurchase …
October 2010: Quarterly Report To Congress, Management of U.S. Reconstruction Transition “Under the terms of the current U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement, all U.S. military forces are scheduled to depart Iraq by December 31, 2011. This quarter, continued withdrawal of U.S. troops proceeded apace, with the last U.S. combat brigade rolling out in August, signaling the end …
News release: “The Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) announced the release of the third paper to come out of the Executive Session on Policing and Public Safety, a roundtable managed by Harvard Kennedy School’s Program in Criminal Justice and Policy and Management, funded by NIJ. Making Policing More Affordable: Managing Costs and …
New York Times: “The counties with the three highest median household incomes are all in the Virginia suburbs of Washington. Falls Church led the pack with $113,313 per household, an increase of 17 percent since 2000. The county with the lowest median household income was Owsley, Ky., at $18,869.” Baltimore Sun: “Maryland’s median household income …
Federal Debt and Interest Costs, December 14, 2010 “Recently, the federal government has been recording the largest budget deficits, as a share of gross domestic product (GDP), since the end of World War II. As a result of those deficits, the amount of federal debt held by the public has soared–surpassing $9 trillion at the …
News release: “Defense Department leaders today joined the president, vice president, secretary of state and others in mourning the death of U.S. Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke. Holbrooke was serving as special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan when he died last night from a tear in his aorta. He fell ill during a Dec. 10 meeting …
“The United States is at a critical juncture. The deep recession and weak economic recovery have left one in 10 American workers without a job, and our federal budget is driving our countrys debt to unprecedented levels. Business Roundtable believes that the nations business community, the White House and Congress must work together to encourage …
