Category «Government Documents»

New GAO Reports: Combating Terrorism, Defense Acquisitions and Management, USPS

Combating Terrorism: Planning and Documentation of U.S. Development Assistance in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas Need to Be Improved, GAO-10-289, April 15, 2010 Defense Acquisitions: Opportunities and Challenges for Army Ground Force Modernization Efforts, GAO-10-603T, April 15, 2010 Defense Management: Observations on Department of Defense and Military Service Fiscal Year 2011 Requirements for Corrosion Prevention …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation

Information Security Oversight Offices (ISOO) Report to the President for Fiscal Year 2009

Information Security Oversight Offices (ISOO) Report to the President for Fiscal Year 2009, submitted on March 31, 2010. “This report provides information on the status of the security classification program as required by Executive Order 13526, Classified National Security Information. It provides statistics and analysis concerning key components of the system, primarily classification and declassification, …

Subjects: Government Documents

Bank of America President Testifies on Troubled Mortgages

Business Journal: “Barbara Desoer, president of Bank of America Home Loans, testified on Capitol Hill Tuesday about the housing crisis and the steps BofA is taking to modify troubled mortgages. And she painted a bleak picture, according to her prepared testimony. Some numbers [from her remarks at the House Committee on Financial Services Committee hearing, …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Establishes New Office on Womens Health

H. R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act [906 pages, PDF] “OFFICE.There is established within the Office of the Secretary, an Office on Womens Health (referred to in this section as the Office). The Office shall be headed by a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Womens Health who may report to the Secretary. “(b) DUTIES.The …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation

Foreclosure Activity Increases 7 Percent In First Quarter

News release: “RealtyTrac®, the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for Q1 2010, which shows that foreclosure filings default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions were reported on 932,234 properties in the first quarter, a 7 percent increase from the previous quarter and a 16 percent …

Subjects: Government Documents, Knowledge Management

Council of Economic Advisers Releases a New Report on the Recovery Act

News release: “As part of the unprecedented accountability and transparency provisions included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) was charged with providing to Congress quarterly reports on the effects of the Recovery Act on overall economic activity, and on employment in particular. Today we released …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Asthma and COPD Inhalers That Contain Ozone-depleting CFCs to be Phased Out

News release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced, in accordance with longstanding U.S. obligations under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, seven metered-dose inhalers (MDI) used to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will be gradually removed from the U.S. marketplace. These inhalers contain ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

House passes resolution honoring National Library Week

H. Res. 1222 supporting the goals and ideals of National Library Week: April 13, 2010 Congressional Record – House H2465 “H. RES. 1222 Whereas the Nations school, academic, public, and special libraries make a difference in the lives of millions of people in the United States, today, more than ever; Whereas librarians are trained professionals, …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legislation, Libraries

New GAO Reports: Homeland Security, Delivery of Compensation and Medical Benefits to Deployed Civilians, Rare Earth Materials in the Defense Supply Chain, U.S. Government Financial Statements

Homeland Security: Federal Protective Service’s Use of Contract Guards Requires Reassessment and More Oversight, GAO-10-614T, April 14, 2010 Human Capital: Status of Actions Needed to Improve the Timely and Accurate Delivery of Compensation and Medical Benefits to Deployed Civilians, GAO-10-615T, April 14, 2010 Rare Earth Materials in the Defense Supply Chain, GAO-10-617R, April 14, 2010 …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Central Bankers Speeches From Around the World

14 Apr 2010 – Masaaki Shirakawa: Recent economic and financial developments and the conduct of monetary policy: Statement by Mr Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor of the Bank of Japan, concerning the Bank’s “Semiannual Report on Currency and Monetary Control” before the Committee on Financial Affairs, House of Councillors, Tokyo, 13 April 2010. 14 Apr 2010- Jean-Claude …

Subjects: Government Documents

OECD: Development aid rose in 2009 and most donors will meet 2010 aid targets

News release: “New OECD figures show continuing growth in development aid in 2009, despite the financial crisis. Total net official development assistance (ODA) from the donors in the OECDs Development Assistance Committee (DAC) rose 0.7% in real terms, but the rise was 6.8% once debt relief, a volatile item, is excluded (see tables and charts …

Subjects: Government Documents

EIA: International Petroleum Monthly

International Petroleum Monthly – March 2010 Apr 12, 2010: “The International Petroleum Monthly (IPM) is the Energy Information Administration’s primary report of recent international petroleum (oil) statistics. This report includes world petroleum production statistics through January 2010. The IPM also includes estimates for petroleum demand, stocks, and imports for the Organization for Economic Cooperation …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

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