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Broken Politics, Issues in Governance Studies | Number 33. Darrell M. West, Vice President and Director, Governance Studies, The Brookings Institution: “With numerous examples over an extended period of broken politics leading to broken policies, we need to think about ways to reform our political system in ways that enhance our capacity for innovation, leadership, …
“Making the Most of Social Media is written for local governmentscities, counties, townships and their affiliatesthat are beginning to experiment with social media and would like to get more out of them. Its emphasis is on the use of specific applications, such as Facebook and Twitter, by government managers and communications directors. More than two …
The Cost of Failure to Enact Health Reform: 2010 – 2020 (Updated). Bowen Garrett, Matthew Buettgens, Lan Doan, Irene Headen, John Holahan, March 15, 2010 “This report assesses the changes in coverage patterns and health care costs that will occur nationally if major reforms are not enacted. The authors find that by 2015, there could …
Danny Werfel, Controller, March 18, 2010 – Update on the Financial Systems Integration Office “Improving the cost, quality, and performance of financial management operations and systems is one of the Administrations management priorities. Over the past several years, efforts to achieve these objectives have been conducted under the Financial Management Line of Business (FMLoB) and …
The Crisis, Alan Greenspan, Second Draft: March 9, 2010 “To prevent a future financial crisis, the primary imperative must be increased regulatory capital and liquidity requirements on banks and significant increases in collateral requirements for globally traded financial products, irrespective of the financial institutions making the trades, Greenspan says. He offers his views about regulatory …
News release: “Federal Trade Commission staff has filed comments with the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) supporting a measure designed to protect consumers from deceptive claims and to help them make better-informed decisions about whether to obtain a reverse mortgage. Reverse mortgages, typically available only to borrowers age 62 or older, allow them to …
U.S. Economic and Social Trends Since 2000 by Linda A. Jacobsen and Mark Mather (February 2010) “This has been a tumultuous decade for the United States. During the first 10 years of the 21st Century, there was a major terrorist attack, a housing meltdown, a severe economic recession, and a significant downturn in the U.S. …
Responses to Questions About CBO’s Preliminary Estimate of the Direct Spending and Revenue Effects of H.R. 4872, the Reconciliation Act of 2010, March 19, 2010, Letter to the Honorable Paul Ryan H.R. 4872, Reconciliation Act of 2010, March 18, 2010. Estimate of direct spending and revenue effects for the amendment in the nature of a …
Presentation to the National Lieutenant Governors Association Economic Growth and Employment in the Short Term, March 17, 2010, Robert A. Sunshine, Deputy Director, CBO
Department of Energy Office of Inspector General Office of Audit Services Special Report – Progress in Implementing the Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act “The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) was enacted to stimulate the U.S. economy, create jobs and make infrastructure investments in …
Follow up to previous postings on government implementation of whole body scanning technology at airports, via EPIC: “In testimony before the House Committee on Homeland Security, EPIC President Marc Rotenberg urged Congress to halt the plan to deploy body scanners in the nation’s airports. “Based on the documents we’ve obtained, the views of experts, the …
“MAPLight.org, the award-winning nonpartisan, nonprofit research organization dedicated to illuminating the connection between money and politics, has launched a new web site which shines the light of transparency and accountability in powerful ways as never before. The new site is being launched during Sunshine Week, a nonpartisan, national initiative to open a dialogue about the …
