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Federal Employees Retirement System: Legislation Enacted in the 111th Congress, Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security, November 12, 2009: “On June 22, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-31). Title I of Division B of H.R. 1256 is the Thrift Savings …
2010 Census: Census Bureau Has Made Progress on Schedule and Operational Control Tools, but Needs to Prioritize Remaining System Requirements, GAO-10-59, November 13, 2009 Defense Infrastructure: Guam Needs Timely Information from DOD to Meet Challenges in Planning and Financing Off-Base Projects and Programs to Support a Larger Military Presence, GAO-10-90R, November 13, 2009 Military and …
Expect Delays: An Analysis of Air Travel Trends in the United States, Adie Tomer and Robert Puentes, October 2009 “The current economic recession led carriers to reduce flights, which improved on-time performance. However, the return of economic growth will increase travelers, reduce on-time performance, and continue the hyper-concentration of U.S. air travel within major metropolitan …
CDC Estimates of 2009 H1N1 Influenza Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths in the United States, April October 17, 2009 “When the 2009 H1N1 flu outbreak began in April 2009, CDC began reporting the number of laboratory-confirmed cases, hospitalizations and deaths associated with 2009 H1N1 flu in the United States that were reported by states to …
News release: “Despite progress in some areas, smoking rates among U.S. adults remained stalled in 2008, halting the nations progress in ending the tobacco epidemic, according to a CDC study. The study, released in advance of the annual Great American Smokeout, found that 46 million Americans (20.6 percent) were current cigarette smokers in 2008, which …
Key Issues in Modernizing the U.S. Freight-Transportation System for Future Economic Growth, by Richard Hillestad, Ben D. Van Roo, Keenan D. Yoho [Daniel Mitchel]
News release: “The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced final rules that prohibit financial institutions from charging consumers fees for paying overdrafts on automated teller machine (ATM) and one-time debit card transactions, unless a consumer consents, or opts in, to the overdraft service for those types of transactions. Before opting in, the consumer must be …
Defense Acquisitions: Strategic Airlift Gap Has Been Addressed, but Tactical Airlift Plans Are Evolving as Key Issues Have Not Been Resolved, GAO-10-67, November 12, 2009 International Monetary Fund: Lending Programs Allow for Negotiations and Are Consistent with Economic Literature, GAO-10-44, November 12, 2009
Pew Research Center: A Year Out, Widespread Anti-Incumbent Sentiment Obama’s Afghanistan Rating Declines “The mood of America is glum. Two-thirds of the public is dissatisfied with the way things are going in the country. Fully nine-in-ten say that national economic conditions are only fair or poor, and nearly two-thirds describe their own finances that way …
Job Loss and Infrastructure Job Creation Spending During the Recession, Linda Levine, Specialist in Labor Economics, October 2, 2009 “A question that typically arises during congressional consideration of economic stimulus legislation is which approach produces the most bang for the buck. In the instant case, this means how many jobs might be supported by federal …
News release: “The Federal Reserve Board on announced the availability of a collection of brief articles that examine ways to improve the availability of housing options for low-income renters. The publication, commissioned in conjunction with the Community Affairs staff at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, focuses on opportunities to strengthen the Low Income …
Follow up to previous postings on the establishment of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, the following new documents released by Sen. Dodd via his press release: Discussion draft “To identify and address risks to the stability of the United States financial system through the establishment of the Agency for Financial Stability, to ensure the orderly …
