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AP: Analysis of Positions Created by the 2009 Recovery Act – use drop-down menus to choose industry and respective state. Thereafter, mouse-over map to see data on jobs in specific counties. Related postings on financial system related postings on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Different Measures for Analyzing Current Proposals to Reform Health Care, October 30, 2009. Letter to the Honorable Max Baucus Preliminary Analysis of the Affordable Health Care for America Act, October 29, 2009. Letter to the Honorable Charles B. Rangel Note: H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, is 1990 pages long (PDF)
Aviation Safety: Information on the Safety Effects of Modifying the Age Standard for Commercial Pilots, GAO-10-107R, October 30, 2009 Black Lung Benefits Program: Administrative and Structural Changes Could Improve Miners’ Ability to Pursue Claims, GAO-10-7, October 30, 2009 Coal Combustion Residue: Status of EPA’s Efforts to Regulate Disposal, GAO-10-85R, October 30, 2009 Federal Energy Management: …
News release: “We previously announced that the White House in December of this year would — for the first time in history — begin posting all White House visitor records under the terms of our new voluntary disclosure policy. As part of that initiative, we also offered to look back at the records created before …
News release: “The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), in coordination with the other member Agencies of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), adopted a policy statement today supporting prudent commercial real estate (CRE) loan workouts. This policy statement stresses that performing loans, including those that have been renewed or restructured on reasonable modified terms, …
“The State Indicator Report on Fruits and Vegetables, 2009 provides for the first time information on fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption and policy and environmental support within each state. Fruits and vegetables, as part of a healthy diet, are important for optimal child growth, weight management, and chronic disease prevention.1,2 Supporting increased F&V access, availability, …
Federal Student Aid: Highlights of a Study Group on Simplifying the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, GAO-10-29, October 29, 2009 Financial Management Systems: DHS Faces Challenges to Successfully Consolidate Its Existing Disparate Systems, GAO-10-210T, October 29, 2009 Formerly Used Defense Sites: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Needs to Improve Its Process for Reviewing …
Press Statement on CPSC, EPA, HUD, CDC, and ATSDR’s drywall investigation: “Since the early spring, the federal government has dedicated significant resources to helping families affected by the drywall issue in their homes. The government has been and continues to be committed to providing answers and solutions to these homeowners. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety …
Today, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has released a new report, Lower Premiums, Stronger Businesses: How Health Insurance Reform Will Bring Down Costs for Small Businesses. “The report looks at the current status quo and outlines how reform will help solve this problem and bring costs down for small businesses.”
Still Waiting: Unfair or Deceptive Credit Card Practices Continue as Americans Wait for New Reforms to Take Effect, October 2009. “This report present the findings of the latest review of consumer credit card product by the Pew Health Groups Safe Credit Cards Project. We show the interest rates, fees and penalty provisions for credit cards …
Estimates of the Prevalence of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, United States, AprilJuly 2009: “Through July 2009, a total of 43,677 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 were reported in the United States, which is likely a substantial underestimate of the true number. Correcting for under-ascertainment using a multiplier model, we estimate that 1.8 million5.7 …
News release: “Today U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, held a hearing on strengthening the 401(k) system, with a particular focus on the proliferation, composition, and regulation of target date funds. Target date funds, sometimes called lifecycle funds, are a type of mutual fund that automatically rebalances to …
