Category «Government Documents»

New GAO Reports: 401(K) Plans, Higher Education and Disability, DOD Human Capital, NextGen Air Transport, Cyber Security

401(K) Plans: Several Factors Can Diminish Retirement Savings, but Automatic Enrollment Shows Promise for Increasing Participation and Savings, GAO-10-153T, October 28, 2009 Higher Education and Disability: Education Needs a Coordinated Approach to Improve Its Assistance to Schools in Supporting Students, GAO-10-33, October 28, 2009 Human Capital: Monitoring of Safeguards and Addressing Employee Perceptions Are Key …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, Government Documents

Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Audits Identifying Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

10-004 Iraq Reconstruction Funds: Forensic Audits Identifying Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Interim Report #1, October 28, 2009: “Our 17 audits of major reconstruction contracts involving about $6.4 billion in Iraq reconstruction funds identified a number of common or crosscutting internal control weaknesses…”

Subjects: Government Documents

Federal Agencies Enter an Agreement Regarding Transmission Siting on Federal Lands

News release: “Today, Obama Administration officials released a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by nine Federal Departments and Agencies to make it faster and simpler to build transmission lines on Federal lands. The goal of the agreement is to speed approval of new transmission lines, reduce expense and uncertainty in the process, generate cost savings, …

Subjects: Government Documents

FOIA Lawsuit Yields Unclassified FBI Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide

New York Times: “In September 2008, the Bush administration changed domestic intelligence-gathering rules. The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s interpretation of those rules was recently made public when the bureau released a redacted copy of its “Domestic Investigations and Operation Guide” in response to a Freedom of Information lawsuit. The new rules have given F.B.I. agents …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Privacy

FTC Proposes New Light Bulb Labels, Seeks Public Comments

News release: “The FTC has proposed new labeling requirements for lamps, commonly known as light bulbs, in response to a congressional mandate. The marketplace has been changing quickly with the emergence of newer, more energy-efficient technologies such as compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs and light-emitting diode (LED) products as traditional incandescent bulbs are …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

President Obama Announces $3.4 Billion for Smart Grid

News release: “Speaking at Florida Power and Lights (FPL) DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center, President Barack Obama today announced the largest single energy grid modernization investment in U.S. history, funding a broad range of technologies that will spur the nations transition to a smarter, stronger, more efficient and reliable electric system. The end result …

Subjects: Government Documents

Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Audits

10-003: Iraq Commander’s Emergency Response Program Generally Managed Well, but Project Documentation and Oversight Can Be Improved, October 27, 2009: “In April 2008, MultiNational ForceIraq (MNFI) and the Government of Iraq (GOI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) establishing the IraqCommander’s Emergency Response Program (ICERP). Since then, more than 800 projects have been completed, and …

Subjects: Government Documents

Draft Version of Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009

WSJ: “Here are some key parts of the draft legislation hashed out between House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D., Mass.) and the Treasury Department. 1) It would create a financial services oversight council, chaired by the Treasury Secretary, which would consist of Federal Reserve Chairman, Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legislation

New GAO Reports: Federal Electronics Management, Legal Services Corporation, Military Training, Recovery Act, Voters with Disabilities

Federal Electronics Management: Federal Agencies Could Improve Participation in EPA’s Initiatives for Environmentally Preferable Electronic Products, GAO-10-196T, October 27, 2009 Legal Services Corporation: Some Progress Made in Addressing Governance and Accountability Weaknesses, But Challenges Remain, GAO-10-194T, October 27, 2009 Military Training: DOD’s Report on the Sustainability of Training Ranges Addresses Most of the Congressional Reporting …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

American Public Skeptical on Evidence of Global Warming

News release: “A recent Pew Research survey showing a sharp decline in the proportion of the public saying there is solid evidence of global warming has triggered considerable speculation about why these views are changing. The poll was released a day after 18 leading scientific organizations released a letter reaffirming what they see as scientific …

Subjects: Government Documents

NOAA Arctic Report Card 2009 – Warming of the Arctic continues to be widespread

Arctic Report Card 2009 – Tracking Recent Environmental Changes – Warming of the Arctic continues to be widespread, and in some cases, dramatic. Linkages between air, land, sea, and biology are evident, October 2009 – “It is apparent that the heating of the ocean in areas of extreme summer sea ice loss is directly impacting …

Subjects: Government Documents

Federal Reserve proposed guidance on incentive compensation

News release: “The Federal Reserve Board issued a proposal designed to ensure that the incentive compensation policies of banking organizations do not undermine the safety and soundness of their organizations. The proposal includes two supervisory initiatives. One, applicable to 28 large, complex banking organizations, will review each firm’s policies and practices to determine their consistency …

Subjects: Government Documents

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