Category «Government Documents»

CBO: How Regulatory Standards Can Affect a Cap-and-Trade Program for Greenhouse Gases

How Regulatory Standards Can Affect a Cap-and-Trade Program for Greenhouse Gases, September 16, 2009 “Some legislation considered by the current and previous Congresses has proposed combining cap-and-trade programs with various regulatory standards to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. Greenhouse gases increase the amount of energy temporarily held in the lower atmosphere, keeping the Earths surface warmer than …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

BLS: Real Earnings August 2009

News release: “Real average hourly earnings fell 0.2 percent from July to August, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This decline stemmed from the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), up by 0.6 percent, outpacing 0.3 percent growth in average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory workers. …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Economist.com Global Debt Comparison Chart

“The Global Public Debt Clock was developed using data and forecasts from the Economist Intelligence Unit database. It is, of course, inspired by the National Debt Clock, a rolling measure of the US public debt that physically resides in midtown Manhattan. This clock was originally sponsored by a real estate developer, Seymour Durst, who wanted …

Subjects: Government Documents

SEC Announces New Division of Risk, Strategy, and Financial Innovation

News release: “Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary L. Schapiro today announced that University of Texas School of Law Professor Henry T. C. Hu has been named Director of the newly-established Division of Risk, Strategy, and Financial Innovation. The new division combines the Office of Economic Analysis, the Office of Risk Assessment, and other functions …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Launch of Google for the Public Sector

Official Google Blog: “Google for the Public Sector, a one-stop shop of tools and tips that local, state and federal government officials can use to help promote transparency and increase citizen participation. The site helps government agencies: Make your website, and the information it offers, easier to find. For example, in less than 50 technical …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Director of National Intelligence unveiled the 2009 National Intelligence Strategy

News release: “On September 15, 2009, the Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair unveiled the 2009 National Intelligence Strategy – the blueprint that will drive the priorities for the nation’s 16 intelligence agencies over the next 4 years. The National Intelligence Strategy (NIS) is one of the most important documents for the Intelligence Community …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

WSJ's Financial Crisis Word List

WSJ – Matthew Rose: “Just as the financial crisis has morphed into a daily grind instead of a daily fire drill, its peculiar argot has found its way into everyday conversations. This is probably an unwelcome surprise to those not conversant with the narrow byways of Wall Street. So, in the spirit of Ambrose Bierce …

Subjects: Government Documents

GAO Reports and Testimony: DOD Business Systems Modernization, Homeland Security, FDIC's Internal Controls, Personnel Security Clearances, Mineral Revenues

DOD Business Systems Modernization: Navy Implementing a Number of Key Management Controls on Enterprise Resource Planning System, but Improvements Still Needed, GAO-09-841, September 15, 2009 Homeland Security: Despite Progress, DHS Continues to Be Challenged in Managing Its Multi-Billion Dollar Annual Investment in Large-Scale Information Technology Systems, GAO-09-1002T, September 15, 2009 Management Report: Opportunities for Improvements …

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DOT and EPA Propose National Program to Improve Fuel Economy and Reduce Greenhouse Gases

News release: “U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Ray LaHood and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson today jointly proposed a rule establishing an historic national program that would improve vehicle fuel economy and reduce greenhouse gases. Their proposal builds upon core principles President Obama announced with automakers, the United Auto Workers, …

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FDA Approves Vaccines for 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus

News release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has approved four vaccines against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. The vaccines will be distributed nationally after the initial lots become available, which is expected within the next four weeks…The vaccines are made by CSL Limited, MedImmune LLC, Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Limited, …

Subjects: Government Documents

September 2009 MetroMonitor: Tracking Economic Recession and Recovery in Americas 100 Largest Metropolitan Areas

Brookings September 2009 MetroMonitor: “The American economy continued to weaken during the months of April, May, and June 2009, but it was no longer in free fall. Employment remained on a downward paththe nation lost nearly 1.3 million jobs during those three months aloneand by June, the national unemployment rate had reached its highest …

Subjects: Government Documents

Urban Institute: Poverty in the United States, 2008

Commentary: “..the U.S. Census Bureau announced that the U.S. poverty rate reached 13.2 percent in 2008. Even this significant increase from the 12.5 percent rate in 2007 surely understates the share of Americans struggling to make ends meet today in September 2009. The Census poverty data are based on the incomes of individuals and families …

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