Category «Government Documents»

BLS: Employer Costs for Employee Compensation

Employer Costs for Employee Compensation: “Employers spent an average of $1.29 for employee retirement and savings plans for every hour worked in June 2009, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This accounted for 4.4 percent of total compensation. Retirement and savings, which includes both defined benefit and defined contribution plans, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2008

News release: “The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that real median household income in the United States fell 3.6 percent between 2007 and 2008, from $52,163 to $50,303. This breaks a string of three years of annual income increases and coincides with the recession that started in December 2007. The nation’s official poverty rate in …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Comprehensive Oversight Plan for Afghanistan and Pakistan

“On Wednesday, September 9, 2009, the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs continued its extensive oversight of U.S. efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan during a hearing designed to explore how the various Inspectors General and entities charged with oversight and accountability of U.S. military, diplomatic, and development resources intend to coordinate and enhance their …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

EIA: Wholesale Market Data, OPEC Revenues Fact Sheet, Short-Term Energy Outlook

Wholesale Market Data (09/09/2009): “This site contains spreadsheets with wholesale electricity price data from the Intercontinental Exchange through September 8, 2009 (latest web site update: September 09, 2009). The files contain peak prices, volumes, and number of transactions at six electricity trading hubs covering most regions of the United States. OPEC Revenues Fact Sheet (09/09/2009): …

Subjects: Government Documents

Treasury Testimony on Stabilizing the Housing Market

Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions Michael S. Barr Written Testimony before the House Financial Services Committee, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity on Stabilizing the Housing Market, September 9, 2009 Making Home Affordable Program Servicer Performance Report through August 2009 Related postings on financial system

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Federal Reserve Beige Book, September 9, 2009

September 9, 2009 – Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District: “Reports from the 12 Federal Reserve Districts indicate that economic activity continued to stabilize in July and August. Relative to the last report, Dallas indicated that economic activity had firmed, while Boston, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Richmond, and San Francisco mentioned signs …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

OpenTheGovernment.org releases the 2009 Secrecy Report Card

“The 2009 Secrecy Report Card chronicles slight decreases in secrecy across a wide spectrum of indicators in the last year of the Bush-Cheney Administration. The report, released today by a coalition of more than 70 open government advocates, also provides a six-month overview of the Obama Administration’s promise and practice on openness issues, and a …

Subjects: E-Government, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

New GAO Reports: Afghanistan and Pakistan, Aviation Weather, Homeland Defense, Security Disability, Wildland Fire Management

Afghanistan and Pakistan: Oversight of U.S. Interagency Efforts, GAO-09-1015T, September 09, 2009 Aviation Weather: FAA and the National Weather Service Are Considering Plans to Consolidate Weather Service Offices, but Face Significant Challenges, GAO-09-761, September 09, 2009 Homeland Defense: U.S. Northern Command Has a Strong Exercise Program, but Involvement of Interagency Partners and States Can Be …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents