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Strengthening the Transatlantic Alliance: An Overview of the Obama Administration’s Policies in Europe, Philip H. Gordon, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Statement before the Subcommittee on Europe of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Washington, DC, June 16, 2009 “Many of our European partners are among the most prosperous, democratic, and militarily capable …
Broadcasting to Cuba: Observations Regarding TV Marti’s Strategy and Operations, GAO-09-758T, June 17, 2009 Identity Theft: Governments Have Acted to Protect Personally Identifiable Information, but Vulnerabilities Remain, GAO-09-759T, June 17, 2009 Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellites: With Costs Increasing and Data Continuity at Risk, Improvements Needed in Tri-agency Decision Making, GAO-09-564, June 17, 2009 Polar-Orbiting Satellites: With …
“Crossing Our Lines: Working Together to Reform the U.S. Health System, is a bipartisan agreement for comprehensive health reform reached by Senators Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, and Bob Dole. It is the culmination of an inclusive year-and-a-half effort that included strategic outreach to key health care stakeholders, a series of state-based public policy forums, and …
WSJ: “The 85-page proposal is part of an effort by the Obama administration to redraw the rules that govern finance in an attempt to restore confidence in U.S. and global markets. Obama administration officials want the rules to be tough enough to correct some of the damage caused by the financial crisis last year but …
Defense Acquisitions: Issues to be Considered for Army’s Modernization of Combat Systems, GAO-09-793T, June 16, 2009 Federal Bankruptcy Judges: Measuring Judges’ Case-Related Workload, GAO-09-808T, June 16, 2009 Influenza Pandemic: Greater Agency Accountability Needed to Protect Federal Workers in the Event of a Pandemic, GAO-09-783T, June 16, 2009 NASA: Commercial Partners Are Making Progress, but Face …
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Joint Audit of Blackwater Contract and Task Orders for Worldwide Personal Protective Services in Iraq, Report Numbers AUD/IQO-09-16,SIGIR 09-021, June 2009. Unclassified. “The joint audit addressed the following four objectives pertaining to the Blackwater task orders under the Department of State Worldwide Personal Protective Services II contract: (1) What …
“This issue of Supervisory Insights provides a chronology of selected major events and developments that occurred in the financial services industry during a tumultuous 2008. Although the long term effects are unclear, certain points of emphasis for bank supervisors are emerging, and A Year in Bank Supervision: 2008 and a Few of Its Lessons offers …
“On 16 June the Government published The Digital Britain Report, its strategic vision for ensuring that the UK is at the leading edge of the global digital economy. The report provides actions and recommendations to promote and protect talent and innovation in our creative industries, to modernise TV and radio frameworks and support local news, …
DHS Office of Immigration Statistics – Refugees and Asylees: 2008, Daniel C. Martin AND Michael Hoefer “The United States provides refuge to persons who have been persecuted or have a well-founded fear of persecution through two programs: one for refugees (persons outside the U.S.) and one for asylees (persons in the U.S.). This Office of …
News release: “The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the concluding statement by the staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) following this year’s Article IV Consultation with the United States. This statement represents the independent judgment and assessment by IMF staff of U.S. economic performance and policies. Release of this statement is consistent …
OMB Memorandum: Planning for the Presidents Fiscal Year 2011 Budget and Performance Plans, June 11, 2009 “…Specifically, we expect the following to take place over the next six months in order to begin the change process: Map your current hiring process, using OPMs End-to-End Hiring Process Mapping, from the time a manager identifies a need …
Office of Thrift Supervision – Cost of Funds for OTS Regulated Institutions, June 15, 2009. Office of Thrift Supervision Cost of Funds – Historical Report
