Category «Government Documents»

Preliminary Analysis of Major Provisions Related to Health Insurance Coverage Under the Affordable Health Choices Act

CBO: Preliminary Analysis of Major Provisions Related to Health Insurance Coverage Under the Affordable Health Choices Act, June 15, 2009. Letter to the Honorable Edward M. Kennedy. “The attached table summarizes our preliminary assessment of the proposals budgetary effects and its likely impact on insurance coverage. According to that assessment, enacting the proposal would result …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation

New GAO Reports: Funding for New Border Patrol Agents, Tax Gap, Veterans Affairs

CBP Could Improve Its Estimation of Funding Needed for New Border Patrol Agents, GAO-09-542R, June 15, 2009 Tax Gap: Requiring Information Reporting for Charitable Cash Contributions May Not Be an Effective Way to Improve Compliance GAO-09-555, May 14, 2009 Veterans Affairs: Implementation of Temporary Residence Adaptation Grants. GAO-09-637R, June 15, 2009

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Report: The Role of the Federal Government in Megadisasters

The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government: Whos in Charge? Who Should Be? The Role of the Federal Government in Megadisasters: Based on Lessons from Hurricane Katrina: “This paper looks at what has happened, and what has not happened, since the waters receded and the debris was removed. Based on lessons learned from this catastrophe, …

Subjects: Government Documents

New on LLRX.com – FOIA Facts: The Detainee Photo Issue – Is it What it Seems?

New on LLRX.com – FOIA Facts: The Detainee Photo Issue – Is it What it Seems? – Scott A. Hodes comments on the Obama administrations’ decision to continue to fight the release of detainee photos.

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

NYT: How Trillion-Dollar Deficits Were Created

“To understand the looming deficits, The New York Times analyzed Congressional Budget Office projections of the budget surplus or deficit for the years 2009-12, President Obamas current term. The budget office has been making estimates for these years for nearly a decade now. The numbers that appear [here] are the average annual deficit or surplus …

Subjects: Government Documents

Developing a New Global Approach to Ending Hunger

Remarks at the 2009 World Food Prize Announcement Ceremony, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, Washington, DC. June 11, 2009 “The effects of chronic hunger cannot be overstated. Hunger is not only a physical condition, it is a drain on economic development, a threat to global security, a barrier to health and education, and a …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Statements of G8 Finance Ministers and Treasury Secretary

Statement of G8 Finance Ministers, 06/13/2009: “Even after output growth begins picking up, unemployment may continue to increase. Our countries will continue to implement actions to reduce the impact of the crisis on employment and maximise the potential for growth in jobs in the period of economic recovery, including by promoting targeted active labor market …

Subjects: Government Documents

White House Fact Sheet: Paying for Health Care Reform

Paying for Health Care Reform – $313 Billion in Additional Savings to Create a Deficit Neutral Plan – Summary Released by the White House Following the President’s Weekly Radio Address “We have the most expensive health care system in the world, but do not get the best results. The rising costs of health care are …

Subjects: Government Documents

OpenCongress Project Launches Project RaceTracker

“The RaceTracker project on the OpenCongress wiki tracks every election for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and state governor. RaceTracker is a free, open-source, fully-referenced, and non-partisan public resource. It is coordinated by the crew at the SwingStateProject.”

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Wiki

50+ Hispanic Workers: A Growing Segment of the U.S. Workforce

AARP Research Report: 50+ Hispanic Workers: A Growing Segment of the U.S. Workforce, June 2009 “Older Hispanics participate in the labor force at relative high rates and are dependable and relatively healthy; nonetheless, many face substantial challenges in the workplace, working in physically demanding jobs and earning low wages and few benefits, according to this …

Subjects: Government Documents

Treasury Announces $25 Billion in Direct Allocations of Recovery Zone Bonds

News release: “As part of the Obama Administration’s efforts to stimulate economic growth and jumpstart the availability of financing critical for economic recovery, the U.S. Treasury Department announced $25 billion in bonds authority available under the Recovery Zone Bonds program. Created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act), Recovery Zone Bonds are targeted …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

ACLU Seeks Records About Laptop Searches At The Border

News release: “United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) policy permits officials to search the laptops and other electronic devices of travelers without suspicion of wrongdoing, according to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed today by the American Civil Liberties Union. The ACLU filed the FOIA request with CBP, a component of the …

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

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