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The Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet held a hearing titled, Communications Networks and Consumer Privacy: Recent Developments on April 23, 2009. The hearing focused on technologies that network operators utilize to monitor consumer usage and how those technologies intersect with consumer privacy. The hearing explored three ways to monitor consumer usage on broadband …
“In the most severe recession since World War II, the global economy is projected to shrink by 1.3 percent in 2009, with a slow recovery expected to take hold next year, according to the IMFs April 2009 World Economic Outlook (WEO). While the rate of contraction should moderate from the second quarter of 2009 onward, …
Public Printer of the United States: “I am pleased to announce the launch of FDsys, GPO’s new Federal Digital System, an innovative tool to enable Americans and people worldwide to search and access the documents of the U.S. government. FDsys is an one-stop site on which to find current, authentic, published information from all three …
Aviation Safety: Potential Strategies to Address Air Ambulance Safety Concerns, GAO-09-627T, April 22, 2009 Coast Guard: Update on Deepwater Program Management, Cost, and Acquisition Workforce, GAO-09-620T, April 22, 2009 Feasibility of Requiring Financial Assurances for the Recall or Destruction of Unsafe Consumer Products, GAO-09-512R, April 22, 2009 Homeland Defense: Actions Needed to Address Management of …
News release: “The Federal Reserve Board, the Office of Thrift Supervision, and the National Credit Union Administration today proposed clarifications to aspects of their December 2008 final rules under the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act) prohibiting certain unfair credit card practices. The Federal Reserve Board also proposed clarifications to its December 2008 final rule …
News release: “Today, in an Earth Day speech at a wind turbine tower manufacturing plant, President Barack Obama announced that the Department of the Interior has finalized a long-awaited framework for renewable energy production on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The framework establishes a program to grant leases, easements, and rights-of-way for orderly, safe, …
News release: “The Project On Government Oversight has updated its Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD) with a new top 100 ranking based on the fiscal year 2007 data of USASpending.gov. The update reveals that the same five contractors remain at the top of the ranking. Lockheed Martin still leads the pack, outpacing everyone else by …
Prepared by the Staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation: Tax Expenditures for Energy Production and Conservation, Scheduled for a Public Hearing Before the Senate Committee on Finance, April 23, 2009. “The Senate Committee on Finance has scheduled a public hearing on April 23, 2009, titled Technology Neutrality in Energy Tax: Issues and Options. Since …
The 2009 Economic Landscape: How the Recession Is Unfolding across Four U.S. Regions “Events in the U.S. and global financial markets are powerful drivers of the recession that began in 2007. However, this economic downturn is unfolding in unique ways across the various regional economies. The following series of articles takes a closer look at …
Press notice: “The Governments economic objective is to build a strong economy and a fair society, where there is opportunity and security for all. Budget 2009, Buildings Britains Future, presents updated assessments and forecasts of the economy and public finances and reports on how in the face of a steep and synchronised global downturn, the …
When Did Your County’s Jobs Disappear? An interactive map of vanishing employment across the country, by Chris Wilson “The economic crisis, which has claimed more than 5 million jobs since the recession began, did not strike the entire country at once. A map of employment gains or losses by county tells the story of how …
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority – Job Dislocation – Making Smart Financial Choices after a Job Loss: “You may not be able to control if or when your company closes a plant or lays off workersbut you can take steps to manage the financial impact of those events. This brochure contains tips on how to: keep …
