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DOJ Office of Information Policy FOIA Post – Creating a New Era of Open Government: “On his first full day in office, January 21, 2009, President Obama issued a memorandum to the heads of all departments and agencies on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The President directed that FOIA “should be administered with a …
Staff Report – Financing the Dream: Securing College Affordability for the Middle Class “A central goal of the White House Task Force on the Middle Class is to ensure that public policy is helping middle-class families to realize their aspirations. At the heart of those aspirations is the deep-seated desire of parents to ensure that …
F.B.I. and States Vastly Expand DNA Databases, by Solomon Moore: “Law enforcement officials are vastly expanding their collection of DNA to include millions more people who have been arrested or detained but not yet convicted. The move, intended to help solve more crimes, is raising concerns about the privacy of petty offenders and people who …
Weekly Address Transcript: “…I will ask all of my department and agency heads for specific proposals for cutting their budgets. Already, members of my Cabinet have begun to trim back unnecessary expenditures…in the coming weeks, I will be announcing the elimination of dozens of government programs shown to be wasteful or ineffective. In this effort, …
April 08, 2009 – Savings and Household Wealth in 2007 – April8, 2009 – Business Tax Issues in 2009 April 06, 2009 – Setting and Valuing Health Insurance Benefits April 03, 2009 – The Global Financial Crisis: Analysis and Policy Implications April 02, 2009 – China and the Global Financial Crisis: Implications for the United …
News release: “Carrying a credit card balance can be expensive for consumers, especially for those who make only minimum monthly payments. The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 requires that consumers be provided with toll-free telephone numbers[1-888-600-4804)] to call for an estimate of how long it will take to pay off their …
Implementation of Executive Order on Removing Barriers to Responsible Scientific Research Involving Human Stem Cells, Notice Number: NOT-OD-09-085, Release Date: April 17, 2009. Issued by National Institutes of Health (NIH). “On March 9, 2009, President Barack Obama issued Executive Order (EO)13505 authorizing the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Director of NIH, to …
“Statehealthfacts.org has updated state rankings in foreclosures, unemployment, and food stamp participation, based on foreclosures data from RealtyTrac as of February 2009, unemployment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for February 2009, and January 2009 food stamp enrollment data from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Data on state budget shortfalls as of …
“Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) believes the many fees extracted from 401(k) accounts are adding insult to injury for millions of Americans whose accounts have been decimated by stock losses and whose retirements are now in jeopardy. Miller talks to 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft for a report on how the recession is affecting 401(k) retirement …
News release: “After a thorough scientific review ordered in 2007 by the U.S. Supreme Court [Massachusetts v. EPA, 549 U.S. 497], the Environmental Protection Agency issued a proposed finding Friday that greenhouse gases contribute to air pollution that may endanger public health or welfare…EPAs proposed endangerment finding is based on rigorous, peer-reviewed scientific analysis of …
U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual: “By act of Congress the Public Printer of the U.S. Government Printing Office is authorized to determine the form and style of Government printing. The Style Manual is the product of many years of public printing experience, and its rules are based on principles of good usage and custom …
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a report on the potential impacts of climate change on regional U.S. air quality. The information contained in the report will enhance our ability as a nation to protect air quality and human health. The report, Assessment of the Impacts of Global Change on Regional U.S. …
