American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: GAO’s Role in Helping to Ensure Accountability and Transparency for Science Funding, GAO-09-515T, March 19, 2009 Department of Veterans Affairs Contracting with Veteran Owned-Small Businesses, GAO-09-391R, March 19, 2009 Federal Real Property: Authorities and Actions Regarding Enhanced Use Leases and Sale of Unneeded Real Property, GAO-09-283R, February 17, 2009 Financial …

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News release: “As the President travels to California, the Council of Economic Advisors has compiled some facts that illustrate the impact of the economic crisis on workers and their families in California. Key Facts “California’s unemployment rate was 10.1% in January (most recent data available). This is a 4.2 percentage point increase since December 2007 …

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News release: “The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today published the Turner Review of global banking regulation. Lord Turner, chairman of the FSA, was asked by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to review the events that led to the financial crisis and to recommend reforms. The Review identifies three underlying causes of the crisis – …

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News release: “The U.S. Department of Labor today issued policy guidance to states and outlying areas for the implementation of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) investments in core employment and training programs. This critical investment of $3,514,500,000 in the nation’s workforce system and network of One-Stop Career Centers is intended to help …

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Defense Acquisitions: DOD Must Prioritize Its Weapon System Acquisitions and Balance Them with Available Resources, GAO-09-501T, March 18, 2009 Federal Financial Assistance: Preliminary Observations on Assistance Provided to AIG, GAO-09-490T, March 18, 2009 Aviation Security: Preliminary Observations on TSA’s Progress and Challenges in Meeting the Statutory Mandate for Screeining Air Cargo on Passenger Aircraft. GAO-09-422T, …

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News release: “Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January indicates that the economy continues to contract. Job losses, declining equity and housing wealth, and tight credit conditions have weighed on consumer sentiment and spending. Weaker sales prospects and difficulties in obtaining credit have led businesses to cut back on inventories and …

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News release: “The U.S. Census Bureau [March 17, 2009] released preliminary data from the 2007 Economic Census. This advance report is the first in a series of industry and geographic area data, including information for more than 1,000 communities not available from previous censuses. The economic census is conducted every five years and is the …

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High-Priority Criminal Justice Technology Needs, NCJ 225375, 2009, by National Institute of Justice

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