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News release: Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and former Subcommittee Chairman for Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology, James R. Langevin (D-RI), released a Majority staff report entitled Getting Beyond Getting Ready for Pandemic Influenza. The report examines the Nations state of preparedness and response capabilities in the event of …
Washington Post site, a work in progess: WhoRunsGov.com offers a unique look at the world of Washington through its key players and personalities. Its your window into how deals get made and policy is shaped in the new Obama administration that is remaking the nations capital.”
The Internal Revenue Service Deployed the Modernized e-File System With Known Security Vulnerabilities, December 30, 2008, Reference Number: 2009-20-026 “The MeF system will provide a single method for filing all IRS tax returns, information returns, forms, and schedules via the Internet. The Modernized Tax Return Database (M-TRDB), a component of the Modernized e-File (MeF) system, …
Digital States at Risk!: Modernizing Legacy Systems, December 2008 – “A product of NASCIO’s [National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO)] Legacy Systems & Modernization Working Group, this report is based on the findings of its 2008 national survey of state CIOs. The report provides an assessment of states primary points-of-concern as they relate …
News release: “U.S. businesses spent $1.36 trillion on new and used structures and equipment in 2007, of which $1.28 trillion, or 93.7 percent, was spent on new structures and equipment, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. These findings come from the 2007 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey, which measures spending on new and used structures and …
New York Times: Inaugural Words: 1789 to the Present – “A look at the language of presidential inaugural addresses. The most-used words in each address appear in the interactive chart, sized by number of uses. Words highlighted in yellow were used significantly more in this inaugural address than average.”
The American Reinvestment and Recovery Plan By the Numbers “The American economy is in the midst of a crisis unlike any we have seen in our lifetime. The economy lost 2.6 million jobs in 2008, the most of any year since World War II. Manufacturing activity is at its lowest level in twenty-eight years. …
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Efforts to Combat Crimes Against Children, Audit Report 09-08, January 2009
News release, Congressman Dave Obey: ‘The economy is in a crisis not seen since the Great Depression. Credit is frozen, consumer purchasing power is in decline, in the last four months the country has lost 2 million jobs and we are expected to lose another 3 to 5 million in the next year. Conservative economist …
Volunteering in the United States, 2008: ” About 61.8 million people, or 26.4 percent of the population, volunteered through or for an organization at least once between September 2007 and September 2008, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Both the level and rate of volunteering were essentially unchanged …
Federal User Fees: Additional Analyses and Timely Reviews Could Improve Immigration and Naturalization User Fee Design and USCIS Operations, GAO-09-180, January 23, 2009 Immigration Application Fees: Costing Methodology Improvements Would Provide More Reliable Basis for Setting Fees, GAO-09-70, January 23, 2009 VA Health Care: Long-Term Care Strategic Planning and Budgeting Need Improvement, GAO-09-145, January 23, …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today announced that the agency returned almost $28 million to consumers this week as a result of a settlement with The Bear Stearns Companies, LLC and EMC Mortgage Corporation. Using the defendants records, about 86,000 consumers who had mortgage loans serviced by EMC have been mailed redress checks.”
