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News release: “HOPE NOW, the private sector alliance of mortgage servicers, counselors, and investors that has been working aggressively to prevent foreclosures and keep homeowners in their homes, today announced that it expects to double the number of foreclosures prevented in 2009 by enhancing and expanding its very successful 2008 efforts.” Fact Sheet: 2008 HOPE …
News release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to require public companies and mutual funds to use interactive data for financial information, which has the potential to increase the speed, accuracy and usability of financial disclosure and eventually reduce costs for investors. With interactive data, all of the facts in a financial statement are …
News release: “A record number of municipal officials expressed their growing pessimism for the nations direction, according to a survey released by the National League of Cities (NLC). The 2008 State of Americas Cities: Annual Opinion Survey of Municipal Officials demonstrates the widespread nature of the current economic crisis is having on cities bottom lines. …
Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2008 Edition), U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, December 2008, Report 1011 (PDF, 101 printed pages) “The past several decades have been marked by notable changes in womens labor force activities. Since the 1970s, womens labor force participation has risen substantially, particularly among women with …
DHS Privacy Impact Assessment for the Department of Homeland Security State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative, December 11, 2008 “This PIA examines the privacy implications of the State, Local and Regional Fusion Center Initiative, established by the 9/11 Commission Act, as well as for DHS State and Local Program Management Office (SLPMO) which has …
News release and Tables: “Regional and state unemployment rates were generally higher in November. Overall, 37 states and the District of Columbia recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 5 states registered decreases, and 8 states had no change, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported…Over the year, jobless rates were up …
AP: “Banks that are getting taxpayer bailouts awarded their top executives nearly $1.6 billion in salaries, bonuses, and other benefits last year, an Associated Press analysis reveals. The rewards came even at banks where poor results last year foretold the economic crisis that sent them to Washington for a government rescue. Some trimmed their executive …
United States Institute of Peace Peace Briefing – Iraq in the Obama Administration, December 2008, Daniel P. Serwer and Sam Parker “President-elect Obama has stated his commitment to withdraw combat brigades from Iraq within 16 months, leaving a residual force of unspecified size for counterterrorism operations, training and equipping Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and protection …
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Call for Action: Enabling Healthcare Reform Using Information Technology “outlines specific priorities and recommendations for the Obama Administration and 111th Congress to harness IT’s power to reform healthcare and stimulate the U.S. economy.” HIMSS Recommendations to Obama Administration and 111th Congress Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Adoption Model for …
The Role of the United States Postal Service in Public Safety and Security – Implications of Relaxing the Mailbox Monopoly, By Lois M. Davis et al. “The United States Postal Service (USPS) has long held statutory monopolies to deliver mail and to require that only U.S. mail be delivered to the mailbox. While the USPS …
Producing Liquid Fuels from Coal – Prospects and Policy Issues, By Jim T. Bartis et al. “Record-high world oil prices have prompted renewed interest in producing liquid fuels from coal. The United States leads the world in recoverable coal reserves. Moreover, the technology for converting coal to liquid fuels already exists, and production costs appear …
From the New York Times, the new Represent (Beta) database provides users with a quick, efficient and informative online tool to locate the respective political districts where they live, their representatives, and news about the reps’ recent activity.
