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U.S. Courts: “Bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts totaled 1,042,993 for the 12-month period ending September 30, 2008, up more than 30 percent when compared to the 801,269 filings in Fiscal Year 2007, according to statistics released today by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. The September 2008 filings are the highest of any …
“A comparison of legislative resources available on GPO Access and other Government and non-Government Web sites was recently completed. Eight Web sites were selected for in-depth analysis including GPO Access, THOMAS, House.gov, Senate.gov, CQ.com, HeinOnline, Lexis-Nexis Congressional, and Westlaw. The report specifically evaluates the availability of legislative resources on all of the databases examined, the …
News release, Sen. Wyden: “Significant harm to the integrity of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the morale and reputation of the Fish and Wildlife Service as well as potential harm to individual species, and the untold waste of hundreds of thousands of taxpayers dollars are just some of the consequences of what the Interior …
News release: “The Internal Revenue Service today announced an expedited process that will make it easier for financially distressed homeowners to avoid having a federal tax lien block refinancing of mortgages or the sale of a home. If taxpayers are looking to refinance or sell a home and there is a federal tax lien filed, …
Review of NASA’s Exploration Technology Development Program An Interim Report, Committee to Review NASA’s Exploration Technology Development Program, National Research Council, December 2008 “To meet the objectives of the Vision for Space Exploration (VSE), NASA must develop a wide array of enabling technologies. For this purpose, NASA established the Exploration Technology Development Program (ETDP). Currently, …
News release: “The Treasury Department and the Office of Management and Budget today released the Fiscal Year 2008 Financial Report of the United States Government. The report details the U.S. government’s current financial position, as well as its short-term and long-term financial outlook, complementing the President’s Budget to be released in the spring of 2009…Revenue …
Office of Counsel Legal Review, EPAs California Waiver Decision on Greenhouse Gas Automobile Emissions Met Statutory Procedural Requirements, Report No. 09-P-0056, December 9, 2008 “This is in response to your January 2, 2008, letter requesting that the Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigate whether the decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deny …
Medicare Advantage: Characteristics, Financial Risks, and Disenrollment Rates of Beneficiaries in Private Fee-for-Service Plans, GAO-09-25, December 15, 2008 Disaster Assistance: Federal Efforts to Assist Group Site Residents with Employment, Services for Families with Children, and Transportation, GAO-09-81, December 11, 2008 Results Oriented Management: Opportunities Exist for Refining the Oversight and Implementation of the Senior Executive …
Nuclear Weapons in 21st Century U.S. National Security – Report by a Joint Working Group of AAAS, the American Physical Society, and the Center for Strategic and International Studies, December 2008 “The purpose of this report is to inform the next administrations decision-making on U.S. nuclear strategy, policy, posture, and related proliferation and arms control …
OIG-09-08 – Major Management Challenges Facing the Department of Homeland Security (PDF, 39 pages), November 2008 “After just 5 short years, we are beginning to witness the positive effects of the departments efforts and initiatives: tighter security at the borders; increased immigration enforcement; greater cooperation with our international partners; expanded partnerships with the private sector; …
News release: “A report released [December 11, 2008] documents how many states across the country are slashing their health care safety net programs in response to fiscal crises caused by the recession. With at least 43 states facing budget deficits in 2009 or 2010, many states have cut or are planning cuts to Medicaid and …
Economic Indicators: Available from April 1995 forward, this monthly compilation is prepared for the Joint Economic Committee by the Council of Economic Advisors and provides economic information on prices, wages, production, business activity, purchasing power, credit, money and Federal finance.”
