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“The NMI (Non-Manufacturing Index) registered 37.3 percent in November, 7.1 percentage points lower than the 44.4 percent registered in October, indicating contraction in the non-manufacturing sector for the second consecutive month. The Non-Manufacturing Business Activity Index decreased 11.2 percentage points to 33 percent. The New Orders Index decreased 8.6 percentage points to 35.4 percent, and …
News release: “For years, the prevailing attitude of Americans toward our federal government has been best reflected by the famous line from President Reagans first inaugural address, Government is not the solution to our problems; government is the problem a sentiment Americans agreed with by a two-to-one margin as recently as this fall. Clearly, …
“Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director James B. Lockhart today submitted to Congress the first report as a Federal Property Manager (FPM) detailing actions FHFA is taking to prevent unnecessary foreclosures. Section 110 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) directs Federal Property Managers to develop and implement plans to maximize assistance for …
News release: “The U.S. Census Bureau announces the release of the Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS), a data series that allows users to track annual changes in employment for growing and shrinking businesses at the establishment level. More than six million business establishments in the United States have paid employees. These businesses are dynamic, opening and …
News release: “To promote transparency in merger enforcement, the Federal Trade Commission today released its most recent staff update of horizontal merger investigations, describing transactions that took place between fiscal years 1996 and 2007. The update expands the coverage of mergers by adding two more years to the agencys database. The new data contain tabulated …
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affair: Big Three Restructural Plans Presented To Congress, December 2, 2008 Ford Motor Company’s Report and Restructural Plan Presented to Congress Ford Motor Company’s Restructural Plan Appendix Powerpoint General Motors Corporation’s Letter about Restructural Plan General Motors Corporation’s Report and Restructural Plan Presented to Congress Chrysler Corporation’s Letter …
“GPO’s Authentication initiative focuses on the primary objective of assuring users that the information made available by GPO is official and authentic and that trust relationships exist between all participants in electronic transactions. In furthering GPO’s mission to provide permanent public access to authentic U.S. Government publications, GPO is working to afford users further assurance …
DOJ Office of the Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress, April 1, 2008-September 30, 2008: “This past 6-month period was one of the most productive and challenging periods for the OIG, as we completed reviews on a variety of important issues affecting the Department of Justice (Department). Of special significance, during this semiannual period we …
News release: A congressionally appointed commission is calling on the President-elect and the next Congress to immediately initiate several concrete actions, unilaterally and with the international community, to address the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction that pose the greatest peril: nuclear and biological weapons. The Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction …
The Department of Health and Human Services And The Department of Justice Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Annual Report For FY 2007, November 2008 “The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) established a national Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program (HCFAC or the Program), under the joint direction of …
International Climate Change Programs: Lessons Learned from the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme and the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism, GAO-09-151, November 18, 2008: “According to available information and experts, the ETS phase I established a functioning market for carbon dioxide allowances, but its effects on emissions, the European economy, and technology investment are less …
Troubled Asset Relief Program: Additional Actions Needed to Better Ensure Integrity, Accountability, and Transparency, GAO-09-161, December 02, 2008: “Treasury has taken a number of steps to stabilize U.S. financial markets and the banking system, including injecting billions of dollars in financial institutions. Through the capital purchase program (CPP)a preferred stock and warrant purchase programTreasury provided …
