Category «Government Documents»

Federal Reserve and other central banks announce further coordinated actions to expand significantly the capacity to provide U.S. dollar liquidity

News release: “In response to continued strains in short-term funding markets, central banks today are announcing further coordinated actions to expand significantly the capacity to provide U.S. dollar liquidity. Central banks will continue to work together closely and are prepared to take appropriate steps as needed to address funding pressures…Actions by the Federal Reserve include: …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DOJ: An Investigation into the Removal of Nine U.S. Attorneys in 2006

An Investigation into the Removal of Nine U.S. Attorneys in 2006, September 2008 (392 pages, PDF) “In sum, we believe that the process used to remove the nine U.S. Attorneys in 2006 was fundamentally flawed. While Presidential appointees can be removed for any reason or for no reason, as long as it is not an …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

CNNMoney.com: “The federal government would provide as much as $700 billion in a far-reaching plan to rescue the nation’s troubled financial system, according to a draft of the proposed bill obtained by CNN. The legislation is still being negotiated and elements of the bill could still change. The core of the bill is based on …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Freedom of Information, Government Documents

CBO: Cost Estimate on Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

Cost Estimate on Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, September 28, 2008, Letter to the Honorable Barney Frank: “The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has reviewed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, as released by the House Committee on Financial Services on September 28, 2008. The legislation would, among other provisions, create a Troubled Assets …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation

Kaiser Family Foundation: Employer Health Benefits 2008 Annual Survey

News release: “Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose to $12,680 annually for family coverage this year with employees on average paying $3,354 out of their paychecks to cover their share of the cost and the scope of that coverage has changed, with many more workers now enrolled in high-deductible plans, according to the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

Landmark New Report Says Emerging Green Economy Could Create Tens of Millions of New "Green Jobs"

United Nations Environment Programme: “A new, landmark study on the impact of an emerging global “green economy” on the world of work says efforts to tackle climate change could result in the creation of millions of new “green jobs” in the coming decades. The new report entitled Green Jobs: Towards Decent work in a Sustainable, …

Subjects: Government Documents

BLS Introduces New Employment Cost Indexes for 14 Metropolitan Areas

BLS Introduces New Employment Cost Indexes for 14 Metropolitan Areas [24 September 2008] by Albert E. Schwenk: “This article presents a first look at new estimates from the National Compensation Survey (NCS): Employment Cost Index (ECI) 12-month change in total compensation and in wages and salaries for private industry for 14 selected metropolitan areas. The …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

SEC Requests Comments on Modernizing its Disclosure System

Securities and Exchange Commission [Release Nos. 33-8962; 34-58657; File No. 4-567] Roundtable on Modernizing the SECs Disclosure System AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission. Action: Notice of roundtable discussion; request for comment. “In June 2008, Chairman Christopher Cox launched the 21st Century Disclosure Initiative and called for a fundamental rethinking of our current disclosure system, which …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

CBO: Federal Responses to Market Turmoil

Federal Responses to Market Turmoil, September 24, 2008. Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Creation of Nationwide, Interoperable Public Safety Broadband Network

News release: “In a sustained commitment to help solve the nations communications challenges currently faced by Americas first responders, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today adopted a Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice) that proposes licensing the 700 MHz D Block spectrum as part of a revised 700 MHz Public/Private partnership that will maximize …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: U.S. Asylum System, Energy Markets, Food Safety, Social Security Disability

Information Security: Actions Needed to Better Protect Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Unclassified Computer Network, GAO-08-1001, September 09, 2008 U.S. Asylum System: Agencies Have Taken Actions to Help Ensure Quality in the Asylum Adjudication Process, but Challenges Remain, GAO-08-935, September 25, 2008 Energy Markets: Analysis of More Past Mergers Could Enhance Federal Trade Commission’s Efforts to …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

The Treatment of Federal Receipts and Expenditures in the National Income and Product Accounts

Congressional Budget Office: The Treatment of Federal Receipts and Expenditures in the National Income and Product Accounts, September 2008

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

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