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Fact Sheet: “Today, President Bush called on Congress to help American families by removing barriers to domestic production of oil and gasoline. For many Americans, there is no more pressing concern than high gasoline prices. Behind them is the basic law of supply and demand. In recent years, the world’s demand for oil has grown …
Oversight of U.S. Efforts to Train and Equip Police and Enhance the Justice System in Afghanistan – David T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs – Statement before the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, June 18, 2008. “Ravaged by nearly 30 …
News release: “The Commission has approved publication of a Federal Register notice announcing final amendments to the agency’s Fuel Rating Rule. The notice…was issued pursuant to Section 205 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). The EISA required the Commission to develop labeling requirements for biodiesel, biomass-based diesel, and blends of those …
January 2008 Preliminary Electric Power Generation and Fuel Consumption Database (06/18/2008): “Monthly electric power generation, fuel consumption, and fuel stocks data are released.” Wholesale Market Data (06/18/2008): “This site contains spreadsheets with wholesale electricity price data from the Intercontinental Exchange (latest update: June 9, 2008). The files contain peak prices, volumes, and number of transactions …
“The Department of Defense Inspector General released today the Comprehensive Audit Plan for Southwest Asia. The plan was facilitated by the DoD IG Joint Planning Group-Southwest Asia and includes the individual audit plans of the Inspectors General of the Department of Defense, Department of State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development; and the Special …
Defense Infrastructure: High-Level Leadership Needed to Help Communities Address Challenges Caused by DOD-Related Growth, GAO-08-665, June 17, 2008 Intellectual Property: Leadership and Accountability Needed to Strengthen Federal Protection and Enforcement, GAO-08-921T, June 17, 2008 Long-Term Fiscal Outlook: Long-Term Federal Fiscal Challenge Driven Primarily by Health Care, GAO-08-912T, June 17, 2008 Millennium Challenge Corporation: Independent Reviews …
News release: “HOPE NOW, the industry alliance of mortgage lenders, servicers, investors, and counselors, today announced that its servicer members have agreed to a uniform set of procedures and guidelines that will greatly enhance the ability of homeowners to quickly receive the help they need and ensure that the assistance process is respectful, understandable, and …
News release: “The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 1.4 percent in May, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This rise followed a 0.2-percent advance in April and a 1.1-percent increase in March. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by producers of intermediate …
“As part of the May 30, 2008 Attorney General’s Report to the President on agency progress under Executive Order 13,392, Improving Agency Disclosure of Information, the Attorney General recommended that agencies submit to the President’s Management Council an Updated Status Report concerning any deficiency reported by the agency in its Fiscal Year 2007 Annual FOIA …
Proposed Rulemaking: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services; Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities, [Federal Register: June 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 117)][Proposed Rules][Page 34508-34557]
News release: First-Quarter 2008 System Airline Financial Data: Network Passenger Airlines Report Second Consecutive Quarterly Loss Margin – “A group of the seven network passenger airlines reported a system operating loss margin of 5.2 percent in the first quarter of 2008 for the second consecutive quarterly loss after 6 consecutive profitable quarters, the Bureau of …
Follow up – related postings on missing White House emails, today’s news: News release: “Today, D.C. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly issued an opinion in CREW v. Office of Administration, finding that the Office of Administration (OA) is not an agency subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). In May 2007, CREW sued OA …
