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News release: “The unemployment rate rose from 5.0 to 5.5 percent in May, and nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend down (-49,000), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. In May, employment continued to fall in construction, manufacturing, retail trade, and temporary help services, while health care continued to …
Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Federal Procurement Policy (70 pages, PDF) – Improving the Management and Use of Interagency Acquisitions, June 6, 2008: “This document provides guidance to help agencies (1) make sound business decisions to support the use of interagency acquisitions and (2) strengthen the management of …
International Atomic Energy Agency news release: “Amid heightened international interest in nuclear energy, countries are paying closer attention to a finite resource that helps to make nuclear power possible: uranium. A report released today finds that new discoveries and re-evaluations of known conventional uranium resources will be adequate to supply nuclear energy needs for at …
Intel news release: “On June 4 the U.S. FTC served a subpoena related to Intel’s business practices with respect to competition in the microprocessor market. Since 2006 Intel has been working closely with the FTC on an informal inquiry into competition in the microprocessor market and has provided the commission staff with a considerable amount …
Fact Sheet: A Clear Agenda for Overcoming Economic Challenges – Making Tax Relief Permanent Is At The Forefront Of President Bush’s Plan For Continued Prosperity: “Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released new jobs figures for May. Nonfarm payroll employment decreased by 49,000 jobs in May, and the unemployment rate rose to 5.5 percent. Although …
News release: “The Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, and a bipartisan majority of the Committee (10-5), today unveiled the final two sections of its Phase II report on prewar intelligence. The first report details Administration prewar statements that, on numerous occasions, misrepresented the intelligence and the threat …
Fiscal Year 2007 U.S. Government Financial Statements: Sustained Improvement in Financial Management Is Crucial to Improving Accountability and Addressing the Long-Term Fiscal Challenges, GAO-08-847T, June 5, 2008 Individual Retirement Accounts: Government Actions Could Encourage More Employers to Offer IRAs to Employees, GAO-08-590, June 4, 2008 Oil and Gas Royalties: Litigation over Royalty Relief Could Cost …
Increasing Transparency in the Pricing of Health Care Services and Pharmaceuticals, June 5, 2008. Economic and Budget Issue Brief. “The rising cost of health care represents the nations single most important long-term fiscal challenge. This brief explores whether increased transparency about prices for specific health care services and pharmaceuticals would help to temper the rapid …
More Action Needed to Protect Public from Indoor Radon Risks [Report PDF – 44 pages] [At a Glance PDF]
Monthly Budget Review, June 2008. Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for April and the Daily Treasury Statements for May 2008. “The federal government incurred a deficit of about $317 billion during the first eight months of fiscal year 2008, CBO estimates, $168 billion more than the shortfall recorded through May of last year. About …
OIG Testimony – Statement of Glenn A. Fine, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight concerning The Role of the FBI at Guantanamo Bay, June 4, 2008. “FBI agents in Guantanamo and other military zones were faced with interrogators from other …
“The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report on 170 countries is the most comprehensive worldwide report on the efforts of governments to combat severe forms of trafficking in persons. Its findings will raise global awareness and spur countries to take effective actions to counter trafficking in persons. The annual Trafficking in Persons Report serves as the …
