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News release: “Real gross domestic product — the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States — increased at an annual rate of 0.6 percent in the first quarter of 2008, according to advance estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter, real GDP …
D-2008-083 Obligation of Funds for Ship Maintenance and Repair at the U.S. Fleet Forces Command Regional Maintenance Centers, April 25, 2008 (Project No. D2007-D000FC-0151.000) D-2008-082 Summary Report on Potential Antideficiency Act Violations Resulting From DoD Purchases Made Through Non-DoD Agencies (FY 2004 Through FY 2007), April 25, 2008 (Project No. D2007-D000CF-0237.000) D-2008-080 DoD Accounting to …
Deloitte Research Study – One Size Fits Few: Using Customer Insight to Transform Government: “This study defines the emerging discipline of customer strategy in the 21st century, and shows how the insights of citizens can help your agency make more informed decisions, design and deliver more successful policies and programs, and improve customer service. In …
National Conference of State Legislatures: “This report, Overview of State Legislation Related to Immigrants and Immigration, January – March 2008, provides a first look at introduced legislation in 2008 and presents selected examples of enacted laws relating to immigrants and refugees. This process of legislative tracking and reporting is based on a comprehensive and inclusive …
GAO report released April 29, 2008 – Chemical Assessments: Low Productivity and New Interagency Review Process Limit the Usefulness and Credibility of EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System, GAO-08-440, March 7, 2008 “The Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) contains EPAs scientific position on the potential human health effects of exposure to more …
News release: “Today, Earth Day 2008, the Federal Environmental Executive (FEE) released the 2004-06 Biennial Report to the President on the Federal governments environmental and energy efficiency accomplishments. President George W. Bush called on the Federal government to lead by example in environmental stewardship, while meeting their missions in an efficient and reliable manner. In …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportations Subcommittee on Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism [Improving Consumer Protections in Subprime Lending], about the Commissions continuing efforts to protect subprime mortgage borrowers. The testimony described the agencys priorities, including deceptive mortgage advertising, deceptive or unfair servicing practices, …
News release: “The Treasury Department today launched a new initiative to increase financial education and bank and credit union accounts for Americans currently outside of the financial mainstream. The Community Financial Access Pilot will help selected U.S. communities provide low and moderate income people with needed access to financial services…The number of families using alternative …
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Holds Hearing on Defense Department Acquisitions: “The hearing will examine the recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) titled, Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs. This report found that the Defense Departments 95 major weapons acquisition programs currently exceed their original budgets by nearly $300 billion dollars …
Management Controls over Defense Related High Risk Property, OAS-M-08-06 April 2008: “Los Alamos and Sandia had effective administrative controls in place over the accountability of firearms, including formal inventories, adequate documentation, and proper segregation of duties. However, administrative controls over other defense related high risk property such as firearm barrels, body armor, and gas masks …
Global HIV/AIDS: A More Country-Based Approach Could Improve Allocation of PEPFAR Funding, GAO-08-480, April 02, 2008 Toxic Chemicals: EPA’s New Assessment Process Will Increase Challenges EPA Faces in Evaluating and Regulating Chemicals, GAO-08-743T, April 29, 2008 Chemical Assessments: Low Productivity and New Interagency Review Process Limit the Usefulness and Credibility of EPA’s Integrated Risk Information …
News release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today improvements aimed at strengthening aviation security while decreasing the hassle factor for travelers. Among the key improvements, DHS is providing airlines more flexibility to allow passengers to check in remotely who have been unable to do so because they have a name similar to …
