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OIG-08-23 – Review of FEMA’s Use of Proceeds From the Sales of Emergency Housing Unit, February 2008 (PDF, 22 pages). “Starting in fiscal year 2005, and continuing through early 2007, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials used funds received from the sale of used travel trailers and mobile homes to partially finance the operations of …
Population Bulletin, Vo. 63, No. 1, March 2008 – Managing Migration: The Global Challenge, by Philip Martin and Gottfried Zürcher. “The number of international migrants is at an all-time high. There were 191 million migrants in 2005, which means that 3 percent of the world’s people left their country of birth or citizenship for a …
News release: “The Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the labeling requirements for biodiesel fuels. As detailed in the notice…the Commission is proposing to amend the Fuel Rating Rule (16 C.F.R. Part 306) to include rating, certification, and labeling requirements for biodiesel fuel. The proposed labeling requirements …
Linkage of the National Health Interview Survey to air quality data (Vital and health statistics, February 2008. Series 2, Data evaluation and methods). Authors, J. Parker, N. Kravets, T. J. Woodruff. “The objective of this report is to describe the linkage of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) with air monitoring data obtained from the …
American Forces Press Service: “China not only is a rising international economic power, but also is a rising military power with new and developing capabilities that have global implications, according to the 2008 China Military Power Report released today. The annual report mandated by Congress analyzes Chinas military development and strategy and says that the …
February 28, 2008 – The D.C. Circuit Rejects EPA’s Mercury Rules: New Jersey v. EPA February 28, 2008 – Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Issues and Arguments February 27, 2008 – Consumer Product Safety Commission: Current Issues February 27, 2008 – The Credit Card Market: Recent Trends, Funding Cost Issues, and Repricing Practices February 26, 2008 – …
News release: “The Security Council today imposed additional sanctions against Iran, including the inspection of cargo suspected of carrying prohibited goods, the tighter monitoring of financial institutions and the extension of travel bans and asset freezes, over its nuclear programme. Fourteen Council members voted in favour of the resolution, which voiced concern at the proliferation …
Committee on Government Oversight and Reform press release: “Today Chairman Henry A. Waxman released a new report: The Administrations Medicaid Regulations: State-by-State Impacts. The report details the state-by-state impacts of seven regulations issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) that would make major, wide-ranging changes in Medicaid, the nations largest low-income health …
Financial Audit: American Battle Monuments Commission’s Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2007 and 2006, GAO-08-326, February 29, 2008 Reprocessed Single-Use Medical Devices: FDA Oversight Has Increased, and Available Information Does Not Indicate That Use Presents an Elevated Health Risk, GAO-08-147, January 31, 2008 Bank Fees: Federal Banking Regulators Could Better Ensure That Consumers Have Required …
News release: “United States Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab announced today that the United States has requested dispute settlement consultations with China at the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding Chinas treatment of U.S. suppliers of financial information services. Chinas regulatory regime requires foreign financial information suppliers to operate through a government-designated distributor in China and …
News release: “Inspector General Daniel R. Levinson announced today that the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health and Human Services issued another report on durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supply (DMEPOS) suppliers compliance with Medicare requirements. The report, Los Angeles County Suppliers Compliance with Medicare Standards: Results from Unannounced Visits, …
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy, March 2008 (379 pages, PDF). “The report contains five chapters: The first chapter provides context for the chapters that follow by documenting the rise in Medicare and total health care spending as a share of the economy. The report then assesses payment adequacy and …
