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02/21/2008 EPA releases 2006 American Samoa Toxics Release Inventory data 02/21/2008 EPA releases 2006 CNMI Toxics Release Inventory data 02/21/2008 EPA releases 2006 Guam Toxics Release Inventory numbers 02/21/2008 EPA releases 2006 Hawaii Toxics Release Inventory data 02/21/2008 EPA releases 2006 California Toxics Release Inventory data 02/21/2008 EPA releases 2006 Nevada Toxics Release Inventory data …
Forest Service: Better Planning, Guidance, and Data Are Needed to Improve Management of the Competitive Sourcing Program, GAO-08-195, January 22, 2008 Bank Secrecy Act: Increased Use of Exemption Provisions Could Reduce Currency Transaction Reporting While Maintaining Usefulness to Law Enforcement Efforts, GAO-08-355, February 21, 2008 Medicare Part D: Plan Sponsors’ Processing and CMS Monitoring of …
CRS Report: Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2007, updated January 14, 2008 “The following list reviews hundreds of instances in which the United States has utilized military forces abroad in situations of military conflict or potential conflict to protect U.S. citizens or promote U.S. interests. The list does not include covert …
The Deductibility of State and Local Taxes, (54 pages, PDF) “This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) paper, which was prepared at the request of the Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, examines the arguments for and against the state and local tax deduction; how the benefits from the deduction are distributed among different groups of …
Public Health Preparedness: A CDC Report on the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative Agreement, February 2008 (164 pages, PDF): “CDC’s Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response (COTPER) has released its inaugural report on public health emergency preparedness. The report…highlights the progress that has been made in state and local preparedness and response, identifies …
“Campus Law Enforcement, 2004-05 presents findings from a BJS survey of campus law enforcement agencies serving 4-year colleges and universities with 2,500 or more students. The survey covered the 2004-05 academic year and collected data from agencies using sworn police officers and those using only nonsworn security officers. The report compares law enforcement agencies serving …
Estimates of the Legal Permanent Resident Population in 2006 (PDF, 5 pages): “This report provides estimates of the legal permanent resident population and population eligible to naturalize as of January 2006.” “An estimated 12.1 million legal permanent residents (LPRs) were living in the United States on January 1, 2006. Of the 12.1 million, an estimated …
“This annual document, provided by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), contains a summary of the most significant management and performance challenges facing HHS. The assessment is included as an appendix to the publicly available HHS annual Agency Financial Report.” February 20, 2008. Executive Summary Full …
Press release: “The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today submitted its Fifth Report to Congress on the Progress Made in Licensing and Constructing the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline, as required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. In the nine-page document, FERC recognizes Alaska’s selection of a preferred applicant, TransCanada Pipelines Ltd. TransCanada filed jointly …
Statement of FCC Commissioner Copps in Response to the D.C. Circuit’s Decision Vacating the FCC’s Denial and Dismissal of the Gulf Coast Migratory Birds Petition: “For years, I have been disappointed with the FCCs failure to get serious about its environmental responsibilities. Now the D.C. Circuit has affirmed something this agency should have acknowledged a …
FDIC Consumer News, Winter 2007/2008: A To-Do List for Fine-Tuning Your Finances
Press release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is launching this week the first steps toward new green standards for copiers and other imaging devices. This effort builds on the success of EPEAT – an on-line tool to help institutional buyers identify and buy greener electronic equipment.” “EPEAT is a system to help purchasers in the …
