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Press release: “Recent data indicate that economic growth and the pace of job creation have slowed. At the same time, the unemployment rate remains low and core inflation is contained. We expect that the economy will continue to expand, even as the housing downturn and credit market strains remain a drag on growth. Rapid enactment …
“New reports released today by the Kaiser Family Foundations Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU) describe aggressive efforts by states in the past year and a half to expand coverage to low-income children and their families, but the actions may be curtailed as a deteriorating economic climate and new limits on federal assistance take …
CRS Report, January 23, 2008. What is a Recession, Who Decides When It Starts, and When Do They Decide? Brian W. Cashell, Specialist in Macroeconomic Policy, Government and Finance Division, The Library of Congress. “A recession is one of several discrete phases in the overall business cycle. The term may often be used loosely to …
Feasibility of Outsourcing the Management and Operation of the Capitol Power Plant, GAO-08-382R, January 31, 2008 Office of Personnel Management: Improvements Needed to Ensure Successful Retirement Systems Modernization, GAO-08-345, January 31, 2008 Congressional Directives: Selected Agencies’ Processes for Responding to Funding Instructions, GAO-08-209, January 31, 2008 Elderly Voters: Some Improvements in Voting Accessibility from 2000 …
Bureau of Transportation Statistics press release: “Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 8.6 percent higher in November 2007 than in November 2006, reaching $70.4 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation… U.S.Canada …
Commission on the National Guard and Reserves: Final Report to Congress and the Secretary of Defense, January 31, 2008 (448 pages, PDF) Executive Summary, Final Report to Congress and the Secretary of Defense, January 31, 2008 (95 pages, PDF) “The Commission concludes that there is no reasonable alternative to the nations continued increased reliance on …
Driving for Quality in Long-Term Care: A Board of Directors Dashboard — Government-Industry Roundtable, January 31, 2008: “We believe that the outcome of the roundtable discussions will foster a greater understanding of how the government and long-term care industry can work together to protect the integrity of the long-term care system and improve the quality …
“The Oversight and Government Reform Committee is asking the compensation committee chairs of each of the Fortune 250 companies to provide information about how executive compensation consultants are utilized by these corporations in setting executive pay. This inquiry is part of an ongoing investigation into the role played by compensation consultants at large publicly traded …
Press release: “The Internal Revenue Service today warned taxpayers to beware of several current e-mail and telephone scams that use the IRS name as a lure. The IRS expects such scams to continue through the end of tax return filing season and beyond. The IRS cautioned taxpayers to be on the lookout for scams involving …
Committee on Energy and Commerce and its Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, Climate Change Legislation Design White Paper: Competitiveness Concerns/Engaging Developing Countries, January 31, 2008: “This White Paper discusses potential domestic legislative provisions that could encourage developing countries to curb their emissions of greenhouse gases.” Memorandum to Members of the Committee
HIV Infection in the United States Household Population Aged 1849 Years: Results from 19992006 – NCHS Data Brief, Number 4, January 2008.
TB and HIV/AIDS Factsheet, January 28, 2008: “Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease that is spread from person to person through the air. This disease is particularly dangerous for persons infected with HIV. Worldwide, TB is a leading cause of death among persons infected with HIV…Worldwide – At the end of 2007, approximately 33.2 million persons …
