Press release: “The United States today presented comprehensive reform recommendations to the Japanese Government that urge further improvements in Japans business environment and new market opportunities for U.S. exporters and companies seeking to do business in Japan.” Annual Reform Recommendations from the Government of the United States to the Government of Japan under the U.S.-Japan… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: December 2006
DOE's Annual Energy Outlook 2007
Press release: “The Annual Energy Outlook 2007 (AEO2007), released today by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), reflects the evolution of energy markets in an era of high prices by projecting growth in nuclear capacity and generation, more biofuels (both ethanol and biodiesel) consumption, growth in coal-to-liquids (CTL) capacity and production, growing demand for unconventional transportation… Continue Reading
FTC Issues Interim Report to Congress on Results of Studies Required by FACT Act
“The Federal Trade Commission has issued a report to Congress under Section 319 of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003, which requires the FTC to study the accuracy and completeness of information in consumers credit reports and to consider methods for improving the accuracy and completeness of such information. The requirement includes… Continue Reading
Pelosi Announces Nominations for Chairs of Exclusive Committees and Rules and Budget Committees
Press release: “Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi announced today that the Democratic Steering Committee nominated the Chairs of the four exclusive House Committees. The Steering Committee unanimously nominated: Congressman John Dingell of Michigan as Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee; Congressman David Obey of Wisconsin as Chairman of the Appropriations Committee; Congressman Charles Rangel of New… Continue Reading
Bankruptcy Filings Decline in FY 2006
U.S. Courts news release: “Bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts tumbled in fiscal year 2006. According to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, filings for FY 2006, the 12-month period ending September 30, 2006, fell 37.6 percent to 1,112,542, from total filings of 1,782,643 in FY 2005.” Continue Reading
DHS OIG Semiannual Report to Congress
Press release: OIG Reports More Than $38 Billion in Savings and Recoveries for FY 2006 Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress, April 1, 2006-September 30, 2006 (96 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
Armed Services Committee Hearing Today Considers Nomination of Robert Gates
Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Tuesday, December 5, 2006 – 9:30 AM. To consider the nomination of Robert M. Gates to be Secretary of Defense. The nominee will be present. Georgetown University Law Center Library – Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense Nominee: A Bibliography Continue Reading
BJS Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2006
Press release: “The report, Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2006 (NCJ 214262), was written by BJS statistician Katrina Baum; Rachel Dinkes and Grace Kena, of the Education Statistics Services Institute in the American Institutes for Research; and Emily Forrest Cataldi, of MPR Associates, Inc.” Continue Reading
New LC Country Profile on Yemen
Library of Congress, Federal Research Division, Country Profle: Yemen, December 2006 Continue Reading
Topics of New CRS Reports: Intelligence Estimates and Iraqi Civilian Deaths Estimates
Recent CRS Reports made available by FAS: Iraqi Civilian Deaths Estimates, November 22, 2006 Intelligence Estimates: How Useful to Congress?, November 21, 2006 Continue Reading
Polls: What Do Americans Think of Their Courts?
Third Branch: “Do you think elected officials should have more control over federal judges and the decisions they make in court cases? A majority of Americans say no. In an October poll conducted for CNN by Opinion Research Corporation, 67 percent of 1,013 Americans interviewed said elected officials should not have more control over federal… Continue Reading
Strategy Paper: Promoting Opportunity and Growth through Science, Technology, and Innovation
Promoting Opportunity and Growth through Science, Technology, and Innovation, A Hamilton Project Strategy Paper, December 2006 (20 pages, PDF). “Maintaining our nation’s economic leadership in the world and promoting broad-based growth at home will require effective policies to support research, innovation, and access to advanced information and telecommunications technologies. Innovation has long fueled economic growth,… Continue Reading
