Follow up to previous postings on judicial pay raises, today’s Legal Times, 12-13-2007: “The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would give federal judges their first pay raise in two decades, pushing them to the fore of federal earners. The bill, passed by a 28-5 vote, also would increase the workload for senior judges, raise the retirement age for full pension and discourage retired judges from taking work in the private sector…Under the Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act of 2007, federal district judges would earn $218,000 annually, uncoupling them from members of Congress, who make $165,200 a year. Federal appeals judges would earn $231,000; Supreme Court associate justices $267,900; and the chief justice $279,900.”
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Daily Archives: December 13, 2007
DOT's Aviation Rulemaking Committee Completes Work Evaluating Range of Solutions for New York Area Congestion
Press release: “U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters today said the Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) she created to review potential solutions to the gridlock hampering New York-area airports has completed its work and submitted feedback on a range of congestion-fighting possibilities for the region…The ARC report submitted to the Secretary does not make recommendations, but… Continue Reading
USDA OIG Strategic Plan FY 2007-2012
Strategic Plan FY 2007-2012: “This strategic plan establishes our vision and seeks to provide a roadmap for OIG to provide a worthy return on the United States taxpayers’ investment.” Continue Reading
Independent Assessments Find Yucca Mountain Project on Track
Press release: “The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Director of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) today released two independent assessments addressing areas critical to the overall success of the Yucca Mountain repository program. These assessments, which include an independent review of the OCRWM Quality Assurance (QA) Program and an independent review of… Continue Reading
CBO: The Long-Term Budget Outlook, December 2007
The Long-Term Budget Outlook, December 2007 (62 pages) and Supplemental Data: Revenues and Spending Excluding Interest, by Category, as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product Under CBO’s Long-Term Budget Scenarios Statement of Peter R. Orszag, Director – Congressional Budget Office, The Long-Term Budget Outlook before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives, December… Continue Reading
CBO Report: Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans
Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans: Summary Update for Fiscal Year 2008, December 2007: “The 2008 FYDP [Future Year’s Defense Program ]reflects changes to the departments programs and priorities between February 2006 and February 2007. The 2008 FYDP and CBOs projections of its long-term implications both exclude potential future supplemental or emergency appropriations, although the… Continue Reading
USASpending.gov Launched Today
“Have you ever wanted to find more information on government spending? Have you ever wondered where federal contracting dollars and grant awards go? Or perhaps you would just like to know, as a citizen, what the government is really doing with your money. The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Transparency Act) requires… Continue Reading
Senator George J. Mitchell Releases Report on Major League Baseball Investigation
DLA Piper press release: “Senator George J. Mitchell, the chairman of DLA Piper, today released the report of his independent investigation into the illegal use of steroids and other performance enhancing substances by players in Major League Baseball. Senator Mitchell was named in March 2006 by the Commissioner of Baseball, Allan H. Selig, to conduct… Continue Reading
Serious Safety and Security Risks Undercut Nuclear Power's Role in Minimizing Global Warming, New Report Finds
Nuclear Power in a Warming World – Findings and Recommendations in Brief: “Global warming demands a profound transformation in the ways we generate and consume energy. Because nuclear power results in few global warming emissions, an increase in nuclear power could help reduce global warmingbut it could also increase the threats to human safety and… Continue Reading
New EIA Outlook Reflects Ongoing Transition in Energy Markets
Electric Power Monthly (12/13/2007): “The latest EPM issue (December 2007) is now available on EIA’s Electricity page. Data being published in the December 2007 EPM include September 2007 data. Historical copies of the EPM tables in Excel format have also been posted on the EIA website, dating back to the May 2003 publication of the… Continue Reading
