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Daily Archives: December 20, 2007

Federal Prosecution of Child Sex Exploitation Offenders, 2006

Bureau of Justice Statistics – Federal Prosecution of Child Sex Exploitation Offenders, 2006: “Presents Federal criminal case processing statistics on child sex offenses, including sex transportation, sexual abuse, and child pornography. The report includes data on case processing, such as the number of cases referred, prosecuted, and convicted. Defendant characteristics at initial hearing for the three types of offenses are provided. Data are also presented on changes in the number of defendants charged from 1994 to 2006.”

Approaches to Improve the Competitiveness of the U.S. Business Tax System for the 21st Century

Press release: “Today the Treasury Department released a comprehensive study addressing business taxation and global competitiveness that is a follow-up to the July conference with business leaders, economists, and policy makers about this important issue. This report, Approaches to Improve the Competitiveness of the U.S. Business Tax System for the 21st Century (121 pages, PDF),… Continue Reading

Joint Economic Committee Annual Report on the State of the Economy and State Economic Snapshots

“U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) and Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Vice Chair of the JEC, today released the Committee’s annual report. The President says his policies are working to make the economy strong and that all Americans are benefiting, but the facts show an economic record that has… Continue Reading

FTC Closes Google/DoubleClick Investigation

Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it will not seek to block Google Inc.’s proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of Internet advertising server DoubleClick Inc. In a 4-1 vote to close its eight-month investigation of the transaction, the Commission wrote in its majority statement that “after carefully reviewing the evidence, we have concluded… Continue Reading

The Small Business Economy For Data Year 2006: A Report To The President

The Small Business Economy: A Report to the President 2007 [368 pages, PDF] — “This annual report since 1982 continues to serve as a reference source to business owners, policymakers, and researchers when they need information on small business’ performance in the economy [Research Summary] [PDF file]. Downloadable tables (Microsoft Excel File) for Appendix A… Continue Reading

New GAO Reports: CMS , Postal Service, Tax Administration

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Internal Control Deficiencies Resulted in Millions of Dollars of Questionable Contract Payments, GAO-08-54, November 15, 2007 Postal Service and Mailing Industry Mail-Related Recycling: Accomplishments and Postal Opportunities–Interim Results, GAO-08-348R, December 20, 2007 State Children’s Health Insurance Program: Program Structure, Enrollment and Expenditure Experiences, and Outreach Approaches for States That… Continue Reading

DHS Provides Nearly $34 Million to First Responders in Smaller Communities Nationwide

Press release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced the award of $33.7 million to fund equipment and training for first responders across the nation as a part of the fiscal year 2007 Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP). Since the program’s inception in 2005, DHS has provided roughly 5,800 direct assistance awards… Continue Reading