Congressional Budget Office Presentation to the National Governors Association’s Health and Human Services Committee: The Outlook for Spending on Health Care and Long-Term Care, February 24, 2008
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Daily Archives: February 26, 2008
The Global War On Terrorism: An Assessment
News release: “The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments has released a new report, The Global War on Terrorism: An Assessment (292 pages, PDF), authored by Senior Fellow Robert C. Martinage. The report concludes that the United States reached a high-water mark in the war on terrorism in 2003. At that time, the Taliban had… Continue Reading
C-SPAN Congressional Chronicle
“The C-SPAN Congressional Chronicle is an index to the C-SPAN video recordings of the House and Senate floor proceedings. The video recordings are matched with the text of the Congressional Record as soon as the Record is available. It only includes members who appeared on the floor to deliver or insert their remarks. The text… Continue Reading
Committee Holds Hearing on Electronic Records Preservation at the White House
Committee Holds Hearing on Electronic Records Preservation at the White House, Chairman Waxman’s Opening Statement, February 26, 2008: “…When President Clinton left office and President Bush came into office, the White House had in place a system for archiving White House e-mails that complied with the Presidential Records Act…In its place, the White House adopted… Continue Reading
Judiciary Backs Reducing Disparity of Crack/Powder Cocaine Sentences
Hearing on Cracked Justice Addressing the Unfairness in Cocaine Sentencing, House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, February 26, 2008. Hon. Reggie B. Walton Judge, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Washington, DC…told a House subcommittee that the policy-making Judicial Conference of the United States “strongly supports legislation… Continue Reading
Cash Management Made Easy Guidebook
Customer Relationship Managers (CRM): “The purpose of the Cash Management Made Easy guidebook (136 pages, PDF) is to provide a high-level overview of federal government cash management tools. This guide will assist Federal agency cash managers in improving the management of the Governments finances.” “Improving cash management practices is one of the most important issues… Continue Reading
FDICs Consideration of Commercial Real Estate Concentration Risk in FDIC-Supervised Institutions
February 2008 Report No. AUD-08-005, FDICs Consideration of Commercial Real Estate Concentration Risk in FDIC-Supervised Institutions, Audit Report. “This report presents the results of our audit of the FDICs consideration of commercial real estate (CRE) concentration risk in FDIC-supervised institutions. CRE loans are land development and construction loans (including 1- to 4-family residential and commercial… Continue Reading
Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight Report
Report From the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight – Widespread House Declines in the Fourth Quarter, February 26, 2008: “U.S. home prices fell in the fourth quarter of 2007 according to OFHEOs seasonally-adjusted purchase-only house price index. The index, which is based on data from home sales, was 1.3 percent lower on a seasonally-adjusted… Continue Reading
White House Fact Sheet: Free Trade Agreements Vital To U.S. Economic Growth and National Security
President Bush Calls On Congress To Open Markets For American Workers And Entrepreneurs By Approving Free Trade Agreements, Starting With Colombia: “Today, President Bush met with former Cabinet Secretaries and senior government officials and discussed the need for pro-growth economic policies, including opening new markets for U.S. exports through free trade agreements. Open markets contribute… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Aviation Weather, Defense Acquisitions, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Federal Real Property, Hedge Funds
Aviation Weather: FAA Is Reevaluating Services at Key Centers; Both FAA and the National Weather Service Need to Better Ensure Product Quality, GAO-08-258, January 11, 2008 Aviation Weather: Services at Key Aviation Facilities Lack Performance Measures, but Improvement Efforts Are Under Way, GAO-08-491T, February 26, 2008 Defense Acquisitions: Assessment of DOD Efforts to Enhance Missile… Continue Reading
