Update of CBO’s Economic Forecast, February 15, 2008 “In preparation for new baseline projections that will be released at the beginning of March, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has updated its macroeconomic forecast. CBO has occasionally issued revisions to the forecast it publishes in January, but they are relatively uncommon. This revision is motivated by… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2008
DHS FY 2009 Explanation of Changes – General Provisions
Department of Homeland Security FY 2009 Explanation of Changes – General Provisions (3574 pages, PDF). Includes U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Coast Guard. Continue Reading
Search the DOD Surplus Database
“The Pentagon’s surplus program sells millions of dollars of excess military equipment to the public each year. It also moves extra supplies around within the federal government and gives surplus military gear such as weapons, armored personnel carriers and aircraft to state and local law enforcement agencies. Select a state for a list of military… Continue Reading
New Report Calls For Steps Toward a Nuclear-Free World
Press release: “The Federation of American Scientists, along with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), and independent analysts, have issued a report, Toward True Security, that calls for immediately declaring that the sole mission for U.S. nuclear weapons is to deter nuclear attack, for taking all nuclear weapons off… Continue Reading
White Paper – Wireless Security: Past, Present and Future
CODENOMICON White Paper – Wireless Security: Past, Present and Future, by Sami Petäjäsoja, Tommi Mäkilä, Mikko Varpiola, Miikka Saukko and Ari Takanen, Version 1.0, February 1st, 2008 “New wireless technologies such as WiMAX, NFC and ZigBee are rapidly being adopted, along with existing wireless standards such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GSM and other cellular technologies. Bluetooth… Continue Reading
PBS: Your Guide to Online Privacy
Your Guide to Online Privacy, by Mark Glaser “As we share more information online via myriad site registrations, online social networking profiles, e-commerce sites and search engines, the desire by companies and governments to mine that information is increasingly at odds with the desire of users to protect it. While online businesses can create their… Continue Reading
Registry of USG Recommended Biometric Standards
“This Registry of USG Recommended Biometric Standards (Registry) supplements the NSTC Policy for Enabling the Development, Adoption and Use of Biometric Standards. This Registry is based upon interagency consensus on biometric standards required to enable the interoperability of various Federal biometric applications, and to guide Federal agencies as they develop and implement related biometric programs.… Continue Reading
Selected Presidential Reports For The 2007 Year-End
HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT (C00431569) JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC. (C00430470) OBAMA FOR AMERICA (C00431445) Continue Reading
Financial Management Service Summary Report of the 2007 Financial Report
Summary Report of the 2007 Financial Report: A Citizen’s Guide to the 2007 Financial Report of the Government. Continue Reading
CBO: Geographic Variation in Health Care Spending,
Geographic Variation in Health Care Spending, February 2008 (39 pages, PDF) This paper by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) examines the amount of and trends in geographic variation in health care spending, and the root causes of that variation. It also examines the relationship between spending and quality of care, and it discusses what those… Continue Reading
WSJ: Tracking Housing Prices
Tracking Housing Prices – Why the Numbers Conflict, By David Wessel, The Wall Street Journal Online. “Predicting how much worse the U.S. housing market will get is tough. The future is never certain. But when it comes to home prices, getting a clear picture of the recent past turns out to be surprisingly hard as… Continue Reading
CBO: Policy Options for Reducing CO2 Emissions
Policy Options for Reducing CO2 Emissions, February 2008 (42 pages, PDF) “The most efficient approaches to reducing emissions of CO2 involve giving businesses and households an economic incentive for such reductions. Such an incentive could be provided in various ways, including a tax on emissions, a cap on the total annual level of emissions combined… Continue Reading
