Weekly Economic Digest From the Joint Economic Committee Newsletter, Signals of a Sharp Economic Downturn, February 12, 2008. “Signals of a sharp economic slowdown have recently appeared in two economic indicators. Last week financial markets had a strong negative response to an economic report that usually does not frighten people. On Tuesday, the Institute for… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2008
OMB 2009 Budget: Spending Taxpayer Dollars Wisely
2009 Budget: Spending Taxpayer Dollars Wisely – “Today, the Office of Management and Budget consistent with its E-Budget issued its Major Savings and Reforms Volume at www.Budget.gov. This volume provides detail on the 151 discretionary programs that are slated for termination or reduction and the mandatory spending reform proposals in the Presidents FY2009… Continue Reading
Green Choices Grow with Energy Star Qualified Buildings
Press release: “Finding energy efficient schools, supermarkets, offices, and other facilities throughout the country has become even easier for Americans interested in being green. Now they can find the Energy Star not only where they live but where they work, shop, play and learn. The number of commercial buildings and manufacturing plants to earn the… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Head Start, Nuclear Security, Wildland Fire Management
Head Start: A More Comprehensive Risk Management Strategy and Data Improvements Could Further Strengthen Program Oversight, GAO-08-221, February 12, 2008 Nuclear Security: Action May Be Needed to Reassess the Security of NRC-Licensed Research Reactors, GAO-08-403, January 31, 2008 Wildland Fire Management: Federal Agencies Lack Key Long- and Short-Term Management Strategies for Using Program Funds Effectively,… Continue Reading
USDA Agricultural Projections to 2017
USDA Agricultural Projections to 2017 (110 pages,PDF) February 2008: “This report provides longrun (10-year) projections for the agricultural sector through 2017. Projections cover agricultural commodities, agricultural trade, and aggregate indicators of the sector, such as farm income and food prices.” Continue Reading
Electric Utilities: Global Climate Disclosure Framework
Press release: “Leading investors today published disclosure guidelines for the electric utilities sector which will make it easier for investors to assess and compare the risks and opportunities posed by climate change and climate policy to individual companies. The Global Climate Disclosure Framework for Electric Utilities captures those climate change issues that are relevant specifically… Continue Reading
Cell Phone Recycling is an Easy Call
EPA press release: “The nation’s leading cell phone makers, service providers, and retailers have teamed up with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the States to answer the call for easy cell phone recycling in New England. As part of EPA’s Plug-In to eCycling program, partners supporting the cell phone recycling campaign include AT&T Wireless,… Continue Reading
Financial Stability Working Group on Market and Institutional Resilience
FSF Working Group on Market and Institutional Resilience Interim Report to the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, February 5, 2008: ” Since the Working Groups preliminary report in October, we have continued to sharpen our analysis of the causes of recent events and the appropriate responses to them. This interim report discusses the… Continue Reading
Rand: Countering Insurgency in the Muslim World: Rethinking U.S. Priorities and Capabilities
Countering Insurgency in the Muslim World – Rethinking U.S. Priorities and Capabilities, by: David C. Gompert, John Gordon, IV, Adam Grissom, David R. Frelinger, Seth G. Jones, Martin C. Libicki, Edward O’Connell, Brooke K. Stearns, Robert E. Hunter. “This research brief summarizes a RAND report that analyzes insurgencies such as those in Afghanistan and Iraq… Continue Reading
DHS Begins Collecting 10 Fingerprints From International Visitors at O'Hare,
DHS press releases, February 1, 2008: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today that it has begun collecting additional fingerprints from international visitors arriving at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (O’Hare), Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (Hartsfield), and George Bush Houston Intercontinental Airport (Bush Intercontinental). The change is part of the department’s upgrade from two-… Continue Reading
Recent CRS Reports: Economic Stimulus Proposals for 2008, DHS Directorate of Science and Technology, Tax Rebate Refundability
February 07, 2008 – Serbia: Current Issues and U.S. Policy February 01, 2008 – The DHS Directorate of Science and Technology: Key Issues for Congress February 01, 2008 – Tax Rebate Refundability: Effects and Issues February 01, 2008 – The Egypt-Gaza Border and its Effect on Israeli-Egyptian Relations February 01, 2008 – The Recovery Rebates… Continue Reading
Non Profit Releases Free Library of Federal Case Law
Creative Commons and Public.Resource.Org announced [February 11, 2008] that the first revision of a substantial corpus of U.S. federal case law is available for download by developers. The files are all clearly marked with the new Creative Commons CCØ label, indicating that the contents are Works of the United States Government and are thus free… Continue Reading
