Advanced Energy Technologies: Budget Trends and Challenges for DOE’s Energry R&D Program, GAO-08-556T, March 5, 2008 Coast Guard: Deepwater Program Management Initiatives and Key Homeland Security Missions, GAO-08-531T, March 5, 2008 Information Technology: Significant Problems of Critical Automation Program Contribute to Risks Facing 2010 Census, GAO-08-550T, March 5, 2008 Military Base Realignments and Closures: Higher… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2008
Census: Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (Factory Orders, M3)
News release: “New orders for manufactured goods in January, down following four consecutive monthly increases, decreased $10.8 billion or 2.5 percent to $429.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 2.0 percent December increase. Shipments, up four of the last five months, increased $4.7 billion or 1.1 percent to $431.8 billion. This… Continue Reading
Rand: Securing America's Passenger-Rail Systems
Securing America’s Passenger-Rail Systems, by Jeremy M. Wilson, Brian A. Jackson, Mel Eisman, Paul Steinberg, K. Jack Riley. “U.S. communities depend on reliable, safe, and secure rail systems. Each weekday, more than 12 million passengers take to U.S. railways. Recent attacks on passenger-rail systems around the world highlight the vulnerability of rail travel and the… Continue Reading
Finding the Balance: Reducing Border Costs While Strengthening Security
US Chamber of Commerce: “Canada and the United States enjoy a special relationship that has been built on shared values developed through the long history of family, friends, and visitors who live on both sides of the border. It facilitates the largest bilateral trading relationship in the world, with approximately $1.5 billion USD in twoway… Continue Reading
EPA: Green Landscaping
“Green Landscaping (beneficial landscaping, environmentally friendly landscaping or sustainable landscaping) Whatever you call it, it’s a way of designing and maintaining beautiful yards, gardens, and larger landscapes to: -reduce harm to the environment -save time and $ with lower maintenance -have healthier places to work and play.” Continue Reading
Bush Administration Delivers Annual Trade Report To Congress
News release: “The Bush Administration Monday delivered to Congress the 2008 Trade Policy Agenda and the 2007 Annual Report of the President of the United States on the Trade Agreements Program. The report highlights the Administrations 2007 accomplishments of opening new markets, developing and implementing new policies, and enforcing U.S. trade agreements to ensure trade… Continue Reading
Followup on Information Concerning Superfund Cooperative Agreements with New York and New Jersey
EPA OIG: Followup on Information Concerning Superfund Cooperative Agreements with New York and New Jersey [Report PDF – 6 pages] [At a Glance PDF], March 4, 2008. Continue Reading
2008 OECD Environmental Outlook – How much will it cost to address today's key environmental problems?
News release: “Solutions to the key environmental challenges are available, achievable and affordable, especially when compared to the expected economic growth and the costs and consequences of inaction”, OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria said at the worldwide launch of the 2008 OECD Environmental Outlook in Oslo, hosted by Norway’s Prime Minister, Jens Stoltenberg. The 2008… Continue Reading
Grading the States 2008: Pews 50-State Report Card Evaluates How States Manage Public Resources
Pew Center on the States: “All 50 states received report cards today evaluating each state governments performance in serving the public. Grading the States 2008 is the only 50-state assessment of its kind that evaluates and grades each state based on a range of areas, from budget and finance to roads and bridges. The report… Continue Reading
Commerce OIG: National Marine Sanctuary Program Protects Certain Resources, But Further Actions Could Increase Protection
National Marine Sanctuary Program Protects Certain Resources, But Further Actions Could Increase Protection – Inspection: IPE-18591, February 2008 (72 pages, PDF) “The National Marine Sanctuary System was established by the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972. The act authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to designate and manage areas of the marine environment with… Continue Reading
FY 2007 Report to Congress on Implementation of The E-Government Act of 2002
FY 2007 Report to Congress on Implementation of The E-Government Act of 2002, March 1, 2008 (43 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
USCIS Strengthens Intercountry Adoption Process
News release: “Children, birthparents and prospective adoptive parent(s) will have greater protections under the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Adoption Convention), effective April 1, 2008. New safeguards administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) under the Hague include the creation of new forms and improved, centralized… Continue Reading
