News release: “Times change and so should the tax code, but with tax day less than a week away millions of entrepreneurs are facing outdated IRS provisions that stifle their ability to boost the economy. Today, the House Committee on Small Business heard from a panel of business owners and tax experts at a hearing focused on modernizing sections of the code while making it more small business friendly. As part of the forum, the Committee also issued a report titled Seven Ways to Stimulate the Economy by Updating the Internal Revenue Code, which provides specific recommendations on fixing provisions that impact small firms.”
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Daily Archives: April 10, 2008
Conference Report: Disruptive Civil Technologies- Six Technologies with Potential Impacts on US Interests out to 2025
National Intelligence Council (NIC) is the Intelligence Community’s (IC’s) center for midterm and long-term strategic thinking. Conference Report: Disruptive Civil Technologies – Six Technologies with Potential Impacts on US Interests out to 2025 “Six civil technologies offer the potential to enhance or degrade US power over the next fifteen years according to National Intelligence Council… Continue Reading
White House Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet: The Way Forward in Iraq
Fact Sheet: The Way Forward in Iraq – “Today, President Bush announced that after detailed discussions with the Secretaries of State and Defense and Joint Chiefs of Staff he is accepting General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker’s recommendations on the way ahead in Iraq. General Petraeus reported that security conditions have improved… Continue Reading
FTC: Do Not Call Registrations Permanent
News release: “Telephone numbers placed on the National Do Not Call Registry will remain on it permanently due to the Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007, which became law in February 2008. More than 157 million phone numbers are on the National Do Not Call Registry. Under the Act, the Federal Trade Commission will continue to… Continue Reading
PREMIS Data Dictionary for Preservation Metadata, version 2.0
News release: “Together with its supporting documentation, the PREMIS Data Dictionary provides a comprehensive, practical resource for implementing preservation metadata in digital archiving systems. Preservation metadata is defined as information that preservation repositories need to know to support digital materials over the long term. This document is a revision of Data Dictionary for Preservation Metadata:… Continue Reading
The Changing Nature and Consequences of Public Company Financial Restatements
News release: “Secretary Paulson announced…the completion of the Treasury-commissioned study, The Changing Nature and Consequences of Public Company Financial Restatements, as part of his efforts announced in May 2007 to encourage U.S. capital markets competitiveness.” Continue Reading
Department of State: Foreign Terrorist Organizations
Fact Sheet, Office of the Coordinator for, Counterterrorism, Washington, DC, April 8, 2008 “Foreign Terrorist Organizations – Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) are foreign organizations that are designated by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended. FTO designations play a critical role in our fight… Continue Reading
