Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing: Information Sharing: Connecting the Dots at the Federal, State, and Local Levels, July 23, 2008 See also related GAO Report, Information Sharing Environment: Definition of the Results to Be Achieved in Improving Terrorism-Related Information Sharing Is Needed to Guide Implementation and Assess Progress, GAO-08-492, June 25,… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2008
New GAO Report: DCAA Audits, Information Sharing Environment, Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq
DCAA Audits: Allegations That Certain Audits at Three Locations Did Not Meet Professional Standards Were Substantiated, GAO-08-857, July 22, 2008 Information Sharing Environment: Definition of the Results to Be Achieved in Improving Terrorism-Related Information Sharing Is Needed to Guide Implementation and Assess Progress, GAO-08-492, June 25, 2008 Information Sharing: Definition of the Results to Be… Continue Reading
CBO Cost Estimate: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, July 23, 2008 – Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill enacted as Public Law 110-275 on July 15, 2008 “CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 6331 will increase direct spending by less than $50 million over the 2008-2013 period and by $0.3… Continue Reading
Ensuring a Sustainable Future: An Energy Management Guidebook for Wastewater and Water Utilities
“Energy use is the largest source of air pollution in the country and many communities are working to reduce operating costs and greenhouse gas emissions. The nation’s wastewater plants and drinking water systems spend about $4 billion per year on energy to treat water. If the sector could reduce energy use by just 10 percent… Continue Reading
CDC Report – Disability and Health in the United States, 2001-2005
“Disability and Health in the United States, 20012005 examines health-related differences between disabled and nondisabled noninstitutionalized adults aged 18 years and over using data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). The basic actions difficulty measure of disability used in this report identifies noninstitutionalized adults with respondent-reported difficulties in movement or sensory, emotional, or cognitive… Continue Reading
DHS Immigration Statistics Reports on Refugees and Asylees
Refugees and Asylees: 2007 (PDF, 6 pages): “This report presents information on the number and characteristics of persons admitted as refugees or granted asylum to the United States in fiscal year 2007. Data on Refugees and Asylees: “Access data on persons admitted as refugees or granted asylum in fiscal year 2007 by several characteristics.” Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Defined Benefit Pensions, Human Capital – Performance-Based Pay Systems
Defined Benefit Pensions: Plan Freezes Affect Millions of Participants and May Pose Retirement Income Challenges, GAO-08-817, July 21, 2008 Human Capital: Selected Agencies Have Implemented Key Features of Their Senior Executive Performance-Based Pay Systems, but Refinements Are Needed, GAO-08-1019T, July 22, 2008 Continue Reading
Western Oil Shale Potential: 800 Billion Barrels of Recoverable Oil
News release: “The Department of the Interiors Bureau of Land Management today published proposed regulations to establish a commercial oil shale program that could result in the addition of up to 800 billion barrels of recoverable oil from lands in the western United States. In keeping with the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the… Continue Reading
OFHEO Releases Mortgage Markets and the Enterprises in 2007
“James B. Lockhart, Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) released Mortgage Markets and the Enterprises in 2007, an annual research paper that reviews developments in the primary and secondary mortgage markets and the financial performance of government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This report is part of OFHEOs ongoing effort… Continue Reading
Intel Community Releases "Vision 2015: A Globally Networked and Integrated Intelligence Enterprise"
Vision 2015: A Globally Networked and Integrated Intelligence Enterprise: “Vision 2015 expands upon the notion of an Intelligence Enterprise, first introduced in the National Intelligence Strategy and later in the 100 and 500 Day Plans. It charts a new path forward for a globally networked and integrated Intelligence Enterprise for the 21st century, based on… Continue Reading
CDT Applauds Appeals Court Ruling In COPA Case
“The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld a lower court ruling striking down the controversial Child Online Protection Act (COPA) that required Web operators to restrict access to large amounts of constitutionally protected speech. COPA placed severe restrictions on a wide range of legal, socially valuable speech, including content relating to sexual identity,… Continue Reading
CBO's Estimate of Cost of the Administration's Proposal to Authorize Federal Financial Assistance for the Government-Sponsored Enterprises for Housing
CBO’s Estimate of Cost of the Administration’s Proposal to Authorize Federal Financial Assistance for the Government-Sponsored Enterprises for Housing, July 22, 2008. Letter to the John M. Spratt Jr., Chairman Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives. “Indeed, many analysts and traders believe that there is a significant likelihood that conditions in the housing… Continue Reading
