News release: “Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued its draft of the eleventh annual Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations. The Report features a look back at the last ten years of major Federal regulations reviewed by OMB to examine their quantified and monetized benefits and costs. The Report shows that the estimated annual benefits of major Federal regulations reviewed by OMB from October 1, 1997 to September 30, 2007 range from $122 billion to $656 billion, while the estimated annual costs range from $46 billion to $54 billion.”
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Daily Archives: September 25, 2008
New GAO Reports: Visa Waiver Program, Missile Defense, Combating Nuclear Smuggling, Aviation Safety
Visa Waiver Program: Actions Are Needed to Improve Management of the Expansion Process, and to Assess and Mitigate Program Risks, GAO-08-1142T, September 24, 2008 Missile Defense: Actions Needed to Improve Planning and Cost Estimates for Long-Term Support of Ballistic Missile Defense, GAO-08-1068, September 25, 2008 Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DHS Needs to Consider the Full Costs… Continue Reading
Sen. Reid Testifies About Dangers Associated With Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Dump
News release: “Nevada Senator Harry Reid testified this week at a hearing before the Commerce Committee regarding the safety and security dangers associated with the proposal to ship 77,000 tons of nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain. Reid spoke about the Department of Energys unpreparedness to begin a massive nuclear waste shipping campaign.” Sen. Reid’s resource… Continue Reading
Legislative Text of FY 2009 Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009
Legislative Text of FY 2009 Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009, September 24, 2008 [357 pages, PDF] Continue Reading
Sentencing Commission Updates Crack Cocaine Data
“The U.S. Sentencing Commission reports that from March 3 to August 26 of this year federal courts received 13,170 motions for sentence reductions by offenders convicted of crack cocaine crimes, and granted 9,703 of them.” Report. District by District Statistics. Continue Reading
