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Daily Archives: October 5, 2008

Recent CRS Reports: Income and Poverty Among Older Americans, Economic Stimulus Proposals for 2008, U.S. Financial Crisis

Sunlight Foundation Releases First Online Foreign Agent Lobbying Database

News release: “…the Sunlight Foundation is releasing a beta version of FARAdb, which digitizes disclosures filed by lobbyists representing 15 foreign countries required by the Foreign Agent Registration Act. These reports are filed twice a year by firms hired to lobby Congress and the executive branch by foreign governments, political parties, individuals and organizations–including for-profit… Continue Reading

EPA's "National Water Program Strategy: Response to Climate Change"

News release: “To assist in responding to potential effects of climate change, a new strategy focuses on 40 specific actions for the national water program to take to respond to climate change. EPA’s National Water Program Strategy: Response to Climate Change [September 2008, pre-publication copy, 119 pages, PDF] describes steps for managers to adapt their… Continue Reading