VA Health Care: Improved Staffing Methods and Greater Availability of Alternate and Flexible Work Schedules Could Enhance the Recruitment and Retention of Inpatient Nurses, GAO-09-17, October 24, 2008 Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: October 2008
Pacific Nations Must Boost Structural Reform to Withstand Global Crisis – ADB Study
Navigating the Global Storm: A Policy Brief on the Global Financial Crisis [23 October 2008] “Developing Pacific nations must intensify their structural reform efforts to achieve sustainable economic growth and protect themselves from the global economic crisis, a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) study says. The Pacifics banking system is well shielded from the most… Continue Reading
Small But Significant Test for Internet Voting Commences
Popular Mechanics: “This Friday, Internet voting will become a reality. Between Oct. 24 and Nov. 2, an estimated 600 to 700 United States citizens will use hardened laptopsPCs with no hard drive, and various other components either turned off or removed in advance to reduce security riskslocated at special kiosks in Germany, Japan and the… Continue Reading
FDIC Issues Interim Rule to Implement the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program
News release: “The Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approved an interim rule to govern its newly created Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (TLGP). While the rule is effective immediately, comments will be taken for a 15-day period…The program has two components. One guarantees newly issued senior unsecured debt of the participating… Continue Reading
NY AG Cuomo and Former VP Gore Announce Major Ageement with Energy Company on Climate Change
News release: “Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo, joined by Vice President Al Gore, today announced an agreement that requires a national energy company, Dynegy Inc. (Dynegy), to disclose timely and relevant information to investors about climate change risks…Under the agreement, Dynegy has agreed to provide disclosure of material risks associated with climate change in its… Continue Reading
DHS Announces Issuance of No-Match Supplemental Final Rule
DHS Issues Supplemental Final Rule with Guidance For Employers Who Receive Social Security ‘No-Match’ Letters: “Secretary Chertoff announced the issuance of the No-Match Supplemental Final Rule, which provides guidance to help businesses comply with legal requirements intended to reduce illegal employment of unauthorized workers, in his quarterly State of the Border address. The Secretary also… Continue Reading
New DOJ FOIA Guidance Issued
DOJ Office of Information and Privacy (OIP) Guidance: Segregating and Marking Documents for Release in Accordanc with The Open Government Act “…it is important that agencies do not white out information when withholding it under the FOIA, as that can make it difficult for a requester to identify the amount of withheld material and its… Continue Reading
George Bush Library – Processed Freedom of Information Act Requests
Processed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests – “The George Bush Library is in the process of updating and adding to the list of finding aids on this page” [which currently includes documents from 1998 to 2005]. Continue Reading
New GAO Report: Federal Energy Management
Federal Energy Management: Agencies Are Acquiring Alternative Fuel Vehicles but Face Challenges in Meeting Other Fleet Objectives, GAO-09-75R, October 22, 2008 Continue Reading
Biometrics in Government POST – 9/11
Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Executive Office of the President, Biometrics in Government POST – 9/11, released September 2008: This report summarizes the research, applications and operation of the U.S. government’s biometric systems since 2001. Continue Reading
Federal R&D Agenda for Net Zero Energy, High-Performance Green Buildings
Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Executive Office of the President – Federal R&D Agenda for Net Zero Energy, High-Performance Green Buildings, October 22, 2008. “…the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) released a report describing R&D activities that could decrease use of natural resources and improve indoor environments while reducing greenhouse… Continue Reading
2007 Census of Governments Counts 16 Million
News release: “The nations 89,526 state and local governments employed 16.4 million full-time equivalent employees in 2007, a 4.5 percent increase from 2002, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. These State and Local Government Employment and Payroll figures are the first comprehensive data to be released from the 2007 Census of Governments. Local governments include… Continue Reading
