Via this posting on Change.gov: “President-elect Barack Obama today announced a bold initiative to save or create 2.5 million jobs in the next two years. In his weekly address, President-elect Obama announced that he has directed his economic team to formulate an Economic Recovery Plan — a two-year, nationwide initiative that will strengthen our economy… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: November 2008
New Report from Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming
House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, Final Staff Report for the 110th Congress Staff, October 21, 2008: “The scientific debate on the cause of climate change is over. A clear scientific consensus now holds that global warming is happening, that manmade greenhouse gas emissions are largely responsible, and that failure to dramatically… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com – The Government Domain: Tracking the Transition
The Government Domain: Tracking the Transition – Peggy Garvin’s thorough and concise guide to free online presidential transition trackers allows you to stay current with all the latest news, rumors and commentary about the incoming administration, via reliable websites, blogs and RSS feeds. Continue Reading
FDIC Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program
“The FDIC has created this program to strengthen confidence and encourage liquidity in the banking system by guaranteeing newly issued senior unsecured debt of banks, thrifts, and certain holding companies, and by providing full coverage of non-interest bearing deposit transaction accounts, regardless of dollar amount. Here are links to provide background on the program and… Continue Reading
Commerce Reports Trade Deficit Decreases in September 2008
“The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced that total September exports of $155.4 billion and imports of $211.9 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $56.5 billion, down from $59.1 billion in August, revised. September exports were $9.9 billion less than August exports… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Defense Acquisitions, Dept. of Labor Performance, Federal Judgeships, Highway Safety
Defense Acquisitions: Timely and Accurate Estimates of Costs and Requirements Are Needed to Define Optimal Future Strategic Airlift Mix, GAO-09-50, November 21, 2008 Department of Labor: Better Cost Assessments and Departmentwide Performance Tracking Are Needed to Effectively Manage Competitive Sourcing Program, GAO-09-14, November 21, 2008 Federal Judgeships: General Accuracy of District and Appellate Judgeship Case-Related… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com: CongressLine: Presidential Patronage
CongressLine: Presidential Patronage – Paul Jenks’ commentary addresses the background of the scramble for thousands of presidentially appointed offices within the government that accompanies a new administration. The selection process has evolved over the past couple of hundred years and every position outside of the new presidents personal staff requires Senate approval. Continue Reading
NYT on Twitter and Microblogging
New York Times: “Whether sharing project updates with colleagues or reaching out to customers, workers are communicating in a new medium that keeps messages very short. Commonly called microblogging, it started as a way to share personal information with friends and family. But micromessages are gaining ground at work, becoming popular for both internal and… Continue Reading
NYT: Michigans Economic Woes Among Nations Worst
New York Times: “The flailing auto industry is important here, but so is furniture building, tourism, the retail trade and construction pieces of the economy long buffered from the downturn in Detroit. Now waves of layoffs are sweeping towns around here in wine country and elsewhere across the state, swelling the ranks of the… Continue Reading
Has Research Largely Become, Search Only?
The Fast-Food Information Age: We Are What We Read, Michael Ross – November 10, 2008 “…teachers and studentswhose jobs and degrees depend on trust and accuracyin addition to ordinary Internet users, turn to search engines (e.g., Google, Yahoo) as their first, and perhaps only, destination for information. This behavior, the automatic reliance on Internet search… Continue Reading
Rule of Law Handbook 2008
Library of Congress, Federal Research Division: Rule of Law Handbook 2008, The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, U.S. Army Center for Law and Military Operations Continue Reading
DHS OIG: Maryland State Police Use of DHS Grants, DHS' Plan for Implementing Secure Systems of Transportation
OIG-09-04 – Letter Report: Maryland State Police Use of DHS Grants (PDF, 12 pages) New 11/21/2008 – “Since 2002, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has distributed more than $19 billion in preparedness grants to enhance the nations ability to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to natural disasters, acts of terrorism and other… Continue Reading
