Immigration Enforcement Actions: 2007 (PDF – 4 pages): “This report presents information on the apprehension, detention, return and removal of foreign nationals during fiscal year 2007.” Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: December 2008
Papers Explore News and Information as Digital Media Come of Age
“The transformation of the media world is well underway, facilitated by the spread of digital tools. A myriad of innovative new media organizations have sprung up to take advantage of the opportunities that stem from low-cost distribution networks. Meanwhile the economic base of many of the large media companies continues to erode. Despite the demonstrated… Continue Reading
CBO Budget Options, Volume 1: Health Care, December 2008
Budget Options, Volume 1: Health Care, December 2008 – “This volumewhich expands on one of the Congressional Budget Offices (CBOs) regular reports to the House and Senate Committees on the Budgetpresents 115 options for reducing (or, in some cases, increasing) federal spending on health care, altering federal health care programs, and making substantive changes to… Continue Reading
Key Issues in Analyzing Major Health Insurance Proposals
CBO: Key Issues in Analyzing Major Health Insurance Proposals, December 2008 – “This report describes some of the key assumptions that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) would use in estimating the effects of key elements of such proposals on federal costs, insurance coverage, and other outcomes; the evidence on which those assumptions are based; andif… Continue Reading
William J. Clinton Foundation Publishes Names of All Contributors on Foundation Website
Press Release: William J. Clinton Foundation Publishes Names of All Contributors on Foundation Website New York Times, Clinton Foundation Donors: Search – “Former President Bill Clinton released a list of thousands of donors to his charity, the William J. Clinton Foundation. The list is partial and will be updated as new data becomes available. Related… Continue Reading
Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January-June 2008
National Health Interview Survey Early Release Report: “Preliminary results from the January-June 2008 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) indicate that the number of American homes with only wireless telephones continues to grow. More than one out of every six American homes (17.5%) had only wireless telephones during the first half of 2008, an increase of… Continue Reading
Yahoo! Announces New Data Retention Policy
Press release: “Today, Yahoo! Inc. announced a new global data retention policy that sets an industry-leading approach to user data privacy. This new policy strengthens Yahoo!’s relationship of trust with its 500 million users world-wide and enhances its longtime leadership on privacy. Under the new policy, Yahoo! will anonymize user log data within 90 days… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Social Security Disability, Defense Inventory, Flood Insurance, Crime Victims' Rights Ac
Social Security Disability: Collection of Medical Evidence Could Be Improved with Evaluations to Identify Promising Collection Practices, GAO-09-149, December 17, 2008 Defense Inventory: Management Actions Needed to Improve the Cost Efficiency of the Navy’s Spare Parts Inventory, GAO-09-103, December 12, 2008 Flood Insurance: Options for Addressing the Financial Impact of Subsidized Premium Rates on the… Continue Reading
New EIA Energy Outlook Projects Flat Oil Consumption to 2030, Slower Growth in Energy Use and Carbon Dioxide Emissions, and Reduced Import Dependence
News release: “For the first time in more than 20 years, the new AEO [Annual Energy Outlook] reference case projects virtually no growth in U.S. oil consumption, reflecting the combined effect of recently enacted CAFE standards, requirements for increased use of renewable fuels, and an assumed rebound in oil prices as the world economy recovers.… Continue Reading
DOJ Report: Criminal Victimization, 2007
News release: “In 2007, the violent crime rate in the United States was at about the level of 2005, and the property crime rate was somewhat below the 2005 estimate, the U.S. Department of Justices Bureau of Justice Statistics announced today. Comparisons were made between the rates for 2005 and 2007, as 2006 was an… Continue Reading
Fed Key Rate Reduced to a Record Low
News release: “The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to establish a target range for the federal funds rate of 0 to 1/4 percent. Since the Committee’s last meeting, labor market conditions have deteriorated, and the available data indicate that consumer spending, business investment, and industrial production have declined. Financial markets remain quite strained and… Continue Reading
CRS – U.S. Motor Vehicle Industry: Federal Financial Assistance and Restructuring December 3, 2008
Follow-up to previous postings on the auto industry, this CRS report, U.S. Motor Vehicle Industry: Federal Financial Assistance and Restructuring, December 3, 2008: “The three domestically owned U.S. manufacturers of cars and light trucks are requesting federal financial assistance in the form of bridge loans to assure their ability to continue in business. The companies,… Continue Reading
