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Economic Stimulus Funds Proposed for Highway Infrastructure – Large Urbanized Areas

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House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: H.R. 1, the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009” – Distribution of Highway Infrastructure Funds to Large Urbanized Areas with Populations Greater than 200,000
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CBO Report: H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

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Follow up to postings on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, this CBO report released today: H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,Cost estimate for the bill as introduced in the House of Representatives on January 26, 2009 “H.R. 1 would specify appropriations for a wide range of federal programs and… Continue Reading

Report: Rethinking the Role of Consent in Protecting Health Information Privacy

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News release: “CDT today released a major policy paper intended to move the health privacy debate from its outdated focus on patient consent to a comprehensive framework that will provide more effective privacy protection. CDT is advocating for the inclusion of privacy protections in the President’s economic stimulus bill, which contains at least $20 billion… Continue Reading

Department of Labor Web Archive – Data Preserved Prior to Obama Inauguration

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“Starting on January 5, 2009, DOL archived all DOL agency Web sites as they existed at that time. Please remember that this is archived material and that any guidance contained within the pages may have been superceded. The content available is no longer being updated and as a result you may encounter hyperlinks which no… Continue Reading

United States Wins WTO Dispute over Deficiencies in China's Intellectual Property Rights Laws

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News release: “Acting U.S. Trade Representative Peter Allgeier announced today that a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel has found important aspects of China’s intellectual property rights (IPR) regime to be inconsistent with China’s obligations under the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement). The United States brought claims against… Continue Reading

New GAO Reports: VA Vocational Rehab and Employment, Developing Countires and Debt Relief

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VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment: Better Incentives, Workforce Planning, and Performance Reporting Could Improve Program, GAO-09-34, January 26, 2009 Developing Countries: The United States Has Not Fully Funded Its Share of Debt Relief, and the Impact of Debt Relief on Countries’ Poverty-Reducing Spending Is Unknown, GAO-09-162, January 26, 2009 Update of State and Local Government… Continue Reading

European Innovation Scoreboard 2008: Summary of the situation in the 27 Member States

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This memo provides a synopsis of the innovation performance of the different Member States, as measured in the European Innovation Scoreboard 2008 (EIS). Commissioned by the Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry of the European Commission, the European Innovation Scoreboard is prepared by the Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology… Continue Reading

Federal Civilian Workforce Statistics – The Fact Book 2006

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Office of Personnel Management (OPM): Federal Civilian Workforce Statistics – The Fact Book 2006 – “THE FACT BOOK is produced annually by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) as a convenient reference suitable for a variety of audiences. It contains descriptive statistical information, using tables and charts, about many aspects of the Executive Branch… Continue Reading