CRS Report – Economic Stimulus: Issues and Policies, January 23, 2009 “Recent policies have sought to contain damages spilling over from housing and financial markets to the broader economy, including monetary policy, which is the responsibility of the Federal Reserve, and fiscal policy, including a tax cut in February 2008 of $150 billion and two… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Accenture – Leadership in Customer Service Report: Creating Shared Responsibility for Better Outcomes
Accenture – Leadership in Customer Service Report: Creating Shared Responsibility for Better Outcomes “In our Leadership in Customer Service research this year, we identified a new imperative for governments to move beyond a focus on the quality of the service transaction to develop a new kind of relationship with citizens. This relationship should foster deeper… Continue Reading
Economic Stimulus Funds Proposed for Highway Infrastructure – Large Urbanized Areas
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 See also: Funding Tables for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 – data by state, provided for: Highways and State Bridges, Transit… Continue Reading
CBO Report: H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
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
News release: “CDT today released a major policy paper intended to move the health privacy debate from its outdated focus on patient consent to a comprehensive framework that will provide more effective privacy protection.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
“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
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 Chinas intellectual property rights (IPR) regime to be inconsistent with Chinas 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
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
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
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
NOAA Gives Navy Marine Mammal Protection Measures for Sonar Training Off Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico
News release: “NOAAs Fisheries Service has issued regulations and a letter of authorization to the U.S. Navy that includes measures to protect marine mammals while conducting Atlantic fleet active sonar training off the Atlantic coast and in the Gulf of Mexico. The regulations require the Navy to implement measures designed to protect and minimize effects… Continue Reading
Report: Getting Beyond Getting Ready for Pandemic Influenza
News release: Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and former Subcommittee Chairman for Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology, James R. Langevin (D-RI), released a Majority staff report entitled Getting Beyond Getting Ready for Pandemic Influenza. The report examines the Nations state of preparedness and response capabilities in the event of… Continue Reading
