D-2009-054 Identification of Classified Information in Unclassified DoD Systems During the Audit of Internal Controls and Data Reliability in the Deployable Disbursing System, February 17, 2009 (Project No. D2007-D000FL-0252.000) “This is the first in a series of report on our audit of Internal Controls and Data Reliability in the Deployable Disbursing System (DDS). The audit… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Principles of Federal Appropriations Law: Third Edition, Volume III
Principles of Federal Appropriations Law: Third Edition, Volume III (898 pages, PDF): “Our objective in Principles is to present a basic reference work covering those areas of law in which the Comptroller General issues decisions, using text discussion with specific legal authorities to illustrate the principles discussed, their application, and exceptions. As we noted in… Continue Reading
Annex – U.S.- Canada clean energy dialogue
Annex U.S.- Canada clean energy dialogue, 19 February 2009, Ottawa, Ontario: “…The United States and Canada are collaborating on energy research related to advanced biofuels, clean engines, and energy efficiency. In order to address the energy and environmental challenges that we face together, the two nations agreed to expand collaboration in these and other… Continue Reading
SBA Warns of Fraudulent Attempts to Obtain Bank Account Information from Small Businesses
News release: “The U.S. Small Business Administration issued a scam alert today to small businesses, warning them not to respond to letters falsely claiming to have been sent by the SBA asking for bank account information in order to qualify them for federal tax rebates. The fraudulent letters were sent out with what appears to… Continue Reading
Pew: Most Feel a Personal Stake in Tracking Economic News
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press: “Americans continue to follow news about the economic crisis closely because they feel it is directly relevant to their lives. More than eight-in-ten (85%) say even when the economic news is bad they feel better knowing whats going on, while 77% say they need to stay… Continue Reading
Report – Big Tobacco Steps Up Its Targeting of Women and Girls
News release: “A December 2008 report by the nation’s leading cancer organizations underscores the threat to women’s health from this new wave of cigarette marketing to women and girls. The Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer found that while lung cancer death rates are decreasing for men and overall cancer… Continue Reading
LLRX Book Review – Americans in Waiting: The Lost Story of Immigration and Citizenship in the United States
LLRX Book Review by Heather A. Phillips – Americans in Waiting: The Lost Story of Immigration and Citizenship in the United States – Heather A. Phillips discusses author Hiroshi Motomura’s insights into changing views on this experience, including the status of immigration as contract, and that of immigration as affiliation. Continue Reading
Bank Admits to Helping U.S. Taxpayers Hide Accounts from IRS; Agrees to Identify Customers & Pay $780 Million
News release: “UBS AG, Switzerlands largest bank, has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement on charges of conspiring to defraud the United States by impeding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Justice Department announced today. As part of the deferred prosecution agreement and in an unprecedented move, UBS, based on an order by the Swiss… Continue Reading
CRS Report: Troubled Asset Relief Program and Foreclosures
R40224, Troubled Asset Relief Program and Foreclosures, February 17, 2009 “Increasing foreclosure rates and problems in financial markets are some of the issues addressed in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-343), which created the Troubled Asset Relief Plan (TARP). The law authorized $700 billion in spending. The initial $350 billion was appropriated.… Continue Reading
NOAA: Seventh Warmest January for Global NOAA: Seventh Warmest January for Global Temperatures
News release: “The combined global land and ocean surface average temperature for January 2009 was the seventh warmest since records began in 1880, according to a preliminary analysis by NOAAs National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. The analyses in NCDCs global reports are based on preliminary data, which are subject to revision. Additional quality… Continue Reading
New York City Panel on Climate Change – Climate Risk Information
Climate Risk Information, New York City Panel on Climate Change, Release Version, February 17, 2009 “Climate change poses a range of hazards to New York City and its infrastructure. These changes suggest a need for the City to rethink the way it operates and adapts to its evolving environment. To respond to these changes and… Continue Reading
Administration Unveils Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan
News release: “The Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan is part of the President’s broad, comprehensive strategy to get the economy back on track. The plan will help up to 7 to 9 million families restructure or refinance their mortgages to avoid foreclosure. In doing so, the plan not only helps responsible homeowners on the verge… Continue Reading
