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Survey Findings: Challenges for Health Care in Uncertain Times 2009

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“For more than two decades, Hewitt Associates’ health care survey has tracked employer health care practices, benefit programs, and efforts to provide and manage workforce health benefits. This report, Challenges for Health Care in Uncertain Times, highlights employer-sponsored health care programs and other benefits including short- and long-term cost trends, strategy, and design features. In… Continue Reading

Report: Children's Bath Products Contaminated with Formaldehyde, 1,4-Dioxane

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News release: “Despite marketing claims like “gentle” and “pure,” dozens of top-selling children’s bath products are contaminated with the cancer-causing chemicals formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane, according to product test results released today by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. The chemicals were not disclosed on product labels because contaminants are exempt from labeling laws. This study is… Continue Reading

2009 Rosemary Award for Worst FOIA Performance Goes to FBI

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News release: “The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today won the fifth annual Rosemary Award for the worst Freedom of Information Act performance by a federal agency. The FBI’s reports to Congress show that the Bureau is unable to find any records in response to two-thirds of its incoming FOIA requests on average over the… Continue Reading

CBO: The Distributional Consequences of a Cap-and-Trade Program for CO2 Emissions

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CBO Testimony: Statement of Terry M. Dinan Senior Advisor – The Distributional Consequences of a Cap-and-Trade Program for CO2 Emissions before the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, U.S. House of Representatives, March 12, 2009. “One option for reducing emissions in a cost-effective manner is to establish a carefully designed cap-and-trade program. Under such… Continue Reading

Searchable Version of Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

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askSam: “This database contains a complete text of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 also known as the Stimulus Bill or Bailout Bill. It was formerly referred to as the Economic Stimulus Act. This database is fully searchable by division, title, section, and keyword. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“Stimulus… Continue Reading

CBO: Using Pricing to Reduce Traffic Congestion

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Using Pricing to Reduce Traffic Congestion, March 2009 “Congestion costs highway users billions of dollars every year. Although policymakers have adopted a variety of strategies for reducing or mitigating congestion, relatively little attention has been paid to policies to promote more efficient use of the highway system. One such policy is congestion pricing, under which… Continue Reading

News GAO Reports: Clean Coal, Forest Service, IRS Business Systems Modernization, TARP

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Clean Coal: DOE Should Prepare a Comprehensive Analysis of the Relative Costs, Benefits, and Risks of a Range of Options for FutureGen, GAO-09-465T, March 11, 2009 Clean Coal: DOE’s Decision to Restructure FutureGen Should Be Based on a Comprehensive Analysis of Costs, Benefits, and Risks, GAO-09-248, February 13, 2009 Forest Service: Emerging Issues Highlight the… Continue Reading

Hearing on Assessing Treasury's Efforts at Preventing Waste and Abuse of TARP Funds

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“The purpose of this hearing [was] to assess Treasury’s oversight of the use of funds by financial institutions provided under the TARP. The hearing…evaluate[d] Treasury’s data collection procedures for monitoring the use of TARP funds allocated under the Capital Purchase Program, the largest TARP program. The hearing…also examine[d] Treasury’s ability to detect and prevent waste… Continue Reading