News release: “The U.S. General Services Administration has announced plans to buy and deliver $300 million worth of energy-efficient and alternative fuel vehicles using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The GSA plan announced today balances energy-efficiency goals with the need to expedite the purchase and maximize economic benefit for the auto industry and the economy as a whole. GSA will spend about $285 million for 17,600 commercially available fuel-efficient vehicles by June 1. Included are 2,500 hybrid sedans to be ordered by April 15. GSA will also dedicate $15 million to pilot advanced technology vehicles in the GSA Fleet. Pilot programs will focus on commercially available compressed natural gas and hybrid buses and all-electric vehicles. These orders will be placed by September 30.”
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Daily Archives: April 11, 2009
The Protection of Children in England: A Progress Report
News release: “The Protection of Children in England: A Progress Report – March 2009: Lord Laming’s far-reaching report, The Protection of Children in England: A Progress Report (12 March 2009), was commissioned by the Children’s Secretary Ed Balls in November 2008. For more information on the report, and the Government’s response, please see the relevant… Continue Reading
Census Bureau Submits to Congress Proposed Recovery Plan to Help Create Jobs and Conduct a Successful 2010 Census
News release: “The U.S. Census Bureau today submitted to Congress its proposed recovery plan to create jobs, strengthen the economy and conduct a successful 2010 Census. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Census Bureau was provided $1 billion….Under the proposal, the Census Bureau will invest $250 million in partnership and outreach efforts to… Continue Reading
Community Groups to Receive $1 Billion Boost From Recovery Act
News release: “The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced plans to make $1 billion available for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program. Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the new resources will be allocated to states across the country. States will distribute the new funding to community groups… Continue Reading
State websites explain how they are spending funds allocated by the Recovery Act
“When President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law on February 17, 2009, it marked the beginning of a 45-day window for each state to claim the funds allocated to it by the act. In order to receive funds from the ARRA, governors have 45 days to certify that they will first… Continue Reading
Report: Strange But True: Free Loan From Social Security
Strange But True: Free Loan From Social Security, by Alicia H. Munnell, Alex Golub-Sass, and Nadia Karamcheva “When to claim Social Security is one of the most important decisions Americans make when approaching retirement. Currently, retirees can choose between claiming at the Full Retirement Age and receiving full benefits, claiming as early as age 62… Continue Reading
New GAO Report: Opportunities Exist to Improve the Single Audit Process and Oversight
Single Audit: Opportunities Exist to Improve the Single Audit Process and Oversight, GAO-09-307R, March 13, 2009 “Without a mechanism in place to monitor on an ongoing basis how the single audit process is implemented governmentwide, OMB and federal stakeholders are unable to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of this process, as well as its usefulness… Continue Reading
Report: Long-Term Care Costs and the National Retirement Risk Index
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College: Long-Term Care Costs and the National Retirement Risk Index, by Alicia H. Munnell, Anthony Webb, Francesca Golub-Sass, and Dan Muldoon April 2009 “Even if households work to age 65 and annuitize all their financial assets, including the receipts from reverse mortgages on their homes, the National Retirement Risk… Continue Reading
