News release: “The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today released a report examining the use of analytics tools on federal agency Web sites. The report analyzes existing policy and makes recommendations for how federal agency Web sites can use analytics a useful tool in developing open government… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2009
New GAO Reports: Motor Carrier Safety, Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Motor Carrier Safety: Commercial Vehicle Registration Program Has Kept Unsafe Carriers from Operating, but Effectiveness Is Difficult to Measure, GAO-09-495, May 12, 2009 Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Issues Regarding the Inclusion of Refined Petroleum Products as Part of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, GAO-09-695T, May 12, 2009 See also related postings on Petroleum Reserve Continue Reading
Network Airlines Report Fifth Consecutive Quarterly Loss Margin
Fourth-Quarter 2008 System Airline Financial Data: Network Airlines Report Fifth Consecutive Quarterly Loss Margin (05/11/09) “The seven largest network airlines, as a group, reported an operating loss margin of 6.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008, the fifth consecutive quarterly loss margin since the group reported a profit margin in the third quarter of… Continue Reading
Radioisotope Power Systems: An Imperative for Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Space Exploration
Radioisotope Power Systems: An Imperative for Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Space Exploration, 2009 “Spacecraft require electrical energy. This energy must be available in the outer reaches of the solar system where sunlight is very faint.It must be available through lunar nights that last for 14 days, through long periods of dark and cold at the… Continue Reading
Council of Economic Advisors: Estimates of job creation from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
White House Council on Economic Advisers, Estimates of Job Creation from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, May 2009: “The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was designed to save and create jobs, as well as to cushion the economic downturn and make crucial public investments. At the time of passage, the Council… Continue Reading
Treasury Releases the President's FY2010 Budget 'Greenbook'
News release: “As part of the Administration’s effort to develop a budget that invests in our nation’s future, the U.S. Treasury Department today released the General Explanations of the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2010 Revenue Proposals (Greenbook) to provide details of plans to cut taxes for small businesses and middle class families and close unfair corporate… Continue Reading
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Quarterly Report to the United States Congress
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Quarterly Report to the United States Congress, April 30, 2009 – (Public Law 108-106, as amended, and Public Law 95-452) “This quarter marked the sixth anniversary of the U.S. entry into Iraq. Since the March 20, 2003, invasion, the Congress has appropriated $51 billion in foreign aid for relief… Continue Reading
FTC Alleges That Mortgage Lender Charged Hispanics Higher Prices for Loans
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission has charged a home mortgage lender and its owner with violating federal law by charging Hispanic consumers higher prices for mortgage loans than non-Hispanic white consumers price disparities that cannot be explained by the applicants credit characteristics or underwriting risk. The FTC seeks to bar future violations and… Continue Reading
Expanding Health Care Coverage: Proposals to Provide Affordable Coverage to All Americans
Description of Policy Options Expanding Health Care Coverage: Proposals to Provide Affordable Coverage to All Americans, Senate Finance Committee, May 14, 2009 “The U.S. is the only developed country that does not guarantee health coverage for all its citizens, with 46 million uninsured and another 25 million underinsured. Today, the cost of caring for the… Continue Reading
DOJ OIG: Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigations Disciplinary System
Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Disciplinary System, Evaluation and Inspections, Report I-2009-002, May 2009 “The OIG conducted this review to examine the FBIs investigations of allegations of misconduct against FBI employees and to assess whether the FBI imposed consistent, reasonable, and timely discipline for misconduct. In this Executive Digest, we first provide a… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Federal Rulemaking, IRS Management
Federal Rulemaking: Improvements Needed to Monitoring and Evaluation of Rules Development as Well as to the Transparency of OMB Regulatory Reviews, GAO-09-205, April 20, 2009 IRS Management: IRS Practices Contribute to Its Resilience, but It Would Benefit from Additional Emergency Planning Efforts, GAO-09-418, April 9, 2009 Continue Reading
The Final Installment of the FY 2010 Budget
Follow up to GPO Access: Budget of the United States Government and The Presidents 2010 Budget, from OMB: “Today, we released the final volumes of the Presidents FY 2010 Budget. These volumes include the Summary Tables, which show aggregate budget projections for the next 10 years; Historical Tables, which offer a wealth of budget data… Continue Reading
