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DHS – Refugees and Asylees: 2008

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DHS Office of Immigration Statistics – Refugees and Asylees: 2008, Daniel C. Martin AND Michael Hoefer

  • “The United States provides refuge to persons who have been persecuted or have a well-founded fear of persecution through two programs: one for refugees (persons outside the U.S.) and one for asylees (persons in the U.S.). This Office of Immigration Statistics Annual Flow Report provides information on the number of persons admitted to the United States as refugees or granted asylum in the United States in 2008.”

    • IMF Concludes Article IV Consultation with the United States

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    News release: “The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the concluding statement by the staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) following this year’s Article IV Consultation with the United States. This statement represents the independent judgment and assessment by IMF staff of U.S. economic performance and policies. Release of this statement is consistent… Continue Reading

    OMB Memo Includes New Requirements for Hiring Federal Employees

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    OMB Memorandum: Planning for the President’s Fiscal Year 2011 Budget and Performance Plans, June 11, 2009 “…Specifically, we expect the following to take place over the next six months in order to begin the change process: Map your current hiring process, using OPM’s End-to-End Hiring Process Mapping, from the time a manager identifies a need… Continue Reading

    Preliminary Analysis of Major Provisions Related to Health Insurance Coverage Under the Affordable Health Choices Act

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    CBO: Preliminary Analysis of Major Provisions Related to Health Insurance Coverage Under the Affordable Health Choices Act, June 15, 2009. Letter to the Honorable Edward M. Kennedy. “The attached table summarizes our preliminary assessment of the proposal’s budgetary effects and its likely impact on insurance coverage. According to that assessment, enacting the proposal would result… Continue Reading

    New GAO Reports: Funding for New Border Patrol Agents, Tax Gap, Veterans Affairs

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    CBP Could Improve Its Estimation of Funding Needed for New Border Patrol Agents, GAO-09-542R, June 15, 2009 Tax Gap: Requiring Information Reporting for Charitable Cash Contributions May Not Be an Effective Way to Improve Compliance GAO-09-555, May 14, 2009 Veterans Affairs: Implementation of Temporary Residence Adaptation Grants. GAO-09-637R, June 15, 2009 Continue Reading