OMB Memorandum: Planning for the Presidents 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 OPMs End-to-End Hiring Process Mapping, from the time a manager identifies a need… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2009
Office of Thrift Supervision Cost of Funds
Office of Thrift Supervision – Cost of Funds for OTS Regulated Institutions, June 15, 2009. Office of Thrift Supervision Cost of Funds – Historical Report Continue Reading
Preliminary Analysis of Major Provisions Related to Health Insurance Coverage Under the Affordable Health Choices Act
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 proposals 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
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
Report: The Role of the Federal Government in Megadisasters
The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government: Whos in Charge? Who Should Be? The Role of the Federal Government in Megadisasters: Based on Lessons from Hurricane Katrina: “This paper looks at what has happened, and what has not happened, since the waters receded and the debris was removed. Based on lessons learned from this catastrophe,… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com – FOIA Facts: The Detainee Photo Issue – Is it What it Seems?
New on LLRX.com – FOIA Facts: The Detainee Photo Issue – Is it What it Seems? – Scott A. Hodes comments on the Obama administrations’ decision to continue to fight the release of detainee photos. Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com: Bridging the DiGital Divide: Custom Search Engines Put You in Control
New on LLRX.com: Bridging the DiGital Divide: Custom Search Engines Put You in Control – Law librarian, legal research expert and blogger John J. DiGilio’s new column focuses on technology trends that leverage the web to achieve more efficient and effective results. Here John recommends using customized search engines to manage the sites you search. Continue Reading
NYT: How Trillion-Dollar Deficits Were Created
“To understand the looming deficits, The New York Times analyzed Congressional Budget Office projections of the budget surplus or deficit for the years 2009-12, President Obamas current term. The budget office has been making estimates for these years for nearly a decade now. The numbers that appear [here] are the average annual deficit or surplus… Continue Reading
Developing a New Global Approach to Ending Hunger
Remarks at the 2009 World Food Prize Announcement Ceremony, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, Washington, DC. June 11, 2009 “The effects of chronic hunger cannot be overstated. Hunger is not only a physical condition, it is a drain on economic development, a threat to global security, a barrier to health and education, and a… Continue Reading
Cyber-Ark 2009 Trust, Security & Passwords Survey Research Brief
2009 Trust, Security & Passwords Survey Research Brief: “This global “snooping” survey is the third in a series of benchmark studies focused on identifying security and privacy trends among IT workers. Results are intended to raise awareness about the risks associated with powerful, and often unmanaged, privileged users and passwords. While seemingly innocuous, these accounts… Continue Reading
Statements of G8 Finance Ministers and Treasury Secretary
Statement of G8 Finance Ministers, 06/13/2009: “Even after output growth begins picking up, unemployment may continue to increase. Our countries will continue to implement actions to reduce the impact of the crisis on employment and maximise the potential for growth in jobs in the period of economic recovery, including by promoting targeted active labor market… Continue Reading
White House Fact Sheet: Paying for Health Care Reform
Paying for Health Care Reform – $313 Billion in Additional Savings to Create a Deficit Neutral Plan – Summary Released by the White House Following the President’s Weekly Radio Address “We have the most expensive health care system in the world, but do not get the best results. The rising costs of health care are… Continue Reading
