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Daily Archives: July 24, 2009

FCC Report to Congress On State Collection and Distribution of 911 and Enhanced 911 Fees and Charges

FCC Report to Congress On State Collection and Distribution of 911 and Enhanced 911 Fees and Charges: “This report is submitted by the Chairman, Federal Communications Commission pursuant to the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008 (NET 911 Act). This report, which was prepared by Commission staff, is the first annual report on the collection and distribution of 911 and Enhanced 911 (E911) fees and charges by the states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. territories, and the Indian territories.”

New GAO Reports: Combating Gangs, Electronic Records Archive, Federal-Aid Highways, Juvenile Justice

Combating Gangs: Better Coordination and Performance Measurement Would Help Clarify Roles of Federal Agencies and Strengthen Assessment of Effort, GAO-09-708, July 24, 2009 Electronic Records Archive: The National Archives and Records Administration’s Fiscal Year 2009 Expenditure Plan, GAO-09-733, July 24, 2009 Federal-Aid Highways: FHWA Has Improved Its Risk Management Approach, but Needs to Improve Its… Continue Reading

The Financial Industry Calls for Action to Strengthen the Global Financial System and Promote Stability in Financial Markets

News release: “Leaders of global financial services firms called today for far-reaching regulatory reforms to reinforce industry efforts to strengthen the global financial system. “Our main challenge now is to restore confidence in and stability of the financial system – this is essential for sound financial markets that can finance growth for the future,” said… Continue Reading