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Daily Archives: August 12, 2009
New GAO Reports: EEO, U.S.-Africa Trade, Fair Lending
Equal Employment Opportunity: Pilot Projects Could Help Test Solutions to Long-standing Concerns with the EEO Complaint Process, GAO-09-712, August 12, 2009 U.S.-Africa Trade: Options for Congressional Consideration to Improve Textile and Apparel Sector Competitiveness under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, GAO-09-916, August 12, 2009 Fair Lending: Data Limitations and the Fragmented U.S. Financial Regulatory… Continue Reading
Value of Provider Networks And the Role of Out-of-Network Charges In Rising Health Care Costs
The Value of Provider Networks And the Role of Out-of-Network Charges In Rising Health Care Costs: A Survey of Charges Billed By Out-of-Network Physicians “Protecting consumers from runaway charges billed by some out-of-network physicians is an important policy issue at a time of major economic challenges and a national debate surrounding health care reforms. This… Continue Reading
EPIC Forces Disclosure of Government Contracts with Social Media Companies, Privacy Terms Missing
“In response to an EPIC Freedom of Information Act Request, the Government Services Administration released several contracts between the federal government and web 2.0 companies, including agreements with Blip.tv, Blist, Google (YouTube), Yahoo (Flickr), and MySpace. EPIC also obtained amendments to agreements with Facebook, Slideshare.net, Vimeo.com, and AddThis.com. The contracts do not address the privacy… Continue Reading
US and Switzerland Reach Settlement Over Secret Bank Accounts
News release: “The out-of-court settlement sought in the US civil proceedings against UBS has been reached. The details of the arrangement were worked out between Switzerland and the USA over the last few days. The judge was informed during a telephone conference on Wednesday. The settlement now has to be signed by both states.” Washington… Continue Reading
State Legislation on Comprehensive Health Care Coverage
Library of Congress State Legislation on Comprehensive Health Care Coverage Continue Reading
EPA Seeks Comments on its Reevaluation of the Chemical Perchlorate
News release: “U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced that the agency is taking an important step to ensure childrens health is taken into account when evaluating the chemical perchlorate. To enhance transparency, the agency is seeking public comment on its re-evaluation of the scientific information on perchlorate in drinking water. Under the… Continue Reading
Health Insurance Coverage of Individuals Ages 5564, 19942007
Health Insurance Coverage of Individuals Ages 5564, 19942007 and The Basics of Social Security, Updated With the 2009 Board of Trustees Report, August 2009, Vol. 30, No. 8, Employee Benefit Research Institute, 2009 “MOST LIKELY TO HAVE COVERAGE: EBRI estimates from the latest Current Population Survey data show adults ages 5564 were one of two… Continue Reading
Users May Test Google's New Search Infrastructure
“For the last several months, a large team of Googlers has been working on a secret project: a next-generation architecture for Google’s web search. It’s the first step in a process that will let us push the envelope on size, indexing speed, accuracy, comprehensiveness and other dimensions. The new infrastructure sits “under the hood” of… Continue Reading
View Lobbyists By Industry on OpenSecrets.org
“On August 11, 2009 we added a new feature to our website that will help you connect the dots between specific industries and the lobbyists going to bat for them. Now on OpenSecrets.org you can find a list of lobbyists and their firms associated with more than 100 industries. Sort by lobbyist or lobbying firm/registrant… Continue Reading
