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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Sunlight Labs Posts Apps for America Winners
The Apps for America Winners [via Abi Morgan]: DataMasher: “DataMasher helps citizens have a little fun with those data by creating mashups to visualize them in different ways and see how states compare on important issues. Users can combine different data sets in interesting ways and create their own custom rankings of the states.” GovPulse:… Continue Reading
Comprehensive Oversight Plan for Afghanistan and Pakistan
“On Wednesday, September 9, 2009, the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs continued its extensive oversight of U.S. efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan during a hearing designed to explore how the various Inspectors General and entities charged with oversight and accountability of U.S. military, diplomatic, and development resources intend to coordinate and enhance their… Continue Reading
EIA: Wholesale Market Data, OPEC Revenues Fact Sheet, Short-Term Energy Outlook
Wholesale Market Data (09/09/2009): “This site contains spreadsheets with wholesale electricity price data from the Intercontinental Exchange through September 8, 2009 (latest web site update: September 09, 2009). The files contain peak prices, volumes, and number of transactions at six electricity trading hubs covering most regions of the United States. OPEC Revenues Fact Sheet (09/09/2009):… Continue Reading
President's Speech on Health Insurance Reform
White House: “Tonight the President will make clear to Congress exactly what he would like to see in the health insurance reform legislation that gets sent to his desk. With four out of five committees in Congress having finished their work and the fifth announcing today that they are moving forward, more progress has been… Continue Reading
Treasury Testimony on Stabilizing the Housing Market
Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions Michael S. Barr Written Testimony before the House Financial Services Committee, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity on Stabilizing the Housing Market, September 9, 2009 Making Home Affordable Program Servicer Performance Report through August 2009 Related postings on financial system Continue Reading
Federal Reserve Beige Book, September 9, 2009
September 9, 2009 – Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District: “Reports from the 12 Federal Reserve Districts indicate that economic activity continued to stabilize in July and August. Relative to the last report, Dallas indicated that economic activity had firmed, while Boston, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Richmond, and San Francisco mentioned signs… Continue Reading
OpenTheGovernment.org releases the 2009 Secrecy Report Card
“The 2009 Secrecy Report Card chronicles slight decreases in secrecy across a wide spectrum of indicators in the last year of the Bush-Cheney Administration. The report, released today by a coalition of more than 70 open government advocates, also provides a six-month overview of the Obama Administrations promise and practice on openness issues, and a… Continue Reading
Pew Report: The Internet and Civic Engagement
The Internet and Civic Engagement, September 2009: “Just as in offline politics, the well-off and well-educated are especially likely to participate in online activities that mirror offline forms of engagement. But there are hints that social media may alter this pattern.” Continue Reading
EPIC Gives Obama Administration Mixed Grades for Privacy
“EPIC released the Privacy Report Card for the Obama Administration at a morning briefing held at the National Press Club. EPIC gave the Administration an Incomplete for Consumer Privacy, A- for Medical Privacy, C+ for Civil Liberties, and a B for Cyber Security. Privacy Coalition members participating in the event included US PIRG, Consumer Federation… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Afghanistan and Pakistan, Aviation Weather, Homeland Defense, Security Disability, Wildland Fire Management
Afghanistan and Pakistan: Oversight of U.S. Interagency Efforts, GAO-09-1015T, September 09, 2009 Aviation Weather: FAA and the National Weather Service Are Considering Plans to Consolidate Weather Service Offices, but Face Significant Challenges, GAO-09-761, September 09, 2009 Homeland Defense: U.S. Northern Command Has a Strong Exercise Program, but Involvement of Interagency Partners and States Can Be… Continue Reading
CBO: Monthly Budget Review, September 2009
Monthly Budget Review, September 2009. Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for July and the Daily Treasury Statements for August “The federal budget deficit for the first 11 months of fiscal year 2009 was almost $1.4 trillion, CBO estimates, close to $900 billion greater than the deficit recorded through August 2008. Outlays were $518 billion… Continue Reading
