Telework Legislation Pending in the 110th Congress: A Side-by-Side Comparison of Provisions, October 20, 2008 S. 1000, the Telework Enhancement Act of 2007, and H.R. 4106, the Telework Improvements Act of 2008, are currently pending in the 110th Congress. Two Senate amendments that include provisions to enhance telework were offered to S. 3268, the Stop… Continue Reading
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DNI Releases Budget Figure for 2008 National Intelligence Program
News release: “Consistent with Section 601 of the “Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007,” Public Law 110-53, the Director of National Intelligence is disclosing to the public the aggregate amount of funds appropriated by Congress to the National Intelligence Program (NIP) for fiscal year 2008 not later than 30 days after the… Continue Reading
Information Technology Risks and Controls and Fair Credit Reporting Act
OTS 08-051 – OTS Issues New Examination Procedures on Identity Theft Red Flags and Address Discrepancies: “This Regulatory Bulletin transmits revised Examination Handbook Section 341, Information Technology Risks and Controls, and revised Examination Handbook Section 1300, Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The revised Handbook Sections contain new guid-ance and examination procedures for the final rules… Continue Reading
New from OMB: Protecting Protecting American Taxpayers From Government Spending on Wasteful Earmarks, IT Governance, Spectrum Relocation
M-09-03, Guidance on implementing P.L. No. 110-329 in accordance with Executive Order 13457 on Protecting American Taxpayers From Government Spending on Wasteful Earmarks (October 23, 2008) M-09-02, Information Technology Management Structure and Governance Framework: “Organizational Structure and Reporting Relationships of IT Executives and Senior Managers – A. The Department or Agency has a designated executive-level… Continue Reading
The Food Stamp Program And Older Americans
The Food Stamp Program And Older Americans Fact Sheet, Jean C. Accius, AARP Public Policy Institute, October 2008: “Approximately 2 million older individuals (of whom 1.6 million live alone) received food stamps in 2006.” Related resource from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Food Stamp Provisions of the Final 2008 Farm Bill Continue Reading
Federal R&D Agenda for Net Zero Energy, High-Performance Green Buildings
Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Executive Office of the President – Federal R&D Agenda for Net Zero Energy, High-Performance Green Buildings, October 22, 2008. “…the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) released a report describing R&D activities that could decrease use of natural resources and improve indoor environments while reducing greenhouse… Continue Reading
Stagnant Waters: 2008 Clean Water Act Report
“On the eve of the 36th anniversary of the enactment of the Clean Water Act (October 18), Rep. James L. Oberstar, Chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, released the report, Stagnant Waters – the Legacy of the Bush Administration on the Clean Water Act, on the status of the nations waters under the… Continue Reading
Federal Regulators Take Actions to Stabilize Financial Markets
News release: “The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets made a statement Tuesday on a series of comprehensive actions to strengthen public confidence in our financial institutions and restore functioning of our credit markets.” Statement by Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. on Actions to Protect the U.S. Economy Joint Statement by Treasury, Federal Reserve and… Continue Reading
Update on Treasury Department's Progress in Implementing Troubled Asset Relief Program
Interim Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability Neel Kashkari Remarks before the Institute of International Bankers, October 13, 2008 “On Friday October 3, Congress passed and President Bush signed into law the bipartisan Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. The law gives the Treasury Secretary broad and flexible authority to purchase and insure mortgage assets, and… Continue Reading
THOMAS Publishes Permanent Links
The Open House Project: “Fulfilling one of the recommendations of the Open House Project report, The Library of Congress has published on their THOMAS web page directions for creating permanent links.” THOMAS: “Legislative Handles are a new persistent URL service for creating links to legislative documents from the THOMAS web site (http://thomas.loc.gov). With a simple… Continue Reading
Protections for Americas Disabled Workers Expanded Under New Law
Follow up to September 17, 2008 posting, Congress Passes ADA Amendments Act, this America.gov article, Protections for Americas Disabled Workers Expanded Under New Law: “A new law restores workplace protections for the disabled that had eroded as a result of several Supreme Court decisions issued since the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in… Continue Reading
The Economic Bailout: An Analysis of the Economic Emergency Stabilization Act
The Economic Bailout: An Analysis of the Economic Emergency Stabilization Act, Katalina M. Bianco, J.D., John M. Pachkowski, J.D., CCH – Wolters Kluwer Law & Business “The current credit crisis, which led to the enactment of the EESA, has its deepest roots in the subprime mortgage crisis, known in the popular media as the mortgage… Continue Reading
