Sep 09, 2010
The government has determined that hundreds of levees nationwide no longer meet its standards that ensure protection during major floods, a decision that forces thousands of property owners to buy federal flood insurance.
Agencies across government are pledging to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions over the next decade, but many say they are challenged in doing so because of expanding missions and conflicts with other mandates, according to agencies' environmental sustainability plans released today. - Sep 09, 2010
House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, wants to roll back 2011 federal spending to 2008 levels, accompanied by a two-year freeze on existing tax rates. - Sep 09, 2010
The U.S. military must overhaul and reduce the cost of paying its people, funding their retirements and underwriting their health care, a top Pentagon adviser said. - Sep 09, 2010
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More than two-thirds of the fiscal 2009 spending data reported to USASpending.gov was flawed or late, according to an analysis by the Sunlight Foundation, an open government group that has created an online scorecard to highlight the performance of individual agencies. - Sep 08, 2010
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