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RSS president bushExposing the Myths and Realities of Competitive Sourcing
White Paper Upon entering office, President Bush embarked on an aggressive reform of the federal government. The President's Management Agenda identifies five "pillars" to bring more efficiency and effectiveness to the federal government. [03 Jul 2008]
Geospatial One Stop Portal Implementation Strategy
White Paper The Geospatial One-Stop Initiative is one of 24 OMB electronic-government initiatives that will enhance government efficiency and achieve President Bush's vision that government be more citizens centered and results oriented. [03 Jul 2008]
Comparing Proposals for Immigration Reform
White Paper In response to the increasing attention on immigration as a political issue, and a growing immigrant voting base, on January 7, 2004, President Bush announced a new plan for giving temporary worker status to illegal aliens and immigrants wishing... [03 Jul 2008]
United States of America: The US Electronic Government Strategy
White Paper This strategy presents the federal government's action plan to implement President Bush's "Expanding E-Government" effort. Expanding E-Government" is part of the President's overall government reform vision: government should be citizen centered... [03 Jul 2008]
CAN SPAM Act of 2003: What Every Marketer Needs to Know About the USA's First National Spam Law
White Paper The law has been passed by the House and signed into law by President Bush in December. The US Senate recently passed the CAN SPAM Act of 2003. The CAN SPAM makes sweeping changes to the current legislative landscape, pre-empting all 37 state laws... [03 Jul 2008]
A Tax Proposal for Working Families With Children
White Paper In this paper, the authors suggest a tax proposal that builds on one of President Bush's key ideas - an expanded tax credit for families with children - but modifies it in ways that might prove more acceptable to Democrats. [03 Jul 2008]
Consulting Insights: Information Technology - Managing Environmental Compliance
White Paper A significant decision was made in early 2001, when President Bush directed that a new Office for National Preparedness (ONP) be created within FEMA. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was created as a solution to problems plaguing the... [03 Jul 2008]
Forfeiting "Enduring Freedom" for "Homeland Security"
White Paper Bush declared a state of emergency and invoked presidential powers on September 14, 2001. From the outset, the Bush Administration has chosen to view the attacks as acts of war by foreign aggressors, rather than as criminal acts that require... [03 Jul 2008]
Homeland Security: The Facts Behind the Fiction
White Paper In 2002, President Bush established a cabinet post on Homeland Security devoted to the sole task of defending the nation's borders. This panel will evaluate the usefulness of the administration's efforts so far to safeguard American society against... [03 Jul 2008]
Summary of the Child Tax Credit Provisions of HR 1836 (The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001)
White Paper On June 7, President Bush signed into law the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (also known as HR 1836). The new law represents the largest tax cut in a generation. There were four major components to the bill: an across-the... [03 Jul 2008]
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: New Criminal Provisions Affecting Businesses
White Paper On July 30, President Bush signed into law the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. As a result of this legislation, the rules have changed dramatically for businesses, their employees, their accountants, their lawyers and, most important, the regulators... [03 Jul 2008]
Update: Food Industry and U.S. Homeland Security
White Paper President Bush recently signed into law the landmark Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Act), creating a Cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security (DHS or the Department). The Act directs a monumental reorganization within the federal bureaucracy... [03 Jul 2008]
Corporate Governance and Accounting Reforms in the U.S.: What Canadian Issuers Need to Know
White Paper In the wake of Enron, WorldCom and other revelations that continue to shake investor confidence and the world's financial markets, President Bush has brought into force the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. [03 Jul 2008]
Preparedness and the Force of Law
White Paper Following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, President Bush issues a series of Homeland Security Presidential Directives (HSPD) designed to improve the nation's posture of preparedness. On January 29, 2000, a memorandum from the Counsel... [15 May 2008]
Disclosure After Sarbanes-Oxley
White Paper Bush on July 30, 2002. In the wake of the recent reports of accounting irregularities at public companies and in an effort to restore investor confidence, Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which was signed by President George W. [10 Apr 2008]
