Author: Sharon L. Pickup
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: department, defense, obligations, reported, war, terrorism, global
Number of Pages: 13
Published: 2010-10
ISBN-10: 1437914659
ISBN-13: 9781437914658

Since 2001, Congress has provided the DoD with about $808 billion in supplemental and annual appropriations, as of March 2009, primarily for military operations in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). DoD's reported annual obligations for GWOT have shown a steady increase from about $0.2 billion in FY 2001 to about $162.4 billion in FY 2008. This report contains an analysis of DoD's reported obligations for military operations in support of GWOT through Dec. 2008. It assessed: (1) DoD's cumulative appropriations and reported obligations for military operations in support of the GWOT;

Author: Sharon Pickup
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: department, defense, obligations, reported, war, terrorism, global
Number of Pages: 14
Published: 2008-11
ISBN-10: 1437900283
ISBN-13: 9781437900286

Since 2001, Congress has provided the DoD with hundreds of billions of dollars for military operations in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). DoD compiles and reports monthly and cumulative obligations incurred to support GWOT. The Nat. Defense Authorization Act for FY 2006 requires quarterly updates to Congress on the costs of Oper. Iraqi Freedom and Oper. Enduring Freedom based on DoDżs monthly reports. This report contains an analysis of DoDżs reported obligations for military operations in support of GWOT through 9/07. It assessed: DoDżs appropriations and reported obligation

Author: Kay E. Brown
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: possible, routine, data, matching, sharing, information, child, support, enforcement, improve, bankruptcy
Number of Pages: 40
Published: 2009-02-01
ISBN-10: 1437900151
ISBN-13: 9781437900156

Recognizing the importance of child support (CS), the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 requires that if a parent with CS obligations files for bankruptcy, a bankruptcy trustee must notify the custodial parent and state CS enforcement agency so that they may participate in the case. The act also required a study of the feasibility of matching bankruptcy records with CS records to assure that filers with CS obligations are identified. This report: (1) identified the percent of bankruptcy filers with obligations nationwide; (2) examined the potential for routine dat

Author: Barbara D. Bovbjerg
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: challenges, plan, sponsors, present, obligations, pensions, filing, fiduciary, private
Number of Pages: 45
Published: 2009-01-01
ISBN-10: 1437909027
ISBN-13: 9781437909029

American workers increasingly rely on 401(k) plans for their retirement security, and sponsors of 401(k) plans -- typically employers -- have critical obligations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). When acting as fiduciaries, they must act prudently and solely in the interest of plan participants and beneficiaries. This report examined: (1) common 401(k) plan features, which typically have important fiduciary implications, and factors affecting these decisions; (2) challenges sponsors face in fulfilling their fiduciary obligations when overseeing plan operations

Author: Sharon L. Pickup
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: contract, obligations, fiscal, years, rates, obligation, budget, fourth, quarter, defense
Number of Pages: 41
Published: 2010-08
ISBN-10: 1437931626
ISBN-13: 9781437931624

This report formally transmits a briefing in response to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law No. 111-84), which requires a review of Department of Defense (DoD) policies related to year-end spending and the rate of obligations incurred by DoD in the fourth quarter of fiscal years 2006 through 2009, as compared with the obligations incurred in the first three quarters of those fiscal years for both one-year and multi-year appropriations. Charts and tables.

Author: Bill A. Roderick
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: grants, obligations, unliquidated, epa�s
Number of Pages: 11
Published: 2009-09
ISBN-10: 1437916635
ISBN-13: 9781437916638

On March 4, 2009, Bill A. Roderick, Acting Inspector Gen., EPA, briefed Congress on some of the financial and programmatic challenges facing the EPA based on prior Office of Inspector General (OIG) work. During this briefing, Congress requested that Roderick provide information regarding outstanding unliquidated obligations for the EPA. Enclosed is the information obtained from EPAżs records. It is listed in alphabetical order, summarized by the program name, and includes outstanding unliquidated obligations associated with that program as of March 31, 2009. Charts and tables.

Author: Paul L. Jones
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: obligations, seven, federal, departments, financial, activities, service, announcement, campaigns, public
Number of Pages: 73
Published: 2006-08
ISBN-10: 1422305813
ISBN-13: 9781422305812

Government-sponsored public service announcement (PSA) campaigns are prepackaged messages generally placed for free through various media to promote designated gov't. activities, programs, or services. Although PSAs may be placed for free, PSA campaigns may still incur financial obligations for production. This report provides detailed information on PSA campaigns for the seven Federal departments with the highest obligations for public relations & advertising in FY 2003 -- Commerce, Defense, Health & Human Services, Homeland Security, Interior, Treasury, & Veterans Affairs -- as reported in a