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Health Care Costs Remain Top Concern for CFOs Despite all the recent discussion about Social Security reform, chief financial officers in the United States say that rising health care cost remains their top concern, according to a survey. |
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Medicare Reform Dead for Now On Capitol Hill |
National Defense June 2009 Sandra I. Erwin |
Defense Industry: What Does Change Really Mean? The defense industry is unsure how they will be affected by revamped procurement practices promised by the Pentagon. |
The Motley Fool June 10, 2010 |
Wall Street Reform's Winners and Losers Financial reform expert Ilan Moscovitz talks about the effect of reform on banking. |
National Defense January 2010 Sandra I. Erwin |
Acquisition Reform Act: The Backlash Has Begun It's only been seven months since President Obama signed the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009. Predictably, a chorus of disapproval already is being heard. |
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2005 Howard Menell |
Apartment Owners Wary of Tax Reform Apartment executives are cautious about pending tax reform, having suffered from other efforts to tweak our tax system. Fortunately, many of today's leaders seem to appreciate the complex and long-term nature of real estate investments and the need to maintain stability in the commercial real estate markets. |
Managed Care April 2007 |
Comparing Congressional Health Care Proposals A review of health care reform bills proposed by Congress shows that many of them would cover more uninsured Americans than the current administration proposal. |
National Defense February 2010 Stew Magnuson |
DHS Making 'Moderate' Gains in Acquisition Management The Department of Homeland Security in 2009 made some improvements to the way it acquires technology and services. |
Information Today May 31, 2012 Barbie E. Keiser |
Government in the Mobile Era A document released May 23, 2012, Digital Government: Building a 21 st Century Platform to Better Serve the American People, reveals the Obama administration strategy to enable citizens to find the services they need across government programs, "anytime, anywhere, and on any device." |
Financial Planning March 1, 2007 Lynn Hume |
The Bond Buyer SEC Votes on Rules for Rating Agencies: The proposed rules would implement provisions of the Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006, which Congress approved and President Bush signed to foster increased competition, transparency and accountability among rating agencies. |
IndustryWeek July 22, 2009 Steve Minter |
Thought Leader -- Health Care Reform's New Deal Health care policy expert Dr. Pauline Rosenau says expect increased access, quality improvement and cost control to shape health care reform. |
National Defense August 2009 Sandra I. Erwin |
Can Congress Keep Up the Pressure on Acquisition Reform? A recent groundswell of legislative and regulatory actions to reform Defense Department weapon acquisition practices may not lead to meaningful change if the efforts are not kept up for years to come |
Geotimes February 2005 Katie Donnelly |
For Starters: Lame Duck Science and technology research and development did not escape the chopping block. The National Science Foundation received a 1.9 percent cut from last year -- the first cut to the agency in 13 years. |
Investment Advisor October 2009 Melanie Waddell |
Danger & Opportunity: Financial Services Reform Bill Inevitable Financial services reform is still alive and kicking, as President Obama made very clear as he renewed his push for reforms during his speech to Wall Street. |
National Defense June 2005 Sandra Erwin |
Procurement Probes Framed By Bleak Financial Forecast A string of procurement debacles at the Defense Department has stirred, yet again, calls for drastic reforms in military acquisition rules and policies. |
InternetNews November 16, 2004 Roy Mark |
Tech Hopes Dim With Lame Duck Congress A final, four-day session leaves little time for new Internet access tax moratorium and other items on tech agenda. |
Investment Advisor January 2010 Melanie Waddell |
Congress Reaches Year-End Goal A House-passed bill nixes FINRA's oversight of RIAs and a comprehensive financial services reform bill likely by the end of first quarter. |
Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2010 Jack Milligan |
A Shot in the Arm The financial services industry needs a prescription for the mess that's been created because this is an industry that can't afford another crisis. |
InternetNews February 15, 2008 Andy Patrizio |
Does Legislating LimeWire Use Make Sense? A Congressional panel held hearings this week on a proposed law that would, in part, ensure peer-to-peer file sharing applications do not compromise the security of federal government computers. |
InternetNews February 16, 2005 Tim Gray |
Feds Fail Computer Security Test Despite improvements, the government's computer security program proves lacking once again. |
U.S. Banker March 2010 Alan Kline |
Dysfunction in D.C. The sight of Democrats cheering and Republicans sitting on their hands when the president plugged financial reform was disheartening to anyone who believes the system needs fixing. |
Information Today March 28, 2013 Barbie E. Keiser |
Transparency in Government During Sunshine Week 2013 Congress was the focal point of two events during Sunshine Week 2013 (March 10-16). On March 12, the Congressional Transparency Caucus hosted an event examining recent progress concerning the Freedom of Information Act reform. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2006 D.D. Ismail |
Legislative Update The following issues affecting commercial real estate remain open for resolution in the 109th congressional session: Banks in Real Estate... Tax Reform... Health Plan Legislation... |
Investment Advisor November 2007 Melanie Waddell |
On the Agenda: Insurance and Ratings Congress looks at insurance reform and the subprime mess. |
The Motley Fool July 22, 2010 Ilan Moscovitz |
Quit Whining, Ratings Agencies! Fast-forward to the day financial reform is signed into law. Moody's, Fitch, and Standard & Poor's (a division of McGraw Hill), the big three debt ratings agencies, are refusing to rate debt. |
National Defense April 2009 Hickey & Parker |
White House Kicks Off New Wave of Reforms Pledges and actions in the president's first few weeks in office, signal that increased ethics restrictions on government appointees, lobbyists and contractors have arrived. |
BusinessWeek June 25, 2009 Catherine Arnst |
Reform and Jobs Pay-or-play isn't sitting well with the business community. |
National Defense February 2005 Peter M. Steffes |
New Rules for Clearances Included in Intel Reform The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004---which President Bush now is preparing to implement---mandates a comprehensive shake-up of the nation's intelligence community. |
CFO June 1, 2010 Randy Myers |
Ratings Disaster Congress takes another stab at reforming the credit-rating agencies, whose AAA seal of approval helped fuel the subprime crisis. But will any change truly make a difference? |
The Motley Fool June 17, 2011 Morgan Housel |
Why Congress Loves Bank Stocks Little wonder that in a world where Congress can legally trade on inside information, the most faith is put in companies where Congress' actions influence most of the outcome. |
National Defense December 2015 Jon Harper |
Despite Deal, More Budget Battles Loom Democrats and Republicans recently reached a bipartisan budget agreement that lifts sequestration caps on defense expenditures and avoids a government shutdown. But more fiscal fights lie ahead. |
CFO December 1, 2009 Kate O'Sullivan |
All Eyes on Reform Public support for health-care reform is high, but some CFOs take a different view. |
The Motley Fool January 28, 2010 Brian Orelli |
Health-Care Reform Is Dead. Probably. Breaking up the bill doesn't seem like the answer. What do insurers and pharmaceutical companies have to say? |
Financial Planning August 1, 2005 Pamela Black |
White Paper Financial planners' views on Social Security reform. |
CFO December 1, 2009 Scott Leibs |
Health Reform CFOs atypically cast their gaze far into the future when it comes to the impact of health-care reform. |
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2009 Jill Wechsler |
Kickoff for Reform In addition to overhauling healthcare, Congress is weighing proposals for updating FDA policies and expanding access to drugs. |
BusinessWeek March 14, 2005 |
Indonesia's President Pulls Off A Key Reform Soesilo Bambang Yudhoyono decision to cut fuel subsidies won applause from the financial markets and, apparently, grudging acceptance from the public. |
BusinessWeek September 6, 2004 |
A Chat with Bush's Budget Czar "Now is the time to reform Social Security," says OMB Director Josh Bolten, an outspoken supporter of Social Security and tax reform. And he sees Bush pushing tax reform in a second term. |
InternetNews September 24, 2010 |
Obama Admin Mulls Cybersecurity, Senate Bill Stalls Head of U.S. Cyber Command describes White House-led review of current cybersecurity authorities, while efforts in the Senate for comprehensive reform appear to have hit a roadblock. |
Inc. January 2006 Robert E. Litan |
Almost a Tax Plan The budget deficit is deadly serious. Tax reform should be too. |
National Defense July 2014 Sandra I. Erwin |
Hope and Despair in Government Procurement It's crunch time for acquisition reformers as they face a July deadline to submit recommendations to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees. |
IDB America March 2003 Christina MacCulloch |
The mother of all reforms How Uruguayans undertook the delicate task of overhauling their social security system |
HBS Working Knowledge May 16, 2012 |
Can Decades of Military Overspending be Fixed? Costs tend to rise in all organizations unless managers and their staffs have the motivation and skill to control them. This phenomenon is analyzed during 50 years of US military overspending. |
The Motley Fool August 31, 2010 Jennifer Schonberger |
Ron Paul: Financial Reform Solved Nothing Rep. Ron Paul discusses reforming Fannie & Freddie and financial reform. |
Investment Advisor October 2009 Melanie Waddell |
Danger & Opportunity: Healthcare Reform Picks Up Momentum Healthcare reform is still moving ahead, despite opposition from Republicans and well-covered populist discontent over the plan. |
Registered Rep. September 23, 2011 Diana Britton |
Final Shape of Tax Reform Unclear, But Some FAs Take Steps to Prepare Clients Most financial advisors are taking a wait-and-see approach to President Barack Obama's tax proposal announced Monday, but some say it could pay to prepare clients for some kind of tax reform anyway. |
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2010 Jill Wechsler |
New Ballgame in Washington Republican gains in Congress create uncertainty for health reform, drug regulation, and biomedical research |
AFP eWire April 22, 2015 |
AFP Submits Comments to Senate on Tax Reform, Charitable Incentives Comments were offered to the Individual Income Tax and Business Income Tax Working Groups of the Senate Finance Committee, calling on the Senate to keep the charitable deduction in its current form. |
BusinessWeek August 6, 2009 |
Health Reform: A Timeline The latest battle over how to overhaul the U.S. health-care system intensified last fall with the election of Barack Obama. |
The Motley Fool September 21, 2009 Brian Orelli |
The Biggest Market Opportunity: Health-Care Stalemate? If it happens, here's how to play it. |