The past few years have seen a sharp rise in the debt of the federal government. The surge in debt stems partially from lower tax revenues and high...

The United States is facing fundamental budgetary challenges. Federal debt held by the public exceeds 70 percent of the nation's annual output or G...

The federal government incurs a budget deficit (also known as a net deficit) when its total outgoing payments (outlays) exceed the total money it c...

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was established as an independent government corporation under the authority of the Banking Act of...

Nearly all major roads and bridges in the United States are part of the federal-aid highway system and are therefore eligible for assistance from t...

Congressional interest in Gulf Coast assistance has increased in recent years because of the significant amount of assistance provided to the regio...

This book collects and examines information on federal policies that would be implemented in the event that terrorist attacks occur again. It then ...

Federal disaster programs kind of sit there and gather moss after all the expenses of running the government agencies responsible for rendering ass...

Discretionary spending covers the costs of the routine activities commonly associated with such federal government functions as running executive b...

Real property disposal is the process by which federal agencies identify and then transfer, donate, or sell real property they no longer need. Disp...

The federal government prohibits the manufacturing, distribution, and possession of many intoxicating substances that are solely intended for recre...

The TRIO programs are the primary federal programs providing support services to disadvantaged students to promote achievement in post-secondary ed...

Over 40 years ago, Congress created the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to administer the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) and related amendm...

The authors are providing information on (1) federal funding DOE receives for electricity-related R&D, including funding by type of fuel; (2) t...

The federal government plays a significant role in emergency management, which generally refers to activities associated with avoiding and respondi...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assists states and localities overwhelmed by, or at risk from, disasters. FEMA also co-ordinates eme...

Research on both private- and public-sector organisations has found that increased levels of engagement -- generally defined as the sense of purpos...

Prior to 1975, Federal Government policy considered an individual's sexual orientation when determining suitability for Federal employment. Althoug...

The federal government is the largest employer in the United States, and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) is the largest emplo...

The Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) is the workers' compensation program for federal employees. Like all workers' compensation programs,...

Employers establish retirement plans both to help them attract workers with valuable skills and to enable older workers to retire without facing th...

The federal government is the nation's single largest energy consumer, spending approximately $17 billion in fiscal year 2007 on energy for buildin...

There are four common types of excise taxes: (1) sumptuary (or "sin") taxes, (2) regulatory or environmental taxes, (3) benefit-based taxes (or use...

Attacks on federal facilities in the U.S. have highlighted the need to identify lessons learned from prior security incidents and apply that knowle...