The American Coalition for Healthcare Claims Integrity (ACHCI) today issued the following statement regarding the decision by House lawmakers to refrain from extending the moratorium on the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program, which the Congressional Budget Office estimated would cost over $2 billion. Based on the CBO’s feedback, lawmakers removed a proposal from the Sustainable… Keep reading →
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Congressional Budget Office Warns Congress of $2 Billion Impact of Extending RAC Program Moratorium
By businesswireAirlines for America Urges Congress to Rework Government Policies to Improve Global Competitiveness of U.S. Airline Industry
By businesswireAirlines for America (A4A) President and CEO Nicholas E. Calio testified today before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Aviation, addressing the critical role U.S. airlines play in economic growth and job creation and urging Congress to create a policy environment that enables carriers to run a business while encouraging growth, jobs and… Keep reading →
Energy News Roundup: Did the Republicans Kill Keystone?
By By Jared Anderson, Breaking Energy
An article in The New Yorker features an interview with John Podesta, a newly appointed White House Advisor on energy and climate issues, who claims Republican lobbying efforts against the Keystone XL Pipeline backfired. Podesta said the pipeline was “rolling toward approval,” but strong-arm tactics led by API slowed the approval process long enough… Keep reading →
Leaders from Renewable Energy Group® (NASDAQ: REGI) joined more than two dozen biodiesel advocates in providing testimony at an Environmental Protection Agency hearing on the proposed 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard volumes. Gary Haer, REG Vice President, Sales and Marketing and Bruce Lutes, General Manager of the company’s biodiesel refineries in Danville, Illinois and Newton, Iowa… Keep reading →
JPMorgan Chase Reaches Settlement with the President’s Task Force on Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
By businesswireJPMorgan Chase & Co. announced today that it has reached a $13 billion settlement in principle negotiated by the President’s RMBS Working Group of the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force. Today’s settlement resolves actual and potential civil claims by the Department of Justice (DoJ), several State Attorneys General (State AGs), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation… Keep reading →
Social Security Administration Gets A; Treasury/HUD Tie with Fs on the Plain Writing Act Report Card by the Center for Plain Language
By businesswireThe Social Security Administration gets an A/A and Treasury and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) tie with F/Ds on the 2013 Plain Writing Act Report Card released today by the Center for Plain Language. On the second Plain Writing Act Report Card, the Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to clear communication in… Keep reading →
Janet Yellen’s comments at her confirmation hearing to become Federal Reserve chairman reverberated beyond the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, and could influence the planning and decision making of nearly two-thirds of the nation’s CFOs and finance chiefs. Sixty-one percent of senior Chartered Global Management Accountant designation holders surveyed by the American Institute of CPAs said the comments and… Keep reading →
Lisa A. Rickard, president of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR), made the following statement today applauding House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) for holding a hearing on patent litigation reform. “The business community is concerned about several patent litigation abuses including demand letters designed to hold up innocent users and sellers… Keep reading →
Advanced Biofuel Companies Tell White House: Changes to RFS Program Will Undercut Investment
By businesswireThe Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), the Advanced Ethanol Council (AEC) and 37 of their member companies today wrote the White House to express grave concerns over a draft proposal for the 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rules recently unlawfully leaked to the media. The leading advanced biofuel trade organizations and companies noted that EPA must… Keep reading →
This month, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), the government’s purchasing arm, took new steps to implement the Obama Administration’s energy security and environmental goals by proposing that vendors competing for a $1.5 billion government-wide contract for package delivery services, beginning in 2014, be assessed on their ability to meet annual targets for fuel efficiency,… Keep reading →