Washington DC -May 21- The World Economic Forum’s Positive Infrastructure Report released today finds that world faces a global infrastructure deficit of US$ 2 trillion per year over the next 20 years.

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Washington DC -May 10- To serve the rapidly growing portion of Americans older than 65, public transportation will incur increased operating and capital costs on the order of another $3.9 billion annually by 2030, according to a new study conducted for the American Public Transportation Association (APTA).

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Washington DC -April 28– Focusing on the needs of rural America, Senate Democrats and former President Bill Clinton, held a rural summit on Capitol Hill to discuss solutions to address the challenges facing rural areas in the United States.

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Washington DC -April 23- In a letter sent today to the Administrator of the General Services Administration, POGO highlighted irregularities in federal contract spending data that call into question the integrity of the USAspending.gov database.

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Washington DC - April 13 - The federal deficit for the first half of fiscal year 2010 is down significantly from last year due to increased tax revenue and less than projected costs associated with the financial system bailout, as reported in The Washington Post.

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Washington DC - April 7 - The U.S. Census Bureau has begun mailing second forms to approximately 40 million housing units in areas that had below-average response rates in the 2000 Census.

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Washington DC -March 16- With an eye on the future, Administration officials testified before the House Appropriations Committee, and released a joint statement about the economy and the year ahead.

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Washington DC - March 11 - Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner offered testimony before the House Committee on Appropriations on the department’s Fiscal year 2011 budget and its efforts at reinforcing strong, broad-based economic growth.

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Washington DC - March 10 - House Democratic leaders are working on reform of congressional earmarks that most likely would impose a one-year ban on earmark expenditures to for-profit companies, as reported in The Washington Post.

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Washington DC - March 5 - U.S. Senator Russ Feingold is offering an amendment to cancel unspent earmarks, which could save taxpayers about $600 million and possibly billions more over time.

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Washington DC - March 2 - A March 2010 report from the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found federal spending for public health has been flat for nearly five years, while states cut nearly $392 million for public health programs in the past year.

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Washington DC - February 19 - President Obama issued an executive order establishing the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, charged with identifying policies to improve the fiscal situation in the medium term and to achieve fiscal sustainability over the long run.

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Washington DC - February 8 - Wisconsin lawmakers Senator Russ Feingold and Congressman Paul Ryan are urging President Obama to support their line item veto legislation to help eliminate wasteful congressional earmarks.

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Washington DC - February 3 - President Obama proposed $1.82 billion in funding for 27 major transit construction projects that will create jobs and increase transportation options throughout the United States.

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Washington DC - February 2 - Members of Congress wasted no time taking sides as the debate begins over President Obama’s $3.8 trillion budget to address high unemployment and reverse a “decade of profligacy”, as reported in The Washington Post.

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