by Associated Press Published: January 31,2012
Tags: budget, deficit, federal, government
A new budget report released Tuesday predicts the government will run a $1.1 trillion deficit in the fiscal year that ends in September, a slight dip from last year but still very high by any measure. The Congressional Budget Office report also says that annual deficits will remain in the $1 trillion range for the next [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: August 22,2011
Tags: Colorado Springs, efficient, government, Steve Bach
Nick Kittle has been chosen to be the city’s innovation and sustainability manager, reporting to chief of staff Steve Cox. It’s the second new position created by Steve Bach since he became mayor this spring. Kittle’s new job is to streamline many of the city’s processes and policies, making it easier and more efficient for businesses [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 28,2011
Tags: 2020, government, health, Medicaid, Medicare
The nation’s health care tab is on track to hit $4.6 trillion in 2020, accounting for about $1 of every $5 in the economy, government number crunchers estimate in a report released Thursday. How much is that? Including government and private money, health care spending in 2020 will average $13,710 for every man, woman and child, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 21,2011
Tags: Chrysler, Fiat, government
The Treasury Department said Thursday it has exited its investment in Chrysler LLC after Italian automaker Fiat SpA purchased the U.S. government’s remaining holdings in the auto company. Fiat paid $560 million to the Treasury Department for the government’s 98,000 shares. Fiat has run the company since it emerged from bankruptcy protection in June 2009. Treasury provided [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 8,2010
Tags: government, layoffs
A wave of government layoffs in September outpaced weak hiring in the private sector, pushing down the nation’s payrolls by a net total of 95,000 jobs. The unemployment rate held at 9.6 percent last month, the Labor Department said Friday. The jobless rate has now topped 9.5 percent for 14 straight months, the longest stretch since [...] [...]
by admin Published: April 15,2010
Tags: government
It's Tax Day - and that means lots of protests against the size of federal government. More than a dozen protests are planned across Colorado today to mark April 15, the day most federal income taxes are due. [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: April 14,2010
Tags: cyber war, government, industry, Space Symposium
Government and industry are going to have to work together to combat the cyber threat – and there’s no time to waste since the threat is growing daily. Military leaders and industry representatives all said the same thing: the United States is late to cyber war, and has significant enemies willing to exploit that. Michael Gallagher, of [...] [...]
by Becky Hurley Published: April 1,2010
Tags: contracts, government, Small Business
Southern Colorado business owners and managers are invited to an April 6 government contract procurement workshop at the Denver Federal Center on April 6. The workshop will update and assist those interested in learning how to compete for, and win, government contracts, and is being hosted by Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet. Work [...] [...]
by Becky Hurley Published: February 8,2010
During the past three weeks five local companies were notified they’d been awarded contracts for military and government work. The big winner was Sanborn Map Co. which won a $12.5 million contract award from the Government Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service to provide “environmental services.” A $9.57 million federal contract modification was also awarded to [...] [...]
by Staff Writer Published: November 6,2009
Tags: CSBJ View, government
In a parliamentary system of government, a vote of no confidence has a simple outcome. The government falls, elections are held and a new government takes office. The voters spoke on Tuesday, and they gave the mayor, the City Council and the city administration a resounding vote of no confidence. We don’t share the belief of some [...] [...]
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