Report, July 14, 2023 CBO estimates that plans for U.S. nuclear forces, as described in the fiscal year 2023 budget and supporting documents, would cost $756 billion over the 2023–2032 period, $122 billion more than CBO’s 2021 estimate for the 2021–2030 period. Summary: Nuclear weapons have been an important component…
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 17, 2023 This bill would: • Authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide danger pay allowances to employees who are stationed abroad in certain areas • Create new criminal penalties for destroying, damaging,…
During this past week (week ending July 14,2023) we have received listings of 29 Government and Administrative Law Summaries, 68 Constitutional Law summaries and 67 Criminal Law Summaries . We plan is to continue posting opinion summaries, under corresponding areas of law, weekly whenever possible in order to keep blog…
Cyber risk is one of the great concerns sitting at the top of any government, as hacker attacks and other security breaches have the potential to jeopardize the global economy and other aspects of everyday life. Wide reporting indicates the proliferation of cyber attacks worldwide at a substantial and increasing…
CBO’s Director, Phillip Swagel, testifies about the agency’s projections of Social Security’s finances before the Senate Budget Committee. Established in 1974, The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is a federal agency within the legislative branch of the United States government. It is charged with providing members of Congress objective analysis of…
During this past week (week ending July 7,2023) we have received listings of 24 Government and Administrative Law Summaries, 45 Constitutional Law summaries and 50 Criminal Law Summaries . We plan is to continue posting opinion summaries, under corresponding areas of law, weekly whenever possible in order to keep blog…
On June 29,2023, the Supreme Court delivered its decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College. The Court held that Harvard College’s admissions system does not comply with the principles of the equal protection clause embodied in Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. The decision,…
In an earlier posting, CBO Projections: The 2023 Budget, we provided Congressional Budget Office (CBO) documents which discuss, from a budgetary perspective, their analysis and projections of what the federal budget and economy would look like over the next 20 years, if current laws generally remain unchanged. In this posting…
During this past week (week ending June 30, 2023) we have received listings of 23 Government and Administrative Law Summaries, 77 Constitutional Law summaries, 73 Criminal Law, and 3 U.A. Supreme Court Summaries . Also included under a separate link are three additional U.S. Supreme Court Opinions released on July…
Report June 28, 2023: Introduction: The U.S. faces a challenging fiscal outlook in the coming years, according to CBO’s projections. Measured as a percentage of GDP, large and sustained deficits lead to high and rising federal debt that exceeds any previously recorded level. Summary: Each year, the Congressional Budget Office…