Tuesday, May 5, 2009
More Than $587 Million in Recovery Funds now Available for Wisconsin to Save Jobs and Drive Reform
Application for Part 1 of Wisconsin's State Stabilization Funds Approved Today
U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that more than $587 million is now available for Wisconsin under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. This funding will lay the foundation for a generation of education reform and help save hundreds of thousands of teaching jobs at risk of state and local budget cuts. Wisconsin will be eligible to apply for another $289 million this fall. Today's funding is being made available per Wisconsin's successful completion of Part 1 of the State Stabilization Application, which was made available on April 1st.
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 Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Secretary Chu Announces Nearly $800 Million from Recovery Act to Accelerate Biofuels Research and Commercialization
New green jobs a benefit of effort to end dependence on foreign oil
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of the ongoing effort to increase the use of domestic renewable fuels, U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced plans to provide $786.5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to accelerate advanced biofuels research and development and to provide additional funding for commercial-scale biorefinery demonstration projects.
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 Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Social Security Administration Inspector General Issues Report on the Social Security Administration's Ability to Address Future Processing Requirements
The Social Security Administration (SSA) received $500 million in Recovery Act funds to build a new National Computer Center. The current National Computer Center houses the infrastructure that supports the Social Security programs provided to the public and other services provided to federal, state, international and private agencies. The design and age of the National Computer Center, as well as the increasing workload due to the retirement of the baby boom generation, have raised concerns about SSA's ability to address future processing requirements. The report provides information on SSA's response to critical deficiencies that need to be addressed immediately at the current National Computer Center, as well as issues the Agency should consider when defining its strategy for using Recovery Act funds for the new computer center.
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 Friday, May 1, 2009
Recovery Act Providing Special Extended Unemployment Benefits
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009, contains a number of provisions that affect railroad retirement annuitants and railroad workers. Among other provisions, this Act provides up to 13 weeks of special extended unemployment benefits for certain railroad workers who exhaust their rights to the benefits normally provided under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA). The following questions and answers provide information about these special extended unemployment benefits.
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 Friday, May 1, 2009
SBA Expands Eligibility for 7(a) Loans To Spur Recovery Opportunities for Small Businesses
WASHINGTON - More small businesses will be eligible for U.S. Small Business Administration-backed loans, meaning greater access to much-needed capital in this tough economy, as a result of a temporary alternate size standard for the agency's largest lending program.
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