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Daily Archives: July 24, 2008

FDIC Chairman Sheila C. Bair Reiterates Promise of Deposit Insurance

FDIC’s Depositor’s Bill of Rights

  1. “You have the right to automatic deposit insurance coverage when you open a deposit account at an FDIC-insured bank, with no additional cost or action on your part.
  2. You have the right to separate FDIC insurance coverage for deposits held at different FDIC-insured banks.
  3. You have the right to confirm that a bank is insured by using the FDIC’s Bank Find service (www2.fdic.gov/IDASP/main_bankfind.asp) or by calling the FDIC toll-free at 1-877-275-3342.
  4. You have the right to deposit insurance coverage of $100,000 for your deposits at an FDIC-insured bank – up to $250,000 for your IRA deposits.
  5. You have the right to deposit insurance coverage of more than $100,000 at a single bank when deposits are held in different “ownership categories,” such as a single, joint and trust accounts.
  6. You have the right to confirm that your deposits are within the insurance limits by using the FDIC’s Electronic Deposit Insurance Estimator and other online resources at www.fdic.gov/deposit/deposits or by calling the FDIC at 1-877-275-3342.
  7. You have the right to be informed when a financial product offered by your bank is not covered by FDIC insurance.
  8. You have a right, if your bank fails, to prompt access to your insured deposits.
  9. You have the right, if you are an uninsured depositor, to receive distributions from the receivership as the sale of assets permits.
    You have the right to sleep well, knowing that since the creation of the FDIC 75 years ago, no depositor has ever lost one penny of insured deposits.”

EPA OIG: Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programs Have Limited Potential

08-P-0206 Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programs Have Limited Potential, [Report PDF – 40 pages], July 23, 2008. “The set of voluntary GHG programs we reviewed use outreach efforts to recruit program partners and reduce GHG emissions. We found the greatest barriers to participation were the perceived emission reduction costs and reporting requirements. We also found… Continue Reading

DOD OIG: Accountability for Defense Security Service Assets With Personally Identifiable Information

D-2008-114 Accountability for Defense Security Service Assets With Personally Identifiable Information, July 24, 2008 (Project No. D2007-D000LC-00042.000) “DSS management in place during the transfer of the personnel security investigation function to OPM created a lack of accountability for assets, posing an undue risk of compromising [Personally Identifiable Information] PII for military, civilian, and contractor employees… Continue Reading

CBO: Evidence on the Costs and Benefits of Health Information Technology

Evidence on the Costs and Benefits of Health Information Technology July 24, 2008 – Testimony before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives. “This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis focuses on evidence about the benefits and costs of health IT and identifies and analyzes barriers to its adoption. Research… Continue Reading

Study Analyzing Web Sites For User-Visible Security Design Flaws

InformationWeek: ” “More than three-quarters of bank Web sites have design flaws that could expose bank customers to financial loss or identity theft, according to a University of Michigan study that will be presented this week at the Symposium on Usable Security and Privacy. The study, Analyzing Web Sites For User-Visible Security Design Flaws, examined… Continue Reading

New GAO Reports: Aviation Security, Cayman Islands, Multilateral Debt Relief

Agencies Believe Strengthening International Agreements to Improve Collection of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties Would Be Difficult and Ineffective, GAO-08-876R, July 24, 2008 Aviation Security: Transportation Security Administration Has Strengthened Planning to Guide Investments in Key Aviation Security Programs, but More Work Remains, GAO-08-1024T, July 24, 2008 Cayman Islands: Business Advantages and Tax Minimization Attract U.S.… Continue Reading

White House Fact Sheet: Advancing the Freedom Agenda

Fact Sheet: Advancing the Freedom Agenda – “Today, President Bush observed Captive Nations Week and discussed the progress of his Freedom Agenda while calling on future Presidents and Congresses to continue leading the cause of freedom worldwide. Different Presidents, from different eras and parties, have acted to defend and advance the cause of liberty. Because… Continue Reading

Gartner Says 17 Countries to Surpass 60 Percent Broadband Penetration into the Home by 2012

News release: “Worldwide consumer broadband connections will grow from 323 million connections in 2007 to 499 million in 2012, according to Gartner, Inc. Worldwide consumer broadband connections penetrated 18 percent of households in 2007, and by 2012, households with a broadband connection will reach 25 percent. Five countries exceeded 60 percent broadband penetration into the… Continue Reading

New on LLRX.com – Review of Zotero

A Review of Zotero, the free, Firefox extension to assist in collecting, managing and citing research sources – Stacy Bruss focuses on specific and practical examples of using this flexible application to organize and manage current collections of resources as well as citations to documents, web sites, and blogs. — Published July 24, 2008 Continue Reading

Sex Offender Residency Restrictions: How Mapping Can Inform Policy

Sex Offender Residency Restrictions: How Mapping Can Inform Policy, July 2008 “The National Institute of Justice’s latest In Short Fact Sheet provides information on sex offender residency laws and how they impact communities, law enforcement, and the sex offenders themselves. It also describes how Geographic Information Services can help officials and legislators evaluate the impact… Continue Reading