State Department Fact Sheet, July 8, 2008: “The U.S. Government is taking actions today to further U.S. efforts to counter Irans pursuit of technology that could enable it to develop nuclear weapons and the missiles capable of delivering them. Today, the Departments of State and Treasury designated under Executive Order 13382 six Iranian individuals and… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2008
Red Flag Regulations Require Financial Institutions and Creditors to Have Identity Theft Prevention Programs
Federal Trade Commission: “Financial institutions and creditors are now required to develop and implement written identity theft prevention programs under the new Red Flags Rules. The Red Flags Rules are part of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions (FACT) Act of 2003. Under these Rules, financial institutions and creditors with covered accounts must have identity… Continue Reading
Agencies Issue Statement on Basel II Advanced Approaches Qualification Process
News release: “The federal banking and thrift agencies today issued an interagency statement outlining the qualification process for banking organizations implementing the new advanced capital adequacy framework known as Basel II. The process consists of three major stages: adoption of an implementation plan; completion of a satisfactory parallel run; and advancement through three transitional periods.… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Funding to States to Improve Criminal Records, Afghanistan Reconstruction
Army Working Capital Fund: Actions Needed to Reduce Carryover at Army Depots, GAO-08-714, July 08, 2008 Bureau of Justice Statistics Funding to States to Improve Criminal Records, GAO-08-898R, July 08, 2008 Federal Records: National Archives and Selected Agencies Need to Strengthen E-Mail Management, GAO-08-742, June 13, 2008 Department of Energy: New Loan Guarantee Program Should… Continue Reading
G-8 Statement: Global Food Security
White House: G8 Leaders Statement on Global Food Security, July 8, 2008: “We are deeply concerned that the steep rise in global food prices coupled with availability problems in a number of developing countries is threatening global food security. The negative impacts of this recent trend could push millions more back into poverty, rolling back… Continue Reading
NTSB 2007 Annual Report to Congress
Special Publication: NTSB 2007 Annual Report to Congress, adopted on July 2, 2008: “The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an independent agency charged with determining the probable cause of transportation accidents and promoting transportation safety. The NTSB investigates accidents, conducts safety studies, evaluates the effectiveness of other government agencies programs for preventing transportation accidents,… Continue Reading
DOJ: Police Enforcement Strategies to Prevent Crime in Hot Spot Areas
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS): Police Enforcement Strategies to Prevent Crime in Hot Spot Areas (NCJ 223196) is the second report in the Crime Prevention Research Review series. Using advances in mapping technology, it investigates whether focused police efforts in targeted areas help to control crime or merely relocate… Continue Reading
CBO – Monthly Budget Review, July 2008
Monthly Budget Review, July 2008 – Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for May and the Daily Treasury Statements for June: “The federal government incurred a deficit of $268 billion for the first nine months of fiscal year 2008, CBO estimates, $148 billion more than the shortfall recorded during the same period in 2007. About… Continue Reading
Recent CRS Reports: U.S.-Russian Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, DOJ Appropriations, Veterans' Education Benefits
Via Secrecy News: U.S.-Russian Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Agreement: Issues for Congress, updated June 26, 2008 Department of Justice (DOJ) Appropriations for FY2008 and FY2009, June 10, 2008 A Brief History of Veterans’ Education Benefits and Their Value,” June 25, 2008 Veterans Affairs: Historical Budget Authority, Fiscal Years 1940 through 2007, June 13, 2008 Cluster Munitions:… Continue Reading
SEC, FRB Sign Agreement to Enhance Collaboration, Coordination and Information Sharing
News release: “Today, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Chairman Ben Bernanke signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two agencies that will deepen their information sharing and cooperation, permitting both agencies to better perform their responsibilities. Under the MOU between the two agencies,… Continue Reading
UK Renewable Fuels Agency Releases Review of the Indirect Effects of Biofuels
RFA Review of the Indirect Effects of Biofuels: “On 21 February 2008 Secretary of State for Transport – Ruth Kelly invited the Renewable Fuels Agency to undertake a Review of the Indirect Effects of Biofuels. This was done in the light of new evidence suggesting that an increasing demand for biofuels might indirectly cause carbon… Continue Reading
DHS OIG: ICE Policies Related to Detainee Deaths and the Oversight of Immigration Detention Facilities
DHS OIG: ICE Policies Related to Detainee Deaths and the Oversight of Immigration Detention Facilities, June 2008: “Immigration and Customs Enforcement houses a daily average of 28,700 detainees in 353 facilities nationwide. Various types of detention facilities, such as service processing centers, contract detention facilities, and state and local jails, are used to house these… Continue Reading
