News release: “Treasury Secretary Paulson outlined a comprehensive approach to relieving the stresses on financial institutions and markets Friday. “Right now, our focus is restoring the strength of our financial system so it can again finance economic growth. The financial security of all Americans their retirement savings, their home values, their ability to borrow… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2008
Treasury Announces Guaranty Program for Money Market Funds
News release: “The U.S. Treasury Department today announced the establishment of a temporary guaranty program for the U.S. money market mutual fund industry. For the next year, the U.S. Treasury will insure the holdings of any publicly offered eligible money market mutual fund both retail and institutional that pays a fee to participate… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: OMB Briefing on HR Line of Business Initiative, Army Retirement Incentives
Briefing on Observations on the Office of Management and Budget’s Report on the Human Resources Line of Business Initiative, GAO-08-1163R, September 19, 2008 Military Personnel: Evaluation Methods Linked to Anticipated Outcomes Needed to Inform Decisions on Army Retirement Incentives, GAO-08-1037R, September 18, 2008 Continue Reading
Report: Science and Technology for America's Progress: Ensuring the Best Presidential Appointments in the New Administration
“The importance of research in solving many of our national challenges, including economic ones, was emphasized today in a new report titled Science and Technology for America’s Progress: Ensuring the Best Presidential Appointments in the New Administration. The report, sent to John McCain and Barack Obama with guidance for whomever is elected president in November,… Continue Reading
Bureau of Justice Statistics: Cybercrime Against Businesses, 2005
Cybercrime against Businesses, 2005: “Presents the nature and prevalence of computer security incidents among 7,818 businesses in 2005. This is the first report to provide data on monetary loss and system downtime resulting from cyber incidents. It examines details on types of offenders, reporting of incidents to law enforcement, reasons for not reporting incidents, types… Continue Reading
CBO Testifies on Designing a Cap-and-Trade Program for Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Issues in Designing a Cap-and-Trade Program for Carbon Dioxide Emissions, September 18, 2008. Testimony before the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives Hearing on Policy Options to Prevent Climate Change. Continue Reading
EFF Sues NSA, President Bush, and Vice President Cheney Over Domestic Surveillance Program
Follow up to previous postings on the government’s domestic surveillance program, today news that “The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a lawsuit [full complaint in Jewel v. NSA] against the National Security Agency (NSA) and other government agencies today on behalf of AT&T customers to stop the illegal, unconstitutional, and ongoing dragnet surveillance of their… Continue Reading
"Use of wireless services is increasingly a necessary and integral part of our everyday lives"
Teenagers: A Generation Unplugged – A National Survey by CTIAThe Wireless Association® and Harris Interactive: “As the wireless industry celebrates the upcoming 25th anniversary of the first commercial cell phone call (October 13, 1983), this in-depth online study of more than 2,000 teenagers around the nation sheds new light on how todays teens feel about… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Rural Economic Development, UN Peacekeeping, EPA Science, PBGC
Rural Economic Development: Collaboration between SBA and USDA Could Be Improved, GAO-08-1123, September 18, 2008 Voluntary Organizations: FEMA Should More Fully Assess Organization’s Mass Care Capabilities and Update the Red Cross Role in Catastrophic Events, GAO-08-823, September 18, 2008 Veterans’ Benefits: Improvements Needed in VA’s Training and Performance Management Systems, GAO-08-1126T, September 18, 2008 American… Continue Reading
Bureau of Economic Analysis: State Personal Income: Second Quarter 2008
State Personal Income – Second Quarter 2008 [Full Release and Tables]: “U.S. personal income grew 1.8 percent in the second quarter of 2008 with growth accelerating in all but five states, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The second-quarter growth was the highest since the first quarter of 2007… Continue Reading
U.S. International Transactions: Second Quarter 2008 Current Account
Bureau of Economic Analysis – U.S. International Transactions: Second Quarter 2008 Current Account [Full Release and Tables]: “The U.S. current-account deficit–the combined balances on trade in goods and services, income, and net unilateral current transfers–increased to $183.1 billion (preliminary) in the second quarter of 2008 from $175.6 billion (revised) in the first quarter. The increase… Continue Reading
blinkx Launches Web-Based Version of Broadband Television Offering
News release: “blinkx, the worlds largest video search engine, today launched an evolution of its broadband television offering: blinkx BBTV will now be available without download, straight from your browser. Leveraging blinkxs patented speech and visual recognition technology, BBTV simultaneously delivers a high-quality television experience over the Internet, and links it to the universe of… Continue Reading
