US Court: “New poverty guidelines for 2009, needed by persons seeking fee waivers when filing for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, have been posted. Guidelines and Other Bankruptcy Resources.”
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Daily Archives: January 31, 2009
TARP Program Contract Term Document Library
Capital Purchase Program: Application Documents Completed Transactions: Contract Terms Targeted Investment Program: Contract Terms Systemically Significantly Failing Institutions: Contract Terms Automotive Industry Financing Program: Contract Terms Related postings on financial system Continue Reading
Foreign-Born Exceed the Native-Born in Advanced Degrees
News release: “A larger percentage of foreign-born than native-born residents had a masters degree or higher in 2007, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau. Nationally, 11 percent of foreign-born people from another country now living in the United States and 10 percent of U.S.-born residents had an advanced degree.… Continue Reading
Pew's Project for Excellence in Journalism Launches New Media Index
“The New Media Index is a weekly report that captures the leading commentary of blogs and social media sites focused on news and compares those subjects to that of the mainstream press. PEJ is launching the New Media Index as a companion to its weekly News Coverage Index. Blogs and other new media are an… Continue Reading
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Issues New Audit Reports
The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction issued the following new audits: 09-009 Full Impact of Department of Defense Program to Restart State-owned Enterprises Difficult to Estimate, January 30, 2009: “Task Force efforts have served to help restart state-owned factories and provide employment in a difficult security environment. However, the full measure of their impact… Continue Reading
EPIC: House Economic Recovery Bill Includes Privacy Safeguards for Medical Information
“The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, adopted by the House this week, includes strong privacy provisions (“Subtitle D – Privacy“) for the proposed medical health network. Among the key provisions: a ban on the sale of health information, audit trails, encryption, rights of access, improved enforcement mechanisms, and support for advocacy groups to… Continue Reading
GPO: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation infrastructure investment, energy efficiency/science, assistance to the unemployed, and State/local fiscal stabilization: H.R. 1 – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (680 pages, PDF) Related postings on financial system More documents via U.S. News.com Stimulus Watch Continue Reading
