The United States Conference of Mayors – American Recovery and Reinvestment: The Role of Metro Areas, January 17, 2009 “The U.S. economy enters 2009 in crisis. The financial system meltdown of last Fall is unresolved. The economy is now in a deep recession, with all industries and regions suffering. A new administration is taking office… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2009
ChangeDotGov Channel on YouTube
From the Obama-Biden Transition Project, using the ChangeDotGov Channel on YouTube, users may download, share, view and subscribe to selected videos. Continue Reading
GPO's Federal Digital System Replacing GPO Access
“GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys) provides public access to government information submitted by Congress and Federal agencies and preserved as technology changes. The migration of information from GPO Access into FDsys will be complete in mid-2009. The migration is occurring on a collection-by-collection basis. Collections currently available on FDsys are: Compilation of Presidential Documents (1993… Continue Reading
DOJ Posts Annual FOIA Report
U.S. Department of Justice Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2008: Backlogs of FOIA Requests and Administrative Appeals as of end of fiscal years – 4364. Continue Reading
Treasury Issues Additional Executive Compensation Rules Under TARP
News release: “The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued interim final rules for reporting and recordkeeping requirements under the executive compensation standards of the Troubled Asset Relief Program’s (TARP) Capital Purchase Program (CPP). The new rule issued requires the chief executive officer (CEO) to certify annually within 135 days after the financial institution’s fiscal year… Continue Reading
Treasury Announces TARP Investments in Chrysler Financial
News release: “The Treasury Department today announced that it will make a $1.5 billion loan to a special purpose entity created by Chrysler Financial to finance the extension of new consumer auto loans as part of a broader program to assist the domestic automotive industry in becoming financially viable.” Automotive Industry Financing Program Chrysler LB… Continue Reading
U.S. Labor Department finalizes rule on investment advice for 401(k) plans and IRAs
News release: “The U.S. Department of Labor announced publication of a final rule to make investment advice more accessible for millions of Americans in 401(k) type plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). The final rule will be published in the Jan. 21, 2009, edition of the Federal Register. The rule includes a regulation that implements… Continue Reading
Redesigning the SEC: Does the Treasury Have a Better Idea?
Redesigning the SEC: Does the Treasury Have a Better Idea? by John C. Coffee, Jr., Hillary A. Sale. This article will appear in the 75th Anniversary SEC Symposium in the Virginia Law Review. “The natural superiority of the U.S. model for securities regulation is no longer an article of faith. Rather, much of the world… Continue Reading
Examining the Health Consequences of the 2008-09 Recession
Examining the Health Consequences of the 200809 Recession – The Rapid Health Policy Response Project of the School of Public Health and Health Services at The George Washington University, January 2009. “Unemployment jumped to 7.2 percent in December, with 1.9 million jobs lost in the last four months of 2008. Given the established links between… Continue Reading
Watch the Swearing-in Ceremony on the Web
Presidential Inaugural Committee: “Dont miss it when Barack Obama takes the Oath of Office next Tuesday, January 20th. As part of our commitment to making this the most open inauguration in history, well be streaming the swearing-in ceremony on our site using Microsofts Silverlight. You can view high quality Silverlight streams, in full screen, and… Continue Reading
NIST: Guide to Protecting the Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information
Guide to Protecting the Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) (Draft), Recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, January 13, 2009. “Breaches of personally identifiable information (PII) have increased dramatically over the past few years and have resulted in the loss of millions of records. Breaches of PII are hazardous to both individuals… Continue Reading
UK: Government to Help Banks Boost Lending
News release: “The Prime Minister and the Chancellor have announced new measures to bring stability to the banking sector and ensure the resumption of lending to families and businesses across the UK…the PM said that a new asset protection scheme would allow the Government to provide insurance cover to banks looking to expand their lending.… Continue Reading
