News release: “Vice President Joe Biden and Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, announced today that the federal government will send out $250 economic recovery payments to people who receive Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits beginning in early May 2009 and continuing throughout the month. No action is required to get the payment, which will be sent separately from the persons regular monthly payment.”
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Daily Archives: March 26, 2009
New GAO Reports: Missile Defense Agency's Roles, Army Combat Systems, Commuter Rail, Human Subjects Research
Defense Management: Key Challenges Should be Addressed When Considering Changes to Missile Defense Agency’s Roles and Missions, GAO-09-466T, March 26, 2009 Defense Acquisitions: Key Considerations for Planning Future Army Combat Systems, GAO-09-410T, March 26, 2009 Commuter Rail: Many Factors Influence Liability and Indemnity Provisions, and Options Exist to Facilitate Negotiations, GAO-09-282, February 24, 2009 Securities… Continue Reading
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner Written Testimony House Financial Services Committee Hearing
News release: “Our system is wrapped today in extraordinary complexity, but beneath all that, financial systems serve an essential and basic function. Financial institutions and markets transform the earnings and savings of American workers into the loans that finance a home, a new car or a college education. They exist to allocate savings and investment… Continue Reading
Treasury Outlines Framework For Regulatory Reform
News release: “The crisis of the past 18 months has exposed critical gaps and weaknesses in our financial regulatory system. As risks built up, internal risk management systems, rating agencies and regulators simply did not understand or address critical behaviors until they had already resulted in catastrophic losses. These failures have caused a dramatic loss… Continue Reading
