News release: “U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has proposed an amendment to its Special Community Disaster Loan (CDL) regulations to include loan forgiveness procedures and requirements. The proposed regulation, submitted today to the Federal Register, proposes procedures and requirements for governments who received… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2009
Quick Response Evaluation: Impact of State Employee Furloughs on the Social Security Administration's Disability Program
A-01-09-29137 3/27/09 Quick Response Evaluation: Impact of State Employee Furloughs on the Social Security Administration’s Disability Program Continue Reading
FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center – 2008 Internet Crime Report
“In December 2003, the Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) was renamed the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) to better reflect the broad character of such criminal matters having a cyber (Internet) nexus. The 2008 Internet Crime Report is the eighth annual compilation of information on complaints received and referred by the IC3 to law enforcement… Continue Reading
OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 33 National Banks
News release: “The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released a list of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations that became public during the period of February 15, 2009 through March 14, 2009. The list contains only national banks and insured federal branches of foreign banks that have received ratings. The possible… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Bank Secrecy Act, Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs, Global War on Terrorism, Health-Care-Associated Infections
Bank Secrecy Act: Suspicious Activity Report Use Is Increasing, but FinCEN Needs to Further Develop and Document Its Form Revision Process, GAO-09-226, February 27, 2009 Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs, GAO-09-326SP, March 30, 2009 Defense Infrastructure: DOD Needs to Periodically Review Support Standards and Costs at Joint Bases and Better Inform Congress of… Continue Reading
Interagency Task Forces Interim Report on Crude Oil
Interagency Task Force on Commodity Markets, Interim Report on Crude Oil, Washington D.C., July 2008. “The prices of crude oil and other commodities have become a key concern of consumers, businesses, and policymakers in the United States and abroad. In light of the challenges posed by high commodity prices, several Federal agencies are engaged in… Continue Reading
Recent CRS Reports: UAE Program and Nuclear Cooperation, Medicare Primer, Israeli-Arab Negotiations, Filling U.S. Senate Vacancies
March 10, 2009 – The United Arab Emirates Nuclear Program and Proposed U.S. Nuclear Cooperation March 10, 2009 – Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative: Legal Authorities and Policy Considerations March 10, 2009 – Medicare Primer March 10, 2009 – Filling U.S. Senate Vacancies: Perspectives and Contemporary Developments March 09, 2009 – Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflicts, and… Continue Reading
Competitive Intelligence – A Selective Resource Guide
Competitive Intelligence – A Selective Resource Guide: Sabrina I. Pacifici’s completely revised and updated pathfinder focuses on leveraging selected reliable, focused, free and low cost sites and sources to effectively profile and monitor companies, markets, countries, people, and issues. This guide is a “best of list” of web, database and email alert products, services and… Continue Reading
International Herald Tribune Site Merged with New York Times
For readers who access the online version of the International Herald Tribune via this link, be advised that it was merged within the scope of the greater New York Times site, and is now titled and linked as follows: International Herald Tribune The Global Edition of The New York Times. “Welcome to the new Global… Continue Reading
More Cameras Installed Throughout the Country to Catch Speeders
WSJ: “Protests over [traffic] cameras aren’t new, but they appear to be rising in tandem with the effort to install more. Suppliers estimate that there are now slightly over 3,000 red-light and speed cameras in operation in the U.S., up from about 2,500 a year ago. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says that at… Continue Reading
YouTube Launches Educational Hub
YouTube Blog: “Earlier this week, we announced the launch of YouTube EDU, a hub for videos from over 100 of our leading university and college partners. Think campus tours, news about cutting-edge research, and lectures by professors and world-renowned thought leaders. There are also 200 full (and free!) courses, in a range of subjects, from… Continue Reading
More Interactive State Law Maps Available Online Posted by Highway Safety Organization
“The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) continues to enhance its online presentation of state laws with interactive US maps. The latest series of state law maps includes those for cellphones, safety belt use, child restraints, minitrucks, and low-speed vehicles. The maps help illustrate the extent to which US states are addressing these highway safety… Continue Reading
