USA Today: “For three years, the investigative arm of Congress has seen its staff dwindle in size. Now, the agency is getting a $25 million infusion of cash from the stimulus bill signed by President Obama last month to hire investigators, auditors and others to track hundreds of billions of dollars in federal spending to… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2009
Final Report of the National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission
“On February 26, 2009, the National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission released its Final Report, Paying Our Way: A New Framework for Transportation Finance. See also the Executive Summary. The Financing Commission offers a roadmap for sweeping reform of the nations transportation infrastructure funding and finance framework. The Commission offers specific recommendations for increasing investment… Continue Reading
Freddie Mac Announces Resignation of CEO David Moffett
News release: “Freddie Mac today announced that its chief executive officer, David Moffett, has notified the chairman of the board of directors of his resignation from his position as chief executive and as a member of the board effective no later than March 13, 2009. The board of directors is working with the Federal Housing… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com – Social Networking Online and Criminal Justice
Criminal Law Resources: Social Networking Online and Criminal Justice – The activities of users and the information being posted on social networking sites are having wide ranging effects on the administration of justice, law enforcement investigation, prosecution and defense. Ken Strutin’s guide provides a snapshot of many of the novel and varied uses of social… Continue Reading
HUD Information Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
HUD Information Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) HUD Implementation of the Recovery Act Community Development Block Grant Project-Based Rental Assistance Lead Hazard Reduction/Healthy Homes Homelessness Prevention Fund Tax Credit Assistance Program Public Housing Capital Fund – Formula Funding Allocations by State Transparency and Accountability Guidelines Related postings on… Continue Reading
State and Federal Resources on the Stimulus Package
DOE Information Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 EPA Information Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) National Conference of State Legislatures Summary on Human Services Provisions Recovery.gov: State Recovery Sites and State Certifications and Agency Recovery Sites – “Many state websites [and different agencies and… Continue Reading
New Rules Would Bar Genetic Discrimination
Workforce Management: “Employers would be prohibited from making hiring, firing and other personnel decisions on the basis of workers genetic predisposition to a disease under rules to be proposed this week by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The proposals, which are open for public comment over the next two months, also would bar employers from… Continue Reading
POGO's Top Five Recommendations for Increasing Revenue and Cutting Costs
“In his recent address to the joint session of Congress, President Obama announced that he has “begun to go line by line through the federal budget in order to eliminate wasteful and ineffective programs.” The President has released his FY 2010 budget proposal, but POGO would like to provide additional recommendations that are not captured… Continue Reading
CBO: Options for Deploying Missile Defenses in Europe February 2009
Options for Deploying Missile Defenses in Europe, February 2009 “This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) study prepared at the request of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committees Strategic Forces Subcommittee examines the cost and potential defensive capability of the proposed European Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system. It also explores… Continue Reading
FTC Releases List of Top Consumer Complaints in 2008
“The Federal Trade Commission released the list of top consumer complaints received by the agency in 2008. The list, contained in the publication Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book for January-December 2008, showed that for the ninth year in a row, identity theft was the number one consumer complaint category. Of 1,223,370 complaints received in 2008,… Continue Reading
FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile
“The Quarterly Banking Profile (QPB) is a quarterly publication that provides the earliest comprehensive summary of financial results for all FDIC-insured institutions.” Report Date: December 31, 2008, released February 26, 2009 Complete QBP: “Expenses associated with rising loan losses and declining asset values overwhelmed revenues in the fourth quarter of 2008, producing a net loss… Continue Reading
