Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Coordinated Federal Decisions and Additional Data Are Needed to Manage Potential Economic Impact of Applying U.S. Immigration Law, GAO-09-426T, May 19, 2009 DOD Personnel Clearances: Comprehensive Timeliness Reporting, Complete Clearance Documentation, and Quality Measures Are Needed to Further Improve the Clearance Process, GAO-09-400, May 19, 2009 Foreign Assistance: Measures… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2009
OCC Releases Community Reinvestment Act Information Evaluations For 39 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 April 15, 2009 through May 14, 2009. The list contains only national banks and insured federal branches of foreign banks that have received ratings. The possible… Continue Reading
Paper: The Power of Public Risk Management in Stabilizing the Financial System
Harvard Business School Working Paper: An Ounce of Prevention: The Power of Public Risk Management in Stabilizing the Financial System, May 4, 2009 “The magnitude of the current financial crisis reflects the failure of an economic and regulatory philosophy that had proved increasingly influential in policy circles over the past three decades. This paper suggests… Continue Reading
Paper – Sex and Science: How Professor Gender Perpetuates the Gender Gap
Sex and Science: How Professor Gender Perpetuates the Gender Gap, Scott E. Carrelly, UC Davis and NBER; Marianne E. Pagez, UC Davis and NBER; James E. Westx, USAF Academy, May 7, 2009 “Why aren’t there more women in science? Female college students are currently 37 percent less likely than males to obtain a bachelor’s degree… Continue Reading
EPA Announces Start of Hudson River Dredging
News release: “The dredging and related work will be conducted by GE under the terms of a November 2006 consent decree. EPA will oversee all aspects of the work; dredging will continue through October 2009, weather permitting. At the conclusion of this first phase of the project, an independent panel of experts will review the… Continue Reading
2009 Department of Justice Guide to the Freedom of Information Act – Procedure for Ordering Copies
News release: “The Office of Information Policy is planning to publish the 2009 edition of the Department of Justice Guide to the Freedom of Information Act through the Government Printing Office (GPO) in June. The 2009 Guide will contain detailed discussions of the FOIAs exemptions, as well as its procedural requirements, and FOIA litigation considerations.… Continue Reading
FHFA's First Report to Congress Details Annual Examinations of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks
News release: “James B. Lockhart, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), today released FHFAs first Report to Congress, detailing the findings of the agencys 2008 annual examinations of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks), and the Office of Finance. The report is the first Report to Congress since… Continue Reading
American Legislative Exchange Council Report: Path to Economic Recovery for States
News release: “In the midst of economic turmoil, federal bailouts, and budget deficits in more than 40 states, a new report from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) offers a roadmap to recovery based on economic performance trends from states over the last 10 years. The second edition of Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State… Continue Reading
EPIC Launches Campaign to Suspend 'Whole Body Imaging' at Nation's Airports
“EPIC announced a national campaign today to suspend the use of “Whole Body Imaging” — devices that photograph American air travellers stripped naked in US airports. The campaign responds to a policy reversal by the TSA which would now make the the “virtual strip search” mandatory, instead of voluntary as originally announced. EPIC and others… Continue Reading
Fact Sheet: IMF Reforms and New Arrangements to Borrow
News release: “The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released a letter from the Bretton Woods Committee, which includes the bipartisan support of five former secretaries of the Treasury, four former secretaries of State and America’s leading foreign economic policy and national security experts to Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid expressing their support for… Continue Reading
OC Register Reports on Rate of County Foreclosures
“Banks have seized homes in Orange County at a pace that dwarfs the darkest days of the housing downturn in the 1990s. Yet eager buyers have grabbed those properties, keeping the county’s foreclosure inventory in check, according to a special report from MDA DataQuick. Some economists see a second wave of foreclosures coming. The onslaught… Continue Reading
Financing Comprehensive Health Care Reform: Proposed Health System Savings and Revenue Options
News release: “Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D‐Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R‐Iowa) today released policy options for financing reform of America’s health care system…Three areas of potential funding sources explored in the financing options are: savings achieved from within the health care system from reductions in current levels of spending; reevaluating current… Continue Reading
