“Our Roadmap to Recovery initiative is an ambitious effort to reflect the commitments of your Cabinet members for a stepped up level of activity in implementing the Recovery Act in the next 100 days. We intend to deliver this increased pace at virtually every agency, and in countless programs. In this report, we have highlighted… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2009
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council's 2009 Distressed/Underserved Tract List
List of Distressed or Underserved Nonmetropolitan Middle-Income Geographies. Available Formats: 2009 Distressed or Underserved Tract List Excel File | PDF File | Accessible PDF File Continue Reading
Comptroller Dugan Urges More Consumer Protections for Reverse Mortgages
Remarks by John C. Dugan, Comptroller of the Currency, Before the American Bankers Association Regulatory Compliance Conference, Orlando, Florida, June 8, 2009 – Consumer Protections for Reverse Mortgages “….reverse mortgages are targeted at older homeowners that have built up substantial home equity. Like traditional mortgages, a reverse mortgage provides a homeowner with access to cash… Continue Reading
CIA World Factbook Launches New Web Site
“On Monday, June 8, the World Factbook team unveiled its thoroughly redesigned Web site. Presenting a cleaner look, improved navigation, and a host of added features, the new site provides visitors with a more user-friendly experience. The CIA first made the Factbook available to the public in 1975 and launched its online presence in 1997.… Continue Reading
USDA: Emerging Issues in the U.S. Organic Industry
Emerging Issues in the U.S. Organic Industry, By Catherine Greene, Carolyn Dimitri, Biing-Hwan Lin, William McBride, Lydia Oberholtzer, and Travis Smith. Economic Information Bulletin No. (EIB-55) 36 pp, June 2009 Consumer demand for organic products has widened over the last decade. While new producers have emerged to help meet demand, market participants report that a… Continue Reading
Legal, Factual and Other Internet Sites for Attorneys and Legal Professionals.
Timothy L. Coggins, Legal, Factual and Other Internet Sites for Attorneys and Legal Professionals, XV RICH. J.L. & TECH. 13 (2009). “This listing of Internet sites for legal, factual, and other research presents a variety of sources for attorneys, law students, law librarians, and others who use the Web. Initially developed for an Advanced Legal… Continue Reading
FTC Shuts Down Notorious Rogue Internet Service Provider
News release: “A rogue Internet Service Provider that recruits, knowingly hosts, and actively participates in the distribution of spam, child pornography, and other harmful electronic content has been shut down by a district court judge at the request of the Federal Trade Commission. The ISPs upstream providers and data centers have disconnected its servers from… Continue Reading
CBO Cost Estimate for American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
“H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 21, 2009 would make a number of changes in energy and environmental policies largely aimed at reducing emissions of gases that contribute to global warming. The bill would limit or cap the… Continue Reading
US Army and Local Reconstruction Team Provide Critical Care to Afghan Subsistence Animals
News release: “Members of the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), Embedded Training Team (ETT), Army Veterinarians, and Afghan Para-Veterinarians took part in a 10-day veterinarian medical outreach programme in the districts of Suri and Argendab. The mission provided care for subsistence animals in areas not usually reached by veterinarian care…Over the past five years, the… Continue Reading
CBO – The Effects of Proposals to Increase Cost Sharing in TRICARE
A CBO Paper – The Effects of Proposals to Increase Cost Sharing in TRICARE, June 2009 “The TRICARE program provides health care for the militarys uniformed personnel and retirees, and for their dependents and survivorsthe more than 9 million people eligible to use its integrated system of military health care facilities and providers and regional… Continue Reading
New Declassification Releases by the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel
News releases, National Security Archive [includes links to full text of referenced documents]: “Now that President Obama has announced a review of U.S. secrecy policy, critics of secrecy policy and declassification requesters alike can only hope that those who carry it out understand the serious failings of the secrecy system as it currently exists. One… Continue Reading
Penske and General Motors Announce Proposed Deal for Purchase of Saturn
Follow up to previous postings on GM bankruptcy and auto industry, this press release: “Penske Automotive Group, Inc., an international automotive retailer, announced today that is has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with General Motors regarding the Saturn brand. Under the terms of the MOU, if the transaction is completed, Penske Automotive Group would… Continue Reading
