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Daily Archives: August 5, 2009
Federal Reserve balance sheet data are now available through interactive Data Download Program
“The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced that data from its H.4.1 statistical release, Factors Affecting Reserve Balances of Depository Institutions and Condition Statement of Federal Reserve Banks, which includes the weekly publication of the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet, is now available through the Data Download Program. The program provides interactive access to Federal Reserve… Continue Reading
Census Bureau: Capital Spending Increases Nearly $201 Billion Between 2000-2007
News release: “Spending by all U.S. nonfarm businesses on new and used structures and equipment increased 17 percent, or nearly $201 billion, to a total of $1.362 trillion in 2007. This compares with an earlier cyclical peak of $1.161 trillion in 2000, according to a report today from the U.S. Census Bureau. These data come… Continue Reading
Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee Recommended Financing Tables for the Third and Fourth Quarters of 2009
News release: “Since the Committee convened in late April, the contraction in economic activity has persisted but at a slower pace, while financial conditions have continued to improve. Aggressive fiscal and monetary policy efforts have played a critical role in slowing the speed of economic contraction. Such efforts have closed off the threat of a… Continue Reading
Report: On Locational Privacy, and How to Avoid Losing it Forever
On Locational Privacy, and How to Avoid Losing it Forever, By Andrew J. Blumberg and Peter Eckersley, August 2009: “Over the next decade, systems which create and store digital records of people’s movements through public space will be woven inextricably into the fabric of everyday life. We are already starting to see such systems now,… Continue Reading
Science and Technology Priorities for the FY 2011 Budget
OMB – Science and Technology Priorities for the FY 2011 Budget, August 4, 2009 “Scientific discovery and technological innovation are major engines of increasing productivity and are indispensable for promoting economic growth, safeguarding the environment, improving the health of the population and safeguarding our national security in the technologically-driven 21st century. To this end, the… Continue Reading
Remarks by Secretary Napolitano at the Global Cyber Security Conference
Remarks by Secretary Napolitano at the Global Cyber Security Conference, August 4, 2009: “We have to look at the landscape now; but, more important, we have toI thinkacknowledge amongst ourselves that in terms of cybersecurity we’ve been living in a cyber 1.0 world and we need to be cyber 3.0 and beyond. Because the minute… Continue Reading
Postal Service Ends Third Quarter with $2.4 Billion Loss
News release: “The U.S. Postal Service ended its third quarter (April 1 June 30) with a net loss of $2.4 billion, including a non-cash adjustment that increased workers compensation expense by $807 million. Ongoing electronic diversion and the widespread economic recession continued to reduce mail volume, resulting in a $1.6 billion decrease in revenue… Continue Reading
