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Monthly Archives: October 2009
2008 Federal Court Statistics: Judicial Facts and Figures
“One of the federal judiciary’s major statistical compilations, Judicial Facts and Figures, recently was updated to include caseload statistics and judgeship totals for fiscal year 2008.” Continue Reading
Global Fraud Report Annual Edition 2009/2010
Global Fraud Report Annual Edition 2009/2010 “Kroll commissioned The Economist Intelligence Unit to conduct a worldwide survey on fraud and its effect on business during 2009. A total of 729 senior executives took part in this survey. A little over a third of the respondents were based in North and South America, 25% in Asia-Pacific,… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Aviation Safety, Black Lung Benefits, Coal Combustion Residue, Federal Energy Management
Aviation Safety: Information on the Safety Effects of Modifying the Age Standard for Commercial Pilots, GAO-10-107R, October 30, 2009 Black Lung Benefits Program: Administrative and Structural Changes Could Improve Miners’ Ability to Pursue Claims, GAO-10-7, October 30, 2009 Coal Combustion Residue: Status of EPA’s Efforts to Regulate Disposal, GAO-10-85R, October 30, 2009 Federal Energy Management:… Continue Reading
White House Releases Partial Visitor Log
News release: “We previously announced that the White House in December of this year would — for the first time in history — begin posting all White House visitor records under the terms of our new voluntary disclosure policy. As part of that initiative, we also offered to look back at the records created before… Continue Reading
FDIC Adopts Guidance on Prudent Commercial Real Estate Loan Workouts
News release: “The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), in coordination with the other member Agencies of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), adopted a policy statement today supporting prudent commercial real estate (CRE) loan workouts. This policy statement stresses that performing loans, including those that have been renewed or restructured on reasonable modified terms,… Continue Reading
Google's Discover Music
Follow up to October 29, 2009 posting, Google Launches New Music Search Feature, today see Google Discover Music: “Find music faster and easier using Google” Continue Reading
CDC State Indicator Report on Fruits and Vegetables, 2009
“The State Indicator Report on Fruits and Vegetables, 2009 provides for the first time information on fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption and policy and environmental support within each state. Fruits and vegetables, as part of a healthy diet, are important for optimal child growth, weight management, and chronic disease prevention.1,2 Supporting increased F&V access, availability,… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Federal Student Aid, DHS Financial Mangement Systems, PBGC, Aviation Security
Federal Student Aid: Highlights of a Study Group on Simplifying the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, GAO-10-29, October 29, 2009 Financial Management Systems: DHS Faces Challenges to Successfully Consolidate Its Existing Disparate Systems, GAO-10-210T, October 29, 2009 Formerly Used Defense Sites: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Needs to Improve Its Process for Reviewing… Continue Reading
CPSC/EPA/HUD/CDC/ATSDR Report on Initial Chinese Drywall Studies
Press Statement on CPSC, EPA, HUD, CDC, and ATSDR’s drywall investigation: “Since the early spring, the federal government has dedicated significant resources to helping families affected by the drywall issue in their homes. The government has been and continues to be committed to providing answers and solutions to these homeowners. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety… Continue Reading
HHS: Lower Premiums, Stronger Businesses: How Health Insurance Reform Will Bring Down Costs for Small Businesses
Today, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has released a new report, Lower Premiums, Stronger Businesses: How Health Insurance Reform Will Bring Down Costs for Small Businesses. “The report looks at the current status quo and outlines how reform will help solve this problem and bring costs down for small businesses.” Continue Reading
Report: Unfair or Deceptive Credit Card Practices Continue as Americans Wait for New Reforms to Take Effect
Still Waiting: Unfair or Deceptive Credit Card Practices Continue as Americans Wait for New Reforms to Take Effect, October 2009. “This report present the findings of the latest review of consumer credit card product by the Pew Health Groups Safe Credit Cards Project. We show the interest rates, fees and penalty provisions for credit cards… Continue Reading
