Consumer Federation of America, National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators, North American Consumer Protection Investigators – 2009 Consumer Complaint Survey Report, July 27, 2010 “1. Auto: (1) Misrepresentations in advertising or sales of new and used cars; lemons; faulty repairs; leasing and towing disputes 2. Credit/Debt: (3) Billing and fee disputes; mortgage-related fraud; credit repair;… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2010
New GAO Reports: Coast Guard Deepwater Requirements, DOD's High-Risk Areas, NextGen Air Transportation System
Coast Guard: Deepwater Requirements, Quantities, and Cost Require Revalidation to Reflect Knowledge Gained, GAO-10-790, July 27, 2010 DOD’s High-Risk Areas: Observations on DOD’s Progress and Challenges in Strategic Planning for Supply Chain Management, GAO-10-929T, July 27, 2010 NextGen Air Transportation System: FAA’s Metrics Can Be Used to Report on Status of Individual Programs, but Not… Continue Reading
Rulemaking on Exemptions from Prohibition on Circumvention of Technological Measures that Control Access to Copyrighted Works
Statement of the Librarian of Congress on the Anticircumvention Rulemaking, July 26, 2010 Determination of the Librarian of Congress and Text of the Regulation (to be published in Federal Register Tuesday, July 27, 2010 The Recommendation of the Register of Copyrights: “The Librarian of Congress has announced the classes of works subject to the exemption… Continue Reading
FDIC OIG – Material Loss Review of United Commercial Bank, San Francisco, California
MLR-10-043 Material Loss Review of United Commercial Bank, San Francisco, California, 7/20/2010 “On November 6, 2009, the California Department of Financial Institutions (CDFI) closed United Commercial Bank (UCB), San Francisco, California, and named the FDIC as receiver. On January 20, 2010, the FDIC notified the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) that UCBs total assets… Continue Reading
National Archives Unveils New Federal Register 2.0 Web Site to Mark 75th Anniversary
“To mark the 75th anniversary of the Federal Register Act on July 26, 2010, the National Archives Office of the Federal Register (OFR) and the Government Printing Office (GPO) launched FR 2.0 on FederalRegister.gov. The FR 2.0 web site will be similar to a daily web newspaper, with a clear layout and new tools to… Continue Reading
Iraq Reconstruction Funds: Forensic Audits Identifying Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Interim Report #4
Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR), Iraq Reconstruction Funds: Forensic Audits Identifying Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Interim Report #4, July 26, 2010 “Public Law 108-106 requires the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) to prepare a final forensic audit report on all funding appropriated for the reconstruction of Iraq,… Continue Reading
EPA Releases Rulemaking Guidance on Environmental Justice
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing an interim guidance document to help agency staff incorporate environmental justice into the agencys rulemaking process. The rulemaking guidance is an important and positive step toward meeting EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jacksons priority to work for environmental justice and protect the health and safety of… Continue Reading
CBO: The Role of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market: An Update
The Role of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market – An Update, July 2010: “People born in other countries are a growing presence in the U.S. labor force. In 1994, 1 in 10 people in the U.S. labor force was born elsewhere, but in 2009, 1 in 7 was foreign born. About 40 percent of… Continue Reading
Introducing Google Apps for Government
Official Google Blog: “Today were excited to announce a new edition of Google Apps. Designed with guidance from customers like the federal government, the City of Los Angeles and the City of Orlando, Google Apps for Government includes the same great Google applications that people know and love, with specific measures to address the policy… Continue Reading
DOJ Announces Plans to Prepare New ADA Regulations
News release: “The Justice Department announced today that it will publish four new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) proposals addressing the accessibility of websites, the provision of captioning and video description in movies shown in theaters, accessible equipment and furniture, and the ability of 9-1-1 centers to take text and video calls from individuals with… Continue Reading
WikiLeaks Provides US, UK and German News Outlets With Over 90,000 Afghan War Files
New York Times: Americans fighting the war in Afghanistan have long harbored strong suspicions that Pakistans military spy service has guided the Afghan insurgency with a hidden hand, even as Pakistan receives more than $1 billion a year from Washington for its help combating the militants, according to a trove of secret military field reports… Continue Reading
Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Spells of Unemployment, 2004-2007
Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Spells of Unemployment, 2004-2007 “Data from the 2004 Survey of Income and Program Participation on how often and how long U.S. residents were unemployed between January 2004 and the official start of the recession in December 2007. The data are presented by a variety of demographic characteristics, including race, Hispanic… Continue Reading
