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Treasury International Capital Data for October

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News release: “The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for October 2010. The next release, which will report on data for November 2010, is scheduled for January 18, 2011. Net foreign purchases of long-term securities were $27.6 billion.

  • Net foreign purchases of long-term U.S. securities were $54.7 billion. Of this, net purchases by private foreign investors were $62.2 billion, and net purchases by foreign official institutions were negative $7.5 billion.
  • U.S. residents purchased a net $27.1 billion of long-term foreign securities.

New GAO Reports: Nuclear Nonproliferation, Recovery Act, Statewide Transportation Planning, National Security

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Nuclear Nonproliferation: Comprehensive U.S. Planning and Better Foreign Cooperation Needed to Secure Vulnerable Nuclear Materials Worldwide, GAO-11-227, December 15, 2010 Recovery Act: Head Start Grantees Expand Services, but More Consistent Communication Could Improve Accountability and Decisions about Spending, GAO-11-166, December 15, 2010 Statewide Transportation Planning: Opportunities Exist to Transition to Performance-Based Planning and Federal Oversight,… Continue Reading

Agencies Expand Scope of Community Reinvestment Act Regulations to Encourage Support for HUD Neighborhood Stabilization Program Activities

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News release: “The federal bank and thrift regulatory agencies today announced changes to Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations to support stabilization of communities affected by high foreclosure levels. The final rule is substantially the same as the proposal published for comment on June 24, 2010. It encourages depository institutions to support eligible development activities in… Continue Reading

General Motors Repays Taxpayers $2.1 Billion, Completing Repurchase of Treasury Preferred Stock

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News release: “Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that General Motors (GM) has completed the repurchase of all GM preferred stock issued under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), repaying taxpayers $2.1 billion. Coming on the heels of a successful initial public offering that netted $13.5 billion for taxpayers, this preferred share repurchase… Continue Reading

SIGIR October 2010: Quarterly Report To Congress

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October 2010: Quarterly Report To Congress, Management of U.S. Reconstruction Transition “Under the terms of the current U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement, all U.S. military forces are scheduled to depart Iraq by December 31, 2011. This quarter, continued withdrawal of U.S. troops proceeded apace, with the last U.S. combat brigade rolling out in August, signaling the end… Continue Reading

Making Policing More Affordable Managing Costs and Measuring Value in Policing

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News release: “The Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) announced the release of the third paper to come out of the Executive Session on Policing and Public Safety, a roundtable managed by Harvard Kennedy School’s Program in Criminal Justice and Policy and Management, funded by NIJ. Making Policing More Affordable: Managing Costs and… Continue Reading