Changes in federal and state unemployment insurance legislation in 2011, Loryn Lancaster – Monthly Labor Review, February 2012. “In 2011, the federal government addressed a pair of issues concerning methodological aspects associated with the unemployment rate, as well as discontinuing an important surtax. First, regarding methodology, on June 13, 2011, the Department of Labor published… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2012
IRS Tax Deadline Extended to April 17
News release: “The Internal Revenue Service today opened the 2012 tax filing season by announcing that taxpayers have until April 17 to file their tax returns. The IRS encourages taxpayers to e-file as it is the best way to ensure accurate tax returns and get faster refunds. The IRS also announced a number of improvements… Continue Reading
Pakistan: U.S. Foreign Aid Conditions, Restrictions, and Reporting Requirements
CRS – Pakistan: U.S. Foreign Aid Conditions, Restrictions, and Reporting Requirements, Susan B. Epstein- Specialist in Foreign Policy, K. Alan Kronstadt, Specialist in South Asian Affairs – January 5, 2012 “The 112th Congress continues to debate levels of U.S. assistance to Pakistan in light of signs that Pakistan may not be a fully willing and… Continue Reading
DARPA's Active Authentication Program – No More Passwords
Active Authentication: “The current standard method for validating a users identity for authentication on an information system requires humans to do something that is inherently unnatural: create, remember, and manage long, complex passwords. Moreover, as long as the session remains active, typical systems incorporate no mechanisms to verify that the user originally authenticated is the… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve System publishes annual financial statements
News release: “The Federal Reserve System on Tuesday released the 2011 combined annual comparative financial statements for the Federal Reserve Banks, as well as for the 12 individual Federal Reserve Banks, the limited liability companies (LLCs) that were created to respond to strains in financial markets, and the Board of Governors. These financial statements are… Continue Reading
FDIC Board Approved Two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking
News release: “The first of two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking would implement section 210(c)(16) of the Dodd-Frank Act, which permits the FDIC as receiver for a failed SIFI to enforce and prevent termination of the contracts of the institution’s subsidiaries or affiliates. The second would make limited clarifications and definitional changes to the deposit insurance… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Aviation Safety, Homeland Security, Managing Preparedness Grant
Aviation Safety – FAA Has An Opportunity to Enhance Safety and Improve Oversight of Initial Pilot Training, GAO-12-537T, Mar 20, 2012 Homeland Security – DHS Needs Better Project Information and Coordination among Four Overlapping Grant Programs, GAO-12-303, Feb 28, 2012 Joint Strike Fighter – Restructuring Added Resources and Reduced Risk, but Concurrency Is Still a… Continue Reading
Study Reveals Striking Differences in Strategy and Challenges among CEOs in Emerging and Mature Economies
News release: “Top executives in Europe and the U.S. say global political and economic risk, and government regulation are their most pressing concerns, while Asian CEOs name innovation as their top challenge, closely followed by human capitalattracting, retaining, and rewarding talent. So finds The Conference Board CEO Challenge 2012, a global survey of business leaders,… Continue Reading
Information regarding activities, positions of participants in single-name credit default swap market
“The Division of Risk, Strategy, and Financial Innovation has completed an analysis of single-name credit default swap transaction and position activity. The first analysis is based on a sample of all new, risk transfer, dollar-adjusted, gold record transactions in both corporate and sovereign single-name credit default swaps (CDS) submitted to the Depository Trust and Clearing… Continue Reading
Global Automakers Launch Fuel Economy Focused Site – DrivingFuelEconomy.com
“DrivingFuelEconomy.com is a project of the Association of Global Automakers, a Washington D.C.-based trade association that represents international motor vehicle manufacturers, original equipment suppliers and other automotive-related groups. Our global perspective and collaborative spirit drives our approach to all issues we confront and also enables us to work with industry leaders, legislators, regulators and other… Continue Reading
Housing Landscape 2012 – Annual Look at Housing Affordability Challenges of America's Working Households
Housing Landscape 2012 – An Annual Look at the Housing Affordability Challenges of Americas Working Households by Laura Williams, February 2012 “This report focuses on housing affordability for working households. For the purposes of this report, working households are those that worked at least 20 hours per week, on average, and had a household income… Continue Reading
House of Representatives – Report Card on Federal Governments Efforts to Track and Manage FOIA Requests
Report Card on Federal Governments Efforts to Track and Manage FOIA Requests, Staff Report, House of Representatives, 112th Congress Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, March 15, 2012 “…on January 25, 2011, Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa sent a letter to 180 entities representing 100 government agencies requesting information about their FOIA… Continue Reading
