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Daily Archives: May 26, 2012

C-SPAN Video Library – Searchable database of programs aired since 1987

“The C-SPAN Archives records, indexes, and archives all C-SPAN programming for historical, educational, research, and archival uses. Every C-SPAN program aired since 1987, almost totaling over 191,000 hours, is contained in the C-SPAN Archives and immediately accessible through the database and electronic archival systems developed and maintained by the C-SPAN Archives. The Archives records all three C-SPAN networks seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day. Programs are extensively indexed making the database of C-SPAN programming an unparalleled chronological resource. Programs are indexed by subject, speaker names, titles, affiliations, sponsors, committees, categories, formats, policy groups, keywords, and location. The congressional sessions and committee hearings are indexed by person with full-text. The video collection can be searched through the online Video Library.”

New GAO Reports: Defense Infrastructure, Disability Employment

Defense Infrastructure – Documentation Lacking to Fully Support How DOD Determined Specifications for the Landstuhl Replacement Medical Center, GAO-12-622, May 25, 2012 Disability Employment – Further Action Needed to Oversee Efforts to Meet Federal Government Hiring Goals, GAO-12-568, May 25, 2012: “The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Department of Labor (Labor) have taken… Continue Reading

Theory of Asset Pricing, Performance Evaluation for Minority Banks with Implications for Bank Failure Prediction

A Theory of Asset Pricing and Performance Evaluation for Minority Banks with Implications for Bank Failure Prediction, Compensating Risk, and CAMELS Rating, Godfrey Cadogan, December 27, 2011 “This paper introduces a comprehensive theory of performance evaluation and asset pricing for minority (type-m) banks including, but not limited to, CAMELS rating, bank failure prediction, compensating risks,… Continue Reading