The Financial Action Task Force: An Overview, James K. Jackson, Specialist in International Trade and Finance. May 9, 2012 “The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, or the 9/11 Commission, recommended that tracking terrorist financing must remain front and center in U.S. counterterrorism efforts (see The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Federal Reserve assembles inventory of historical materials on central banking in the United States
“The Federal Reserve System is preparing an inventory of historical materials (PDF) to enhance transparency through improved web access to records of the Federal Reserve’s past. The initiative is motivated by the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Federal Reserve Act in December 2013 and the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Federal… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Budget and Spending, Indigent Defense, Securities Regulation, Tribal Law and Order Act,VA Administrative Investigations
Budget and Spending GAO Schedule Assessment Guide, GAO-12-120G, May 30, 2012 Indigent Defense – Surveys of Grant Recipients, Select Tribes, and Indigent Defense Providers, GAO-12-661SP, May 30, 2012 Securities Regulation – Opportunities Exist to Improve SEC’s Oversight of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, GAO-12-625, May 30, 2012 Tribal Law and Order Act – None of… Continue Reading
Report – Increase in Employment Discrimination Lawsuits Under the ADA
Via Jeff Lamicela: “The latest month-by-month data from the federal courts shows that in April of this year there were 183 new lawsuits filed claiming employment discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). According to the timely case-by-case case civil enforcement information analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), this count was 21.2%… Continue Reading
CRS – U.S.-EU Cooperation Against Terrorism
U.S.-EU Cooperation Against Terrorism, Kristin Archick, Specialist in European Affairs, May 21, 2012 “…challenges persist in fostering closer U.S.-EU counterterrorism and law enforcement cooperation. Among the most prominent are data privacy and data protection concerns. The EU considers the privacy of personal data a basic right and EU rules and regulations strive to keep personal… Continue Reading
Report – The Military Lending Act Five Years Later
The Military Lending Act Five Years Later – Impact On Servicemembers, the High-Cost Small Dollar Loan Market, and the Campaign against Predatory Lending, Jean Ann Fox, Consumer Federation of America – May 29, 2012 The Military Lending Act set an inclusive 36 percent annual rate cap for loans made to covered service members and their… Continue Reading
Report – Cost of Compliance Survey 2012
Cost of Compliance Survey 2012, Stacey English and Susannah Hammond “Thomson Reuters Governance, Risk and Compliance surveyed more than 500 compliance practitioners from financial services firms around the world between November 2011 and January 2012 to canvass their views on the costs of compliance and their greatest challenges for the year ahead. The results reflect… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Highway Infrastructure, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Highway Infrastructure – Federal-State Partnership Produces Benefits and Poses Oversight Risks, GAO-12-474, May 29, 2012 Nuclear Regulatory Commission – Natural Hazard Assessments Could Be More Risk-Informed, GAO-12-465, May 29, 2012 Continue Reading
Information Security Oversight Office's Report for Fiscal Year 2011
Via FAS – this report by the Director, Information Security Oversight Office, National Archives, John P. Fitzpatrick “Dear Mr. President: I am pleased to submit the Information Security Oversight Offices (ISOO) Report for Fiscal Year 2011, as required by Executive Order 13526, Classified National Security Information (the Order). This report provides statistics and analysis concerning… Continue Reading
Testing of Body Armor Materials: Phase III
“In 2009, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released the report Warfighter Support: Independent Expert Assessment of Army Body Armor Test Results and Procedures Needed Before Fielding, which commented on the conduct of the test procedures governing acceptance of body armor vest-plate inserts worn by military service members. This GAO report, as well as other observations,… Continue Reading
Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Declines Again
“The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had declined slightly in April, fell further in May. The Index now stands at 64.9 (1985=100), down from 68.7 in April. The Expectations Index declined to 77.6 from 80.4, while the Present Situation Index decreased to 45.9 from 51.2 last month. The monthly Consumer Confidence Survey®, based on… Continue Reading
Collection of stories and images of historic places in Washington, D.C.
Streets of Washington – A collection of stories and images of historic places in Washington, D.C. “John DeFerrari is a native Washingtonian with a lifelong passion for local history. He has a Masters Degree in English Literature from Harvard University and works for the federal government. He is also a trustee of the D.C. Preservation… Continue Reading
