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Monthly Archives: January 2013
OECD – Strengthening Euro Area banks
“European banks remain at the heart of the euro area crisis. Despite actions to strengthen banks and build a banking union, confidence in the euro area banking system remains weak, and is likely to remain so until underlying concerns over low capitalisation of some banks are addressed. Low bank capitalisation persists in many countries despite… Continue Reading
GAO Report – Medicaid – Enrollment and Expenditures
Medicaid – Enrollment and Expenditures for Qualified Individual and Transitional Medical Assistance Programs, GAO-13-177R, Dec 12, 2012 Continue Reading
CRS – Social Security: The Windfall Elimination Provision
Social Security: The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), Christine Scott, Specialist in Social Policy. January 8, 2013 “The windfall elimination provision (WEP) reduces the Social Security benefits of workers who also have pension benefits from employment not covered by Social Security. Its purpose is to remove an advantage or windfall these workers would otherwise receive as… Continue Reading
EPIC – California Attorney General Releases Mobile App Privacy Guidelines
EPIC: “California Attorney General Kamala Harris has issued a report describing best practices for mobile application privacy. The report, Privacy on the Go, recommends that app developers implement safeguards such as privacy-by-design and notice, but stops short of setting forth a comprehensive set of Fair Information Practices. The report follows a law that requires all… Continue Reading
The United States Cancer Statistics: 2009 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report
United States Cancer Statistics (USCS) 19992009 Cancer Incidence and Mortality Data: “This Web-based report includes the official federal statistics on cancer incidence from registries that have high-quality data and cancer mortality statistics for each year and 20052009 combined. It is produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Cancer Institute… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Federal Real Property, Veterans' Employment and Training, Army Networks
Federal Real Property – Improved Data Needed to Strategically Manage Historic Buildings, Address Multiple Challenges, GAO-13-35, Dec 11, 2012 Veterans’ Employment and Training – Better Targeting, Coordinating, and Reporting Needed to Enhance Program Effectiveness, GAO-13-29, Dec 13, 2012 Army Networks – Size and Scope of Modernization Investment Merit Increased Oversight, GAO-13-179, Jan 10, 2013 Continue Reading
Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2012
News release: “The number of job openings in November was 3.7 million, unchanged from October. The number of openings increased in retail trade and was little changed in all remaining industries and in all four regions in November. The level of total nonfarm job openings was 2.4 million at the end of the recession in… Continue Reading
Permanent Legal Immigration to the United States: Policy Overview
Permanent Legal Immigration to the United States: Policy Overview Ruth Ellen Wasem, Specialist in Immigration Policy. December 17, 2012 “The pool of people who are eligible to immigrate to the United States as legal permanent residents (LPRs) each year typically exceeds the worldwide level set by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). In an effort… Continue Reading
CBO – Options for Taxing U.S. Multinational Corporations
Options for Taxing U.S. Multinational Corporations, January 2013. “In 2008, 12 percent of all federal revenues came from corporate income taxes; about half was paid by multinational corporations reporting income from foreign countries. How the federal government taxes U.S. multinational corporations has consequences for the U.S. economy overall as well as for the federal budget.… Continue Reading
Check Your Credit Report Regularly — It's Free!
“You are entitled to a FREE credit report from each of the three credit reporting agencies (Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion) once every 12 months. You can request all three reports at once, or space them out throughout the year. It’s important to review your credit report to ensure that your personal information and financial accounts… Continue Reading
OECD Environmental Performance Reviews
“The Environmental Performance Reviews (EPRs) identify good practices and make recommendations to improve the reviewed countrys environmental policies and programmes. Environment Ministers of OECD member countries in January 1991, called on the OECD to review environmental performance in member countries. This mandate was confirmed by the OECD Council meeting at Ministerial level in June 1991,… Continue Reading
