Department of Energy – Status of Loan Programs, GAO-13-331R, Mar 15, 2013 Housing and Urban Development – Strategic Human Capital and Workforce Planning Should be an Ongoing Priority, GAO-13-282, Mar 15, 2013 Information Security – IRS Has Improved Controls but Needs to Resolve Weaknesses, GAO-13-350, Mar 15, 2013 Medicaid – Additional Enrollment and Expenditure Data… Continue Reading
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Federal Reserve System publishes annual financial statements
News release: “The Federal Reserve System on Friday released the 2012 combined annual financial statements for the Federal Reserve Banks, as well as for the 12 individual Federal Reserve Banks, the consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs) that were created to respond to strains in financial markets, and the Board of Governors. These financial statements are… Continue Reading
POGO – FOIAonline is a one-stop shop for requesters
“The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) gives you the right to access information from federal agencies. FOIAonline allows you to submit FOIA requests to all participating agencies from this website, track the status of requests, search for requests submitted by others, and generate up-to-the-minute reports on FOIA processing. FOIAonline participating agencies include: the Environmental Protection… Continue Reading
NOAA – Sharks and Manta Rays Receive Protection Under CITES
News release: “This week is marked by a historic conservation milestone for sharks and rays globally. At this years Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Conference of the Parties meeting in Bangkok, countries agreed to increase protection for five commercially-exploited species of sharks and manta rays. CITES member… Continue Reading
Much Ado about Mosaics: How Original Principles Apply to Evolving Technology in United States v. Jones
Much Ado about Mosaics: How Original Principles Apply to Evolving Technology in United States v. Jones, by Priscilla J. Smith. Yale University – Information Society Project. March 14, 2013. North Carolina Journal of Law and Technology, Vol. 14, 2013. Yale Law School, Public Law Working Paper “This paper argues that supporters and detractors of the… Continue Reading
JPMorgan Chase Whale Trades: A Case History of Derivatives Risks and Abuses
JPMorgan Chase Whale Trades: A Case History of Derivatives Risks and Abuses. Majority and Minority Staff Report, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, March 15, 2013. “JPMorgan Chase & Company is the largest financial holding company in the United States, with $2.4 trillion in assets. It is also the largest derivatives dealer in the world and the… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve announces results of Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review
News release: “The Federal Reserve on Thursday announced it has approved the capital plans of 14 financial institutions in the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR). Two other institutions received conditional approval, while the Federal Reserve objected to the plans of two firms. Strong capital levels help ensure that banking organizations have the ability to… Continue Reading
Census – Workers with a Disability Less Likely to be Employed
“Individuals with disabilities were less likely to be employed than individuals without disabilities, and those who were employed typically held jobs with lower earnings and also earned less than their colleagues with no disability, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. Based on the new Disability Employment Tabulation, the statistics show that between… Continue Reading
TRAC: Media Making Fewer Challenges to Government Secrecy in Federal Court
“Federal court records show that Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits challenging government secrecy by news groups have declined, according to an analysis by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC). This slump in the number of media suits does not seem to indicate that there is less government secrecy. In fact, the overall number of… Continue Reading
Mobile device use while driving more common in the US than in several European countries
Mobile Device Use While Driving United States and Seven European Countries, 2011. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), March 15, 2013 / 62(10);177-182. “Most U.S. drivers reported talking on their cell phone and about one in three read or sent text or email messages when driving, according to a new study released by the… Continue Reading
Fewer Children are in Private Schools, More in Charters: Working Paper Explores Possible Links
Census:”Data from several surveys, including the Current Population Survey and American Community Survey, show a decline in private school enrollment over the last decade. The working paper compares trends across datasets and subgroups and explores possible underlying causes of the decline in enrollment, which occurred particularly at larger, religiously affiliated schools in cities and suburbs.… Continue Reading
CFPB – Defining Larger Participants of the Student Loan Servicing Market
“The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau or CFPB) proposes to amend the regulation defining larger participants of certain consumer financial product and service markets by adding a new section to define larger participants of a market for student loan servicing. The Bureau proposes this rule pursuant to its authority, under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street… Continue Reading
