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The Cyclically Adjusted and Standardized Budget Measures, October 2008 “In September 2008, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its most recent baseline projections of federal revenues, outlays, and budget balances for the next 10 years. Those projections are subject to procedures under which CBO assumes the continuation of current laws and policies affecting taxes and …
National Association for Business Economics news release: “Business economists have become more negative on the economic outlook for the next several quarters as a result of the tightness in credit markets and weakness in consumer spending, expecting growth to stall in the fourth quarter, said Chris Varvares, NABE President-elect and president of Macroeconomic Advisers. If …
“Federal Employee Appraisals to Include Information Sharing: PM-ISE and the Office of Personnel Management Release Guidance on Information Sharing Elements for Performance Appraisals. The Information Sharing Council includes the Central Intelligence Agency; Federal Bureau of Investigation; departments of Defense, Energy, Homeland Security, Justice, State and Transportation; and the offices of the Director of National Intelligence …
Highway Safety: Foresight Issues Challenge DOT’s Efforts to Assess and Respond to New Technology-Based Trends, GAO-09-56, October 03, 2008 Sovereign Wealth Funds: Publicly Available Data on Sizes and Investments for Some Funds Are Limited, GAO-08-946, September 09, 2008
Republican Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Examining the Causes of the Credit Crisis of 2008 Minority Staff Analysis, October 6, 2008 “The current credit crisis is a complex phenomenon with its roots in a number of places involving a myriad of people and institutions. Key players and institutions include Members …
The Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing today to examine the regulatory mistakes and financial excesses that led to the bankruptcy filing by Lehman Brothers. The following witnesses have testified: Dr. Luigi Zingales (Oral and Written Testimony), Professor of Finance, University of Chicago Dr. Robert F. Wescott, President, Keybridge Research LLC Nell Minow, …
News release: “The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced that it will begin to pay interest on depository institutions’ required and excess reserve balances. The payment of interest on excess reserve balances will give the Federal Reserve greater scope to use its lending programs to address conditions in credit markets while also maintaining the federal …
News release: “Today, the House Committee on Science and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight released a staff report that details the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registrys (ATSDR) handling of its response to high levels of formaldehyde in travel trailers provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to survivors of Hurricanes Katrina …
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources: “The most comprehensive assessment of the worlds mammals has confirmed an extinction crisis, with almost one in four at risk of disappearing forever, according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, revealed at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona. The new study to assess …
Cambridge, UK: BirdLife International: “…our data show that the state of the worlds biodiversity, as reflected by its 9,856 living bird species, continues to get worse, and that, if anything, this deterioration is accelerating, not slowing. Moreover, while governments have made copious verbal commitments to conserving biodiversity and safeguarding the environment, the resources available for …
Congressional Reports: Browse – “To browse a current catalog of congressional reports available on GPO Access, click on the link for the appropriate Congress and session below. Catalogs are available for the 110th Congress. Links are included with each congressional report listed in the catalog, which retrieve the text of the corresponding document as an …
Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel: Enforceability of Certain Agreements Between the Department of the Treasury and the Government Sponsored Enterprises, (September 26, 2008) (added 10/02/08) “Under the Agreements, following a payment default by a GSE with respect to any Holders, and in the event Treasury fails to perform its obligations to either of …
