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Failed Bank Information Information for Colonial Bank, Montgomery AL. “On Friday, August 14, 2009, Colonial Bank, Montgomery, AL was closed by the Alabama State Banking Department, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was named Receiver. No advance notice is given to the public when a financial institution is closed.” BB&T acquisition of Colonial boosts …
News release: “As part of an innovative partnership aimed at increasing economic development while setting our nation on the path to energy independence, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Energy today announced a program to award $2.3 billion in tax credits to manufacturers of advanced energy equipment. Authorized by the …
Consumer Safety: Better Information and Planning Would Strengthen CPSC’s Oversight of Imported Products, GAO-09-803, August 14, 2009 Federal Student Aid Formula: Cost-of-Living Adjustment Could Increase Aid to a Small Percentage of Students in High-Cost Areas but Could Also Further Complicate Aid Process, GAO-09-825, August 14, 2009 Superfund: Litigation Has Decreased and EPA Needs Better Information …
Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers, July 2009 release: “Consumer confidence slipped in July as consumers anticipated that their personal finances would improve more slowly than they had anticipated several months ago…Financial reversals were reported with equal frequency across all income subgroups, as was the expectation that joblessness would continue to increase..Although consumer spending will …
Federal Websites: Cookie Policy – Posted by Michael Fitzpatrick is Associate Administrator, OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Vivek Kundra is Federal CIO: “During the Open Government Initiative outreach, Federal employees and the public have asked us questions about the federal governments policy on cookies. As part of our effort to create a more …
“If the U.S. can get private health care costs under control, federal budget deficits will not rise uncontrollably in the future, according to an updated analysis released today by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR). CEPR’s interactive Health Care Budget Deficit Calculator allows users to see that the bulk of projected U.S. budget …
“In the 2005 NASA Authorization Act, Congress mandated that by 2020 NASA should be capable of detecting at least 90 percent of objects over 140 meters wide in the vicinity of Earths orbit. Near-Earth Object Surveys and Hazard Mitigation Strategies, an interim report of a congressionally mandated study by the National Research Council, examines NASAs …
News release: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration published two rules that seek to clarify the methods available to seriously ill patients interested in gaining access to investigational drugs and biologics when they are not eligible to participate in a clinical trial and dont have other satisfactory treatment options. To support the effort to help …
