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News release: “At a time when many consumers are having trouble paying their debts, the Federal Trade Commission issued its 33rd annual report describing the agencys law enforcement and other efforts to protect consumers from unfair, deceptive, and abusive debt collection practices. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) prohibits these and other improper practices …
Energy Information Administration: “Libya, the largest holder of proven oil reserves in Africa and until recently its fourth largest oil producer, exports most of the energy it produces. Europe is the major market for both oil and natural gas exports from Libya. Following the outbreak of civil unrest in mid-February, Libyan oil and natural gas …
FDIC Comprehensive Seminar On Deposit Insurance Coverage For Bankers, March 23, 2011 Outline: Part 1 Overview of Recent Rule Changes;; Part 2 General Principles; Part 3 Ownership Categories; Part 4 Ownership Category Requirements; Part 5 Fiduciary and Agency Accounts; Part 6 Issues When An FDIC-Insured Bank Merges or Fails; …
Financial Audit: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Funds’ 2010 and 2009 Financial Statements, GAO-11-412, March 18, 2011 The Federal Government’s Long-Term Fiscal Outlook: January 2011 Update, GAO-11-451SP, March 18, 2011 Medicare Part D: CMS Conducted Fraud and Abuse Compliance Plan Audits, but All Audit Findings Are Not Yet Available, GAO-11-269R, February 18, 2011
Via LLRX.com – FOIA Facts: Funding FOIA: Scott A. Hodes contends that reducing FOIA Operations any further is the wrong way to go if the objectives of increasing government transparency are to be pursued. The actual process of searching for records in response to FOIA requests and processing those requests requires human interaction – in …
Via LLRX.com – SharePoint, Training Not Required: Lorette Weldon’s research has identified that librarians are using SharePoint in the corporate, government, and non-profit sectors. She expertly identifies and illustrates how to leverage the power of this application through an understanding of the site templates that Microsoft bundles in SharePoint “out-of-the-box”. These templates are based on …
“The BIS Quarterly Review for March 2011, discusses how expectations of higher growth in the advanced economies and surging commodity prices pushed up short-term inflation expectations. Full text 97 pages.” Statistical tables: Summary tables (PDF, 18 pages)and Detailed tables(PDF, 137 pages)
“LegiStorm remains the exclusive online home of congressional staff salaries. This is the only spot on the web where you can find out who’s making the big money on Capitol Hill and who’s toiling for peanuts.” House Salaries and Bonuses by Member The data about bonuses paid by individuals can be found at a new …
“In terms of presenting large amounts of information quickly and digestibly, an infographic is hard to beat. A good one can give a reader a sense of scale, proportion, and even narrative much more quickly than several paragraphs of explanation and explication. It’s the difference between recording your genealogy as a series of “begats” or …
