Day archives: March 25th, 2011

New GAO Reports: Credit Cards, Defense Acquisitions, Missile Defense, Private Health Insurance Coverage

Credit Cards: Consumer Costs for Debt Protection Products Can Be Substantial Relative to Benefits but Are Not a Focus of Regulatory Oversight, GAO-11-311, March 25, 2011 Defense Acquisitions: Application of Lessons Learned and Best Practices in the Presidential Helicopter Program, GAO-11-380R, March 25, 2011 Missile Defense: Actions Needed to Improve Transparency and Accountability, GAO-11-372, March …

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Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

EPIC Urges Court to Order Release of 2,000 Airport Body Scanner Images

“EPIC asked a federal court in Washington, DC to reconsider its earlier decision allowing the Department of Homeland Security to keep secret 2,000 airport body scanner images in EPIC’s Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. The Court relied on a legal theory in its decision, “Exemption High b(2),” that was recently struck down by the Supreme …

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Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Legal Research, Privacy

Federal Reserve expands consumer protection regulations for credit transactions and leases of higher dollar amounts

News release: “The Federal Reserve Board on Friday adopted two rules that would expand the coverage of consumer protection regulations to credit transactions and leases of higher dollar amounts. The final rules amend Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) and Regulation M (Consumer Leasing) to implement a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer …

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Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

Presentation: RSS: Filtering & Processing Obscene Amounts of Information

How to Hack RSS to Reduce Information Overload, By Dawn Foster: “Last week, I held a session at South by Southwest [SXSW] Interactive titled Hacking RSS: Filtering & Processing Obscene Amounts of Information, where I talked about creative ways to use RSS to manage information overload without using any programming skills. There is more information …

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Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, RSS

The Impact of the Financial Crisis on the Economic Condition of Workers Near Retirement and of Business Owners

Federal Reserve Governor Elizabeth A. Duke At the Virginia Association of Economists Sandridge Lecture, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia March 24, 2011 – Changed Circumstances: The Impact of the Financial Crisis on the Economic Condition of Workers Near Retirement and of Business Owners “The Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) is the premier source …

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Subjects: Government Documents
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