Monthly archives: March, 2011

Report – Federal Open Market Committee by the Markets Group of Federal Reserve Bank of New York

A Report Prepared for the Federal Open Market Committee by the Markets Group of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, March 2011 “This report reviews the conduct of open market operations and other developments that influenced the balance sheet of the Federal Reserve in 2010. Highlighted are policies and operations associated with outright holdings …

Subjects: Government Documents

FTC Submits 2011 Fair Debt Collection Practices Report to Congress

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 agency’s 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 …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

FDIC Comprehensive Seminar On Deposit Insurance Coverage For Bankers

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; …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: Financial Audit FDIC, Federal Govt's Fiscal Outlook, Medicare Part D

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

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New on LLRX.com – FOIA Facts: Funding FOIA

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 …

Subjects: Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

New on LLRX.com: SharePoint, Training Not Required

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 …

Subjects: Knowledge Management, Libraries, Search Engines