Day archives: July 26th, 2011

New GAO Reports: Burma, Combating Nuclear Smuggling, Cybersecurity, Federal Workers' Compensation, Value-Added Taxes

Burma – UN and U.S. Agencies Assisted Cyclone Victims in Difficult Environment, but Improved U.S. Monitoring Needed, GAO-11-700, July 26, 2011 Combating Nuclear Smuggling – DHS has Developed a Strategic Plan for its Global Nuclear Detection Architecture, but Gaps Remain, GAO-11-869T, July 26, 2011 Cybersecurity – Continued Attention Needed to Protect Our Nation’s Critical Infrastructure, …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Government Documents

The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Microfinance and Policy Implications

The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Microfinance and Policy Implications. IMF Working Paper. Gabriel Di Bella, July 2011 “The global financial crisis affected microfinance institutions (MFIs) as lending growth was constrained by scarcer borrowing opportunities, while the economic slowdown negatively impacted asset quality and profitability. It also brought to the fore the relatively …

Subjects: Government Documents

Pew: 71% of online adults now use video-sharing sites

Video, Web 2.0 – 71% of online adults now use video-sharing sites by Kathleen Moore, July 26, 2011 “Fully 71% of online Americans use video-sharing sites such as YouTube and Vimeo, up from 66% a year earlier. The use of video-sharing sites on any given day also jumped five percentage points, from 23% of online …

Subjects: Internet

FTC Testifies on Consumer Protection and the Rent-to-Own Industry

News release: “The Federal Trade Commission testified today on consumer protection issues relating to the rent-to-own industry. The testimony described the agencys role in enforcing laws relating to financial issues, provided background on the rent-to-own industry, and described key findings of a 2000 report published by the FTCs Bureau of Economics on the rent-to-own industry. …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents

BIS: Preliminary international banking statistics at end-March 2011

Statistical commentary on preliminary locational and consolidated banking statistics at end-March 2011. Detailed tables at end-March 2011, preliminary data and CSV data files on locational and consolidated banking statistics. “Between end-December 2010 and end-March 2011, the cross-border claims of BIS reporting banks rebounded by 1.5% ($466 billion) after a drop of similar magnitude in the …

Subjects: Government Documents

BLS: Employee Benefits in the United States March 2011

News release: “Paid leave benefits continued to be the most widely available benefit offered by employers, with paid vacations available to 91 percent of full-time workers in private industry in March 2011, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Access to these benefits, however, varied by employee and establishment characteristics. In private industry, paid vacation …

Subjects: Government Documents

Democratic Accountability, Deficit Bias, and Independent Fiscal Agencies

Democratic Accountability, Deficit Bias, and Independent Fiscal Agencies, Xavier Debrun, July 2011. IMF Working Paper. “Despite growing interest among policymakers, there is no theory of independent fiscal institutions. The emerging literature on “fiscal councils” typically makes informal parallels with the theory of central bank independence, but a very simple formal example shows that such a …

Subjects: Government Documents

NARA Guidance on Managing Mixed-Media Files

NARA Bulletin 2011-04, July 18, 2011. TO: Heads of Federal Agencies; SUBJECT: Guidance on Managing Mixed-Media Files; EXPIRATION DATE: July 31, 2014 “What is the purpose of this Bulletin? Agencies frequently manage files with records created or received in more than one type of medium. This Bulletin provides agencies with guidance about the records management …

Subjects: E-Records, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management

The Post-Foreclosure Experience of U.S. Households

The Post-Foreclosure Experience of U.S. Households, Raven Molloy and Hui Shan, Federal Reserve Board of Governors [last update July 14, 2011] “Despite the recent flood of foreclosures on residential mortgages, little is known about what happens to borrowers and their households after their mortgage has been foreclosed. We study the post-foreclosure experience of U.S. households …

Subjects: Government Documents

Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative Data Center Closings 2010-2012

Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI) Data Center Closings 2010-2012

Subjects: Government Documents

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