Day archives: November 3rd, 2011

New GAO Reports: Federal Courthouse Construction, Defense Contract Management Agency, Airport and Airway Trust Fund, Gender Pay Differences

Federal Courthouse Construction: Nationwide Space and Cost Issues Are Applicable to L.A. Courthouse Project, GAO-12-206T, Nov 4, 2011 Defense Contract Management Agency: Amid Ongoing Efforts to Rebuild Capacity, Several Factors Present Challenges in Meeting Its Missions, GAO-12-83, Nov 3, 2011 Fiscal Year 2011 Agreed-Upon Procedures for Excise Tax Distributions to the Airport and Airway Trust …

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Subjects: Government Documents

Student Debt and the Class of 2010

News release: “Two-thirds of college seniors graduated with loans in 2010, and they carried an average of $25,250 in debt. They also faced the highest unemployment rate for young college graduates in recent history at 9.1%. Our new report, Student Debt and the Class of 2010, includes average debt levels for the 50 states and …

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Subjects: Knowledge Management

September 2011 Sees SSA Disability Backlog Climb Ever Higher

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse: “Despite the Social Security Administration’s longstanding goal of reducing the number of pending disability cases, very recent SSA data show that these matters continue to head in the opposite direction, reaching 771,318 by the end of September. The increase — up 9.3% from what it was a year ago — marked …

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Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research

Paper – Credit Ratings across Asset Classes: A ≡ A?

Credit Ratings across Asset Classes: A ≡ A?. Jess Cornaggia, Indiana University Bloomington – Kelley School of Business, Kimberly Rodgers Cornaggia, American University – Kogod School of Business, John Hund, Rice University – Jesse H. Jones School of Management. October 30, 2011 “Contrary to assertions by the Big 3 credit raters, we demonstrate that credit …

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Subjects: Knowledge Management

SEC IG Allegations of Enforcement Staff Misconduct in InsiderTrading Investigation

Report of Investigation, United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Inspector General. Case No. OIG-511. Allegations of Enforcement Staff Misconduct in Insider Trading Investigation, August 22, 2011 [Redacted] “On January 30, 2009, complainant Mark Cuban, through his counsel at the law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, filed a complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission …

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Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research

SIGTARP Quarterly Report to Congress October 27, 2011

Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, Quarterly Report to Congress October 27, 2011 “This past quarter, SIGTARP brought transparency to some of the largest banks’ exit from TARP as they pressured Federal banking regulators to expedite their TARP exit because of concerns over executive compensation restrictions and a stigma …

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Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research
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