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William C. Dudley, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of New York – Remarks at Fordham Wall Street Council, Fordham University Graduate School of Business, New York City, As prepared for delivery: “…This morning my remarks will focus on the U.S. economic outlook. I am also going to discuss a new tool that …
“While the focus on Syria’s chemical weapons use, and the possibility of military action against Syrian government targets pushed aside, for a while, the issue of how to deal with Iran’s nuclear program, the two situations have one thing in common — their reported reliance on underground facilities to shield the production and storage of …
Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources. Rita Tehan, Information Research Specialist, September 20, 2013 “Cybersecurity vulnerabilities challenge governments, businesses, and individuals worldwide. Attacks have been initiated by individuals, as well as countries. Targets have included government networks, military defenses, companies, or political organizations, depending upon whether the attacker was seeking military intelligence, conducting diplomatic or industrial …
Reaching the Debt Limit: Background and Potential Effects on Government Operations, September 19, 2013 “The gross federal debt, which represents the federal government’s total outstanding debt, consists of (1) debt held by the public and (2) debt held in government accounts, also known as intragovernmental debt. Federal government borrowing increases for two primary reasons: (1) …
CRS – Synthetic Drugs: Overview and Issues for Congress, September 16, 2013. “Synthetic drugs, as opposed to natural drugs, are chemically produced in a laboratory. Their chemical structure can be either identical to or different from naturally occurring drugs, and their effects are designed to mimic or even enhance those of natural drugs. When produced …
AUTOMATIC IRAS – Lower-Earning Households Could Realize Increases in Retirement Income, GAO-13-699, Aug 23, 2013 CORPORATE TAX COMPLIANCE – IRS Should Determine Whether Its Streamlined Corporate Audit Process Is Meeting Its Goals, GAO-13-662, Aug 22, 2013 NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM – Improved Budgeting Could Help FAA Better Determine Future Operations and Maintenance Priorities, GAO-13-693, Aug 22, 2013 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT – BLM …
Deborah Blum: “For my New York Times column, Poison Pen, I wrote this week about arsenic in drinking water, or more specifically on the increasing scientific awareness that this element – odorless, tasteless – is slowly being revealed as major public health threat. The focus of that piece is the way that arsenic, in the part-per-billion …
“The sharp decline in the U.S. unauthorized immigrant population that accompanied the Great Recession has bottomed out, and the number may be rising again. An estimated 11.7 million unauthorized immigrants were living in the U.S. in March 2012, according to a new preliminary Pew Research Center estimate. Different trends appear among the six states in …
“If the federal government shuts down because Republicans and the Obama administration fail to agree on a budget, there will be plenty of blame to go around. About as many say they would blame the Republicans (39%) for such a standoff as say they would blame Obama (36%), with 17% volunteering that both would be …
Gender Wage Gap Projected to Close in Year 2058: Most Women Working Today Will Not See Equal Pay during their Working Lives by Institute for Women’s Policy Research (September 2013)
