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News release: “I briefed my colleagues on the work we are pursuing to implement swiftly and thoughtfully the new financial rescue package. We are developing strategies to use the authority to purchase and insure mortgage assets and to purchase equity in financial institutions, as deemed necessary to promote financial market stability. As we develop plans …
News release: “The G-7 agrees today that the current situation calls for urgent and exceptional action. We commit to continue working together to stabilize financial markets and restore the flow of credit, to support global economic growth. We agree to: Take decisive action and use all available tools to support systemically important financial institutions and …
OIG-08-93 – Review of FEMA’s Sheltering and Transitional Housing Activities after Hurricane Katrina, September 2008 (PDF, 54 pages) Related postings on Katrina
News release: “Online scammers are taking advantage of tough economic times. While e-mails phishing for sensitive data are nothing new, scammers are taking advantage of upheavals in the financial marketplace to confuse consumers into parting with valuable personal information. The Federal Trade Commission urges caution regarding e-mails that look as if they come from a …
News release: “The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets issued its policy statement update today, before the G-7, IMF and World Bank meetings, to report on implementation of its March 2008 policy recommendations to improve the state of U.S. and global financial markets…The report [Progress Update on March Policy Statement on Financial Market Developments, The …
Women’s Health and Election 2008: “Women consistently cite health care as one of the top issues they want the Presidential candidates to address, reflecting their experiences with the health care system as patients, mothers, and caregivers for frail and disabled family members. Womens priorities for health care reform cut across many critical topics, including health …
UK Daily Mail: “Iceland’s banking system is £35billion in debt – the equivalent of an incredible £116,000 for every man, woman and child on the island, it was revealed today. With a population of just over 300,000 – less than that of Norwich – a miniscule economy and banks deeply involved in global markets before …
OIG-08-94 – Evaluation of DHS’ Information Security Program for Fiscal Year 2008 (PDF, 43 pages) EPA OIG, 08-P-0280, Fiscal Year 2008 Federal Information Security Management Act Report [Report PDF], September 26, 2008
News release: “The U.S. Census Bureau today released the most extensive estimates it has ever published on county-level demographic characteristics of people with and without health insurance coverage. The 2005 estimates cover all states and counties across gender, age and income as well as race and Hispanic origin (for states only).” “The Small Area Health …
The Open House Project: “Fulfilling one of the recommendations of the Open House Project report, The Library of Congress has published on their THOMAS web page directions for creating permanent links.” THOMAS: “Legislative Handles are a new persistent URL service for creating links to legislative documents from the THOMAS web site (http://thomas.loc.gov). With a simple …
Veterans’ Disability Benefits: Better Accountability and Access Would Improve the Benefits Delivery at Discharge Program, GAO-08-901, September 09, 2008 Food Labeling: FDA Needs to Better Leverage Resources, Improve Oversight, and Effectively Use Available Data to Help Consumers Select Healthy Foods, GAO-08-597, September 09, 2008 FDA Advisory Committees: Process for Recruiting Members and Evaluating Potential Conflicts …
Follow up to September 17, 2008 posting, Congress Passes ADA Amendments Act, this America.gov article, Protections for Americas Disabled Workers Expanded Under New Law: “A new law restores workplace protections for the disabled that had eroded as a result of several Supreme Court decisions issued since the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in …
