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Federal Reserve and other central banks announce further coordinated actions to expand significantly the capacity to provide U.S. dollar liquidity

News release: “In response to continued strains in short-term funding markets, central banks today are announcing further coordinated actions to expand significantly the capacity to provide U.S. dollar liquidity. Central banks will continue to work together closely and are prepared to take appropriate steps as needed to address funding pressures…Actions by the Federal Reserve include: …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DOJ: An Investigation into the Removal of Nine U.S. Attorneys in 2006

An Investigation into the Removal of Nine U.S. Attorneys in 2006, September 2008 (392 pages, PDF) “In sum, we believe that the process used to remove the nine U.S. Attorneys in 2006 was fundamentally flawed. While Presidential appointees can be removed for any reason or for no reason, as long as it is not an …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

CNNMoney.com: “The federal government would provide as much as $700 billion in a far-reaching plan to rescue the nation’s troubled financial system, according to a draft of the proposed bill obtained by CNN. The legislation is still being negotiated and elements of the bill could still change. The core of the bill is based on …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Freedom of Information, Government Documents

CBO: Cost Estimate on Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

Cost Estimate on Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, September 28, 2008, Letter to the Honorable Barney Frank: “The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has reviewed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, as released by the House Committee on Financial Services on September 28, 2008. The legislation would, among other provisions, create a Troubled Assets …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation

New on LLRX.com: Book Review – We're All Journalists Now

LLRX Book Review by Heather A. Phillips – We’re All Journalists Now: The Transformation of the Press and Reshaping of the Law in the Internet Age – Heather A. Phillips highlights attorney John Gant’s contention that one’s title, income, and employer are at best side issues in determining who is a journalist in the day-to-day …

Subjects: Blogs, Congress, Legal Research

Kaiser Family Foundation: Employer Health Benefits 2008 Annual Survey

News release: “Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose to $12,680 annually for family coverage this year with employees on average paying $3,354 out of their paychecks to cover their share of the cost and the scope of that coverage has changed, with many more workers now enrolled in high-deductible plans, according to the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

New York Public Transit Information Added to Google Maps

Chris Harrelson, Tech Lead & Creator of Google Transit: “We’ve just added comprehensive transit info for the entire New York metro region, encompassing subway, commuter rail, bus and ferry services from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New Jersey Transit and the City of New York. That …

Subjects: Search Engines, Wireless Web

Landmark New Report Says Emerging Green Economy Could Create Tens of Millions of New "Green Jobs"

United Nations Environment Programme: “A new, landmark study on the impact of an emerging global “green economy” on the world of work says efforts to tackle climate change could result in the creation of millions of new “green jobs” in the coming decades. The new report entitled Green Jobs: Towards Decent work in a Sustainable, …

Subjects: Government Documents

BLS Introduces New Employment Cost Indexes for 14 Metropolitan Areas

BLS Introduces New Employment Cost Indexes for 14 Metropolitan Areas [24 September 2008] by Albert E. Schwenk: “This article presents a first look at new estimates from the National Compensation Survey (NCS): Employment Cost Index (ECI) 12-month change in total compensation and in wages and salaries for private industry for 14 selected metropolitan areas. The …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Web 2.0 and E-Government Facilitate Transparency and Access

W. David Stephenson – Automated Data Feeds Make Smart Regulation Possible Now: “The District of Columbia, long plagued by corruption, began a transparency initiative under former Mayor Anthony Williams. It shifted into high gear under Mayor Adrian Fenty, and CTO Vivek Kundra. They now publish, on a real-time basis, more than 260 different data streams …

Subjects: E-Government

Reuters Seeks Injunction Preventing Distribution of Open Source Zotero Software

Courthouse News: “Thomson Reuters demands $10 million and an injunction to stop George Mason University from distributing its new Web browser application, Zotero software, an open-source format that allows users to convert Reuters’ EndNote Software. Reuters claims George Mason is violating its license agreement and destroying the EndNote customer base.” LLRX.com: A Review of Zotero, …

Subjects: Intellectual Property, Internet, Legal Research

SEC Requests Comments on Modernizing its Disclosure System

Securities and Exchange Commission [Release Nos. 33-8962; 34-58657; File No. 4-567] Roundtable on Modernizing the SECs Disclosure System AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission. Action: Notice of roundtable discussion; request for comment. “In June 2008, Chairman Christopher Cox launched the 21st Century Disclosure Initiative and called for a fundamental rethinking of our current disclosure system, which …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

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