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The Federal Reserve and the Financial Crisis – four-part lecture series
“In March 2012, Chairman Ben S. Bernanke will deliver a four-part lecture series about the Federal Reserve and the financial crisis that emerged in 2007. The series begins with a lecture on the origins and missions of central banks, followed by a lecture that will discuss the role and actions of the Federal Reserve in… Continue Reading
Rules Proposed to Limit New Uses of Potentially Harmful Chemicals
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed that companies be required to report to EPA all new uses, including in domestic or imported products, of five groups of potentially harmful chemicals. Over the years, these chemicals have been used in a range of consumer products and industrial applications, including paints, printing inks, pigments… Continue Reading
Changes in federal and state unemployment insurance legislation in 2011
Changes in federal and state unemployment insurance legislation in 2011, Loryn Lancaster – Monthly Labor Review, February 2012. “In 2011, the federal government addressed a pair of issues concerning methodological aspects associated with the unemployment rate, as well as discontinuing an important surtax. First, regarding methodology, on June 13, 2011, the Department of Labor published… Continue Reading
IRS Tax Deadline Extended to April 17
News release: “The Internal Revenue Service today opened the 2012 tax filing season by announcing that taxpayers have until April 17 to file their tax returns. The IRS encourages taxpayers to e-file as it is the best way to ensure accurate tax returns and get faster refunds. The IRS also announced a number of improvements… Continue Reading
Pakistan: U.S. Foreign Aid Conditions, Restrictions, and Reporting Requirements
CRS – Pakistan: U.S. Foreign Aid Conditions, Restrictions, and Reporting Requirements, Susan B. Epstein- Specialist in Foreign Policy, K. Alan Kronstadt, Specialist in South Asian Affairs – January 5, 2012 “The 112th Congress continues to debate levels of U.S. assistance to Pakistan in light of signs that Pakistan may not be a fully willing and… Continue Reading
DARPA's Active Authentication Program – No More Passwords
Active Authentication: “The current standard method for validating a users identity for authentication on an information system requires humans to do something that is inherently unnatural: create, remember, and manage long, complex passwords. Moreover, as long as the session remains active, typical systems incorporate no mechanisms to verify that the user originally authenticated is the… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve System publishes annual financial statements
News release: “The Federal Reserve System on Tuesday released the 2011 combined annual comparative financial statements for the Federal Reserve Banks, as well as for the 12 individual Federal Reserve Banks, the limited liability companies (LLCs) that were created to respond to strains in financial markets, and the Board of Governors. These financial statements are… Continue Reading
FDIC Board Approved Two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking
News release: “The first of two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking would implement section 210(c)(16) of the Dodd-Frank Act, which permits the FDIC as receiver for a failed SIFI to enforce and prevent termination of the contracts of the institution’s subsidiaries or affiliates. The second would make limited clarifications and definitional changes to the deposit insurance… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Aviation Safety, Homeland Security, Managing Preparedness Grant
Aviation Safety – FAA Has An Opportunity to Enhance Safety and Improve Oversight of Initial Pilot Training, GAO-12-537T, Mar 20, 2012 Homeland Security – DHS Needs Better Project Information and Coordination among Four Overlapping Grant Programs, GAO-12-303, Feb 28, 2012 Joint Strike Fighter – Restructuring Added Resources and Reduced Risk, but Concurrency Is Still a… Continue Reading
Study Reveals Striking Differences in Strategy and Challenges among CEOs in Emerging and Mature Economies
News release: “Top executives in Europe and the U.S. say global political and economic risk, and government regulation are their most pressing concerns, while Asian CEOs name innovation as their top challenge, closely followed by human capitalattracting, retaining, and rewarding talent. So finds The Conference Board CEO Challenge 2012, a global survey of business leaders,… Continue Reading
Information regarding activities, positions of participants in single-name credit default swap market
“The Division of Risk, Strategy, and Financial Innovation has completed an analysis of single-name credit default swap transaction and position activity. The first analysis is based on a sample of all new, risk transfer, dollar-adjusted, gold record transactions in both corporate and sovereign single-name credit default swaps (CDS) submitted to the Depository Trust and Clearing… Continue Reading
