Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and Knowledge Discovery With Daily Postings Since 2002
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission testified [July 22, 2010] about FTC efforts to protect consumer privacy and commented on legislative proposals to improve privacy protections before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The testimony presented by David Vladeck, Director of the FTCs Bureau …
News release: “Senator Chuck Grassley is pressing the Director of the FBI for additional information about its latest attempt to modernize its antiquated computer system. Grassley sent a letter to Director Robert Mueller following reports that a stop work order had been placed on both phases 3 and 4 of the Sentinel contract with Lockheed …
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C., July 21, 2010 Chairman Dodd, Senator Shelby, and members of the Committee, I am pleased to present the Federal Reserve’s semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress. Economic and Financial Developments: …
News release: “Senator Herb Kohl, Chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, held a hearing on continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), which provide separate housing for seniors who are able to live independently, who require help in an assisted living facility, and who require more intensive care in a nursing home. The Committee examined issues …
Governor Daniel K. Tarullo – International cooperation and financial regulatory modernization, Before the Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and Finance, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C., July 20, 2010 “When you held a hearing on this topic in the fall, I gave an overview of the Federal Reserve’s role …
The Volcker Rule – Obamas economic adviser and his battles over the financial-reform bill, by John Cassidy: “Volcker believes that commercial banks, such as Citigroup and Wells Fargo, are worthy of receiving government assistanceand even, in extremis, taxpayer bailoutsbecause firms and consumers depend upon them for credit. In return for these enterprises being sheltered, they …
Follow up to Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act – HR 11-517 and Senate passage of the bill by a 60-39 vote on July 15, 2010, via WSJ: “Buried in the bill’s 800-odd pages are the most sweeping regulatory changes for ordinary investors in decades, affecting everything from mutual funds and retirement plans …
The Budget Reconciliation Process: The Senate’s “Byrd Rule”, July 02, 2010 “During the first five years that the Byrd rule was in effect, from late 1985 until late 1990, it consisted of two separate components(1) a provision in statute applying to initial Senate consideration of reconciliation measures, and (2) a Senate resolution extending application of …
“EPIC Executive Director Marc Rotenberg testified [July 15, 2010]before the House Committee on Science and Technology regarding Planning for the Future of Cyber Attack Attribution. In his prepared statement, Mr. Rotenberg discussed “the risks and limitations of a mandatory Internet ID that may be favored by some as a way to address the risk of …
News release: “Today, the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), chaired by Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), released the 2010 Joint Economic Report, which provides an overview of the state of the U.S. economy at the halfway point in 2010. The annual report, mandated by the requirements from the 1946 Employment Act, details the lasting …
News release: “House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. D-Mich.) today released the transcript of the Committees interview of Judge Jay Bybee, former assistant attorney general for the Justice Departments Office of Legal Counsel during the administration of President George W. Bush and author of two of the Bush administrations most infamous “torture memos.” “This …
Executive Office of the President, Council of Economic Advisers – The Economic Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Fourth Quarterly Report, July 14, 2010 “As part of the unprecedented accountability and transparency provisions included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) is …
