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DOJ – Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force, Fifth Anniversary Report to the Attorney General, September 2010 “When it was established in September 2005, the mission of the Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force was to deter, prevent, detect, and punish fraud related to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. Subsequently, as other hurricanes and disasters, both …
News release: “In testimony before a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee, the Federal Trade Commission explained how it protects consumers by applying well-established principles of competition to fast-changing technology markets. Some have argued that there should be different rules for markets characterized by rapid technological development, but Congress drafted the antitrust laws in general terms …
United Kingdom Country Analysis Brief Sep 15, 2010: “The United Kingdom (UK) is the largest producer of oil and second-largest producer of natural gas in the European Union (EU). However, after years of being a net exporter of both fuels, by 2005 the UK became a net importer. For the latest information on the …
Flow of Funds Summary Statistics Second Quarter 2010, September 17, 2010: “Debt of the domestic nonfinancial sectors is estimated to have expanded at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4¾ percent in the second quarter of 2010, ¼ percentage point more than in the previous quarter. Private debt declined again in the second quarter, while …
News release and tables: “The U.S. current-account deficit the combined balances on trade in goods and services, income, and net unilateral current transfers – increased to $123.3 billion (preliminary) in the second quarter of 2010, from $109.2 billion (revised) in the first quarter of 2010. The increase was the fourth consecutive quarterly increase since …
100 Recovery Act Projects That Are Changing America, September 2010 “Many of these projects also lay the foundation for sustainable economic growth and job creation: traditional infrastructure projects like highway, railroad, and waterway construction and 21st century infrastructure projects like the installation of broadband lines and towers. Whats more, whole new industries are springing up …
Veterans’ Benefits: Training for Experienced Disability Claims Processors, GAO-10-1029T, September 16, 2010 Export Promotion: The Export-Import Bank’s Financing of Dual-Use Exports, GAO-10-1052R, September 15, 2010 Whistleblower Protection: Sustained Management Attention Needed to Address Long-standing Program Weaknesses, GAO-10-722, August 17, 2010
Fiscal Policy Choices in Uncertain Times, September 16, 2010, Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director “CBO expects that the economic recovery will proceed at a modest pace, leaving the unemployment rate above 8 percent until 2012. There are monetary and fiscal policy options that, if applied at a sufficient scale, would increase output and employment during the …
Consumer Price Index – August 2010: “On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U increased 0.3 percent in August, the same increase as in July. The index for all items less food and energy was unchanged in August after rising 0.1 percent in July.” Related postings on financial system
News release: “Real average hourly earnings for all employees was unchanged from July to August, seasonally adjusted. This result stems from a 0.3 percent increase in average hourly earnings, which was offset by a 0.3 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). Real average weekly earnings was about unchanged over …
News release: “The use of illicit drugs among Americans increased between 2008 and 2009 according to a national survey conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) shows the overall rate of current illicit drug use in the United States rose from 8.0 …
News release, includes data: “The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that real median household income in the United States in 2009 was $49,777, not statistically different from the 2008 median. The nation’s official poverty rate in 2009 was 14.3 percent, up from 13.2 percent in 2008 the second statistically significant annual increase in the …
