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Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission – Hearings & Testimony – Subprime Lending and Securitization and Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs), April 7, 2010 Related postings on Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Related postings on financial system
Coast Guard: Deployable Operations Group Achieving Organizational Benefits, but Challenges Remain, GAO-10-433R, April 07, 2010 Offshore Oil and Gas Development: Additional Guidance Would Help Strengthen the Minerals Management Service’s Assessment of Environmental Impacts in the North Aleutian Basin, GAO-10-276, March 08, 2010
“Today, U.S. departments and agencies are releasing their Open Government Plans — another historic milestone in President Obama’s campaign to change Washington. For too many years, Washington has resisted the oversight of the American public, resulting in difficulties in finding information, taxpayer dollars disappearing without a trace, and lobbyists wielding undue influence. For Americans, business …
GAO Review of the Department of Homeland Security’s Certification of the Secure Flight Program–Cost and Schedule Estimates, GAO-10-535R, April 05, 2010 “The matching of airline passenger information against terrorist watchlist records (watchlist matching) is a frontline defense against acts of terrorism that target the nations civil aviation system. In general, passengers identified as matches to …
Troubled Asset Relief Program: Automaker Pension Funding and Multiple Federal Roles Pose Challenges for the Future, GAO-10-492, April 06, 2010: “Over $81 billion has been committed under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to improve the domestic auto industrys competitiveness and long-term viability. The bulk of this assistance has gone to General Motors (GM) and …
Job Openings and Labor Turnover February 2010: “There were 2.7 million job openings on the last business day of February 2010, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The job openings rate was little changed over the month at 2.1 percent. The hires rate (3.1 percent) and the separations rate (3.1 percent) were …
The 2008 Annual Homeless Assessment Report. Authors: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Publication Date: July 2009 (168 pages). Posted Date: March 3, 2010 “The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is pleased to present the 2008 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR), the fourth in a series of reports on homelessness in …
Released April 5, 2010: Critical Infrastructure Protection: Update to National Infrastructure Protection Plan Includes Increased Emphasis on Risk Management and Resilience, GAO-10-296, March 05, 2010 “According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), there are thousands of facilities in the United States that if destroyed by a disaster could cause casualties, economic losses, or disruptions …
Federal Trade Commission Enforcement of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: The Thirty-Second Annual Report to Congress: Commission Initiatives During 2009 To Curtail Illegal Debt Collection Practices, Including Summaries of the Types of Consumer Complaints Received, Recent Developments in Commission Law Enforcement, and Commission Consumer and Industry Education and Policy Initiatives (March 2010).
News release: “The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today announced the opening of a new office created to improve and streamline financial management across the U.S. government. The Office of Financial Innovation and Transformation (FIT) will be located in the Treasury Department and will work in collaboration …
OIG-10-68 – TSA’s Preparedness for Mass Transit and Passenger Rail Emergencies (PDF, 30 pages) “The Transportation Security Administration can better support passenger rail agencies by improving its assessments of emergency preparedness and response capabilities. The agency can also improve its efforts to train passenger rail agencies and first responders, and ensure that drills and exercises …
Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles evaluates various technologies and methods that could improve the fuel economy of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, such as tractor-trailers, transit buses, and work trucks. The book also recommends approaches that federal agencies could use to regulate these vehicles’ fuel consumption. Currently there …
