Category «E-Government»

Guidance to Financial Institutions on Filing Suspicious Activity Reports Regarding Loan Modification/Foreclosure Rescue Scams

FIN-2009-A001 – Issued: April 6, 2009. Subject: Guidance to Financial Institutions on Filing Suspicious Activity Reports regarding Loan Modification/Foreclosure Rescue Scams “The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is issuing this advisory to highlight loan modification/foreclosure rescue scams so that financial institutions may better assist law enforcement when filing Suspicious Activity Reports. This guidance is consistent …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Federal and State Agencies Crack Down on Mortgage Modification and Foreclosure Rescue Scams

News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today announced a crackdown on fraud and deception by mortgage modification and home foreclosure rescue companies. The FTC is seeking to halt the proliferation of these mortgage relief scams which target distressed and vulnerable consumers who are delinquent or facing foreclosure through increased law enforcement, consumer outreach, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

CBO Monthly Budget Review, April 2009

CBO Monthly Budget Review, April 2009 “CBO estimates that the Treasury Department will report a deficit of about $953 billion for the first six months of fiscal year 2009, $640 billion more than the deficit recorded through March 2008. That estimate of this years deficit to date includes outlays of about $290 billion for the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

CBO – Historical Effective Federal Tax Rates: 1979 to 2006

“The following tables update the Congressional Budget Offices (CBOs) estimates of historical effective tax ratesthat is, households tax liability divided by their incomefor various income categories.1 These new tables incorporate estimates for an additional calendar year, 2006, for the four largest sources of federal revenuesindividual income taxes, social insurance (payroll) taxes, corporate income taxes, and …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Treasury Department Provides Updated Guidance on Legacy Securities Public-Private Investment Program

News release: “s part of an ongoing effort to refine the guidelines and enhance the effectiveness of the Financial Stability Plan programs, the Treasury Department today released additional guidance for potential investors in the securities portion of the Public Private Investment Program (PPIP). The new guidance extends the deadline for application to the program and …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Treasury IG: Progress Has Been Slow in Implementing Federal Security Configurations on Employee Computers

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, Progress Has Been Slow in Implementing Federal Security Configurations on Employee Computers, March 27, 2009, Reference Number: 2009-20-055 “IRS employees use desktop and laptop computers to perform their tax administration duties. Because taxpayers expect the IRS to protect their privacy and personal information, the security of employee computers is …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, PC Security, Privacy

Controls Over the FDICs Processing of Capital Purchase Program Applications from FDIC-Supervised Institutions

FDIC OIG: March 2009, Report No. EVAL-09-004, Controls Over the FDICs Processing of Capital Purchase Program Applications from FDIC-Supervised Institutions “As of January 15, 2009, the FDIC had received 1,615 applications from FDIC-supervised institutions requesting almost $34 billion in TARP funding. The FDIC had recommended 408 applications to Treasury for approval, of which 267 had …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

“Sexual assault takes many formsit is any unwanted sexual contact, including rape, attempted rape, and child sexual abuse. It can affect people of any gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or ability. According to the National Violence Against Women Survey, 1 in 6 American women has been the victim of rape or attempted rape […there were …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Government Documents

Executive Branch Financial Disclosure Reports Now Available

“SF 278 Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure reports for White House officials are now available. For the first time, reporters and interested parties will be able to request online those reports they would like to review. We have also streamlined the distribution process, so that each report is available in .pdf form for quick …

Subjects: E-Government

Treasury Releases Guidance on Build America Bonds and School Bonds

News release: “The U.S. Treasury Department today released guidance on the Obama Administration’s Build America Bonds and School Bonds programs, which will help states and localities pursue needed capital projects, such as infrastructure development and public school construction. The guidance Treasury is issuing today provides state and local governments with the answers they need in …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Challenges of Bringing Web 2.0 to Washington Government Are Considerable

The Register: “My story is the story of a [San Francisco] Bay Area nerd who goes to Washington and encounters some rather surprising obstacles – surprising in the sense that they are more tenacious and more obscure than you might think,” Google’s director of global public policy [Andrew McLaughlin] told Tim Reilly’s Web 2.0 Expo …

Subjects: E-Government

Overall U.S. Unemployment Rate Rises to 8.5%

“U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on the March 2009 Employment Situation report released today: “Our economy lost another 663,000 jobs in March, bringing the total number of Americans that have lost their jobs to 5.1 million since this recession began last year. The overall unemployment rate has increased to …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

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