Category «E-Government»

New GAO Reports: Modernizing Outdated U.S. Financial Regulatory System, Medicaid Funding Allocations, TARP,

Financial Regulation: A Framework for Crafting and Assessing Proposals to Modernize the Outdated U.S. Financial Regulatory System, GAO-09-349T, February 04, 2009 Broadcasting to Cuba: Actions Are Needed to Improve Strategy and Operations, GAO-09-127, January 22, 2009 Estimated Adjusted Medicaid Funding Allocations Related to the Proposed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, GAO-09-371R, February 05, 2009 Issues …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

FDIC Releases First National Survey of Banks' Efforts to Serve the Unbanked and Underbanked

News release: “In the first national survey of banks’ efforts to serve unbanked and underbanked individuals and families in their market areas, released today, the FDIC found that improvement may be possible in the areas of focus, outreach and commitment. The majority of banks 63 percent – offer basic financial education materials, but fewer …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Hearing: Oversight of the Financial Rescue Program

Senate Banking Committee hearing, Pulling Back the TARP: Oversight of the Financial Rescue Program, February 5, 2009. Witness Testimony: Gene L. Dodaro, Acting Comptroller General, United States Government Accountability Office Neil M. Barofsky, Special Inspector General, Troubled Asset Relief Program Professor Elizabeth Warren, Chair, Congressional Oversight Panel for the Troubled Asset Relief Program: “As part …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

House Passes DTV Delay Act

Follow up to previous postings on digital television transition, “by a vote of 264 to 158, the House of Representatives approved S. 352, the DTV Delay Act, which will postpone the transition to digital television until June 12, 2009. This delay will grant millions of households the chance to be prepared for the transition and …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Treasury Announces New Restrictions On Executive Compensation

News release: “Today, the Treasury Department is issuing a new set of guidelines on executive pay for financial institutions that are receiving government assistance to address our current financial crisis…The measures announced today are designed to ensure that the compensation of top executives in the financial community is closely aligned not only with the interests …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

CBO: Macroeconomic Effects of Amendment to American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Estimated Macroeconomic Effects of the Inouye-Baucus Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 1, February 4, 2009, Letter to the Honorable Judd Gregg. “At your request, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has conducted an analysis of the macroeconomic impact of the Inouye-Baucus amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1. CBO …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Legislation

White House Releases Additional State-Specific Impacts of American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan

“The White House today released additional state-specific details on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan. The recovery plan will create and save jobs in the near future while addressing long-neglected needs that are critical to laying the foundation for a strong economic future. Nationwide, Obamas plan will create or save 3-4 million jobs over the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation

CBO: 2009 Future Years Defense Program

The 2009 Future Years Defense Program: Implications and Alternatives, February 4, 2009, Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives “In CBOs projection, defense resources average about $549 billion annually (in constant 2009 dollars) from 2014 to 2026, or about 6 percent more than the $517 billion in total obligational authority (TOA) …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Third Update On Investigation Into Ditching Of US Airways Jetliner Into Hudson River

News release: “The following is an update on the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation of US Airways flight 1549, which ditched into the Hudson River on January 15, 2009. The left (#1) engine, which was recovered from the Hudson River on January 23 and subsequently shipped to the manufacturer in Cincinnati where the NTSB is …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Hearing: Modernizing the U.S. Financial Regulatory System

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Modernizing the U.S. Financial Regulatory System, February 4, 2009. Witnesses – Paul A. Volcker, Chair of the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board and former Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and Mr. Gene L. Dodaro, Acting Comptroller General of the United States. Related postings …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Legislation

Report: Citizen Satisfaction with Federal e-Government Hits All-Time High

American Customer Satisfaction Index E-Government Satisfaction Index, February 3, 2009 and related Excel Score Chart “The truth is that even before Obama became President, the government was doing a remarkable job satisfying citizens with e-gov initiativesin fact, as the following report attests, citizen satisfaction with e-government was at its highest point in more than five …

Subjects: E-Government

FDIC Testimony on Promoting Bank Liquidity and Lending Through Deposit Insurance

Statement of John F. Bovenzi, Deputy to the Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on Promoting Bank Liquidity and Lending Through Deposit Insurance, Hope for Homeowners, and Other Enhancements before the Committee on Financial Services; U.S. House of Representatives, February 3, 2009. “As part of our contingency planning, the FDIC would recommend …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation

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