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EPA does not have an overall plan to ensure developing consistent, compatible climate change strategies across the Agency. At a Glance | Report PDF “EPA does not have an overall plan to ensure developing consistent, compatible climate change strategies across the Agency. We surveyed EPA regions and offices and found they need more information on …
Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual (FISCAM), GAO-09-232G, February 02, 2009. “FISCAM presents a methodology for performing information system (IS) control audits of federal and other governmental entities in accordance with professional standards. This version supersedes the prior version, Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual: Volume I Financial Statement Audits, AIMD-12.19.6, January 1, 2001. The …
“The January 2009 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices addressed changes in the supply of, and demand for, loans to businesses and households over the past three months. The survey also included three sets of special questions: The first set asked banks about changes in lending policies on commercial real estate loans …
News release: “The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced its current estimates of marketable borrowing…During the January March 2009 quarter, Treasury expects to borrow $493 billion of marketable debt, assuming an end-of-March cash balance of $225 billion, which includes $200 billion for the Supplementary Financing Program (SFP). This borrowing estimate is $125 billion …
Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) – Hard Lessons: The Iraq Reconstruction Experience, February 2, 2009 “Since the March 2003 invasion, the Congress appropriated about $50 billion in taxpayer dollars for Iraq’s relief and reconstruction. This generous provision funded a continuously evolving rebuilding program that sought, among other things, to restore …
Estimated Budget Effects Of The Revenue Provisions Contained In Titles I And III Of S. 350, The American Recovery And Reinvestment Tax Act Of 2009, As Reported By The Committee On Finance Related postings on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Related postings on financial system
“Today the European Central Bank (ECB) is publishing a report entitled Euro Money Market Study 2008. The main conclusions of the study indicate that: Aggregated turnover in the euro money market decreased for the first time since 2004 (in the second quarter of 2008, as compared with the second quarter of the previous year). The …
“Visit Government 2.0 for the latest tools available on USA.gov and other federal websites. With these tools, USA.gov hopes to engage the public and improve access to government information and resources. Here are just a few of the Web 2.0 tools you can find on USA.gov: Blogs Check out our library of active federal …
News release: “The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced two final rules pertaining to the Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Money Market Fund Liquidity Facility (AMLF), which extends loans to banking organizations to finance their purchases of high-quality asset-backed commercial paper from money market mutual funds. The first rule provides a temporary limited exception from the Board’s …
CRS Report – Retirement Plan Participation and Contributions: Trends from 1998 to 2006,January 30, 2009 “The U.S. Census Bureau periodically collects information from individuals about their participation in employer-sponsored retirement plans. The most recent such survey was conducted from February through May of 2006. After extensive review and editing by the Census Bureau, the survey …
Forecasts for the UK economy, A comparison of independent forecasts January 2009, Compiled by the Macroeconomic Prospects Team. “This edition of the comparison contains 29 new forecasts, all of which were received between January 5th and January 14th, 2009.” Related postings on financial system
Follow up to previous postings on the FDA peanut recall and the agency’s searchable list of products and brands, see this related website from CDC: Investigation Information for Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium Infections, 2008-2009 “CDC is collaborating with public health officials in many states, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-Food Safety and Inspection Service …
