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The Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing today to examine the regulatory mistakes and financial excesses that led to the bankruptcy filing by Lehman Brothers. The following witnesses have testified: Dr. Luigi Zingales (Oral and Written Testimony), Professor of Finance, University of Chicago Dr. Robert F. Wescott, President, Keybridge Research LLC Nell Minow, …
News release: “The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced that it will begin to pay interest on depository institutions’ required and excess reserve balances. The payment of interest on excess reserve balances will give the Federal Reserve greater scope to use its lending programs to address conditions in credit markets while also maintaining the federal …
News release: “Today, the House Committee on Science and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight released a staff report that details the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registrys (ATSDR) handling of its response to high levels of formaldehyde in travel trailers provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to survivors of Hurricanes Katrina …
Congressional Reports: Browse – “To browse a current catalog of congressional reports available on GPO Access, click on the link for the appropriate Congress and session below. Catalogs are available for the 110th Congress. Links are included with each congressional report listed in the catalog, which retrieve the text of the corresponding document as an …
Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel: Enforceability of Certain Agreements Between the Department of the Treasury and the Government Sponsored Enterprises, (September 26, 2008) (added 10/02/08) “Under the Agreements, following a payment default by a GSE with respect to any Holders, and in the event Treasury fails to perform its obligations to either of …
Office of Inspector General, Federal Aviation Administration Air Carriers Outsourcing of Aircraft Maintenance, September 30, 2008. Project ID: AV-2008-090 “We found that while FAA has begun moving its safety oversight toward a riskbased system, it still relies too heavily on air carriers oversight procedures, which are not always sufficient. Specifically, we determined that FAA did …
October 03, 2008 – Income and Poverty Among Older Americans in 2006 September 29, 2008 – Economic Stimulus Proposals for 2008: An Analysis September 29, 2008 – The U.S. Financial Crisis: Lessons From Japan September 29, 2008 – The U.S. Financial Crisis: Lessons From Chile September 29, 2008 – The U.S. Financial Crisis: Lessons From …
News release: “To assist in responding to potential effects of climate change, a new strategy focuses on 40 specific actions for the national water program to take to respond to climate change. EPA’s National Water Program Strategy: Response to Climate Change [September 2008, pre-publication copy, 119 pages, PDF] describes steps for managers to adapt their …
Follow-up to previous posting, Perchlorate and TCE in the Nations Waters, this news release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency conducted extensive review of scientific data related to the health effects of exposure to perchlorate from drinking water and other sources and found that in more than 99 percent of public drinking water systems, perchlorate was …
News release: “The Bush Administration today unveiled additional mortgage assistance for homeowners at risk of foreclosure. The HOPE for Homeowners program will refinance mortgages for borrowers who are having difficulty making their payments, but can afford a new loan insured by HUD’s Federal Housing Administration (FHA).”
“Joint Statement of Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey and FBI Director Robert S. Mueller on the Issuance of the Attorney General Guidelines for Domestic FBI Operations: “Since the 9/11 attacks, the FBI and the Department of Justice more broadly have set priorities for and reorganized their activities to prevent future terrorist acts against the American …
From NextGov: “Members of the House will be permitted to use third-party Web sites like YouTube to communicate with constituents as long as the content is for official purposes, and not personal, commercial or campaign communication, according to rules adopted Thursday by the House Administration Committee.”
