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Securities and Exchange Commission [Release Nos. 33-8962; 34-58657; File No. 4-567] Roundtable on Modernizing the SECs Disclosure System AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission. Action: Notice of roundtable discussion; request for comment. “In June 2008, Chairman Christopher Cox launched the 21st Century Disclosure Initiative and called for a fundamental rethinking of our current disclosure system, which …
Federal Responses to Market Turmoil, September 24, 2008. Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives
News release: “In a sustained commitment to help solve the nations communications challenges currently faced by Americas first responders, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today adopted a Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice) that proposes licensing the 700 MHz D Block spectrum as part of a revised 700 MHz Public/Private partnership that will maximize …
Information Security: Actions Needed to Better Protect Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Unclassified Computer Network, GAO-08-1001, September 09, 2008 U.S. Asylum System: Agencies Have Taken Actions to Help Ensure Quality in the Asylum Adjudication Process, but Challenges Remain, GAO-08-935, September 25, 2008 Energy Markets: Analysis of More Past Mergers Could Enhance Federal Trade Commission’s Efforts to …
Congressional Budget Office: The Treatment of Federal Receipts and Expenditures in the National Income and Product Accounts, September 2008
News release: “Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued its draft of the eleventh annual Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations. The Report features a look back at the last ten years of major Federal regulations reviewed by OMB to examine their quantified and monetized benefits and costs. …
Visa Waiver Program: Actions Are Needed to Improve Management of the Expansion Process, and to Assess and Mitigate Program Risks, GAO-08-1142T, September 24, 2008 Missile Defense: Actions Needed to Improve Planning and Cost Estimates for Long-Term Support of Ballistic Missile Defense, GAO-08-1068, September 25, 2008 Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DHS Needs to Consider the Full Costs …
News release: “Nevada Senator Harry Reid testified this week at a hearing before the Commerce Committee regarding the safety and security dangers associated with the proposal to ship 77,000 tons of nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain. Reid spoke about the Department of Energys unpreparedness to begin a massive nuclear waste shipping campaign.” Sen. Reid’s resource …
Legislative Text of FY 2009 Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009, September 24, 2008 [357 pages, PDF]
President’s Address to the Nation, East Room of the White House, September 24, 2008: “This is an extraordinary period for America’s economy. Over the past few weeks, many Americans have felt anxiety about their finances and their future. I understand their worry and their frustration. We’ve seen triple-digit swings in the stock market. Major financial …
“The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released its first Mortgage Metrics Report today. The report presents key performance data on 30.4 million first lien residential mortgages with outstanding balances totaling $4.4 trillion serviced on behalf of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from 2007 through the first quarter of 2008. The report focuses on the delinquencies, …
Federal Housing Finance Agency Mortgage Metrics Report, September 2008: Disclosure and Analysis of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Mortgage Loan Data for Full-Year 2007 and First Quarter 2008 Related postings on financial system
