Category «Economy»

Social Media: Consumer Compliance Risk Management Guidance

“The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), in collaboration with the other members of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), today published in the Federal Register final supervisory guidance titled Social Media: Consumer Compliance Risk Management Guidance. Technological advancements allow financial institutions to use social media in a variety of ways, including marketing; facilitating applications for …

Subjects: Blogs, E-Government, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Internet, Marketing

Treasury International Capital data for October 2013

“The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for October 2013. The next release, which will report on data for November 2013, is scheduled for January 16, 2014. The sum total in October of all net foreign acquisitions of long-term securities, short-term U.S. securities, and banking flows was a monthly net TIC …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

Office of Financial Research Releases Second Annual Report

“The Office of Financial Research (OFR) today submitted to Congress its 2013 Annual Report, fulfilling a requirement to annually assess the state of the United States financial system and analyze threats to U.S. financial stability. According to the report, threats include vulnerabilities in markets for securities financing transactions and credit, vulnerabilities to an increase in interest rates and …

Subjects: Congress, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legislation

Fears rise for Latin American banana industry as devastating disease hits leading variety in Africa and Middle East

Nature – Declan Butler, December 11, 2013: “A variant of a fungus that rots and kills the main variety of export banana has been found in plantations in Mozambique and Jordan, raising fears that it could spread to major producers and decimate supplies. The pathogen, which was until now limited to parts of Asia and a region …

Subjects: Economy, Knowledge Management

New GAO Reports – Clinical Data Registries, Federal Employees Health Benefits, 401(k) Plans

CLINICAL DATA REGISTRIES – HHS Could Improve Medicare Quality and Efficiency through Key Requirements and Oversight, GAO-14-75, Dec 16, 2013 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM – Oversight of Carriers’ Fraud and Abuse Programs, GAO-14-39, Nov 14, 2013 FINANCIAL AUDIT – Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’s Fiscal Years 2013 and 2012 Financial Statements, GAO-14-170R, Dec 16, 2013 FINANCIAL AUDIT – Federal Housing Finance …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Health Care, Securities Law

Census Report – Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates: 2012 Highlights

Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): 2012 Highlights. U.S. Census Bureau. Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division (SEHSD). Small Area Estimates Branch (SAEB) . Issued December 2013. “This document presents 2012 data released by the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program of the U.S. Census Bureau in December of 2013. The SAIPE program produces single-year poverty statistics for …

Subjects: E-Government, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Housing

Annual Growth Survey 2014 – EU economic priorities

“The Annual Growth Survey launches the European Semester by setting out the broad EU economic priorities for the year to come. It is the first step in the annual cycle. The biggest challenge now facing Europe’s economy is how to sustain the recovery that is now underway. This is the main message of the 2014 Annual Growth Survey adopted by …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

DOD Base Structure Report FY 2013 Baseline

“The Base Structure Report (BSR) – FY 2013 Baseline is a snapshot of real property data collected as of September 30, 2012, and serves as the baseline for the start of the next fiscal year. This report has become a very popular item for many diverse users and we have tried to adjust the data displays to …

Subjects: Defense, E-Commerce, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

Paper – Firearms and suicides in US states

Firearms and suicides in US states, International Review of Law and Economics, Volume 37, March 2014, Pages 180–188. Justin Thomas Briggs and Alexander Tabarrok. Department of Economics, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. Empirical study of firearm possession and suicides at the state-level over 2000–2009. Firearms are found to be very strongly related to firearm suicides, as expected. Firearms are also …

Subjects: Economy, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Northern Virginia Dominates List of Highest-Income Counties, Census Bureau Reports

“The U.S. Census Bureau reports that five of the counties or county-equivalents nationwide with the highest median household income in 2012 were located in Northern Virginia. Among them were Arlington County, at $99,255, Fairfax County, at $106,690, Falls Church (an independent city), at $121,250, Loudoun County, at $118,934, and Stafford County, at $95,927. Falls Church and Loudoun …

Subjects: E-Government, Economy, Education, Financial System, Government Documents, Health Care, Housing

New GAO Reports – Climate Change, DHS Employee Morale and Leadership, Audits of BFS and IRS

CLIMATE CHANGE – Federal Efforts Under Way to Assess Water Infrastructure Vulnerabilities and Address Adaptation Challenges, GAO-14-23, Nov 14, 2013 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY – DHS’s Efforts to Improve Employee Morale and Fill Senior Leadership Vacancies, GAO-14-228T, Dec 12, 2013: “DHS is the third-largest cabinet-level department in the federal government, with more than 240,000 employees situated throughout the nation. …

Subjects: Climate Change, Defense, Economy, Energy, Environmental Law, Financial System, Government Documents

Report – Addressing Poverty and Homelessness in the United States

No Place Like Home Addressing Poverty and Homelessness in the United States, by Tracey Ross | December 5, 2013 “While owning a home is the cornerstone of the American Dream, growing income inequality, coupled with an affordable housing crisis, makes maintaining stable housing a challenge for millions of Americans. In his book, Making Room: The Economics of Homelessness, Columbia University Professor …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Financial System, Government Documents, Housing

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