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CRS – U.S. Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 2003-2010. Richard F. Grimmett, Specialist in International Security, December 16, 2011 “This report provides background data on U.S. arms sales agreements with and deliveries to its major purchasers during calendar years 2003-2010, made through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. In a …
News release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission [December 16, 2011] charged six former top executives of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) with securities fraud, alleging they knew and approved of misleading statements claiming the companies had minimal holdings of higher-risk mortgage loans, including subprime …
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll, December 2011: “The October downturn in the share of Americans with a favorable view of the health reform law, a dip driven by an erosion of support among Democrats, has been fully reversed in December, with support among Democrats rebounding and overall national opinion on the law returning to the roughly …
Inspection Report: Waste Disposal and Recovery Act Efforts at the Oak Ridge Reservation, INS-RA-L-12-01 December 2011 “he Department of Energy (Department) expends billions of dollars to clean up contaminated sites and dispose of hazardous waste. The Department’s Oak Ridge Office (ORO) is responsible for processing and disposing of the Transuranic (TRU) waste on the Oak …
“[December 19, 2011], President Obama issued an executive order directing the implementation of the United States first-ever National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security. The plan was developed with collaboration across the U.S. government, and with the help of NGOs and civil society groups that support women and girls every day. It is a …
High Risks & Challenges Overview: “Every two years, GAO provides Congress with an update on its High-Risk Program, which highlights major problems that are at high risk for waste, fraud, abuse mismanagement or in need of broad reform. There are 30 areas on GAO’s High-Risk list. Pages in this section discuss each of these high-risk …
OECD Factbook 2011-2012 – Economic, Environmental and Social Statistics “OECDs dynamic and comprehensive statistical annual showing a wide range of key statistics for its member countries and major additional countries. For each indicator presented, there is explanatory text including a definition, explanation of long-term trends, and references; a table showing the indicator over a significant …
News release: “The OECD area unemployment rate rose slightly, to 8.3% in October 2011, compared to 8.2% in September. The rate has hovered around this level since January 2011. The Euro area unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage point to 10.3% in October 2011, the highest rate recorded since the global financial crisis. The Netherlands …
Coast Guard – Security Risk Model Meets DHS Criteria, but More Training Could Enhance Its Use for Managing Programs and Operations, GAO-12-14, Nov 17, 2011 International Climate Change Assessments, Federal Agencies Should Improve Reporting and Oversight of U.S. Funding, GAO-12-43, Nov 17, 2011 Port Security Grant Program – Risk Model, Grant Management, and Effectiveness Measures …
News release: “Customer satisfaction with credit unions breaks all prior records this year, according to a report released [December 14, 2011] by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Customers are more satisfied then ever before with credit unions, as the industrys score soars 8.7% to 87 (on a scale of 0 to 100)the highest score …
Report on the Troubled Asset Relief Program – December 2011: “In October 2008, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Division A of Public Law 110-343) established the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to enable the Department of the Treasury to promote stability in financial markets through the purchase and guarantee of “troubled assets.” Section …
