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CRS: Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 2003-2010, Richard F. Grimmett, Specialist in International Security, September 22, 2011 “This report is prepared annually to provide Congress with official, unclassified, quantitative data on conventional arms transfers to developing nations by the United States and foreign countries for the preceding eight calendar years for use in its …
Evaluation of Whether FHFA Has Sufficient Capacity to Examine the GSEs, September 23, 2011 “FHFA-OIG has identified shortfalls in the Agencys examination coverage, particularly in the areas of Real Estate Owned and default-related legal services. Furthermore, statements by senior FHFA officials and internal Agency reviews corroborate that FHFA has too few examiners overall to ensure …
The Mortgage Market in 2010: Highlights from the Data Reported under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act – Robert B. Avery, Neil Bhutta, Kenneth P. Brevoort, and Glenn B. Canner, September 22, 2011 “This article presents a number of key findings from a review of the data that mortgage lending institutions reported for 2010 under the …
CRS – Criminal Prohibitions on the Publication of Classified Defense Information, Jennifer K. Elsea, Legislative Attorney. September 8, 2011 “The online publication of classified defense documents and diplomatic cables by the organization WikiLeaks and subsequent reporting by The New York Times and other news media have focused attention on whether such publication violates U.S. criminal …
Aid Effectiveness 2005-10: Progress in Implementing the Paris Declaration, September 2011 “When developed and developing countries committed themselves to the 2005 Paris Declaration principles for achieving more effective aid, they agreed not only to a set of principles, but also to meeting a set of measurable targets by 2010. This is an important feature of …
News release: “The U.S. Census Bureau today released findings from the 2010 American Community Survey (ACS), the most relied-on source for up-to-date socioeconomic information every year. The release covers more than 40 topics, such as educational attainment, income, health insurance coverage, occupation, language spoken at home, nativity, ancestry and selected monthly homeowner costs. The estimates …
Commuting in the United States: 2009, a report that provides additional layers of analysis about commuting patterns for the nation and metro areas. Based on the 2009 American Community Survey Reports (ACS), the analysis gives a historical perspective of the nation’s commuting patterns. It also looks at how our commutes differ based on how we …
American Samoa And Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Employment, Earnings, and Status of Key Industries Since Minimum Wage Increases Began, GAO-11-956T, Sep 23, 2011 DOD Financial Management: Improved Controls, Processes, and Systems Are Needed for Accurate and Reliable Financial Information, GAO-11-933T, Sep 23, 2011 Polar Satellites: Agencies Need to Address Potential Gaps in Weather …
Obama Aims For $1.5 Trillion In New Tax Revenue To Reduce Deficit, September 21, 2011 “President Obama unveiled a $3 trillion federal budget Deficit Reduction Plan on September 19, 2011 including $1.5 trillion in tax increases. Th e Presidents Deficit Reduction Plan (Living Within Our Means and Investing in the Future: The Presidents Plan For …
DOD Financial Management: Weaknesses in Controls over the Use of Public Funds and Related Improper Payments, GAO-11-950T, Sep 22, 2011 Homeland Security: DHS and TSA Acquisition and Development of New Technologies, GAO-11-957T, Sep 22, 2011 Incapacitated Adults: Improving Oversight of Federal Fiduciaries and Court-appointed Guardians, GAO-11-949T, Sep 22, 2011 Recovery Act Education Programs: Funding Retained …
News release: “State personal income growth slowed to 1.1 percent, on average, in the second quarter of 2011, down from 2.1 percent in the first quarter, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Growth rates ranged from 2.2 percent in Nebraska and South Dakota to 0.7 percent in the states …
Steven Aftergood: “The number of persons who held security clearances for access to classified information last year exceeded 4.2 million far more than previously estimated according to a new intelligence community report to Congress. The report, which was required by the FY2010 intelligence authorization act, provides the first precise tally of clearances held …
