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Jason Miller, Executive Editor, Federal News Radio: “The General Services Administration is about to give the Obama administration’s policy that requires agencies to use cloud computing a big boost. GSA plans on releasing a request for proposals May 10 for e-mail-as-a-service that could be worth $2.5 billion. Vivek Kundra, the federal chief information officer, said …
The Orderly Liquidation of Lehman Brothers Holdings under the Dodd-Frank Act, April 18, 2011 “The report examines how the FDIC could have structured an orderly resolution of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. under the orderly liquidation authority of Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act had that law been in effect …
Economic Analysis of the Effects of the Federal Reserve Boards Proposed Debit Card Interchange Fee Regulations on Consumers and Small Businesses, By David S. Evans, Robert E. Litan, Richard Schmalensee, February 22, 2011 “This paper examines the impact of the reductions in interchange fees proposed by the the Federal Reserve Board on consumers and small …
Fact sheet: “The Securities and Exchange Commission voted unanimously to propose rules further defining the terms swap, security-based swap, and security-based swap agreement. The Commission also proposed rules regarding mixed swaps and books and records for security-based swap agreements. The rules were proposed jointly with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and stem from the …
“The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index measures Americans’ perceptions on three important variables: the state of the economy, personal finances and whether it’s a good time to buy needed goods or services. A new index reading is generated every week, making it a timely sentiment gauge. The responses are broken down by participants’ sex, age, income …
Bureau of the Public Debt: Areas for Improvement in Information Systems Controls, GAO-11-528R, April 27, 2011 Multiple U.S. Agencies Provided Billions of Dollars to Train and Equip Foreign Police Forces, GAO-11-402R, April 27, 2011: “During fiscal year 2009, seven federal agencies and 24 components within them funded or implemented police-assistance activities to support their counternarcotics, …
“The projections in the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2011 (AEO2011) focus on the factors that shape the U.S. energy system over the long term. Under the assumption that current laws and regulations remain unchanged throughout the projections, the AEO2011 Reference case provides the basis for examination and discussion of energy production, consumption, …
Clean Water: Foundation of Healthy Communities and a Healthy Environment – April 27, 2011 “Recognizing the importance of clean water for healthy people, a healthy economy, and a healthy environment, the Obama Administration is working hard on a broad array of programs and initiatives to protect and enhance the Nations waters. The purpose of this …
“The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached table summarizing the economic projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Federal Reserve Bank presidents for the April 26-27 meeting of the Committee. The table will be incorporated into a summary of economic projections released on May 18 with …
News release: “Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today released a report that assesses climate change risks and how these risks could impact water operations, hydropower, flood control, and fish and wildlife in the western United States. The report to Congress, prepared by Interiors Bureau of Reclamation, represents the first consistent and coordinated assessment of …
International Evidence on Food Consumption Patterns: An Update Using 2005 International Comparison Program Data, By Andrew Muhammad, James L. Seale, Jr., Birgit Meade, and Anita Regmi – Technical Bulletin No. (TB-1929) 59 pp, March 2011 “In a 2003 report, International Evidence on Food Consumption Patterns, ERS economists estimated income and price elasticities of demand for …
Special Inspector General for IRAQ Reconstruction, Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund 2: Report on Apportionments, Expenditures, and Status at End of Fiscal Year 2010 – April 22, 2011. “P.L. 108-106 and its amendments provided $18.45 billion for security, relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction in Iraq. During FYs 2004 and 2005, OMB apportioned $17.86 billion of the …
