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2008 Immigration/Emigration Supplement Data: “These data focus on five migration-related topics – citizenship, year of entry, residence one year ago, residents and emigrants abroad and monetary transfers. The monetary transfers section, in particular, is noteworthy because it represents the first time questions on both the giving and receiving of these transfers were included on a …
The Changing Demographic Profile of the United States – Laura B. Shrestha, Assistant Director/Senior Specialist in Domestic Social Policy, Elayne J. Heisler, Analyst in Health Services – March 31, 2011 “The United States, the third most populous country globally, accounts for about 4.5% of the worlds population. The U.S. populationcurrently estimated at 308.7 million personshas …
An Investigation Regarding Cost-Benefit Analyses Performed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in Connection with Rulemakings Undertaken Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act, Office of the Inspector General Commodity Futures Trading Commission, April 15, 2011 “Although the development of a uniform methodology appeared to be an equal effort between the Office of General Counsel and the …
Privacy Protections for Personal Information Online, Gina Stevens, Legislative Attorney, April 6, 2011 “There is no comprehensive federal privacy statute that protects personal information. Instead, a patchwork of federal laws and regulations govern the collection and disclosure of personal information and has been addressed by Congress on a sector by-sector basis. Federal laws and regulations …
News release: “Over the last 12 months, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) all items index increased 2.7 percent before seasonal adjustment, the largest increase since December 2009. The food index has risen 2.9 percent over the past 12 months. The index for food at home has risen 3.6 percent with the …
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Update on Federal Financial Risks and Claims Processing, GAO-11-397R, April 18, 2011 Management Report: Improvements Are Needed in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, GAO-11-434R, April 18, 2011
News release: “The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday requested public comment on a proposed rule under Regulation Z that would require creditors to determine a consumer’s ability to repay a mortgage before making the loan and would establish minimum mortgage underwriting standards. The revisions to the regulation, which implements the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), …
Report – Responding to America’s Prescription Drug Abuse Crisis, April 2011: “Prescription drug abuse is the Nations fastest-growing drug problem. While there has been a marked decrease in the use of some illegal drugs like cocaine, data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) show that nearly one-third of people aged 12 …
News release: “The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued a proposed rule that would update Medicare payment policies and rates for hospitals in Fiscal Year (FY) 2012. Proposals included in the rule would help support the Obama Administrations efforts to reform our health care delivery system by improving care quality and patient …
Market structures and systemic risks of exchange-traded funds, by Srichander Ramaswamy, Working Papers No 343, Bank for International Settlements, April 2011 “Crisis experience has shown that as the financial intermediation chain lengthens, it becomes complicated to assess the risks of financial products due to a lack of transparency as to how risks are managed at …
Preliminary Business Impact Analysis for High Impact Areas of Japan, april 5, 2011: “The earthquake and tsunami has the potential to impact 86,418 businesses with the majority located in the prefectures most impacted by the disasterMiyagi, Fukushima, and Iwate. Conservative estimates suggest potential impact to 311,934 employees and $209 billion in sales volume. These businesses …
Treasurys Process for Contracting for Professional Services under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP-11-003), April 14, 2011 “Specifically, SIGTARP found weaknesses in the OFS [Office of Financial Stability] contract for legal services with Venable, as well as the OFS policies for review of Venables fee bills. The OFS contract for legal services did not contain …
