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News release: “Gallup’s Job Creation Index in March showed the jobs picture within the federal government turning sharply negative to -9, with 25% of federal employees reporting that their employer was hiring and 34% saying their employer was letting people go. This marks a rapid deterioration from the +1 of February and +18 in April …
Nijenhuis, Erika, New Tax Issues Arising from the Dodd-Frank Act and Related Changes to Market Practice for Derivatives (January 6, 2011). Columbia Journal of Tax Law, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2011. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1611212 “The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) requires that most over-the-counter derivatives be cleared through a clearinghouse …
Internal Revenue Service Data Book, 2010 “During the fiscal year, IRS employees processed 230 million returns, including individual income, corporation income, and employment income tax returns. We provided $467 billion in refunds to these taxpayers and collected $2.3 trillion for the Federal government, provided taxpayer assistance through 305 million visits to IRS.gov, and assisted more …
“The United States Government Manual is the official handbook of the Federal Government. This currently updated edition of the Government Manual provides comprehensive and authoritative information on the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies, international organizations with U.S. membership, and Federal boards, commissions, and committees. Agency descriptions typically include: …
“The World Bank eAtlas of Global Development maps and graphs more than 175 thematically organized indicators for over 200 countries, letting you visualize and compare progress on the most important development challenges facing our world. Most indicators cover several decades, so you can see, for example, how life expectancy at birth has improved from 1960 …
“This short essay will be part of an issue of the Federal Sentencing Reporter devoted to recommended action for the U.S. Sentencing Commission. The present essay calls attention to the relevance of therapeutic jurisprudence to the sentencing function. It looks at some legal rules and guidelines that do not effectively motivate convicted persons to focus …
Arezki, Rabah, Candelon, Bertrand and Sy, Amadou N. R., Sovereign Rating News and Financial Markets Spillovers: Evidence from the European Debt Crisis (March 2011). IMF Working Papers, Vol. , pp. 1-27, 2011. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1802981 “This paper examines the spillover effects of sovereign rating news on European financial markets during the period 2007-2010. Our …
Defense Acquisitions: CH-53K Helicopter Program Has Addressed Early Difficulties and Adopted Strategies to Address Future Risks, GAO-1-332, April 04, 2011 Factors for Evaluating the Cost Share of Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program to Assist Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturers GAO-11-437R, April 04, 2011 Lead In Tap Water: CDC Public Health Communications Need Improvement, GAO-11-279, March 14, 2011
News release: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has adopted the attached Supervisory Guidance on Model Risk Management. This guidance, developed jointly with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, articulates the elements of a sound program for effective management of risks that arise when using quantitative models in bank …
Speech by Chairman Ben S. Bernanke At the 2011 Financial Markets Conference, Stone Mountain, Georgia, April 4, 2011 – Clearinghouses, Financial Stability, and Financial Reform “Clearinghouses have been around a long time and have been used for many types of transactions, yet virtually all clearinghouses perform certain basic functions. Notably, by centralizing and standardizing specific …
News release: “The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury released the March edition of the Obama Administration’s Housing Scorecard. Officials caution that the latest housing figures underscore fragility in the housing market and the need to continue efforts to help American families stay in their homes. …
How many workers are delaying retirement, and what are their reasons for doing so? [4 April 2011] “Twenty percent of workers in the 2011 Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS) say the age at which they expect to retire has increased in the past year. Statistically, this is similar to the percentage indicating they were planning to …
