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News release: “In the wake of Japans tsunami disaster, NOAA is urging Americans who live and vacation at the coast to take the threat of tsunamis seriously. With more coastline than any other country in the world and proximity to several major fault lines, the Pacific, Atlantic, Gulf and Caribbean coasts of the United States …
News release: “At a time when many consumers are having trouble paying their debts, the Federal Trade Commission issued its 33rd annual report describing the agencys law enforcement and other efforts to protect consumers from unfair, deceptive, and abusive debt collection practices. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) prohibits these and other improper practices …
Energy Information Administration: “Libya, the largest holder of proven oil reserves in Africa and until recently its fourth largest oil producer, exports most of the energy it produces. Europe is the major market for both oil and natural gas exports from Libya. Following the outbreak of civil unrest in mid-February, Libyan oil and natural gas …
FDIC Comprehensive Seminar On Deposit Insurance Coverage For Bankers, March 23, 2011 Outline: Part 1 Overview of Recent Rule Changes;; Part 2 General Principles; Part 3 Ownership Categories; Part 4 Ownership Category Requirements; Part 5 Fiduciary and Agency Accounts; Part 6 Issues When An FDIC-Insured Bank Merges or Fails; …
Financial Audit: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Funds’ 2010 and 2009 Financial Statements, GAO-11-412, March 18, 2011 The Federal Government’s Long-Term Fiscal Outlook: January 2011 Update, GAO-11-451SP, March 18, 2011 Medicare Part D: CMS Conducted Fraud and Abuse Compliance Plan Audits, but All Audit Findings Are Not Yet Available, GAO-11-269R, February 18, 2011
Via LLRX.com – FOIA Facts: Funding FOIA: Scott A. Hodes contends that reducing FOIA Operations any further is the wrong way to go if the objectives of increasing government transparency are to be pursued. The actual process of searching for records in response to FOIA requests and processing those requests requires human interaction – in …
“The BIS Quarterly Review for March 2011, discusses how expectations of higher growth in the advanced economies and surging commodity prices pushed up short-term inflation expectations. Full text 97 pages.” Statistical tables: Summary tables (PDF, 18 pages)and Detailed tables(PDF, 137 pages)
“LegiStorm remains the exclusive online home of congressional staff salaries. This is the only spot on the web where you can find out who’s making the big money on Capitol Hill and who’s toiling for peanuts.” House Salaries and Bonuses by Member The data about bonuses paid by individuals can be found at a new …
Japanese Nuclear Emergency: Radiation Monitoring: “As of 1:00 p.m. (EDT) on March 20, EPA’s RadNet radiation air monitors across the U.S. show typical fluctuations in background radiation levels. The levels detected are far below levels of concern. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has said we do not expect to see radiation at harmful levels reaching the …
[The following post is from Friedrich Lindenberg, who is a developer at the Open Knowledge Foundation working on CKAN, PublicData.eu and Open Spending.] “Recently, there has hardly been a week in which there hasnt been an announcement of a new local, regional or national open data initiative including ever more extensive catalogues of data …
“Data through 2009 by country, region, and commercial group (OECD, OPEC) for 217 countries including total and crude oil production, oil consumption, natural gas production and consumption, coal production and consumption, electricity generation and consumption, primary energy, energy intensity, CO2 emissions and imports and exports for all fuels. Analysis by country (Country Analysis Briefs) for …
News release: “The Federal Reserve on Friday announced it has completed the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR), its cross-institution study of the capital plans of the 19 largest U.S. bank holding companies. As a result of the CCAR, some firms are expected to increase or restart dividend payments, buy back shares, or repay government …
