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Documents from the FSOC’s January 18, 2011 Meeting The FSOCs Study and Recommendations Regarding Implementation of the Volcker Rule: “As mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act, the FSOC conducted a study on how best to implement Section 619 of the Act (commonly known as the Volcker Rule), which is designed to improve the safety of our …
News release: “Today, the Federal Communications Commission grantswith conditions and enforceable commitmentsapproval of the assignment and transfer of control of broadcast, satellite, and other radio licenses from General Electric Company (GE) to Comcast Corporation. The approval will allow GE and Comcast to create a joint venture involving NBC Universal, Inc. (NBCU) and Comcast. An Order …
Unauthorized Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations (Appropriations). “As required, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reports each January to the Congress on the following: All programs and activities funded for the current fiscal year for which authorizations of appropriations have expired, and All programs and activities for which authorizations of appropriations will expire during the current fiscal …
January 18, 2011 WSJ Opinion by President Obama: Toward a 21st-Century Regulatory System, introducing his initiative to streamline the regulatory process – Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review – Executive Order – By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to …
Consumer Finance: Regulatory Coverage Generally Exists for Financial Planners, but Consumer Protection Issues Remain, GAO-11-235, January 18, 2011 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act: Role of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board in the Municipal Securities Markets and Its Past Funding, GAO-11-267R, January 18, 2011 Defense Acquisitions: Further Action Needed to Better Implement Requirements for Conducting Inventory …
News release: “The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that private sector workplace discrimination charge filings with the federal agency nationwide hit an unprecedented level of 99,922 during fiscal year (FY) 2010, which ended Sept. 30, 2010. Despite the increase in overall charges filed with the EEOC last fiscal year, the Commission dramatically …
From Representation to Inclusion: Diversity Leadership for the 21st-Century Military – Final Report of the Military Leadership Diversity Commission – Predecisional Draft “This report presents the findings and recommendations of the Military Leadership Diversity Commission (MLDC). Under the provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2009, Section 596, and Public Law 110-417, Congress asked …
Food Labeling: FDA Needs to Reassess Its Approach to Protecting Consumers from False or Misleading Claims, GAO-11-102, Jan 14, 2011 H-1B Visa Program: Reforms Are Needed to Minimize the Risks and Costs of Current Program, GAO-11-26, January 14, 2011 Program Evaluation: Experienced Agencies Follow a Similar Model for Prioritizing Research, GAO-11-176, January 14, 2011 Rail …
News release: “The adoption by the European Commission of the Annual Growth Survey (AGS) will mark the beginning of the first cycle of coordination of the Member States’ macro-economic, budgetary and structural reform policies, known as the “European semester”. This is a real step forward for European economic governance. From now on, every year the …
Richard Stone: “The worlds oceans have been experiencing enormous blooms of jellyfish, apparently caused by overfishing, declining water quality, and rising sea temperatures. In recent years, populations of several jellyfish species have made inroads at the expense of their main competitor fish in a number of regions, including the Yellow Sea, the Gulf …
Agarwal, Sumit, Amromin, Gene, Ben-David, Itzhak, Chomsisengphet, Souphala and Evanoff, Douglas D., The Role of Securitization in Mortgage Renegotiation (January 13, 2011). Charles A. Dice Center Working Paper No. 2011-2. “We study the effects of securitization on post-default renegotiation of residential mortgages over the current financial crisis. Unlike prior studies, we employ unique data that …
“The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is proposing a change to the recommendation for the optimal fluoride level in drinking water to prevent tooth decay. The new recommendation, 0.7 milligrams of fluoride per liter of water, replaces the previous recommended range of 0.7 to 1.2 milligrams per liter. There are several reasons for …
