Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and Knowledge Discovery With Daily Postings Since 2002
“The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is pleased to announce that the List of CFR Sections Affected, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, and Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents collections have been authenticated with digital signatures and are currently available on the Federal Digital System (FDsys). GPO is also in the process of digitally signing the …
DOJ OIG – The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Coordinator Program, Audit Report 09-36, September 2009 “In part to improve its information-sharing capabilities within the greater U.S. Intelligence Community, the FBI is in the process of implementing a new organizational framework and intelligence process to catalyze the production of timely and actionable …
September 21, 2009 – Social Networking and Constituent Communication: Member Use of Twitter During a Two-Week Period in the 111th Congress September 16, 2009 – FEMA Disaster Housing: From Sheltering to Permanent Housing September 16, 2009 – Wildfire Fuels and Fuel Reduction September 16, 2009 – F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program: Background and Issues …
Defense Acquisitions: Army Aviation Modernization Has Benefited from Increased Funding but Several Challenges Need to Be Addressed, GAO-09-978R, September 28, 2009 Defense Acquisitions: Department of Defense Needs a Unified Strategy for Balancing Investments in Tactical Wheeled Vehicles, GAO-09-968R, September 28, 2009 Democracy Assistance: U.S. Agencies Take Steps to Coordinate International Programs but Lack Information on …
OCCs Quarterly Report on Bank Trading and Derivatives Activities: Second Quarter 2009 “A total of 1,110 insured U.S. commercial banks reported derivatives activities at the end of the second quarter, an increase of 47 banks from the prior quarter. Nonetheless, most derivatives activity in the U.S. banking system continues to be dominated by a small …
News release: “Credit quality declined sharply for loan commitments of $20 million or more held by multiple federally supervised institutions, according to the 32nd annual review of Shared National Credits (SNC). The credit risk of these large loan commitments was shared among U.S. bank organizations, foreign bank organizations (FBO), and nonbanks such as securitization pools, …
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a series of steps that building owners and school administrators should take to reduce exposure to PCBs that may be found in caulk in many buildings constructed or renovated between 1950 and 1978. The agency is also conducting new research to better understand the risks posed …
The Commission on the measurement of economic performance and social progress has been created at the beginning of 2008 on French government’s initiative. Increasing concerns have been raised since a long time about the adequacy of current measures of economic performance, in particular those based on GDP figures. Moreover, there are broader concerns about the …
EPIC: “…the Department of Justice announced a new policy that limits the governments use of the state secrets privilege. The state secrets privilege is a rule of evidence intended to prevent genuine matters of national security from being disclosed in open court. However, recently it has been misused by both the Bush and Obama administrations …
Using Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting, this New York Times graphic documents that “only 2.4 million full-time permanent jobs were open, with 14.5 million people officially unemployed.” See also accompanying article. Related postings on financial system
Follow up to August 31, 2009 posting, New Nationwide Insurance survey shows overwhelming support for laws banning texting while driving, this related news – Survey: U.S. Drivers Say Texting While Driving Should be Banned; Voice Technology Seen as Safer: “A national survey released today showed 86 percent of licensed U.S. drivers described handheld texting while …
Improving Transparency, Integrity, and Accountability in Water Supply and Sanitation. World Bank and Transparency International. Read and navigate the Report by E-Book. “This volume will serve as a useful tool for those who wish to diagnose, analyze, and take action against systemic corruption in the water and sanitation sectors. On a global scale, more than …
