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News release: “The Department of Justice and Department of Defense today announced that the Detention Policy Task Force, which was created pursuant to Executive Order 13493, has issued a preliminary report on military commissions and a process for the determination of prosecution forum for trials of suspected terrorists. A copy of the report is attached. …
Preliminary Analysis Of the Effects of HR 2454 On U.S. Agriculture – Office of the Chief Economist Economic Research Service, U.S., Department of Agriculture, July 22, 2009 Executive Summary: “USDA performed a preliminary economic analysis of the impacts of House-passed climate legislation, HR 2454, on U.S. agriculture. The analysis assumes no technological change, no alteration …
Fact Sheet: Administrations Regulatory Reform Agenda Moves Forward – Systemic Risk Legislation Sent to Capitol Hill: “Continuing its push to establish new rules of the road and make the financial system more fair for consumers and investors, the Administration today delivered proposed legislation to Capitol Hill that would require strong, consolidated supervision and regulation for …
Financial Markets Regulation: Financial Crisis Highlights Need to Improve Oversight of Leverage at Financial Institutions and across System, GAO-09-739, July 22, 2009 Troubled Asset Relief Program: Status of Efforts to Address Transparency and Accountability Issues, GAO-09-920T, July 22, 2009 Related postings on financial system
News release: “Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today marked the fifth anniversary of the issuance of the 9/11 Commission Report by releasing a progress report outlining advancements in the Departments capabilities to protect against and respond to acts of terrorism and other threats.” Progress in Implementing 9/11 Commission Recommendations(PDF, 12 pages – …
News release: “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today launched the DHS YouTube Channel and announced the redesign of DHS.gov steps to enhance the Departments web presence, increase transparency and provide accurate, up-to-date information to the public. Social media plays an increasingly large role in our engagement with the public, especially in the event …
Federal Reserve’s semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress, July 21, 2009 “Amid a severe global economic downturn, the U.S. economy contracted further and labor market conditions worsened over the first half of 2009. In the early part of the year, economic activity deteriorated sharply, and strains in financial markets and pressures on financial institutions …
Survey of Credit Underwriting Practices 2009, Office of the Comptroller of Currency: “The 2009 survey includes examiner assessments of credit underwriting standards at the 59 largest national banks with assets of $3 billion or more. This population covers loans totaling $3.6 trillion as of December 2008, approximately 84 percent of total loans in the national …
Fact Sheet: “Continuing its push to establish new rules of the road and make the financial system more fair across the board, the Administration today delivered proposed legislation to Capitol Hill to increase transparency, tighten oversight, and reduce reliance on credit rating agencies. The legislation would also work to reduce conflicts of interest at credit …
News release: “The Congressional Oversight Panel today released its Special Report on Farm Loan Restructuring, fulfilling a mandate under the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 to analyze “the state of the commercial farm credit markets and the use of loan restructuring as an alternative to foreclosure by recipients of financial assistance under …
News release: “From December 2007 to December 2008, employment declined in 285 of the 334 largest U.S. counties, according to preliminary data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. Elkhart County, Ind., located about 100 miles east of Chicago, posted the largest percentage decline, with a loss of …
International Trade: Prior Updates of the Trade Advisory System Offer Insights for Current Review, GAO-09-842T, July 21, 2009 Medicaid and CHIP: Opportunities Exist to Improve U.S. Insular Area Demographic Data That Could Be Used to Help Determine Federal Funding, GAO-09-558R, June 30, 2009 Project Bioshield: HHS Can Improve Agency Internal Controls for Its New Contracting …
