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News release: “On June 29, 2009, the Federal Reserve will offer $150 billion in 28-day credit through its Term Auction Facility. Additional information regarding the auction is listed below; the auction will be conducted as specified in this announcement, Regulation A, and the terms and conditions of the Term Auction Facility. Related postings on financial …
“Who Runs Gov offers a unique look at the world of Washington through its key players and personalities. Our site will feature profiles of a select group of government officials, including members of the new presidential administration, legislators, senior Congressional aides and committee staff, and experts at think tanks and interest groups who influence how …
News release: “The United States added nearly 1 million nonemployer businesses between 2006 and 2007, bringing the total to 21.7 million, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This 4.5 percent growth rate is detailed in Nonemployer Statistics: 2007, an annual data series on businesses without paid employees.” Related postings on financial system
News release: “The most authoritative report providing a blueprint for how communities can tackle global warming was released by the California League of Conservation Voters Education Fund and the Natural Resources Defense Council. The report is a guide to Californias Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act, or SB 375, the nations first legislation to link …
UNODC Releases 2009 World Drug Report: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has just released the 2009 version of its annual drug report. The Report was launched in Washington, D.C., by UNODC Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa and the newly appointed Director of the United States Office of National Drug Control Policy, Gil …
H.R. 2998, American Clean Energy and Security Act, June 26, 2009 – Cost estimate for the bill as amended and reported by the House Committee on Rules on June 26, 2009 “Based on a review of H.R. 2998, the American Clean Energy and Security Act, as amended and reported by the House Committee on Rules …
CBO’s Long-Term Model: An Overview, June 2009 “During the past eight years, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has developed a sophisticated long-term microsimulation model known as CBOLT. The agency uses the model to analyze the budgetary and distributional effects of the Social Security program and other federal policies and programs, to evaluate potential reforms to …
Report to the Congress on the Profitability of Credit Card Operations of Depository Institutions Submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 8 of the Fair Credit and Charge Card Disclosure Act of 1988, June 2009: “Analyzes the profitability over time of depository institutions’ credit card activities by examining the performance of larger institutions that specialize …
News release: “The breakdown of the number of laboratory-confirmed cases is given in the following map and table. Map of the spread of Influenza A(H1N1): number of laboratory confirmed cases and deaths.”
Human Capital: Actions Needed to Better Track and Provide Timely and Accurate Compensation and Medical Benefits to Deployed Federal Civilians, GAO-09-562, June 26, 2009 The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Critical Infrastructure Protection Cost-Benefit Report, GAO-09-654R, June 26, 2009 Energy Markets: Estimates of the Effects of Mergers and Market Concentration on Wholesale Gasoline Prices, GAO-09-659, …
The Troubled Asset Relief Program: Report on Transactions Through June 17, 2009 – June 2009 “In October 2008, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Division A of Public Law 110-343) established the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to enable the Department of the Treasury to promote stability in financial markets through the purchase and …
“The Federal Trade Commission today issued Authorized Generics: An Interim Report, which presents the first set of results from a study conducted to examine the short-term and long-term effects of authorized generics on competition in the prescription drug marketplace. An authorized generic exists when a pharmaceutical manufacturer sells a drug under both a brand-name and …
