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News release: “The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the data from its first Capital Purchase Program (CPP) Monthly Lending Report. The CPP Monthly Lending Report includes all participants in the CPP and will be published in addition to the Monthly Lending and Intermediation Snapshot of the top 21 CPP participants, which Treasury first …
ADP National Employment Report: “Nonfarm private employment decreased 532,000 from April to May 2009 on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the ADP National Employment Report®. The estimated change of employment from March to April was revised by 54,000, from a decline of 491,000 to a decline of 545,000. Monthly employment losses in April and …
News release: “Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today sent Congress his recommendations for a national program to help reduce greenhouse gases by selecting appropriate underground geological formations on public lands to inject and store carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants and other carbon-dioxide producing facilities.” “The Interior report to Congress, Framework for Geological …
“As the ongoing recession places new constraints on family and government budgets, the long-standing gap between Americans need for long-term care services and the public and private funding available to pay for them grows ever wider. Policymakers may be interested in exploring whether private long-term care insurance which now covers only about 6 million …
“Currently, three committees exist at the EU level in the financial services sector, with advisory powers, the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS), the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Committee (CEIOPS) and the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR). These are often known as the Lamfalussy level 3 Committees because of the role …
“New statistics released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis show that economic growth slowed in most states and regions of the U.S. in 2008 as economic growth overall slowed. Real GDP growth slowed in 38 states, with downturns in construction, manufacturing, and finance and insurance restraining growth in many states.1 Growth in real U.S. …
News release: “The Federal Reserve Bank of New York welcomes the letter published today by major financial market participants, committing to additional changes in the market design and risk management for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. The letter, which addresses issues discussed at an April 1 meeting between major market participants and banking supervisors, continues supervisory efforts …
An Analysis of the Armys Transformation Programs and Possible Alternatives, June 2009 “CBO addresses the question of whether the Armys current combat units are better able than their predecessors to respond to crises overseas. CBO also evaluates the effect that the [Future Combat Systems] FCS program included in the previous Administrations 2009 plan would have …
Information Technology: FDA Needs to Establish Key Plans and Processes for Guiding Systems Modernization Efforts, GAO-09-523, June 02, 2009: “In response to federal law and guidance and urgent mission needs, FDA is pursuing numerous modernization projects (including 16 enterprisewide initiatives), many of which are in early stages. However, FDA does not have a comprehensive IT …
Federal Justice Statistics, 2006 – Statistical Tables, 5/09: “Describes criminal case processing in the federal justice system, including arrest and booking through sentencing and corrections. These statistical tables present the number of suspects arrested and booked by the U.S. Marshals Service, suspects in matters investigated and prosecuted by U.S. attorneys, defendants adjudicated and sentenced in …
Council of Economic Advisers – The Economic Case for Health Care Reform, June 2009 “The Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) has undertaken a comprehensive analysis of the economic impacts of health care reform. The report provides an overview of current economic impacts of health care in the United States and a forecast of where we …
Retirement – USA.gov: links to several dozen topical sites. Related postings on financial system
