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April 15, 2009 – Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District Reports from the Federal Reserve Banks indicate that overall economic activity contracted further or remained weak. However, five of the twelve Districts noted a moderation in the pace of decline, and several saw signs that activity in some sectors was …
Defined Benefit Plans: Proposed Plan Buyouts by Financial Firms Pose Potential Risks and Benefits, GAO-09-207, March 16, 2009 Nuclear Security: Better Oversight Needed to Ensure That Security Improvements at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Are Fully Implemented and Sustained, GAO-09-321, March 16, 2009
News release: “The threat of global warming can still be greatly diminished if nations cut emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases by 70 percent this century, according to a new analysis. While global temperatures would rise, the most dangerous potential aspects of climate change, including massive losses of Arctic sea ice and permafrost and significant sea …
“Despite reforms enacted by Congress and an order from the last administration to do a better job, federal agencies continue to give those seeking information a frustrating and oftentimes unsatisfying experience, an analysis of federal agency FOIA reports shows. Backlogs persist despite fewer FOIA requests, agencies continue to miss the statutory response deadline in a …
A Portrait of Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States, Jeffrey S. Passel, Senior Demographer, Pew Hispanic Center, and D’Vera Cohn, Senior Writer, Pew Research Center: “The nation’s 11.9 million unauthorized immigrants are more geographically dispersed than in the past, according to a new Pew Hispanic Center demographic and geographic analysis of this group that includes …
The Global Financial Crisis: Analysis and Policy Implications, Dick K. Nanto, Coordinator, Specialist in Industry and Trade, April 3, 2009. “What began as a bursting of the U.S. housing market bubble and a rise in foreclosures has ballooned into a global financial and economic crisis. The world now appears to have entered a global recession …
Via FAS: Unclassified – Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment, 7 April 2009. Prepared by the Extremism and Radicalization Branch, Homeland Environment Threat Analysis Division. Coordinated with the FBI. Via FOXNews: Unclassified – Leftwing Extremists Likely to Increase Use of Cyber Attacks over the Coming Decade, 26 January …
DOT OIG – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Oversight Challenges Facing the Department of Transportation “On March 31, we issued our report on oversight challenges facing the Department of Transportation with the implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. The objective of this audit was to highlight key DOT …
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben S. Bernanke At the Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia – April 14, 2009 – Four Questions about the Financial Crisis “The current crisis has been one of the most difficult financial and economic episodes in modern history. Recently we have seen tentative signs that the sharp decline in economic activity may …
“Today, EPIC filed a Freedom of Information Act request demanding disclosure of records detailing airport scanners that take naked pictures of American travelers. Security experts describe the “whole body imaging” scanners as virtual strip searches. The Transportation Security Administration plans to make the scans mandatory at all airport security checkpoints, despite prior assurances that whole …
NPR: “The radar system used to guide U.S. flights is more than 40 years old, which may help explain why nearly one-quarter of all those flights are late. The Federal Aviation Administration wants to phase out radar and roll out a satellite-based air traffic control system, NextGen, which is based on the same GPS technology …
Addressing Significant Vulnerabilities in the Department of State’s Passport Issuance Process, GAO-09-583R, April 13, 2009 Military Disability Retirement: Closer Monitoring Would Improve the Temporary Retirement Process, GAO-09-289, April 13, 2009 United States Government Accountability Office Fiscal Year 2010 Performance Plan, GAO-09-304SP, April 13, 2009
