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“TSCATS is an online database of unpublished, non-confidential studies covering chemical testing results and adverse effects of chemicals on health and ecological systems. TSCATS were developed to make ongoing and completed chemical testing studies available to the public. The collection currently exceeds 25,000 titles of studies that are submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency …
G20 Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy – November 15, 2008 – U.S. Government Statements, Briefings and Fact Sheets Related postings on financial system
News release: “The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has issued an Interagency Statement on Meeting the Needs of Creditworthy Borrowers to all FDIC supervised institutions. The statement encourages financial institutions to support the lending needs of creditworthy borrowers, strengthen capital, engage in loss-mitigation strategies and foreclosure-prevention strategies with mortgage borrowers, and assess the incentive implications of …
News release: “The Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board today announced the release of a joint final rule to implement the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006. The Act prohibits gambling businesses from knowingly accepting payments in connection with unlawful Internet gambling, including payments made through credit cards, electronic funds transfers, …
News release: Current State of Global Financial System – “The actions taken by Treasury, the Federal Reserve and the FDIC in October have clearly helped stabilize our financial system. Before we acted, we were at a tipping point. Credit markets were largely frozen, denying financial institutions, businesses and consumers access to vital funding and credit. …
Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus: “It is the duty of the next President and the next Congress to reform Americas health care system. In 2009, Congress must take up and act on meaningful health reform legislation that achieves universal coverage while also addressing the underlying problems in our health system. The urgency of this task …
Financial Audit: IRS’s Fiscal Years 2008 and 2007 Financial Statements, GAO-09-119, November 10, 2008
“The United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions (Plum Book) (210 pages) has been made available in its entirety, as a single PDF file. GPO has refined the 2008 Plum Book by adding bookmarks to it and optimizing it for the web. In addition, the entire report is also available in TEXT format.”
News release: “The Obama administration can act quickly after taking office in January to reverse the secrecy trend of the last eight years and restore openness in the executive branch, according to a set of new proposals posted online today by the National Security Archive. More than 60 organizations joined the recommendations, which call on …
Bank of England – Inflation Report, November 2008: “The Inflation Report is produced quarterly by Bank staff under the guidance of the members of the Monetary Policy Committee. It serves two purposes. First, its preparation provides a comprehensive and forward-looking framework for discussion among MPC members as an aid to our decision making. Second, its …
Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys – Resource Management of United States Attorneys’ Offices (USAOs), Audit Report 09-03, November 2008 “This Office of the Inspector General (OIG) audit examined the allocation of personnel resources among USAOs. The audit also reviewed the criminal and civil areas to which USAO attorneys were allocated and utilized, as well as …
News release: “HOPE NOW, the private sector alliance of mortgage servicers, non-profits, counselors, and investors that has already helped almost 2.5 million homeowners avoid foreclosure, today announced that, working with the U.S. Treasury, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and a number of major mortgage loan servicers, it has helped develop a …
