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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Interim final rule with request for public comment. Transactions Between Member Banks and Their Affiliates: Exemption for Certain Securities Financing Transactions Between a Member Bank and an Affiliate. [Federal Register: September 19, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 183)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 54307-54309] SUMMARY: “In light of the …
News release: “Treasury Secretary Paulson outlined a comprehensive approach to relieving the stresses on financial institutions and markets Friday. “Right now, our focus is restoring the strength of our financial system so it can again finance economic growth. The financial security of all Americans their retirement savings, their home values, their ability to borrow …
News release: “The U.S. Treasury Department today announced the establishment of a temporary guaranty program for the U.S. money market mutual fund industry. For the next year, the U.S. Treasury will insure the holdings of any publicly offered eligible money market mutual fund both retail and institutional that pays a fee to participate …
Briefing on Observations on the Office of Management and Budget’s Report on the Human Resources Line of Business Initiative, GAO-08-1163R, September 19, 2008 Military Personnel: Evaluation Methods Linked to Anticipated Outcomes Needed to Inform Decisions on Army Retirement Incentives, GAO-08-1037R, September 18, 2008
“The importance of research in solving many of our national challenges, including economic ones, was emphasized today in a new report titled Science and Technology for America’s Progress: Ensuring the Best Presidential Appointments in the New Administration. The report, sent to John McCain and Barack Obama with guidance for whomever is elected president in November, …
Cybercrime against Businesses, 2005: “Presents the nature and prevalence of computer security incidents among 7,818 businesses in 2005. This is the first report to provide data on monetary loss and system downtime resulting from cyber incidents. It examines details on types of offenders, reporting of incidents to law enforcement, reasons for not reporting incidents, types …
Issues in Designing a Cap-and-Trade Program for Carbon Dioxide Emissions, September 18, 2008. Testimony before the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives Hearing on Policy Options to Prevent Climate Change.
Teenagers: A Generation Unplugged – A National Survey by CTIAThe Wireless Association® and Harris Interactive: “As the wireless industry celebrates the upcoming 25th anniversary of the first commercial cell phone call (October 13, 1983), this in-depth online study of more than 2,000 teenagers around the nation sheds new light on how todays teens feel about …
Rural Economic Development: Collaboration between SBA and USDA Could Be Improved, GAO-08-1123, September 18, 2008 Voluntary Organizations: FEMA Should More Fully Assess Organization’s Mass Care Capabilities and Update the Red Cross Role in Catastrophic Events, GAO-08-823, September 18, 2008 Veterans’ Benefits: Improvements Needed in VA’s Training and Performance Management Systems, GAO-08-1126T, September 18, 2008 American …
State Personal Income – Second Quarter 2008 [Full Release and Tables]: “U.S. personal income grew 1.8 percent in the second quarter of 2008 with growth accelerating in all but five states, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The second-quarter growth was the highest since the first quarter of 2007 …
Bureau of Economic Analysis – U.S. International Transactions: Second Quarter 2008 Current Account [Full Release and Tables]: “The U.S. current-account deficit–the combined balances on trade in goods and services, income, and net unilateral current transfers–increased to $183.1 billion (preliminary) in the second quarter of 2008 from $175.6 billion (revised) in the first quarter. The increase …
Statement on Golden Parachute Payments: “September 14, 2008 – the Federal Housing Finance Agency notified former Fannie Mae Chief Executive Officer Daniel Mudd and former Freddie Mac Chief Executive Officer Richard Syron that golden parachute payments contemplated under their contracts [[$10 million and $15 million respectively] would not be paid. The Agency, serving as conservator, …
