|
|
|
Biden
listens to top Central American leaders
from Cuba News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden on
Monday told Central American leaders pushing the United States
to slow its record pace of deportations to be patient since it
will not ch...
|
|
Brown:
G-20 will rise to challenge
from CNN.com - World
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (right) said Monday he believed
world leaders would "rise to the challenge" at this
week's G-20 summit by agreeing firm measures to set about tackling
the global financial crisis.
|
|
VIDEO:
Senate Continues Floor Debate on FY 2010 Budget
from C-SPAN Recent Video
The Senate continues floor debate the FY 2010 budget. Also today,
the House Rules Cmte. will discuss how to proceed on the House
version of the budget. Both chambers hope to pass their budget
resolutions before the two-week spring recess, which begins next
Monday.
Length:
Published: Today at 10am (ET)
|
|
Meeting
to launch new commitment to Afghanistan
from AP Top International News At 5:48
a... by By MIKE CORDER and ARTHUR MAX
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- More than 70 nations were meeting
Tuesday to reinvigorate international efforts to stabilize Afghanistan
and Pakistan's lawless western border region....
|
All
Hands Radio News Podcast -- 31 March 2009
|
UN
SPEAKERS AT COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT UNDERSCORE
NEED TO SCALE UP FUNDING FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES AS SESSION
OPENS
|
TRAINING
SERIES FOR DIPLOMATS LAUNCHED AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS;
COURSES OFFERED IN CLIMATE CHANGE, SECURITY, FACILITATION TO
PREPARE DELEGATES
|
|
Siemens
to build power plant with seawater desalination facility in the
United Arab Emirates
from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
Siemens to build power plant with seawater desalination facility
in the United Arab Emirates The value of the order for Siemens
is approximately AED1.7 billion.
|
|
Secretary
Robert Gates Interview with Fox News
from Transcript - U.S. Dept. of Defense
News Transcripts document all DoD news briefings and significant
interviews.
|
|
Separating
Toxic Assets from Legacy Assets
from TIME.com: Top Stories
Treasury's asset-purchase program may identify the good banks
-- and doom the crippled ones
|
|
The
G-20 Summit: Can This Group Save the World Economy?
from TIME.com: Top Stories
Don't expect too much from this week's summit of the world's
leading economies, but that's no cause for despair
|
|
Robert
Naiman: Twelve Steps To Improve Relations with Iran
from The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
by Robert Naiman
In response to President Obama's Nowruz overture, Iranian officials
said: words are nice, but that what Iran is looking for is concrete
changes in U.S. policy. Remarkably, such Iranian statements were
presented in much of the U.S. press as evidence that Iranian
officials aren't interested in improving relations. Another interpretation
is at least plausible: Iran is looking for concrete changes in
U.S. policy.
|
|
G-20
Targets Hedge Funds As Leaders Near Consensus On Tougher Rules
from The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
by The Huffington Post News Editors
Leaders of advanced and emerging economies are closing ranks
behind plans for tougher rules on financial markets to prevent
another collapse like the one that wiped out much of Wall Street.
|
|
Spielberg
Close To $325 Million Loan Deal With Chase
from The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
by The Huffington Post News Editors
For months, Hollywood has been buzzing about whether superstar
director Steven Spielberg could get a loan. Since October, when
he broke away from Paramount Pictures to launch a studio with
his longtime producing executive Stacey Snider, the director
of such lucrative franchises as Indiana Jones, Jaws, and Jurassic
Park has been stymied by the worldwide credit crisis. Now, after
some serious restructuring efforts by bankers at JPMorgan Chase
(JPM), Spielberg finally seems assured of getting his money.
Financial industry sources say the $325
million in bank commitments for Spielberg's new studio, which
retains the DreamWorks name, will likely close in mid-May. The
debt had been expected earlier this year, but had been delayed.
|
|
Trade
between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan hits $3.8b
from Saudi Arabia News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
(MENAFN) The Chairman of Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan
said that the trade balance between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan
hit $3.8 billion last year, The Saudi Gazette reported.The volume
of expor...
|
|
Saudi,
Libyan leaders make up at Arab summit
from Saudi Arabia News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
DOHA (Reuters) - Libya and Saudi Arabia appeared to have buried
the hatchet at an Arab summit in Qatar on Monday after a feud
dating back to 2003, a Saudi official said. Libyan leader Muammar
Gaddafi ...
|
|
Italy
urges long-term NATO-Russia talks on Afghanistan
from Russia News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
NATO and Russia need to keep a long-term channel of talks on
stability in Afghanistan, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini
said here on Monday. As the United Nations-sponsored international
confe...
|
|
Russia,
China hold similar positions on financial reform
from Russia News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
MOSCOW -- Russia and China "have similar positions"
on the reform of the international financial system, Russian
presidential aide Arkady Dvorkovich said Monday. Both Russia
and China have voiced sup...
|
|
U.S.
voters don't blame Obama for economy
from Reuters: Top News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama benefits from
a broadly held perception that others bear the bulk of responsibility
for state of the U.S. economy, according to a Washington Post/ABC
News poll published on Tuesday.
|
|
Russia
Urges North Korea Not To Test Missile
from Rferl.org
MOSCOW (Reuters) -- Russia has said North Korea should abstain
from testing a long-range missile and called for dialogue with
Pyongyang to resolve the situation."We understand that the
current situation in the region of North-East Asia is tense ...
|
|
EU
Signals More Aid For Afghanistan
from Rferl.org
The European Union could announce more aid to Afghanistan at
an international conference next week, EU External Relations
Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner has said.
|
|
Obama,
Medvedev To Sign Declaration On START In April
from Rferl.org
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his U.S. counterpart Barack
Obama will sign a declaration on a new nuclear arms reduction
treaty on April 1, a top Kremlin aide has said, Russian media
reported.
|
|
As
Leaders Urge Financial Reforms, U.S. Urges Caution
from Rferl.org
Global leaders, gathering in Chile, said they wanted major economic
powers to agree on reforms at the Group Of Twenty (G20) summit
later this week in London. But U.S. Vice President Joe Biden
cautioned against too much regulation, as tens of thousands of
people marched across Europe to urge world leaders to take action
to reduce poverty, create jobs, and protect the environment from
global warming during the G20 summit.
|
|
NATO
To Seek $2 Billion A Year For Afghanistan
from Rferl.org
LONDON (Reuters) -- NATO is seeking $2 billion a year from the
international community to bolster Afghanistan's security forces,
the "Financial Times" has quoted NATO Secretary-General
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer as saying.De Hoop Scheffer said c ...
|
|
Medvedev
hopeful ahead of meeting with Obama
from Reuters: Politics
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Presidents Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama
meet in London on Wednesday to try to "reset" thorny
Russia-U.S. ties and find ways for the two biggest nuclear powers
to cooperate on key global issues. While their predecessors Vladimir
Putin and George W. Bush relied on personal chemistry to survive
policy rows, Medvedev and Obama have vowed to be pragmatic in
handling contentious issues like arms control, missile defense,
Iran and Afghanistan.
|
|
Obama:
I told bankers bonuses "not acceptable"
from Reuters: Business News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Sunday
he told the chiefs of the biggest U.S. banks that bonuses are
not acceptable while many Americans struggle to meet basic expenses
in the midst of a severe recession.
|
|
Global
banks trying to fix compensation practices
from Reuters: Business News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Banks agree that compensation for top
executives contributed to the financial crisis and are trying
to realign pay based on performance and long-term shareholder
interests, an international bank lobby group said on Monday.
|
|
G20
to agree not to hurt others with devaluations
from Reuters: Business News
LONDON (Reuters) - Leading and emerging nations will commit this
week to pursuing responsible economic policies that do not hurt
each other's prospects with protectionism or currency devaluations,
according to a draft G20 statement.
|
|
Colonial
BancGroup near deal for $300 million infusion
from Reuters: Business News
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Colonial BancGroup , is near a deal to get
a $300 million capital infusion, which would put a new group
of investors in control of the regional bank, the Wall Street
Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
|
|
US
Democrat asks Fed, BofA about Merrill bonuses
from Reuters: Mergers News
WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - A senior Democratic lawmaker
on Monday asked the Federal Reserve and Bank of America Corp
for details on bonuses that were paid to Merrill Lynch executives
weeks before the government brokered the bank's $25 billion acquisition
of Merrill.
|
|
Eli
Lilly eyes acquisitions as much as $15 billion - WSJ
from Reuters: Mergers News
March 31 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly & Co is looking for acquisitions
of as much as $15 billion, the drug maker's chief executive John
Lechleiter told the Wall Street Journal in an interview.
|
|
No
reason to go back to table with GM, CAW says
from Reuters: Private Equity
TORONTO, March 30 (Reuters) - The head of the Canadian Auto Workers
union said on Monday there is no reason to go back to the bargaining
table to reopen a cost-cutting agreement with General Motors
Canada .
|
|
Obama
backs consumer incentives to boost auto sales
from Reuters: Private Equity
WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama ordered
tough steps on Monday to restructure General Motors Corp and
Chrysler LLC but he also offered incentives and other plans to
boost sales and reassure consumers.
|
|
UPDATE
1-M.Stanley $6 bln property fund misses target size
from Reuters: Private Equity
* Fundraising to fall short of earlier $10 bln target (Adds details,
background)
|
|
ICBC
says to announce strategy with Goldman Sachs
from Reuters: Private Equity
HONG KONG, March 25 (Reuters) - Industrial and Commercial Bank
of China , the world's biggest bank by market value, will announce
its strategic plans with Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs later
on Wednesday, a company executive told analysts.
|
|
ICBC
plans to make at least $78 bln new loans in '09
from Reuters: Private Equity
BEIJING, March 25 (Reuters) - Industrial and Commercial Bank
of China , the world's biggest bank by market value, said on
Wednesday it plans to make at least 530 billion yuan ($77.6 billion)
in new loans in 2009.
|
|
Russia
Partners raises $800 mln fund
from Reuters: Private Equity
MOSCOW, March 27 (Reuters) - Private equity fund Russia Partners
raised an $800 million fund to invest in consumer and basic industries
in Russia and other former Soviet states, its managing director
said on Friday.
|
|
Carlyle
raising $1 bln Asia property fund - sources
from Reuters: Private Equity
HONG KONG, March 30 (Reuters) - The Carlyle Group is raising
its second Asia real estate fund with a target of $1 billion
in a move to tap more property deals in key markets like China
and Japan, sources with direct knowledge of the plan said on
Monday.
|
|
Canada
says Chrysler/GM asked for up to C$11.5 bln
from Reuters: Private Equity
OTTAWA, March 30 (Reuters) - General Motors Corp and Chrysler
LLC [CBS.UL] have asked the Canadian and Ontario governments
for up to C$11.5 billion ($9.1 billion) in total loans, Canadian
officials said on Monday.
|
|
M.
Stanley to complete $6 bln property fund-sources
from Reuters: Private Equity
HONG KONG/NEW YORK, March 31 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley is close
to raising $6 billion for a new global property fund, falling
short of its earlier target of $10 billion, sources with direct
knowledge of the plan said.
|
|
Obama
bringing hefty agenda on European trip
from Reuters: International News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama heads to Europe
on Tuesday with a hefty agenda for tackling the economic crisis
and seeking support for his new Afghanistan strategy on a trip
that will test his global leadership.
|
|
OCC
Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief National Bank Examiner Testifies
on Credit Availability
from OCC News Releases by Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency
Senior Deputy Comptroller for Bank Supervision Policy and Chief
National Bank Examiner Timothy W. Long testified today about
credit availability before the House Committee on Financial Services.
|
|
OCC
Releases CRA Evaluations For 33 National Banks
from OCC News Releases by Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released
a list of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations
that became public during the period of February 15, 2009 through
March 14, 2009.
|
|
New
York Fed Issues Tentative Operation Schedule, FAQs for Treasury
Purchases, Updated FAQs for Agency Debt and Agency MBS Purchases
from NY Fed | News
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today released a tentative
operation schedule for its purchases of longer-dated Treasury
securities through April 3, 2009, and frequently asked questions
(FAQs) about the purchases.
|
New
York Fed offers $37.50 billion through Term Securities Lending
Facility
|
New
York Fed Issues Tentative TSLF Auction Schedule for April and
May, Reduces Frequency of Schedule 2 TSLF Auctions
|
New
York Fed announces April 7 TALF operation
|
New
York Fed accepts $23 billion through its Term Securities Lending
Facility
|
New
York Fed purchases $33 billion net ($47 billion gross) in agency
mortgage-backed securities
|
New
York Fed purchases $7.541 billion in Treasury securities
|
|
The
Case for TIPS: An Examination of the Costs and Benefits
from NY Fed | News
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today released The Case
for TIPS: An Examination of the Costs and Benefits, an article
forthcoming in the Bank's Economic Policy Review series. Authors
William C. Dudley, Jennifer Roush and Michelle Steinberg Ezer
argue that the ex ante costs of Treasury Inflation-Protected
Securities (TIPS) issuances are about equal to the costs of nominal
Treasury issuances and that TIPS provide meaningful benefits
to investors and policymakers.
|
New
York Fed purchases $2.499 billion in Treasury securities
|
|
Developing
Congressional Oversight Agendas and Determining the Way Forward
in Security and Stabilizing Iraq
from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network
The Iraq MiPAL has been updated with a Government Accountability
Office report containing issue papers for consideration in developing
Congressional oversight agendas and determining the way forward
in securing and stabilizing Iraq, a Department of Defense briefing
detailing current military operations in Iraq, a State Department
fact sheet providing an overview on U.S. contributions to aid
displaced Iraqis, a Center for Strategic and International Studies
report analyzing a recent poll on Iraqi perspectives on governance
and the security situation, and a Department of Defense press
conference on efforts to enhance security in Baghdad. Please
see the Recently Added Documents section for the latest on this
country - the newest updates are in bold.
|
|
China's
Diplomatic Expansion in Latin America
from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network
The China MiPAL has been updated with Jamestown Foundation articles
assessing China's relations with the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste,
China's strategic interests in the Arctic, and China's diplomatic
expansion in Latin America, a hearing before the U.S.-China Economic
and Security Review Commission detailing China's foreign military
and security activities, Orbis articles analyzing the motivations
behind China's military modernization plans and current defense
posture and evaluating China's various roles in the international
community, a Congressional Research Service report on China's
foreign aid activities in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast
Asia, and the 2009 Quadrennial Defense Review of the Republic
of China (Taiwan). Please see the Recently Added Documents section
for the latest on this country - the newest updates are in bold.
|
|
Is
More Policy Oversight Needed at the Department of Homeland Security?
from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network
The Homeland Security MiPAL has been updated with a statement
by a Department of Homeland Security official on the potential
implications of an expanded biometric identification system,
Congressional hearings assessing the challenges facing homeland
security intelligence, the potential for 100% air cargo screening,
and the implementation of the Post Katrina Emergency Management
Reform Act of 2006 (PKEMRA), a Heritage Foundation article arguing
for more policy oversight in the Department of Homeland Security,
remarks on emergency preparedness by the Secretary of Homeland
Security, and a RAND Corporation report evaluating U.S. entry
and exit procedures. Please see the Recently Added Documents
section for the latest on this topic - the newest updates are
in bold.
|
|
Russia's
Perspective on NATO Expansion into Eastern Europe
from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network
The Russia MiPAL has been updated with a Washington Quarterly
article analyzing Russia's perspective on the expansion of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization into Eastern Europe, a Congressional
hearing assessing U.S. prospects for diplomatic engagement with
Russia, a Council on Foreign Relations article detailing Russia's
concerns over U.S. missile defense plans in Poland, a Central
Asia-Caucasus Institute article on the presence on the Russian
Federal Security Service in South Ossetia, and a Defence Academy
of the United Kingdom report evaluating the Russia-Georgia conflict.
Please see the Recently Added Documents section for the latest
on this country - the newest updates are in bold.
|
|
U.S.
and NATO Strategies for Nuclear Disarmament and Deterrence
from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network
The Weapons of Mass Destruction MiPAL has been updated with a
Washington Quarterly article urging the ratification of the Comprehensive
Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), a Congressional Research Service report
analyzing the nuclear weapons research and development organizations
of nine nations, and a Comparative Strategy article assessing
the U.S. and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's strategies
for nuclear disarmament and deterrence. Please see the Recently
Added Documents section for the latest on this topic - the newest
updates are in bold.
|
|
Political
Challenges Facing Somalia, Coup d'Etat in Madagascar, and the
African Union's Peacekeeping Operations
from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network
The Africa Regional Policy Overview has been updated with statements
by State Department officials urging action to enhance the humanitarian
situation in Sudan, detailing the political challenges facing
Somalia, condemning the Coup d'Etat in Madagascar, and assessing
the African Union's peacekeeping operations in Africa, a statement
by the President on the appointment of a special envoy for Sudan,
a United States Institute of Peace report evaluating the potential
future of democratic elections in Darfur, a Chatham House report
analyzing the feasibility of Africa's new human rights courts,
and an International Peace Institute report detailing governance
and the security situation in West Africa. Please see the Recently
Added Documents section for the latest on this region - the newest
updates are in bold.
|
|
Obama
Welcomes France's Return to NATO
from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network
The Europe and Eurasia Regional Policy Overview has been updated
with a statement by the President welcoming France's return to
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's military structure,
statements by State Department officials on Montenegro's progress
in the governance and security fields and expressing support
for the Bosnian constitutional amendment on the Brcko District,
remarks by the Secretary of State on the U.S.-Ireland alliance,
a Heritage Foundation report assessing the security risks associated
with the European Union's foreign and security policies, a Real
Instituto Elcano report evaluating France's presidency of the
European Union, the French Minister of Defense's remarks on the
partnership between the U.S., the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,
and the European Union, and a Brookings Institution report analyzing
prospects for U.S. engagement with Ukraine in 2009. Please see
the Recently Added Documents section for the latest on this region
- the newest updates are in bold.
|
|
Profile
of Militant Groups in Pakistan's Tribal Areas
from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network
The Pakistan MiPAL has been updated with a Washington Quarterly
article arguing for the need to renegotiate relations with Pakistan,
Jamestown Foundation articles profiling the militant groups operating
in Pakistan's Bajaur Tribal Agency and analyzing the complications
arising from sectarian violence in Pakistan's Kurram Tribal Agency,
and a Foreign Affairs article evaluating the use of a targeting
killing strategy to eliminate terrorist and insurgent leaders
in Pakistan. Please see the Recently Added Documents section
for the latest on this country - the newest updates are in bold.
|
|
Military
and Reconstruction Efforts in Afghanistan
from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network
The Afghanistan MiPAL has been updated with a Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace article assessing the President's policy
on Afghanistan, a series of Department of Defense briefings detailing
current U.S. military and reconstruction operations in Afghanistan,
a series of remarks by State Department officials setting the
background for the Hague Conference on Afghanistan and remarking
on the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, a Feinstein
International Center report on the human rights situation in
Afghanistan, and a Center for American Progress report outlining
the steps needed to create a strategy that builds sustainable
security in Afghanistan. Please see the Recently Added Documents
section for the latest on this country - the newest updates are
in bold.
|
|
The
Impact of President Obama's Video Message to Iran
from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network
The Iran MiPAL has been updated with a Washington Quarterly article
evaluating the challenge of President Obama's election to Iran's
stereotypes regarding Americans, a Stratfor article analyzing
Iran's perspectives on the President's attempts to engage with
Iran, a Carnegie Endowment for International Peace article detailing
the development and impact of the President's video message to
Iran, a Congressional Research Service report elaborating on
U.S. policy concerns with Iran, a Danish Institute for International
Relations report arguing that Iran's foreign policy appears to
be rational and pragmatic, and a Council on Foreign Relations
article assessing Iran's impact of the situation in Afghanistan.
Please see the Recently Added Documents section for the latest
on this country - the newest updates are in bold.
|
|
A
Comprehensive Strategy for Weakening North Korea's Nuclear Program
from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network
The North Korea MiPAL has been updated with a Brookings Institution
report urging a strong reaction to North Korea's planned attempt
to test another long-range missile, a Heritage Foundation report
describing the need for a more comprehensive strategy for weakening
North Korea's nuclear program and enhancing North Korea's economic
and diplomatic benefits, a Center for Defense Information article
evaluating the implications of North Korean cultural attitudes
for negotiations with North Korea, and a Stanley Foundation report
assessing opportunities to strengthen disarmament efforts in
North Korea. Please see the Recently Added Documents section
for the latest on this country - the newest updates are in bold.
|
|
Implications
of U.S.-Japan-China Trilateralism, Human Rights in Burma, and
Political Tensions in Indonesia
from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network
The East Asia and the Pacific Regional Policy Overview has been
updated with a Washington Quarterly article evaluating the implications
of U.S.-China-Japan trilateralism, remarks by the President with
the Prime Minister of Australia, a State Department statement
on human rights conditions in Burma, an International Crisis
Group report analyzing the increase in violence and political
tensions in Indonesia, a Congressional hearing featuring testimonies
on the strategic postures of the United States Pacific Command
and the United States Forces Korea, an Asia Foundation report
assessing recent trends in South Korea's foreign policy, and
a Center for Strategic and International Studies report analyzing
the potential impact of rising strategic cooperation in Asia.
Please see the Recently Added Documents section for the latest
on this region - the newest updates are in bold.
|
|
Current
Situation in Lebanon, Israel's Domestic Politics, and the Need
for Economic Reform in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network
The Near East and North Africa Regional Policy Overview has been
updated with a State Department media note detailing U.S. contributions
for conventional weapons destruction and landmine clearance in
Lebanon, a Congressional hearing on the current situation in
Lebanon, a Washington Institute for Near East Policy article
evaluating the impact of the Egypt-Israel peace deal on regional
politics, a Council on Foreign Relations article analyzing the
current climate in Israel's domestic politics, a Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace report arguing the need for economic
reform in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, a French Institute
of International Relations report considering the threat of conflict
escalation and nuclear war in the Middle East, and a Congressional
Research Service report assessing Bahrain's political reforms
and security situation. Please see the Recently Added Documents
section for the latest on this region - the newest updates are
in bold.
|
|
Strategic
Requirements for President Obama's South Asia Policy
from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network
The South and Central Asia Regional Policy Overview has been
updated with a Washington Quarterly article outlining strategic
requirements for President Obama's South Asia policy, a Heritage
Foundation article assessing the impact of the conflict between
the Sri Lankan army and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
(LTTE) on the civilians of Sri Lanka, and a State Department
statement detailing U.S. reaction to the humanitarian situation
in Sri Lanka. Please see the Recently Added Documents section
for the latest on this region - the newest updates are in bold.
|
|
Federal
Bureau of Investigation Plans to Transform Intelligence Program
from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network
The National Security Strategy MiPAL has been updated with a
statement by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
on plans to restructure the FBI's intelligence program and expand
the FBI's global missions, a series of Congressional hearings
assessing the national security implications of the impact of
climate change on the arctic, providing an update on the current
status of the reserve component programs of the Department of
Defense, and examining the recommendations of the Project on
National Security Reform, a Danish Institute for International
Studies report analyzing civil-military cooperation in reconstruction
operations, a RAND Corporation report evaluating the effectiveness
of Air Force combat support exercises, a Center for Strategic
and International Studies report promoting a strategy to meet
global water challenges, and a Berghoff Research Center for Constructive
Conflict Management overview of global peacebuilding efforts.
Please see the Recently Added Documents section for the latest
on this topic - the newest updates are in bold.
|
|
Strategies
to End Colombia's FARC Conflict
from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network
The Colombia MiPAL has been updated with an International Crisis
Group report assessing the challenges to the creation of an effective
strategy to combat the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
(FARC) and a Brookings Institution report evaluating the regional
impact of Colombia's counter-narcotics efforts. Please see the
Recently Added Documents section for the latest on this country
- the newest updates are in bold.
|
|
Special
Briefing on New U.S.-Mexico Border Security Policy
from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network
The Western Hemisphere Regional Policy Overview has been updated
with remarks by the Secretary of State during her visit to Mexico,
an announcement by the Secretary of Homeland Security, Deputy
Secretary of State, and Deputy Attorney General on the new U.S.-Mexico
border security policy, a Heritage Foundation article assessing
socialist conditions in Bolivia, an openDemocracy article evaluating
the domestic political climate in El Salvador, and a Congressional
Research Service report analyzing political conditions in Venezuela.
Please see the Recently Added Documents section for the latest
on this region - the newest updates are in bold.
|
|
United
Kingdom Releases Strategy for Countering International Terrorism
from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network
The Terrorism MiPAL has been updated with an S. Rajaratnam School
of International Studies article evaluating the beliefs and attitudes
of the founder of the group that became al Qaeda following his
death, a Jamestown Foundation interview with a leader of Islamic
militants in the Caucasus and an article profiling the militant
groups in Pakistan's Bajaur Tribal Agency, the United Kingdom's
new strategy for countering international terrorism, and a Canadian
and Foreign Affairs Institute report assessing Canada's progress
in meeting the objectives of its counter-terrorism strategy.
Please see the Recently Added Documents section for the latest
on this topic - the newest updates are in bold.
|
|
Library
Acquires Abstract Prints
from Library of Congress: News
The Library of Congress has acquired an exceptional collection
of American Abstract Expressionist prints from the 1940s to 1960s,
now available through the Library’s Prints and Photographs
Division.
|
|
"World
War II: 365 Days" Is Published
from Library of Congress: News
"Dec. 7, 1941," President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
told Congress and the nation, was "a date which will live
in infamy." The phrase has become shorthand for Japan's
attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, which triggered
the nation's involvement in World War II. That date -- and many
others in the World War II era -- are featured in a new book
titled "World War II: 365 Days" by Margaret E
|
|
Library
of Congress in New Media Initiatives
from Library of Congress: News
The Library of Congress will begin sharing content from its vast
video and audio collections on the YouTube and Apple iTunes web
services as part of a continuing initiative to make its incomparable
treasures more widely accessible to a broad audience. The new
Library of Congress channels on each of the popular services
will launch within the next few weeks.
|
|
Library
Report Examines Digital Copyright of Unpublished Recordings
from Library of Congress: News
The Library announced today the completion of a commissioned
report that examines copyright issues associated with unpublished
sound recordings. This new report from the Library of Congress
and the Council on Library and Information Resources addresses
the question of what libraries and archives are legally empowered
to do, under current laws, to preserve and make accessible for
research their holdings of unpublished sound recordings made
before 1972.
|
|
New
Additions to "Pictorial Americana"
from Library of Congress: New on the Web
Site
Sections on Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
Washington, West Virginia and more.
|
|
New
Presidential Resource Guides
from Library of Congress: New on the Web
Site
Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft and
Warren Harding have been added to the list of compilations of
digital materials that are available throughout the Library's
Web site.
|
|
Lab
Renovation: Increasing Energy Efficiency and Reducing Environmental
Impact
from Library of Congress: New on the Web
Site
The Library of Congress Preservation Research and Testing Division
has recently upgraded its 25 year old laboratories. This initiative
has allowed the Library to strengthen its scientific research
effort in a number of important ways.
|
|
New
Science Reference Guide: Women and Minorities in Science and
Technology
from Library of Congress: New on the Web
Site
This guide will be helpful to those studying women and minorities
in the sciences. Included in the guide are selected book titles,
journal titles, Library of Congress guides and Internet resources.
|
|
Slideshow
of Abraham Lincoln Images
from Library of Congress: New on the Web
Site
A slideshow of images of and related to Abraham Lincoln.
|
|
MetaArchive
Supports Community Approaches Conference
from Library of Congress: Digital Preservation
March 26, 2009 -- The MetaArchive Project helped sponsor Community
Approaches to Digital Preservation 2009, a February 20, 2009
conference focusing on collaborative approaches to digital preservation
services.
|
|
ASPRS
Aspires to Preserve Geospatial Data
from Library of Congress: Digital Preservation
March 26, 2009 -- The 75th anniversary annual meeting of the
American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing considered
digital stewardship issues from the perspective of the NDIIPP
Geospatial Multistate Archive and Preservation Partnership.
|
|
Library
of Congress Classification Weekly List 11, 2009
from Library of Congress Classification
Weekly Lists
List of new or revised Library of Congress Classification numbers
and captions approved by the weekly editorial meeting of the
Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Policy and Standards Division
on March 18, 2009
|
|
Financing
Water Infrastructure
from Legislative Analyst's Office
Presented to Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee
|
|
California's
Fiscal Outlook
from Legislative Analyst's Office
Presented to UCLA Anderson Economic Forecast Seminar
|
|
In-Home
Supportive Services: Background and Caseload Components
from Legislative Analyst's Office
Presented to: Senate Human Services Committee
|
|
Federal
Stimulus Package:Opportunities for California Higher Education
from Legislative Analyst's Office
Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 and Assembly
Higher Education Committee
|
|
Vote
SAFE: Secure and Fair Elections Act
from Legislative Analyst's Office
This statutory initiative makes various changes to state voting
practices.
|
|
Federal
Stimulus Funding for K-12 Education
from Legislative Analyst's Office
Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No.
1 on Education
|
|
California
Taxpayer Protection Act of 2010
from Legislative Analyst's Office
This measure would (1) make changes to the application process
for federal, state, and local public benefits, (2) create a new
type of birth certificate for children of noncitizen parents
born in the United States, and (3) eliminate cash benefits for
low-income children not living with a cash-aided adult.
|
|
European
Union: European Court of Justice Declares Illegal a Secret List
of Items Prohibited Aboard Aircraft
from Law Library of Congress: Global Legal
Monitor
National Security - The European Commission has a list of standard
items that airline passengers may not carry in their hand-held
luggage inside an aircraft. The list, based on a regulation adopted
in 2002 on aviation safety, includes items... The Global Legal
Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and
developments worldwide.
|
|
Greece:
Draft Legislation to Promote Employment of Young Adults
from Law Library of Congress: Global Legal
Monitor
Labor - In Greece, young adults up to 30 years of age are encountering
serious problems in finding employment commensurate with their
professional qualifications and expertise. The unemployment rate
for this age group was over 22 percent in... The Global Legal
Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and
developments worldwide.
|
|
Germany:
Inheritance Tax Reform
from Law Library of Congress: Global Legal
Monitor
Taxation - As of January 1, 2009, a reform of inheritance tax
legislation in Germany exempts family homes and business enterprises
from taxation under certain circumstances (Gesetz zur Reform
des Erbschaftsteuer- und Schenkungsteuergesetz, Dec. 31, 2008,
BUNDESGESETZBLATT [BGBl.]... The Global Legal Monitor from the
Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
|
|
Sweden:
Plan to Reform Military
from Law Library of Congress: Global Legal
Monitor
Military - On March 19, 2009, Swedish Defense Minister Sten Tolgfors
introduced a bill that would institute the largest reform of
Sweden's military in several decades. "This will be a major
strengthening of Sweden's defense capabilities," he stated....
The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers
legal news and developments worldwide.
|
|
Germany:
Constitutional Court Decision on Electronic Voting
from Law Library of Congress: Global Legal
Monitor
Elections - On March 3, 2009, the Federal Constitutional Court
issued a decision that may prevent the use of electronic voting
machines in future German elections. (Bundesverfassungsgericht,
Docket Nos. 2 BvC 3/07 andamp; 2 BvC 4/07, http://www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de/entscheidungen/cs20090303_2bvc000...
The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers
legal news and developments worldwide.
|
|
England
and Wales: Report Criticizes Implementation of Child Protection
Laws
from Law Library of Congress: Global Legal
Monitor
Children - In the wake of a tragic case in England in which a
toddler, known only as "baby P," was killed by his
mother, her live-in boyfriend, and their lodger, despite being
seen by social services and... The Global Legal Monitor from
the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments
worldwide.
|
|
RUSSIA:
CONVERSATION-GREAT BRITAIN-PRIME MINISTER-BROWN
from Kremlin.Ru: Unified Wire Service
At the initiative of the British side, Dmitry Medvedev had a
telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Great Britain Gordon
Brown.
|
|
RUSSIA:
GREETINGS-CONFERENCE-AFGHANISTAN
from Kremlin.Ru: Unified Wire Service
Dmitry Medvedev sent a message of greetings to delegates at a
special conference on Afghanistan taking place in Moscow under
the aegis of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
|
|
RUSSIA:
INTERVIEW- BBC TELEVISION
from Kremlin.Ru: Unified Wire Service
An interview given by Dmitry Medvedev to the BBC Television has
been published.
|
|
RUSSIA:
GREETINGS-LAS-CONFERENCE
from Kremlin.Ru: Unified Wire Service
Dmitry Medvedev sent a message of greetings to delegates at a
conference of the League of Arab States.
|
|
RUSSIA:
ANNOUNCEMENT-LONDON-SUMMIT
from Kremlin.Ru: Unified Wire Service
Dmitry Medvedev will visit London to take part in the G20 summit
on April 1-2.
|
|
RUSSIA:
Opening Remarks at Russian-Turkmenistani Talks in Expanded Format
from Kremlin.Ru: Presidential Speeches
and Addresses
“As partners of Turkmenistani companies, Russian companies
– Gazprom and others – are ready to continue cooperation
in all different areas. We also have good plans for cooperation
in the electricity sector. We just discussed work together in
the transport sector, which is also a very promising area for
cooperation.”
|
|
RUSSIA:
Excerpts from Speech at the Council for the Development of Physical
Culture and Sport, Elite Sport, and the Preparation and Organisation
of the 2014 Sochi XXII Winter Olympics and XI Winter Paralympics
from Kremlin.Ru: Presidential Speeches
and Addresses
“Our goal is to turn Sochi into a major sports and recreational
centre for summer and winter sports, for active vacations and
improving people’s health. We must ultimately build a modern,
world-class resort with developed infrastructure and a developed
social sphere, which should conform to all ecological parameters.”
|
|
RUSSIA:
Press Statements following Russian-Turkmenistani Talks
from Kremlin.Ru: Presidential Speeches
and Addresses
“We confirmed the high level of mutual understanding we
have on regional and international issues. We discussed very
complicated matters such as the situation in Afghanistan and
the surrounding areas. These discussions confirmed the closeness
of our views on a broad range of international issues.”
|
|
RUSSIA: Beginning
of Meeting with Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon
from Kremlin.Ru: Presidential Speeches
and Addresses
“Russia acts on the basis that the United Nations is a universal,
international platform that unites all nations and all governments.
And as a responsible member of the United Nations, as a permanent
member of the Security Council, we will always contribute to
reinforcing the authority of the United Nations.”
|
|
RUSSIA:
Beginning of Meeting with Secretary General of the Organisation
of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu
from Kremlin.Ru: Presidential Speeches
and Addresses
“We understand the role that the Organisation plays in the
Islamic world, and Russia, as a multi-faith nation with citizens
who are members of various religions, including Islam, would
naturally like to develop sound ties to the Organisation of the
Islamic Conference and the Islamic world.”
|
RUSSIA:
Interview with BBC
|
|
RUSSIA:
Meeting with Vice President and Prime Minister of the United
Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
from Kremlin.Ru: Presidential Speeches
and Addresses
"We need to outline the future directions for building up
our relations, taking into account the dynamic they have developed
over these last years."
|
|
Pelosi
Statement on President Obama Signing Omnibus Public Lands ...
by FOXBusiness - USA
WASHINGTON, March 30, 2009 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/
----Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement this
afternoon after President Obama ...
|
|
Obama
says Sudan facing immediate crisis, sends envoy
by Reuters - USA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Monday
that Sudan faces an immediate crisis over the government's decision
to expel some aid groups ...
|
Mike
Gravel: We must have a new 9/11 Investigation Part 1 by admin
|
|
John
Yoo to be Indicted?
by East Bay Express - Berkeley,CA,USA
Interestingly, the Spaniards view Yoo and the other lawyers as
being more legally culpable than Bush and Cheney and the torturers
themselves. ...
|
|
GAO-09-458T,
Department of Labor: Wage and Hour Division's Complaint Intake
and Investigative Processes Leave Low Wage Workers Vulnerable
To Wage Theft, March 25, 2009
from GAO Reports
The mission of the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division
(WHD) includes enforcing provisions of the Fair Labor Standards
Act, which is designed to ensure that millions of workers are
paid the federal minimum wage and overtime. Conducting investigations
based on worker complaints is WHD's priority. According to WHD,
investigations range from comprehensive investigations to conciliations,
which consist primarily of phone calls to a ...
|
|
GAO-09-534T,
Climate Change: Observations on Federal Efforts to Adapt to a
Changing Climate, March 25,
2009
from GAO Reports
Changes in the climate attributable to increased concentrations
of greenhouse gases may have significant environmental and economic
impacts in the United States. For example, climate change could
threaten coastal areas with rising sea levels, alter agricultural
productivity, and increase the intensity and frequency of floods
and storms. Federal, state, and local agencies are tasked with
a wide array of responsibilities that will be affected ...
|
|
GAO-09-532T,
Small Business Administration: Status of Efforts to Address Previous
Recommendations on the HUBZone Program,
March 25, 2009
from GAO Reports
This testimony discusses the Small Business Administration's
(SBA) Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) program.
Created in 1997, the HUBZone program provides federal contracting
assistance to small businesses located in economically distressed
communities, or HUBZone areas, with the intent of stimulating
economic development in those areas. In fiscal year 2007, federal
agencies awarded contracts valued at about $8 billion ...
|
|
GAO-09-528T,
U.S. Department of Agriculture: Improved Management Controls
Can Enhance Effectiveness of Key Conservation Programs, March 25, 2009
from GAO Reports
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers conservation
programs, such as the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP,
formerly the Conservation Security Program) and the Environmental
Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), to help farmers reduce soil
erosion, enhance water supply and quality, and increase wildlife
habitat, among other things. This testimony is based on GAO reports
on CSP and EQIP, each issued in 2006, and a 2008 report ...
|
|
GAO-09-524T,
Inspectors General: Independent Oversight of Financial Regulatory
Agencies, March 25, 2009
from GAO Reports
This testimony discusses H.R. 885, Improved Financial and Commodity
Markets Oversight and Accountability Act. This proposed legislation
recently referred to Congress is intended to enhance the independence
of inspectors general (IG) in key financial regulatory agencies
including the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the National Credit
Union Administration, the Pension Benefit Guaranty ...
|
|
GAO-09-519T,
HUBZone Program: Fraud and Abuse Identified in Four Metropolitan
Areas, March 25, 2009
from GAO Reports
Created in 1997, the HUBZone program provides federal contracting
assistance to small businesses in economically distressed communities,
or HUBZone areas, with the intent of stimulating economic development
in those areas. On July 17, 2008, we testified before Congress
that SBA's lack of controls over the HUBZone program exposed
the government to fraud and abuse and that SBA's mechanisms to
certify and monitor HUBZone firms provide limited ...
|
|
GAO-09-481T,
Next Generation Air Transportation System: Issues Associated
with Midterm Implementation of Capabilities and Full System Transformation, March 25, 2009
from GAO Reports
To prepare for forecasted air traffic growth, the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), including its Joint Planning and Development
Office (JPDO) and Air Traffic Organization (ATO), is planning
for and implementing the Next Generation Air Transportation System
(NextGen) in partnership with other federal agencies and the
aviation industry. NextGen will transform the current radar-based
air traffic control system into a more automated aircraft-centered,
...
|
|
GAO-09-476T,
Iraq and Afghanistan: Security, Economic, and Governance Challenges
to Rebuilding Efforts Should Be Addressed in U.S. Strategies, March 25, 2009
from GAO Reports
From fiscal year 2001 through July 2008, Congress provided more
than $808 billion to the Department of Defense (DOD) for the
Global War on Terrorism, including military operations in Iraq
and Afghanistan. Moreover, since fiscal year 2003, about $49
billion has been provided to U.S. agencies for reconstruction
and stabilization in Iraq and $32 billion for similar efforts
in Afghanistan since fiscal year 2002. In February 2009, President
...
|
|
GAO-09-475T,
U.S. Postal Service: Escalating Financial Problems Require Major
Cost Reductions to Limit Losses,
March 25, 2009
from GAO Reports
When Congress passed the Postal Accountability and Enhancement
Act in December 2006, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) had just
completed fiscal year 2006 with its largest mail volume ever--213
billion pieces of mail and a net income of $900 million. Two
years later, USPS's financial condition has deteriorated. Mail
volume declined by a record 9.5 billion pieces (4.5 percent)
in fiscal year 2008, leading to a loss of $2.8 billion--the second
...
|
|
GAO-09-440,
HUBZone Program: Fraud and Abuse Identified in Four Metropolitan
Areas, March 25, 2009
from GAO Reports
The Small Business Administration's (SBA) Historically Underutilized
Business Zone (HUBZone) program provides federal contracting
assistance to small firms located in economically distressed
areas, with the intent of stimulating economic development. In
July 2008, GAO identified substantial vulnerabilities in SBA's
application and monitoring process that demonstrated the HUBZone
program is vulnerable to fraud and abuse. GAO also investigated
...
|
|
GAO-09-343,
Federal Student Aid: Recent Changes to Eligibility Requirements
and Additional Efforts to Promote Awareness Could Increase Academic
Competitiveness and SMART Grant Participation, March ...
from GAO Reports
The Academic Competitiveness (AC) and National Science and Mathematics
Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Grants were established by the
Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. The grants provide merit-based
financial aid to certain low-income college students eligible
for Federal Pell Grants and are administered by the Department
of Education (Education). In the first year of implementation,
participation was lower than expected. GAO was asked to ...
|
|
GAO-09-342,
Department of Defense: Additional Actions and Data Are Needed
to Effectively Manage and Oversee DOD's Acquisition Workforce, March 25, 2009
from GAO Reports
Since 2001, the Department of Defense's (DOD) spending on goods
and services has more than doubled to $388 billion in 2008, while
the number of civilian and military acquisition personnel has
remained relatively stable. To augment its in-house workforce,
DOD relies heavily on contractor personnel. If it does not maintain
an adequate workforce, DOD places its billion-dollar acquisitions
at an increased risk of poor outcomes and vulnerability ...
|
|
GAO-09-277,
Federal Land Management: Additional Documentation of Agency Experiences
with Good Neighbor Authority Could Enhance Its Future Use, February 25, 2009
from GAO Reports
In 2000, Congress authorized the U.S. Department of Agriculture's
Forest Service to allow the Colorado State Forest Service to
conduct certain activities, such as reducing hazardous vegetation,
on U.S. Forest Service land when performing similar activities
on adjacent state or private land. The Department of the Interior's
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received similar "Good Neighbor"
authority in 2004, as did the U.S. Forest Service ...
|
|
GAO-09-181,
Defense Management: Actions Needed to Address Stakeholder Concerns,
Improve Interagency Collaboration, and Determine Full Costs Associated
with the U.S. Africa Command,
February 20, 2009
from GAO Reports
In February 2007, the President directed the Department of Defense
(DOD) to establish the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) to help
strengthen U.S. security cooperation with African nations and
bring peace and stability to the continent. For this review,
GAO assessed DOD's (1) efforts to establish the command and communicate
its mission, (2) progress in integrating personnel from other
U.S. government agencies into AFRICOM, and (3) plans and ...
|
|
GAO-09-154,
Urban Partnership Agreements: Congestion Relief Initiative Holds
Promise; Some Improvements Needed in Selection Process, March 25, 2009
from GAO Reports
As part of a broad congestion relief initiative, the Department
of Transportation awarded about $848 million from 10 grant programs
to five cities (Miami, Minneapolis, New York, San Francisco,
and Seattle) in 2007 as part of the Urban Partnership Agreements
(UPA) initiative. The UPA initiative is intended to demonstrate
the feasibility and benefits of comprehensive, integrated, and
innovative approaches to relieving congestion, including ...
|
|
GAO-09-466T,
Defense Management: Key Challenges Should be Addressed When Considering
Changes to Missile Defense Agency's Roles and Missions, March 26, 2009
from GAO Reports
To more quickly field ballistic missile defenses, the Missile
Defense Agency (MDA) has been exempted from traditional Department
of Defense (DOD) requirements development, acquisition, and oversight
processes since its creation in 2002. Instead, MDA has unique
roles and missions to develop and field weapon systems that address
a variety of ballistic missile threats. To date, MDA has spent
about $56 billion and plans to spend about $50 billion ...
|
|
GAO-09-448T,
Human Subjects Research: Undercover Tests Show the Institutional
Review Board System Is Vulnerable to Unethical Manipulation, March 26, 2009
from GAO Reports
Millions of Americans enroll in clinical studies of experimental
drugs and medical devices each year. Many of these studies are
meant to demonstrate that products are safe and effective. The
Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office for Human
Research Protections (OHRP) and the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) are responsible for overseeing aspects of a system of independent
institutional review boards (IRB). IRBs review and ...
|
|
GAO-09-410T,
Defense Acquisitions: Key Considerations for Planning Future
Army Combat Systems, March
26, 2009
from GAO Reports
The Future Combat System (FCS) program--which comprises 14 integrated
weapon systems and an advanced information network--is the centerpiece
of the Army's effort to transition to a lighter, more agile,
and more capable combat force. The substantial technical challenges,
the cost of the program, and the Army's acquisition strategy
are among the reasons why the program is recognized as needing
special oversight and review. This testimony ...
|
|
GAO-09-318R,
Securities and Exchange Commission: Oversight of U.S. Equities
Market Clearing Agencies, February 26, 2009
from GAO Reports
An effective clearance and settlement process is vital to the
functioning of equities markets. When investors agree to trade
an equity security, the purchaser promises to deliver cash to
the seller and the seller promises to deliver the security to
the purchaser. The process by which the seller receives payment
and the buyer, the securities, is known as clearance and settlement.
In the United States equities market, a centralized
|
|
GAO-09-282,
Commuter Rail: Many Factors Influence Liability and Indemnity
Provisions, and Options Exist to Facilitate Negotiations, February 24, 2009
from GAO Reports
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) and commuter
rail agencies often share rights-of-way with each other and with
freight railroads. Negotiating agreements that govern the shared
use of infrastructure can be challenging, especially on issues
such as liability and indemnity. As requested, this report discusses
(1) the liability and indemnity provisions in agreements among
passenger and freight railroads, and the resulting ...
|
|
GAO-09-85,
Commercial Vehicle Security: Risk-Based Approach Needed to Secure
the Commercial Vehicle Sector,
February 27, 2009
from GAO Reports
Numerous incidents around the world have highlighted the vulnerability
of commercial vehicles to terrorist acts. Commercial vehicles
include over 1 million highly diverse truck and intercity bus
firms. Within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has primary federal
responsibility for ensuring the security of the commercial vehicle
sector, while vehicle operators are responsible for ...
|
GAO-09-315,
Ryan White CARE Act: Implementation of the New Minority AIDS
Initiative Provisions, March
27, 2009from GAO Reports
The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of
1990 (CARE Act) makes federal funds available to assist individuals
affected by HIV/AIDS. The Department of Health and Human Services'
(HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awards
CARE Act funding to grantees that include states, territories,
and metropolitan areas. Because minorities have been disproportionately
affected by HIV/AIDS, the CARE Act's Minority ...
|
GAO-09-326SP,
Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs, March 30, 2009
|
GAO-09-449R,
Global War on Terrorism: Reported Obligations for the Department
of Defense, March 30, 2009
|
|
GAO-09-420R,
Information on Proposed Changes to the National Flood Insurance
Program, February 27, 2009
from GAO Reports
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) was created in 1968
and currently has more than 5.6 million policyholders that are
insured for about $1.1 trillion. The program collects about $2.9
billion in annual premiums. As of January 2009, NFIP owed approximately
$19.2 billion to the U.S. Treasury, primarily as a result of
loans that the program received to pay claims from the 2005 hurricane
season. According to the Federal Emergency Management ...
|
GAO-09-336,
Defense Infrastructure: DOD Needs to Periodically Review Support
Standards and Costs at Joint Bases and Better Inform Congress
of Facility Sustainment Funding Uses,
March 30, 2009
|
GAO-09-291,
Defined Benefit Pensions: Survey Results of the Nation's Largest
Private Defined Benefit Plan Sponsors,
March 30, 2009
|
|
GAO-09-226,
Bank Secrecy Act: Suspicious Activity Report Use Is Increasing,
but FinCEN Needs to Further Develop and Document Its Form Revision
Process, February 27, 2009
from GAO Reports
To assist law enforcement agencies in their efforts to combat
money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes,
the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) requires financial institutions to
file suspicious activity reports (SAR) to inform the federal
government of transactions related to possible violations of
law or regulation. Depository institutions have been concerned
about the resources required to file SARs and the extent to which
...
|
|
GAO-09-213,
Health-Care-Associated Infections: HHS Action Needed to Obtain
Nationally Representative Data on Risks in Ambulatory Surgical
Centers, February 25, 2009
from GAO Reports
Health-care-associated infections (HAI) are a leading cause of
death. Recent high-profile cases of HAIs in ambulatory surgical
centers (ASC) due to lapses in recommended infection control
practices may indicate a more widespread problem in ASCs, but
the prevalence of such lapses is unknown. The Department of Health
and Human Services' (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) and other entities collect data on HAIs, including
...
|
|
B-310566.9,B-400437.4,
Triple Canopy, Inc.--Costs, March 25, 2009
from GAO Legal Products
Triple Canopy, Inc. of Herndon, Virginia, requests that we recommend
that it be reimbursed the costs of filing and pursuing two protests
that challenged the Department of the Army's issuance of task
orders to Sabre International Security for performance of security
services at forward operating base (FOB) Prosperity and FOB Q-West
in Iraq. We deny the request.
|
B-401020,
RN Expertise, Inc., March 27, 2009
|
|
Duke,
A Framework for Analyzing Bank Lending
from FRB: Speeches
Speech at the 13th Annual University of North Carolina Banking
Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina
|
Termination
of enforcement action against Eagle National Holding Company
|
Written
agreement with First State Bank of Red Bud
|
Written
agreement with BankEast Corporation
|
|
FRB:
Data Download Program (DDP) G17: G.17 Annual Revision
from FRB: Data Download Program (DDP)
The Federal Reserve Board issued its annual revision to the index
of industrial production (IP) and the related measures of capacity
and capacity utilization. With this revision, the series code
for Carpet and Rug Mills (NAICS 31411) was changed to G31411.
Prior to the revision, the series code was N31411. Data for the
new series are available on the Board's public website and the
Data Download Program
|
|
G-20
And The Global Economy
from Forbes.com: News by Paul Maidment
A China-U.S. meeting may take focus with talk of China's central
bank proposal.
|
|
March
30, 2009 TREASURY TAX AND LOAN
from FMS Publications
Updated 3/30/2009: March 30, 2009 TREASURY TAX AND LOAN INVESTMENT
PROGRAM RESULTS OF TRANSFERS Action Percentage 1/Balance Date
Due Date Amount (Millions) C Call 27% 03-27-2009 03-27-2009 $
696 1/Actions based on known balances are reported as dollars
and listed here as N/A. Actions that refer to future balances
are
|
|
DTS:
March 27 2009
from FMS Publications
Updated 3/30/2009: TABLE I — Operating Cash Balance Opening
balance Type of account Closing balance today Today This month
This fiscal year Federal Reserve Account Financial Institution
Account Supplementary Financing Program Account Tax and Loan
Note Accounts (Table V) $ 43,263 0 199,934 1,976$ 55,308 0 199,934
1,972
|
|
DTS:
March 27 2009
from FMS Publications
Updated 3/30/2009: 1 DAILY TREASURY STATEMENT PAGE: 1 Cash and
debt operations of the United States Treasury Friday March 27,
2009 (Detail, rounded in millions, may not add to totals) _ TABLE
I Operating Cash Balance | _ |
|
|
Customer
Relationship Managers (CRM): Signed Cash Management Agreement
from FMS Programs and Services
Updated 3/27/2009: Strategic Cash Management Agreements Purpose.
The Department of the Treasury/Financial Management Service (FMS)
and individual Federal agencies enter into agreements to improve
the agencies' overall cash management practices. The development
of Strategic Cash Management Agreements (SCMAs) commit
|
|
Customer
Relationship Managers (CRM): Overview
from FMS Programs and Services
Updated 3/27/2009: Customer Relationship Managers (CRM) Overview.
Within FMS, Customer Relationship Managers (CRMs) serve as the
central point of contact for Federal Program Agencies (FPAs)
Using a "Holistic Approach, CRMs can help FPAs to improve
cash management practices governmentwide.CRMs are experts in
customer agency programs, busi
|
|
Help
For First-Time Visitors To The FMS Web Site: Financial Management
Service
from FMS Programs and Services
Updated 3/27/2009: Tips for navigating the FMS Web site.
|
|
Secretary
of the Interior Ken Salazar’s Remarks at Presidential Signing
of the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009
from DOI News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Secretary of the Interior Ken
Salazar praised President Barack Obama’s signing of the
Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009 into law at the White
House. The measure put into law the 26-million acre National
Landscape Conservation System within the Bureau of Land Management
and adds 2 million acres of new wilderness across the country.
It will also preserve 1,000 new miles of wild and scenic rivers.
|
|
Dalai
Lama hopeful for democracy
from CNN.com - Video
Tibetan Spiritual Leader the Dalai Lama sits down with CNN's
Sara Sidner and discusses China, Tibetan autonomy and more.
|
|
Obama's
presidency: Day 70
from CNN.com - Video
The Obama administration gave GM and Chrysler failing grades,
while conservationists celebrated a new land reform law.
|
|
Clinton
doesn't rule out Iran talks at Afghanistan conference
from CNN Political Ticker by emilyes
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in the Netherlands
Monday for a conference on Afghanistan. THE HAGUE, Netherlands
(CNN) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was coy Monday
about whether she would meet Iranian delegates at an international
conference on Afghanistan, and she urged Tehran to play a positive
role in helping stabilize its [...]
|
|
US
praises China's efforts on climate
from China
The rare US praise of China's efforts to combat climate change
suggests the US may be taking a positive approach to the matter,
experts said yesterday. US special envoy on climate change Todd
Stern said on Sunday in Bonn, Germany, that "the Chinese
are doing a lot already" to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
"The Chinese have a lot of policies that they have put in
place - energy intensity targets, significant renewable energy
targets, they've got auto standards that are good, they've got
...
|
|
An
Assessment of the Potential Effects of the Reductions in Medicare's
Payment Rates for Physicians Called for Under Current Law
from CBO's Latest 10 Documents
Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt Jr.
|
|
H.R.
1679, House Reservists Pay Adjustment Act of 2009
from CBO's Latest 10 Documents
Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee
on House Administration on March 25, 2009
|
|
H.R.
586, Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009
from CBO's Latest 10 Documents
Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee
on House Administration on March 25, 2009
|
|
Cayman
now has tax agreements with 20 countries
from Cayman Net News Daily Headlines
The Cayman Islands Government today, 30 March, announced that
it now has in place arrangements that provide access to comprehensive
tax information assistance with 20 countries, including the majority
of Cayman’s major trading partners. Ireland, Japan, the
Netherlands and South Africa now join eight other countries afforded
tax information assistance to OECD standards under a unilateral
mechanism, which does not require a bilateral treaty.
|
|
Canadian
PM urges U.S., other countries to fix financial systems
from Business
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has urged the United States
and other countries to fix their financial systems, saying this
is a must for the global economic crisis to end. "The stimulus
spending can help sustain economic activity and employment, but
we cannot turn a corner on the recession until the United States,
and others, truly fix their financial systems," Harper said
during an interview with the Canadian Television (CTV) Sunday.
Harper, currently in New York, is having inte ...
|
|
G20
leaders focus sights on offshore
from Bermuda News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
'I think there is broad agreement among the G20 that it's important
to bring the offshore financial centres into the overall community
of the global economy and under appropriate rules of the road,'
M...
|
|
UK
troops begin Iraqi withdrawal
from BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
Britain's official pull-out from Iraq begins, as the top general
in the south of the country hands over to the US.
|
|
Obama
on future of car industry
from BBC News Player | World
In an interview with CBS's "Face the Nation" President
Obama discusses the need for car companies need to do more during
the current economic climate.
|
|
Long-delayed
Khmer Rouge genocide trial opens
from AP Top International News At 5:48
a... by By GRANT PECK
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) -- A former teacher accused of carrying
out the murderous policies of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge went on
trial Monday, as prosecutors opened their first case against
the hard-core communists who turned the country into a killing
field three decades ago....
|
|
Obama
envoy: Time to act on climate change
from AP Top Science News At 5:42 a.m. EST
by By ARTHUR MAX
BONN, Germany (AP) -- Once booed at international climate talks,
the United States won sustained applause Sunday when President
Barack Obama's envoy pledged to "make up for lost time"
in reaching a global agreement on climate change....
|
|
Leaders
to meet on Afghan security
from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)
US will push for support for its strategy to counter Taliban
at Hague conference.
|
|
Obama
pitches budget to House Dems
Posted: 10:38 PM ET
From Deidre Walsh
CNN Congressional Producer
WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Barack
Obama made a strong pitch for his budget to House Democrats in
a closed-door meeting on Monday night, arguing that the budget
includes key components to turning around the ailing economy,
according to several Democratic sources who took verbatim notes
in the meeting.
|
|
Today's top Air Force stories include:
AMC goes green with aircraft engine washes
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123141980
AF officials announce new discrimination
hotline number
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123141958
Airmen get fallen warriors home
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123141949
Air Force officials begin Phase II of NCO
retraining program
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123141923
Revised 'Little Brown Book' now available
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123141911
|
CSMS#
09-000146 - ACE Service Delays - Has been Restored
Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:36:57 -0500
|
U.S.
Department of State: Daily Appointments Schedule for March 31,
2009
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:31:46 -0500
|
|
FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 31,
2009
House Meets At… Last Vote Predicted…
10:30 a.m.: Morning Hour
12:00 p.m.: Legislative Business
Unlimited “One Minutes” Per Side 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Senate Amendments to H.R.
1388 - Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education
Act (Rep. McCarthy (NY) – Education and Labor) (Subject
to a Rule)
H.Res.
279 - Providing for the expenses of certain committees of
the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Eleventh Congress.
(Rep. Brady (PA) – House Administration) (Subject to a Rule)
Suspensions (7 Bills)
1) H.Res.
290 - Honoring the lives and mourning the loss of Sergeant
Mark Dunakin, Sergeant Ervin Romans, Sergeant Daniel Sakai, and
Officer John Hege, Members of the Oakland Police Department in
California who were brutally slain in the line of duty (Rep.
Lee (CA) – Judiciary)
2) H.R.
985 - Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 (Rep. Boucher
– Judiciary)
3) H.R.
1029 – Alien Smuggling and Terrorism Prevention Act
of 2009 (Rep. Hill – Judiciary)
4) H.R.
838 - Miami Dade College Land Conveyance Act (Rep. Ros-Lehtinen
– Judiciary)
5) H.Con.Res.
54 - Permitting the use of the Rotunda of the Capitol for
a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance
of victims of the Holocaust (Rep. Waxman – House Administration)
6)
H.R. 151 - Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Act of
2009 (Rep. Lofgren – House Administration)
7) H.R.
1299 - Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections
Act of 2009 (Rep. Brady (PA) – House Administration)
Postponed Suspension Votes (4 Bills)
1) H.Res.
282 - Recognizing the 30th anniversary of the peace treaty
between Egypt and Israel (Rep. Fortenberry – Foreign Affairs)
2) H.R.
1253 - Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification
Act of 2009 (Rep. Burgess - Energy and Commerce)
3) H.R.
1259 - Dextromethorphan Distribution Act of 2009 (Rep. Upton
– Energy and Commerce)
4) H.R.
577 - Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009 (Rep. Gene Green –
Energy and Commerce)
|
|
ticker timeline 00:17 Eastern Time Tuesday
March 31, 2009
adsense
|
|
new ticker page started 00:00 Eastern
Time Tuesday March 31, 2009
today's ticker page 1
for yesterday's news
ticker (03/30/2009) click here
|
|
view
previous page:::::page one |
usdemocrats.com political news ticker/weblog
Tuesday March 31 2009 for yesterday's ticker entries click here
Tuesday
March 31, 2009
make sure to refresh the page to view the most current updates
click here to search ticker archives by keyword or go to the weblog archive index
rss xml
