U.S. Financial Information

Treasury Security Manual (TD P15-71), June 2011

Background Treasury security programs consist of the following security functions including operational support for the Departmental Offices personnel security, industrial…

April 1, 2020

Army Denies Access to Congressional Budget Justification citing “… the unique FY17 and FY18 year in the budget world”

Background On March 3, 2017, I requested the Congressional Budget Justification document for FY2018. Some agencies have not completed their…

May 10, 2017

FDIC’s DRR Capital Markets Policies and Procedures Manual, November 18, 2011

Background Capital Markets is responsible for the management and disposition of securities, syndicated loans, syndicated limited partnerships, and Qualified Financial…

January 31, 2017

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Circulars

Background The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is an independent agency created by the Congress to maintain stability and public…

January 26, 2017

March 2016: IRS Needs to Further Improve Controls over Financial and Taxpayer Data

Excerpt What GAO Found The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) made progress in implementing information security controls; however, weaknesses in the…

March 29, 2016

The “New” $100 Bill

In 2009, the United States introduced a new version of the $100 bill. Below, is a description from Wikipedia about…

July 24, 2015

Meetings of the First Vice Presidents of the Federal Reserve

Periodically, the First Vice Presidents of the Federal Reserve convene to discuss multiple matters of interest.  Below, you will find…

March 3, 2015

The Future of Money, September 1999

Background This study identifies the forces that will drive requirements for U.S. coins and notes. It examines how these forces…

March 3, 2015

Stimulus Package Watch

President Barack Obama signed a $787 billion economic stimulus shortly after he took office in 2009. But since the ink…

March 3, 2015

Social Security Administration Inspector General Reports

To give some background on the SSA, according to their website, "We deliver services through a nationwide network of over…

March 3, 2015