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Author: Yvonne D. Jones
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: check, adoption, truncation, full, banks, consumers, accepted, progressing
Number of Pages: 66
Published: 2009-05-01
ISBN-10: 1437911439
ISBN-13: 9781437911435
Checks represent a significant volume of payments that need to be processed, cleared, and settled. The Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act (Check 21) facilitated wider use of electronic check processing. It authorized a new legal instrument -- the substitute check -- a paper copy of an image of the front and back of the original check. This report evaluates the implementation and admin. of the act and determines: (1) the gains in economic efficiency from check truncation and evaluates the benefits and costs to the Fed. Reserve System and financial institutions; (2) assesses consumer accept
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Author: Robert N. Goldenkoff
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: background, check, investigations, redundant, eliminate, security, dhs, efforts, transportation
Number of Pages: 52
Published: 2007-08
ISBN-10: 1422317102
ISBN-13: 9781422317105
Since 9/11, the fed. govżt. has taken steps to ensure that transportation workers are screened to ensure that they do not pose a security risk. However, the number of Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) background check programs has raised concerns that such workers may be subject to redundant background check programs. The Security & Accountability for Every Port Act required a study of those DHS background check programs similar to the one required of truck drivers to obtain a hazardous material endorsement. For this study, the author examined DHS background check programs to identify: potenti
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Author: Ralph Levinson
Publisher: Wellcome Trust
Keywords: education, arts, science, conversations, encounters, new, creative
Number of Pages: 211
Published: 2008-06
ISBN-10: 1841290777
ISBN-13: 9781841290775
An essential guide to the emerging educational landscape of the 21st century, ‘Creative Encounters: New conversations in science, education and the arts’ explores the many opportunities and questions provided and prompted by collaborations between artists, educators and scientists. Bringing together leaders from the worlds of art, education, science and public engagement, 'Creative Encounters' presents new ways in which scientists and artists can productively work together, and discusses the role of wonder and beauty in capturing the imagination. The authors share their own unique exp
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Author: Michael N. Castle
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: financial, services, house, representatives, banking, committee, generated, check, fraud, hearing, computer
Number of Pages: 102
Published: 1997-12
ISBN-10: 0788187309
ISBN-13: 9780788187308
Hearing held by the Subcommittee on Domestic & International Monetary Policy, House Committee on Banking & Financial Services. Witnesses: Kevin T. Foley, Deputy Assist. Dir. -- Office of Investigations, U.S. Secret Service, Dept. of the Treasury; Edwin B. Greene, Chmn., U.S. Check Co., Inc.; Boris Melnikoff, Sr. V.P., Wachovia Corp., on behalf of the Amer. Bankers Assoc.; Charles L. Owens, Chief, Financial Crimes Section, FBI; & Erik Stein, V.P. & Manager, Risk Management Admin., Great Western Bank, on behalf of the Consumers Bankers Assoc.
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Author: General Accounting Office Washington Dc
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: nics, background, check, records, destruction, nextday, control, potential, effects, gun
Number of Pages: 39
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ISBN-10: 1428944869
ISBN-13: 9781428944862
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Author: Laurie Ekstrand
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: background, check, system, criminal, instant, control, implementation, national, gun
Number of Pages: 102
Published: 2000-06
ISBN-10: 075670183X
ISBN-13: 9780756701833
Provides info. on a wide variety of topics related to the permanent provisions (phase II) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act. On Nov. 30, 1998, the Brady Act's permanent provisions went into effect with implementation of the Nat. Instant Criminal Bckgrnd. Check System (NICS). Managed by the FBI, this computerized system is used to make presale background checks for purchases from Fed. firearms licensees of all firearms, not just handguns. This report focuses on background checks conducted by the FBI's NICS Office. Presents info. on 4 topics: stat. on bckgrnd. checks, NICS oper.; deni
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