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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

11 This core flaw of GSE design was described by then-Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson when F&F were placed into conservatorship in 2008. ” The Pre-2008 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac F&F were relatively small prior to the Savings & Loan (S&L) Crisis of 1989, having only a single-digit market share of funding U.S.

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Building a Culture of Cyber Literacy

GovLoop

NICE, which originated in 2008, focuses on helping government agencies, the private sector and academia build their cybersecurity workforces from within. NIST’s Special Publication 800-50 , released in final form in October 2023, spells out the steps for designing, developing and implementing an awareness program.

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Accelerating the secure exchange of public health data with AIMS, powered by Ruvos and AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Powering fast, secure exchanges of public health data APHL partnered with Ruvos in 2008 to design and build AIMS, a hub-and-spoke model for national public health data exchange. AWS tools remain essential for modernizing and scaling the platform.

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Building Resilience: Leveraging Innovative Partnerships and Low Cost Capital to Meet Affordable Single-Family Housing Needs

Center for Community Progress

In particular, the organization’s Foreclosure Response Program—launched in 2008 in direct response to the devastating foreclosure crisis—has proven a resilient model for affordable single-family development.

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Technology: What, When and How to Adopt

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

From 2008 to 2018, Jim chaired FEMA’s National Advisory Council. We advise public and private organizations on an all-inclusive approach to disaster preparedness that addresses governance, planning, operational procedures, technology implementation, training, and exercises in order to achieve a successful and sustainable program.

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Optimizing the US mortgage market with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

The UMBS makes up 70 percent of the total MBS market in the US and was established in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to provide stability, liquidity, and resiliency in the US housing market. Leveraging the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF) , CSS manages $6.4 This created further savings and operational resiliency for CSS.

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The impact of the worldwide recession on the tech industry 

Open Access Government - Technology News

It’s not as bad as 2008. The demand for up-to-date knowledge on how to develop, implement, and maintain systems that can integrate with a variety of other software and databases, as well as IoT end-points like devices, vehicles, and equipment, is being driven by the rapid evolution of business technology such as AI and automation.

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