Government Bailout : Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)

Intro -- GOVERNMENT BAILOUT: TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM (TARP) -- GOVERNMENT BAILOUT: TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM (TARP) -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 ADVANCING ECONOMIC STABILITY THROUGH TRANSPARENCY, COORDINATED OVERSIGHT AND ROBUST ENFORCEMENT -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- The Office of the Special Inspector General -- SIGTARP's Reporting Requirements -- Operations of TARP -- SIGTARP's Projects and Recommendations -- SECTION 1 THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM -- SIGTARP's Creation and Statutory Authority -- SIGTARP's Mission and Core Values -- Transparency -- Coordinated Oversight -- Robust Enforcement -- SIGTARP's Organizational Structure -- Audit Division -- Investigations Division -- Administration and Other Mission Support -- Other Executive Staff -- Building SIGTARP's Organization -- Hiring -- Contracting -- Building SIGTARP's Infrastructure -- SIGTARP's New Office -- Technical Infrastructure - Website and Hotline -- SIGTARP's Oversight Activities to Date -- Establishing Lines of Communication with TARP Managers and Vendors -- Coordination with Other Oversight Bodies -- Coordination with EESA Oversight Entities -- Coordination with Relevant IGs - TARP-IG Council -- Coordination with Law Enforcement Agencies -- SIGTARP's Oversight Regarding Transparency and Internal Controls -- SIGTARP's Recommendation Regarding Posting TARP Agreements -- SIGTARP's Recommendations Regarding TARP Contract Language -- SIGTARP's Data Collection Initiatives -- SIGTARP's Letter to the Secretary Regarding Executive Compensation -- SIGTARP's Letter to Treasury Concerning TALF -- SIGTARP's Use of Funds Project -- SECTION 2 TARP OVERVIEW -- Legislative Background -- Genesis and Passage of EESA -- EESA Provisions -- EESA Goals.