American Customer Satisfaction Index (ASCI) E-Government Satisfaction Index, March 21, 2006. “Citizen satisfaction stalled, although some sites show significant improvement in meeting citizens’ needs.” Improvements were registered by IRS.gov, PBGC.gov, the National Archives, and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2006
HHS OIG Testimony on Eliminating Fraud in Medicaid
Testimony of Daniel R. Levinson, Inspector General, before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Medicaid Program Integrity, March 28, 2006 (9 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
Judiciary Cmte. Holds Hearing on NSA Wiretapping
Hearing – NSA III: War Time Executive Power and the FISA Court, Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Tuesday, March 28, 2006. Statement of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Vermont: “We desperately need some answers to basic questions about the Presidents decision to wiretap Americans on American soil without court approval and without attempting to comply with the… Continue Reading
Audit of Oversight of Load Ratings and Postings on Structurally Deficient Bridges on the National Highway System
Dept. of Transportation, IG Audit of Oversight of Load Ratings and Postings on Structurally Deficient Bridges on the National Highway System, March, 21 2006 (33 pages, PDF) Summary: “On March 21, we issued a final report on state transportation departments actions in calculating load ratings and posting weight limits on structurally deficient National Highway System… Continue Reading
Call for GAO Inquiry of EPA Proposal To Limit Toxic Release Inventory Program
Following-up to postings on proposals to limit public access to the EPA’s pollution release inventory data, a bipartisan letter issued yesterday on the issue “called for an investigation into the proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) to weaken regulations that require polluters to inform the public about toxic releases.” Related government document: EPA Can… Continue Reading
GAO Issues Series of Reports on Critical Border Security Safety Issues
Border Security: Investigators Successfully Transported Radioactive Sources Across Our Nation’s Borders at Selected Locations, Full-text GAO-06-545R, March 28, 2006. Border Security: Investigators Transported Radioactive Sources Across Our Nation’s Borders at Two Locations, Full-text GAO-06-583T, March 28, 2006. Highlights Combating Nuclear Smuggling: Challenges Facing U.S. Efforts to Deploy Radiation Detection Equipment in Other Countries and in… Continue Reading
How Blogs Shape the Media, Politics
Journalist David Kline discussed the growing influence of blogs on politics and the news media during a March 20-24 rolling webchat. New website from State Dept. on emerging media forthcoming at this URL Continue Reading
New Searchable Online Database of Asian Language Cancer Materials
Press release: “A searchable online database of Asian-language cancer materials has been launched by the Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training (AANCART) and the American Cancer Society.” Asian Pacific Islander Cancer Education Materials Tool Continue Reading
New Site, Available in 20 Languages, Welcomes Debate on Future of EU
“Welcome to ‘Debate Europe’, our website for the wide debate on the future of the European Union. This website is our invitation to you to discuss with us your ideas, hopes and worries for Europe’s future. With this site, we want to make contact with you and listen to what you think and propose.” Continue Reading
UK Study Notes Increased Use of Net By Women for E-Commerce
A new study (4 pages, PDF) by the European Interactive Advertising Association indicates that although men continue to spend more time on the Internet than women, the gap is rapidly closing. Continue Reading
CRS Report on Authority of National Security Letters
March 21, 2006 – National Security Letters in Foreign Intelligence Investigations: A Glimpse of the Legal Background and Recent Amendments “Five statutory provisions vest government agencies responsible for certain foreign intelligence investigations (principally the Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI]) with authority to issue written commands comparable to administrative subpoenas. These National Security Letters (NSLs) seek… Continue Reading
DoD Releases Reports on Iraq War and Reconstruction
Press release: “U.S. Joint Forces Command will release on Friday, March 24 an unclassified historical report in book form on the Iraqi view of coalition military operations conducted in Iraq. Conducted by U.S. Joint Forces Command’s Joint Center for Operational Analysis, the Iraqi Perspective Project (IPP) is a research effort focused on coalition military operations… Continue Reading
