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Daily Archives: August 10, 2006
Federal ID Theft Legislation Delayed in Favor of State and Industry Efforts
Industry, Government Fret Over Tactics for Fighting Data Theft, by Marcia Coyle, The National Law Journal, August 10, 2006. Continue Reading
Request for Medicare Guidance Letters to be Posted on CMS Site
“Rep. Waxman asks that guidance letters provided to state Medicaid programs be provided on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services website in a format generally accessible to standard computer users.” [Note: a redesign of the CMS site earlier this year rendered many documents inacessible, and resulted in countless broken links, which have not been… Continue Reading
HHS OIG Hurricane Katrina Oversight Report
PCIE Agency Data: Hurricane(s) Oversight June 30, 2006 (PDF, 2 pages) Continue Reading
DoD Releases Selected Acquisition Reports
“The Department of Defense (DoD) has released details on major defense acquisition program cost, schedule, and performance changes since the December 2005 reporting period. This information is based on the Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs) submitted to the Congress for the June 2006 reporting period.” [Link] Continue Reading
Analysis of Ready.gov Results in ReallyReady.org
From FAS: “The Department of Homeland Security released its citizen preparedness website, Ready.gov, in February 2003 and completed a large-scale update in July 2006. The Federation of American Scientists compared the new site to an archive of the previous version and carefully evaluated the content for accuracy, completeness, comprehensibility, and applicability. This analysis exposes numerous… Continue Reading
Redacted CIA IG List of Investigations from 1997-2004 Obtained Via FOIA
The Memory Hole: “This heavily redacted list shows the closed investigations conducted by the CIA Inspector General from the beginning of 1997 to October 2004. It was obtained by researcher Michael Ravnitzky via FOIA.” Continue Reading
Recent Book Focuses on Language of the Media
As noted by Editor & Publisher, Richard Weiner’ recent book, The Skinny About Best Boys, Dollies, Green Rooms, Leads, and Other Media Lingo: The Language of the Media “is not only a media dictionary, but a history book as well, one that Weiner hopes will be as fascinating to lay readers as it is for… Continue Reading
Treasury IG Report Details Increased Security Risks from Non Business Use of Email
Inappropriate Use of Email by Employees and System Configuration Management Weaknesses Are Creating Security Risks, July 31, 2006, Reference Number: 2006-20-110 (20 pages, PDF). “We found e-mail messages that violated the IRS’ personal use policy in the electronic mailboxes of 71 (74 percent) of 96 employees.” Continue Reading
International Terrorism: Threat, Policy, and Response
CRS Report, International Terrorism: Threat, Policy, and Response, August 9, 2006 Continue Reading
DHS OIG Review of Coast Guard Mission Performance
Annual Review of Mission Performance, United States Coast Guard (FY 2005) OIG-06-50 (PDF, 36 pages), August 10, 2006. Continue Reading
FBI OIG Review of Attempted Fugitive Arrest in Puerto Rico
A Review of the September 2005 Shooting Incident Involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Filiberto Ojeda Ríos, August 2006, (PDF, Full Report) (Executive Summary) (OIG Press Release) Continue Reading
