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Daily Archives: October 20, 2006
DOI OIG Inspection Report on Drug Testing Procedures At Secure Nuclear Sites
Inspection Letter Report “Drug Testing for Security Positions at DOE’s Portsmouth and Paducah Sites”, October 18, 2006: “We determined that DOE random drug testing procedures for protective force personnel had not been implemented at the Portsmouth and Paducah sites.” Continue Reading
Letter to President Bush On Iraq from House and Senate Democratic Leaders
Excerpt of letter dated October 20, 2006: “Iraq continues a rapid descent into full-scale civil war, with our troops increasingly caught in the middle. Over 200 U.S. troops were killed in the last 90 days, including 70 in the first two and one-half weeks of October, and on average 100 Iraqis are killed each day.… Continue Reading
House Cmte. Issues Fact Sheet on Child Exploitation
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Child exploitation investigation fact sheet (10-18-06, PDF format) Continue Reading
Transportation Research Board Publishes New Report on America's Commuting Trends
“TRB has released the third edition of Commuting in America (26 pages, PDF). The report was prepared by author Alan E. Pisarski under a joint project of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) and the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP). Commuting in America III is one of the most comprehensive documents of its kind.… Continue Reading
Treasury IG Report on Decline in Use of Free File Program
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) “audit found that the use of the Free File Program declined after income restrictions were applied.” September 29, 2006 (42 pages, PDF) Free File Home – Your Link to Free Online Filing Related postings on the IRS Free File program Continue Reading
GAO Report Raises Concerns With Transportation Worker Identification Credential Program
Transportation Security: DHS Should Address Key Challenges before Implementing the Transportation Worker Identification Credential Program Full text GAO-06-982, and Highlights, September 29, 2006. Continue Reading
Biennial Survey of Depository Libraries 2005
“The Biennial Survey of Depository Libraries 2005 Results report has been posted. The survey results reflect conditions in depository libraries as of December, 2005. The 2005 Biennial Survey Significant Findings report was also posted…” [Link to both surveys] Continue Reading
DOJ Notifies District Court of Jurisdiction Over Detainee Cases
Pursuant to President Bush having signed the Military Commissions Act of 2006 on October 17, 2006 the Washington Post reported that the DOJ notified the District Court for the District of Columbia that it has no jurisdiction over “196 pending habeas cases, some of which cover groups of detainees.” [note: via SCOTUSblog, a copy of… Continue Reading
Federal Judge Orders Release of Cheney's Visitor Logs
In response to a FOIA request filed by the Washington Post seeking the records of persons who visited the Vice President’s residence and White House Office, D.C. District Court Judge Ricardo M. Urbina issued a memo opinion granting plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction (25 pages, PDF). Continue Reading
