Review of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Detainee Tracking Process, OIG-07-08 (PDF, 17 pages) December 6, 2006. Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: December 2006
EPA OIG Audit of Superfund Review Process
EPA Has Improved Five-Year Review Process for Superfund Remedies, But Further Steps Needed, Report No. 2007-P-00006 [PDF – 50 pages] [At a Glance PDF], December 5, 2006. Continue Reading
GAO Report on Katrina and Rita Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Disaster Relief: Continued Findings of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, Full text GAO-07-252T, and Highlights, December 6, 2006. “FEMA continued to lose tens of millions of dollars through potentially improper and/or fraudulent payments from both hurricanes Katrina and Rita…As of November 2006, FEMA identified about $290 million in improper payments and collected… Continue Reading
FTC Launches Redress Program for ChoicePoint Identity Theft Victims
Press release: “Today, the Federal Trade Commission mailed claims forms for reimbursement to more than 1,400 identity theft victims who experienced out-of-pocket expenses due to alleged security lapses at data broker ChoicePoint Inc. These victims, who were identified with the assistance of law enforcement, should receive the claims form with instructions on how to file… Continue Reading
Armed Services Committee Defense Review Report
Armed Services Committee Defense Review Report, December 2006 (127 pages, PDF): “The…Committee is engaging in a comprehensive dialogue with security experts from the intelligence, academic, and think-tank communities to examine which U.S. military tools can best protect our interests at home and abroad. The goal of this process is to produce a focused, well-researched report… Continue Reading
DHS Office of Immigration Statistics Yearbook and Enforcement Action Data
2005 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (PDF, 124 pages): “The Yearbook is a compendium of tables that provides data on foreign nationals who, during fiscal year 2005, were granted lawful permanent residence, were admitted into the United States on a temporary basis, applied for asylum or refugee status, or were naturalized. The Yearbook also presents data… Continue Reading
Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2006
Press release: “Following up on their earlier efforts to prevent the stripping of fundamental legal protections in the Military Commissions Act, Senators Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) have introduced the Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2006 [Congressional Record text]. The bill would restore basic legal and human rights for 12 million lawful permanent… Continue Reading
Iraq Study Group Report Released Today
December 6, 2006 – Iraq Study Group Official Report Released [Download the report – 160 pages, PDF] Executive Summary of The Iraq Study Group Report: “The United States should immediately launch a new diplomatic offensive to build an international consensus for stability in Iraq and the region. This diplomatic effort should include every country that… Continue Reading
Live Search Books Beta Release
Live Search’s WebLog: “The U.S. beta launch of Live Search Books is a big step forward in advancing the way people discover information through the integration of content that has been “off-limits” to the traditional Search experience, until now. This release makes tens of thousands of out-of-copyright books available from our library scanning initiative, including… Continue Reading
Vote by Mail
New York Times Op-Ed, The Election Is in the Mail, by Ruth Goldway, a commissioner on the Postal Rate Commission. “Vote by Mail could offer real advantages if it were adopted nationwide. Voters would not need to take time off from work, find transportation, find the right polling station, get babysitters or rush through reading… Continue Reading
GAO Reports on Protecting Export-Controlled Information
Export Controls: Agencies Should Assess Vulnerabilities and Improve Guidance for Protecting Export-Controlled Information at Universities, Full-text GAO-07-70, Full-text, and Highlights, December 5, 2006 : “Foreign students and scholars have made substantial contributions to U.S. research efforts and technology development. However, according to a federal government intelligence assessment, foreign access to sensitive U.S. technology has imposed… Continue Reading
White Paper on Framework for Networked Personal Health Information
Markle Foundation – Connecting Americans to Their Health Care: A Common Framework for Networked Personal Health Information (41 pages, PDF): “A white paper that describes a networked environment in which consumers could establish secure electronic connections with multiple entities that hold personal health information about them. The paper discusses how consumer participation in networked environments… Continue Reading
