Interagency Proposal for Model Privacy Form under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, March 29, 2007 Federal Register (62 pages, PDF)
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Daily Archives: March 29, 2007
Appellate Courts Go Live on Case Management/Electronic Case Files
The Third Branch, March 2007: “Some day in the not-too-distant future, locating and reading a brief filed in a federal appellate case will become as easy as finding an appeals court opinion. And electronic appellate briefs will feature hyperlinks to lower court rulings, statutes, regulations, and other cited materials. Judges generally are excited about having… Continue Reading
DOD OIG Audit of Timeliness of Payments for Reenlistment Bonuses in the Army
D-2007-077 Timeliness of Payments for Reenlistment Bonuses in the Army (3/28/2007) (Project No. D2006-D000FP-0253.000) Continue Reading
DOT OIG Audit on Value Engineering and Testimony on Outsourced Maintenance Facilities
Value Engineering In The Federal-Aid Highway Program, March 28, 2007: “The audit objectives were to determine whether FHWA’s oversight is adequate to ensure that: (1) value engineering studies are performed on all Federal-aid projects that have an estimated cost of $25 million or more; (2) value engineering studies are performed on all Federal-aid projects that… Continue Reading
CDC Reports 43.8 Million Are Without Health Insurance
CDC: Health Insurance Coverage During the period January-September 2006 – nearly 15% of the U.S. population were without health insurance. Continue Reading
Former Army General's Strategic and Operational Assessment of Security Operations in Iraq
Via Defense Tech, a detailed March 26, 2007 action report, on Iraq authored by former Army general and U.S. Southern Commmand commander Barry R. McCaffrey, that includes the following statements: “Iraq is ripped by a low grade civil war which has worsened to catastrophic levels with as many as 3000 citizens murdered per month. The… Continue Reading
White House Use of Non-Government Issued Email Accounts Under Scrutiny
“Rep. Waxman Requests Information on White House E-Mail Policies Following new revelations that White House officials have been conducting official business using nongovernmental e-mail accounts, Chairman Waxman asks White House Counsel Fred Fielding for information and a briefing regarding White House e-mail policies.” Computerworld: “For official government business, staff members in the Bush White House… Continue Reading
GAO Reports on Next Generation Air Transportation Systems
Joint Planning and Development Office: Progress and Key Issues in Planning the Transition to the Next Generation Air Transportation System GAO-07-693T, March 29, 2007 NASA: Issues Surrounding the Transition from the Space Shuttle to the Next Generation of Human Space Flight Systems GAO-07-595T, March 28, 2007: “NASA is in the midst of a transition effort… Continue Reading
Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the January-September 2006 National Health Interview Survey
Press release: “In this release, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) updates estimates for 15 selected health measures based on data from the JanuarySeptember 2006 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and presents estimates from 1997 through 2005 for comparison. The 15 Early Release measures are being published prior to final data editing and final… Continue Reading
United States Policy Towards Iran
R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs Testimony Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Washington, DC – March 29, 2007: “The United States is committed to pursuing a diplomatic solution to the challenges posed by Iran and we are making every effort to improve U.S.-Iranian relations. But that cannot happen without a change in… Continue Reading
EPA OIG Releases Audits on Topics Including Database Security, Hurricane Katrina and Other Agency Related Contracts
2007-P-00018 EPA Did Not Properly Process a Hospital Disinfectant and Sanitizer Registration, [Report PDF – 33 pages] [At a Glance PDF] March 29, 2007 2007-P-00017 EPA Needs to Strengthen Financial Database Security Oversight and Monitor Compliance, [Report PDF – 24 pages] [At a Glance PDF] March 29, 2007 2007-P-00015 New Housing Contract for Hurricane Katrina… Continue Reading
DHS Provides More Than $490 Million To Americas Firefighters
Press release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced today the start of the fiscal year 2007 application period for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. More than $492.3 million will be awarded this year to fire departments and nonaffiliated emergency management organizations across the nation, bringing the total provided through this program since… Continue Reading
