Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. Statement on the 2007 Social Security and Medicare Trust Fund Reports, April 23, 2007: “…This year’s Social Security report again demonstrates that the Social Security program is financially unsustainable and requires reform. In just 10 years, cash flows are projected to turn negative, and the Trust Funds are projected… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: April 2007
DOJ OIG Audit of FBI's Efforts to Hire, Train, and Retain Intelligence Analysts
Follow-up Audit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Efforts to Hire, Train, and Retain Intelligence Analysts, Audit Report 07-30, April 2007 (81 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
DHS OIG Audit of FEMA's Award of 36 Trailer Maintenance and Deactivation Contracts
FEMA’s Award of 36 Trailer Maintenance and Deactivation Contracts, OIG-07-36 (PDF, 13 pages), 04/23/2007. Continue Reading
House Committee Seeks to Review Security Problems At White House
Follow up to previous postings on postings on the CIA Plame leak and Libby trial, today’s announcement from House Oversight Chairman Henry Waxman: “Current and former employees of the White House Security Office have reported to Chairman Waxman that there was a systemic failure at the White House to follow procedures for protecting classified information.… Continue Reading
DOD OIG – Reporting of Navy Sponsor Owned Material Stored at the Naval Air Systems Command Activities
D-2007-085 Reporting of Navy Sponsor Owned Material Stored at the Naval Air Systems Command Activities (4/23/2007) (Project No. D2006-D000FJ-0130.001) PDF or View Summary Only. Continue Reading
New HHS OIG Audits of Emergency Reponse to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
04/23/2007 – Emergency Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Audit of Program Support Centers Award Process for a Contract With Doleac Electric Company, Inc. PDF (A-03-06-00532) 04/23/2007 – Emergency Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Audit of Program Support Centers Award Process for a Contract With Pamela Gilyard Catering Services PDF (A-03-06-00516) 04/23/2007 – Emergency… Continue Reading
CBO Report: Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans
The Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans: Detailed Update for Fiscal Year 2007, April 2007 (37 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
Agricultural Research Service Identifies Best Ways to Clean Kitchen Sponges
Best Ways to Clean Kitchen Sponges, By Sharon Durham, April 23, 2007: “…microwave heating and dishwashing with a drying cycle proved to be the most effective methods for inactivating bacteria, yeasts and molds on sponges. These simple and convenient treatments can help ensure that contaminated sponges don’t spread foodborne pathogens around household kitchens of today’s… Continue Reading
Exalead's Web Search Engine Launches Vertical Search of Wikipedia Database
Press release: “Wikipedia has become a popular Web destination for a wide range of information. Now users of Exalead’s Web search engine can search, browse and navigate the Wikipedia database with greater ease and satisfaction than ever before by making use of the company’s new vertical search capability that has been added to the exalead… Continue Reading
Content Managment Technology Used for Online Video Copyright Infringement
WSJ free feature: Policing Web Video With ‘Fingerprints’ – Sharing Sites Say Technology Could Help Them Identify, Remove Unauthorized Clips: “Proponents of fingerprinting technology say it can help spot TV shows and films that are posted on video-sharing sites such as Google Inc.’s YouTube without their owners’ permission, so the sites can remove them or… Continue Reading
2008 Presidential Campaign to Include First Cyberspace Moderated Debates
AP reports that Huffington Post, Yahoo and Slate will collaborate on the first Presidential debates in cyberspace, with Charlie Rose serving as the host. Voters will submit questions to the candidates and blog postings will also accompany the video. Continue Reading
New CRS Report on State Sanctions
CRS – State and Local Economic Sanctions: Constitutional Issues, April 2, 2007. Continue Reading
