Follow up to September 3, 2007 posting White House Website States Executive Office of President Not Subject to FOIA, White House FOIA Handbook: “The Office of Administration, whose sole function is to advise and assist the President, and which has no substantial independent authority, is not subject to FOIA and related authorities. This handbook is… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2007
New GAO Reports and Congressional Testimonies Today
Defense Business Transformation: Achieving Success Requires a Chief Management Officer to Provide Focus and Sustained Leadership, GAO-07-1072, September 5, 2007, Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) National Flood Insurance Program: FEMA’s Management and Oversight of Payments for Insurance Company Services Should Be Improved, GAO-07-1078, September 5, 2007, Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) No Child Left Behind… Continue Reading
Report by Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq
“The Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq has released its report assessing the readiness of the Iraqi military and police forces. Chaired by General James L. Jones, USMC (Ret.), the congressionally mandated commission comprised of 20 former senior military officers, defense officials, and law enforcement officers spent three weeks with its… Continue Reading
Second Report on Marketing Practices in the Federal Family Education Loan Program
Press release: “Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the United States Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a report on the student loan system entitled Second Report on Marketing Practices in the Federal Family Education Loan Program (50 pages, PDF). The report discusses the findings of Chairman Kennedy’s investigation of inappropriate… Continue Reading
Closing the Tax Gap
House Report 110-207: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill, 2008 – Closing the Tax Gap: “According to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), taxpayers paid about $1.8 trillion in taxes on time in 2001. Research conducted by the IRS has estimated that the ‘tax gap’, or the difference between total Federal taxes owed and the… Continue Reading
E-Gov Site Helps Consumers Keep Track of Product Recalls
USA.gov: “Keeping track of recalls on toys, cars, and other products can be a challenge, but there are several government resources available to help you. Visit Recalls.gov to find the latest recalls and to search for past recalls. Youll find information from the following sources: Consumer Product Safety Commission Consumer Products Food and Drug… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: DOD's Predatory Lending Report, Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq, U.S. Visitor Program
Military Personnel: DOD’s Predatory Lending Report Addressed Mandated Issues, but Support Is Limited for Some Findings and Recommendations, GAO-07-1148R, August 31, 2007,(PDF, 39 pages) Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq: Iraqi Government Has Not Met Most Legislative, Security, and Economic Benchmarks, GAO-07-1220T, September 04, 2007 (PDF, 15 pages) Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq: Iraqi Government Has… Continue Reading
DHS OIG Review of FEMA's Recommendation Tracking Process
OIG-07-66 – Review of FEMA’s Recommendation Tracking Process (PDF, 5 pages) See also: D-07-09 – Jasper-Newton Electric Cooperative, Inc., FEMA Disaster No. DR-1606-TX (PDF, 4 pages) Coordination Between FBI and ICE on Investigations of Terrorist Financing, OIG-07-55, July 2007 (PDF, 58 pages) Continue Reading
DOJ Summaries of New Decisions in FOIA Cases
New FOIA Post Feature — Summaries of New Decisions in FOIA Cases, (posted 9/4/2007): “Each year the federal courts issue hundreds of decisions in FOIA cases, addressing all aspects of the law. These decisions shape the way the law is interpreted and applied by the many attorneys and access professionals across the government who handle… Continue Reading
Secrecy Report Card 2007: Report Finds Expanded Federal Government Secrecy in 2006
Press release: “Government secrecy saw further expansion last year despite growing public concern, according to a report released today by a coalition of open government advocates. The Secrecy Report Card 2007, produced annually by OpenTheGovernment.org in order to identify trends in public access to information, found a troubling lack of transparency in military procurement, assertions… Continue Reading
CBO: The Cyclically Adjusted and Standardized Budget Measures: An Update
The Cyclically Adjusted and Standardized Budget Measures: An Update, August 2007, PDF and Data Continue Reading
Data Track the Expansion of International and U.S. Organic Farming
Economic Research Service: “The consumption of organic food and beverages is concentrated in Europe and the United States, but the production of certified organic products is scattered worldwide. U.S. production and domestic consumption of organic products continues to increase. Organic farming systems rely on ecologically based practices, such as cultural and biological pest management, and… Continue Reading
