Press release: “Committee on Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology Chairman James R. Langevin (D-RI) sent a letter on Friday to Richard L. Skinner, Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security to request an investigation into cyber attacks on the Department initiated… Continue Reading
Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and Knowledge Discovery Since 2002
Monthly Archives: September 2007
New EPA OIG Reports: North Anna Power Station, Supply Schedule Orders, Privacy Program Management Controls
2007-P-00038 Decision Needed on Regulating the Cooling Lagoons at the North Anna Power Station [Report PDF – 11 pages] [At a Glance PDF] September 20, 2007 2007-P-00037 Progress Made in Improving Use of Federal Supply Schedule Orders, but More Action Needed [Report PDF – 16 pages] [At a Glance PDF] September 20, 2007 2007-P-00036 Total… Continue Reading
Treasury Releases First in Series of Papers on Social Security Reform
“Treasury released today the first in a series of issue briefs that will discuss Social Security reform, focusing on the nature of the problem and those aspects of reform that have broad support.” Paulson Statement on Social Security Reform, September 24, 2007 Issue Brief No. 1 Social Security Reform: The Nature of the Problem, September… Continue Reading
Report by Environmental Group Analyzes Energy Bill Emissions Reduction Scenarios
Press release: “A new analysis released today by Environmental Defense shows that energy legislation passed by the House and Senate would let greenhouse emissions continue to increase for the next three decades, even if the best fuel-saving and renewable energy provisions in both bills were combined in conference committee…Environmental Defenses analysis examines how well U.S.… Continue Reading
Foreign Relations, 1969-1976, Volume E-5, Part 2
“The Department of State released today Foreign Relations of the United States, 19691976, Volume E5, Part 2, Documents on North Africa, 1969-1972. This electronic-only volume is available on the Department of States website. Part of the ongoing official documentary history of U.S. foreign policy, this is the promised second portion of an electronic-only volume that… Continue Reading
Cuomo Subpoenas Facebook Over User Safety
Press release: “Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced today that his office is investigating Facebook over representations the company makes about safety measures in place on its website. In a letter accompanying a subpoena for documents, Cuomo warned the company that a preliminary review conducted by his office revealed significant defects in the sites safety controls… Continue Reading
DOJ OIG Report: Superfund Activities in the Environment and Natural Resources Division
Superfund Activities in the Environment and Natural Resources Division for Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005, Audit Report 07-43, September 2007 (42 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
U.S. Trade Representative Fact Sheet on Food Safety
09/24/2007 – U.S. Food Safety and Trade: Myth vs. Fact. Continue Reading
New Report: Four Out of Five Companies Worldwide Affected by Fraud
Press release: “Four out of five companies have suffered from corporate fraud in the past three years, according to a survey from Kroll, the worlds leading risk consulting company. New technologies, new investors and expansion into new overseas markets have opened the door to different forms of fraud, the report concludes. In some sectors, more… Continue Reading
Citizen Group Launches Online Tool to Investigate and Evaluate Earmarks
“Today, Sunlight and Taxpayers for Common Sense launched EarmarkWatch.org, a user-friendly, online investigative tool that lets citizens connect the dots between lawmakers, lobbyists, campaign contributors and earmarks, plus share info and comments on whether earmarks meet pressing needs, pay off political contributors, or are simply pure pork. Currently, the site includes nearly 3,800 earmarks from… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports
Tax Compliance: Inflation Has Significantly Decreased the Real Value of Some Penalties, GAO-07-1062, August 23, 2007 (PDF, 14 pages) Defense Acquisitions: Navy Faces Challenges Constructing the Aircraft Carrier Gerald R. Ford within Budget, GAO-07-866, August 23, 2007 (PDF, 52 pages) Natural Hazard Mitigation: Various Mitigation Efforts Exist, but Federal Efforts Do Not Provide a Comprehensive… Continue Reading
Assessment of F-1 Students' Use of Social Security Numbers
Social Security Administration OIG Audit: Assessment of F-1 Students’ Use of Social Security Numbers, A-08-07-17085, 09/12/07, 19 pages, PDF. Related, from DHS Leadership Journal today, the “Department of Justice filed a lawsuit on behalf of DHS to overturn [Illinois] Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act will place restrictions on the ability of employers in… Continue Reading
