Mexico’s Drug Cartels, October 16, 2007 Intelligence Issues for Congress, October 16, 2007 Iran’s Activities and Influence in Iraq, October 12, 2007 Burma Sanctions: Background and Options, October 10, 2007 Burma-U.S. Relations, October 4, 2007 Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: October 2007
HHS OIG Report – Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) Sponsor Internet Web Sites: Content and Accessibility
Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) Sponsor Internet Web Sites: Content and Accessibility (OEI-06-06-00340), October 24, 2007. Continue Reading
Presidential Determination No. 2008-1: FY 2008 Refugee Admissions Numbers
Presidential Determination on FY 2008 Refugee Admissions Numbers and Authorizations of In-Country Refugee Status Pursuant to Sections 207 and 101(a)(42), respectively, of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and Determination Pursuant to Section 2(b)(2) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act, as Amended – October 2, 2007. Continue Reading
SIGIR Audit: Controls Over Unliquidated Obligations in the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) Audit: Controls Over Unliquidated Obligations in the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund, October 23, 2007 (33 pages, PDF) “This report was to determine the amount of IRRF unliquidated obligations retained by the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development and whether… Continue Reading
U.S. Trade Representative: Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
U.S. Trade Representative Fact Sheet: Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, October 23, 2007 Continue Reading
Lighting the Way: Toward a Sustainable Energy Future
“On Oct. 22, 2007, the InterAcademy Council released a new report, commissioned by the governments of Brazil and China, identifying and detailing the scientific consensus framework for directing global energy development. Lighting the way: Toward a sustainable energy future lays out the science, technology and policy roadmap for developing energy resources to drive economic growth… Continue Reading
OMB Report Shows Agencies Significantly Improved Management of IT Investments
OMB, October 22, 2007: “Agencies are more effectively managing their Information Technology investments, according to a report released today by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). According to the updated information on the Management Watch List and High Risk List, Federal agencies have shown progress in planning, managing, and monitoring their IT investments.” Continue Reading
White House Fact Sheet: 2008 War Funding Request
White House Fact Sheet: 2008 War Funding Request – Protecting The Force, Equipping Troops, Strengthening National Security, October 22, 2007. President Bush Discusses the War Supplemental, October 22, 2007 Continue Reading
National Personnel Records Center Opens more than Six Million New Military Personnel Files
Press release: “The National Personnel Records Center (NPRC website) will open for the first time all of the individual Official Military Personnel Files (OMPFs) of Army, Army Air Corps, Army Air Forces, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard military personnel who served and were discharged, retired or died while in the service, prior to 1946.… Continue Reading
Recently Released Labor OIG Audit Reports
Local Workforce Investment Area (LWIA) Executive Compensation, Report No. 02-07-204-03-390 (September 28, 2007) – Summary | Full Report Fiscal Year 2005 Department of Labor Earmarks, Report No. 02-07-205-50-598 (September 28, 2007) Full Report Complaint Involving the Department of Labor’s Competitive Sourcing of Finance and Accounting Positions, Report No. 03-07-002-07-711 (September 28, 2007) Summary | Full… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports on Debt Management and U.S. Involvement at Major International Air Shows
Debt Management: Treasury Has Improved Short-Term Investment Programs, but Should Broaden Investments to Reduce Risks and Increase Return, GAO-07-1105, September 20, 2007 U.S. Involvement at Major International Air Shows Principally Depends on Agencies’ Missions and Aerospace Companies’ Resources, GAO-07-1165R, September 21, 2007 Continue Reading
EIA Electric Power Annual Report and Monthly Natural Gas Production Report
Electric Power Annual Report (10/22/2007): “The report presents 12 years (1995 – 2006) of National level data on electricity generation; electric generating capacity; capacity resource margins; fuel consumption; emissions; electricity trade; retail electric customers, sales, revenue and price; electric utility revenue and expense statistics; and demand-side management. New tables have been added which present national… Continue Reading
