Beginning Farmers: Additional Steps Needed to Demonstrate the Effectiveness of USDA Assistance GAO-07-1130, September 18, 2007 Digital Television Transition: Preliminary Information on Progress of the DTV Transition, GAO-08-191T, October 17, 2007 Intellectual Property: Risk and Enforcement Challenges, GAO-08-177T, October 18, 2007 Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: October 2007
Americans "in the dark" on Government Spending According to New Report
“The majority of Americans agree, when it comes to grading the Federal government on fiscal responsibility and management efficiency, the Federal government gets nothing higher than a “C”. According to the recent America, Inc. study, sponsored by Primavera, the general public feels left in the dark as far as knowing how the government spends their… Continue Reading
Website Tracks Internet Performance of 2008 Presidential Candidates
“The Spartan Internet Political Performance (SIPP) Index is the first quantitative metric to measure the Internet-wide performance of each Presidential candidate for the 2008 election. The Index is comprised of over 650 quantitative factors measuring the level of support and how well each candidate is connecting with individuals across the Internet. The score for each… Continue Reading
Dept. of Labor Launches New Website on Retirement Laws
“The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) today announced a new interactive Web tool to serve as a resource for employers in complying with federal employee benefit laws. The ERISA Fiduciary Advisor is designed to help employers and others who provide services to private sector retirement plans understand their responsibilities. The advisor… Continue Reading
Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer
Press release: “A new report from the nation’s leading cancer organizations shows cancer death rates decreased on average 2.1 percent per year from 2002 through 2004, nearly twice the annual decrease of 1.1 percent per year from 1993 through 2002. The findings are in the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer,… Continue Reading
Nationwide Study Grades and Ranks Campaign Disclosure
Press release: “Access to state-level candidate campaign disclosure data continued to improve in states across the country, according to Grading State Disclosure 2007, a comprehensive evaluation of campaign finance disclosure laws and programs in the 50 states. The 2007 study, released today by the California Voter Foundation, found that Washington State ranks first in the… Continue Reading
DHS OIG Audits: Intragovernmental Activity, Info Security Program, CBP Export Control Activities
OIG-07-78 – Agreed-upon Procredures on DHS’ 3rd Quarter Intragovernmental Activity and Balance (PDF, 11 pages), September 2007. OIG-07-77 – Evaluation of DHS’ Information Security Program for Fiscal Year 2007 (PDF, 41 pages), September 2007 OIG-07-76 – Audit of CBP Export Control Activities (PDF, 6 pages), September 2007 Continue Reading
New NPR/Kaiser/Harvard Poll Examines Views On Childrens Health Coverage
“A new survey conducted jointly by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health examines the publics views and opinions of the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and the pending legislation surrounding its reauthorization. The survey assesses the publics familiarity with the SCHIP debate, whether or not they support the… Continue Reading
Court Indicates Order on Missing White House Email Forthcoming
Follow up to previous posting, Group Issues Report on Missing White House Emails and Violations of the Presidential Records Act, from AP today news that “U.S. Magistrate John M. Facciola indicated Wednesday [that he] may order the Bush administration to preserve copies of all White House e-mails, a move that a government lawyer argued strongly… Continue Reading
NOAA Releases Arctic Report Card 2007
“The Arctic Report Card 2007 is introduced as a means of presenting clear, reliable and concise information on recent observations of environmental conditions in the Arctic, relative to historical time series records. It provides a method of updating and expanding the content of the State of the Arctic Report, published in fall 2006, to reflect… Continue Reading
New DOJ OIG Audits: Office of Justice Programs and Combined DNA Index System Grants
DOJ OIG Audit, Office of Justice Programs Grants: “Office on Violence Against Women, West Virginia Division of Criminal Justice Services, Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Enforcement, Charleston, West Virginia, Audit Report GR-30-07-005, September 2007 (Executive Summary Only) DOJ OIG Audit, Combined DNA Index System Grants: Compliance with Standards Governing Combined DNA Index System Activities… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports Released Today: Defense Business Transformation, Medical Devices
Defense Business Transformation: A Full-time Chief Management Officer with a Term Appointment Is Needed at DOD to Maintain Continuity of Effort and Achieve Sustainable Success, GAO-08-132T, October 16, 2007 Medical Devices: FDA’s Approval of Four Temporomandibular Joint Implants, GAO-07-996, September 17, 2007 Project-Based Rental Assistance: HUD Should Streamline Its Processes to Ensure Timely Housing Assistance… Continue Reading
