Press release: “As merchants get busier with holiday shopping, the Federal Trade Commission reminds them to be sure the credit and debit card receipts they give customers comply with federal law. To reduce the risk of fraud and identity theft, the electronically printed credit and debit card receipts given to consumers must not include more than the last five digits of the card number, and must not show the expiration date.”
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Daily Archives: December 14, 2007
DOJ OIG Reports: U.S. Customs and Border Protection and USCIS Benefit Fraud Referral Process
OIG-08-15 – U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s FY 2007 Internal Control (PDF, 23 pages) – New 12/14/2007 OIG-08-09 – Review of the USCIS Benefit Fraud Referral Process (Redacted) (PDF, 74 pages) – New 12/14/2007 Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Coastal Wetlands, Republic of the Congo, Indian Health Service
Coastal Wetlands: Lessons Learned from Past Efforts in Louisiana Could Help Guide Future Restoration and Protection, GAO-08-130, December 14, 2007 The Democratic Republic of the Congo: Systematic Assessment Is Needed to Determine Agencies’ Progress toward U.S. Policy Objectives, GAO-08-188, December 14, 2007 DOD Travel Improper Payments: Fiscal Year 2006 Reporting Was Incomplete and Planned Improvement… Continue Reading
New CDC Study Finds 5.5 Percent Increase in Injury Mortality from 1999 to 2004
Press release: “Injury death rates nationally rose more than 5 percent after a twodecade period of decline, according to a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in today′s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The report indicates the largest increases were seen in the 2029 and 4554 year age groups. The total… Continue Reading
