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Daily Archives: December 21, 2007

New GAO Reports: Budget Issues, Military Health Care, Veterans' Benefits, Higher Education

  • Budget Issues: Accrual Budgeting Useful in Certain Areas but Does Not Provide Sufficient Information for Reporting on Our Nation’s Longer-Term Fiscal Challenge, GAO-08-206, December 20, 2007
  • Military Health Care: Cost Data Indicate That TRICARE Reserve Select Premiums Exceeded the Costs of Providing Program Benefits
    GAO-08-104, December 21, 2007
  • Veterans’ Benefits: Improved Operational Controls and Management Data Would Enhance VBA’s Disability Reevaluation Process, GAO-08-75, December 6, 2007
  • Higher Education: Tuition Continues to Rise, but Patterns Vary by Institution Type, Enrollment, and Educational Expenditures, GAO-08-245, November 28, 2007
  • Statistical Abstract of the United States 2008

    “The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.” Top 5 Data Links: Statistical Abstract of the United States 2008 12 – Resident Population–States: 1980 to 2006 [Excel 50k] | [PDF 460k] 7 – Resident… Continue Reading

    National Security Agency Listening Post Reportedly Breached by China

    Washington Times: “China’s intelligence service gained access to a secret National Security Agency listening post in Hawaii through a Chinese-language translation service, according to U.S. intelligence officials. The spy penetration was discovered several years ago as part of a major counterintelligence probe by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) that revealed an extensive program by… Continue Reading

    DOJ FOIA Post: Summaries of New Decisions — November 2007

    “As announced previously by OIP, we are now posting up-to-date summaries of new court decisions. To facilitate their review, the cases are broken down by FOIA Exemption or procedural element and internal citations and quotations have been omitted. OIP provides these case summaries as a public service; due to their nature as summaries, they are… Continue Reading

    NGA Center Survey Reveals Homeland Security Challenges Facing States

    Press release: “States are working more closely and more effectively with federal agencies than ever before to share information that could prevent terrorist attacks, but their relationship with the federal government in a number of other key security areas remains a work in progress, according to a new issue brief from the National Governors Association… Continue Reading