The Federal Bureau of Investigations Management of Confidential Case Funds and Telecommunication Costs, Audit Report 08-03, January 2008, For Public Release. “Summary of Findings: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conducts undercover activities as part of its mission to detect and deter terrorist attacks and foreign intelligence threats and to enforce the laws of the… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2008
IRS Announces 2008 Free File Opens Jan. 11
Press release: “The Internal Revenue Service and its private-sector partners today announced the Jan. 11 opening of this year’s Free File program. The free tax preparation and electronic filing initiative begins its sixth year with high customer satisfaction ratings. Seven out of 10 taxpayers 97 million filers qualify for Free File. Taxpayers must… Continue Reading
CRS Report: How Crime in the United States Is Measured
CRS Report – How Crime in the United States Is Measured, January 3, 2008 (via FAS) “Crime data collected through the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), and the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) are used by Congress to inform policy decisions and allocate federal criminal justice funding to states. As… Continue Reading
DHS' Domestic Nuclear Detection Office Progress in Integrating Detection Capabilities and Response Protocols
OIG-08-18 – DHS’ Domestic Nuclear Detection Office Progress in Integrating Detection Capabilities and Response Protocols (PDF, 46 pages ) New 01/10/2008 “This report addresses DHS Domestic Nuclear Detection Office programs and initiatives to support the integration of domestic radiological and nuclear detection, notification, and response systems, including its coordination efforts with other federal and state… Continue Reading
National Taxpayer Advocate's 2007 Annual Report to Congress
Press release: “National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson today released her National Taxpayer Advocate’s 2007 Annual Report to Congress, focusing particular attention on the consequences of changes to the tax code enacted late in the year and the need for a coordinated IRS approach to combat the cash economy portion of the tax gap. Olson… Continue Reading
Census Bureau Releases Poverty Estimates for States, Counties and School Districts
Census press release: “The U.S. Census Bureau today released 2005 poverty estimates for each of the nations almost 14,000 Title I-eligible school districts. The estimates are produced in order for the Department of Education to implement provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The school district data, part of the Small Area… Continue Reading
Social Security Reform: Benchmarks for Assessing Fairness and Benefit Adequacy
“Treasury today released the third in a series of papers on Social Security. Issue Brief No. 3 is entitled Social Security Reform: Benchmarks for Assessing Fairness and Benefit Adequacy.” Continue Reading
Updated Fact Sheets on Women's Health Insurance Coverage from the Kaiser Family Foundation
“The Women’s Health Insurance Coverage Fact Sheet provides new statistics on health coverage and describes the major sources of health insurance for non-elderly adult women, including employer-sponsored coverage, Medicaid, individually purchased insurance, and Medicare. It also summarizes the major policy challenges facing women in obtaining health coverage, and provides data on the more than 17… Continue Reading
New study estimates 151,000 violent Iraqi deaths since 2003 invasion
Press release: “A large national household survey conducted by the Iraqi government and WHO estimates that 151 000 Iraqis died from violence between March 2003 and June 2006. The findings, published today on the web site of the New England Journal of Medicine, are based on information collected during a wider survey of family health… Continue Reading
Election Technology Council Releases Industry Guidelines for Safeguarding the Vote in 2008
Press release: “The Election Technology Council today announced the release of industry guidelines outlining best practices for election officials to adopt in response to potential and perceived threats to electronic voting systems. In releasing the guidelines, David Beirne, Executive Director of the Election Technology Council, said, The Council recognizes that no voting technology is invulnerable,… Continue Reading
Status of Protection for Polar Bears Remains Unresolved
Follow up on January 7, 2008 posting Federal Fish and Wildlife Statement for Polar Bear Decision, additional information and links. San Francisco Chronicle: Groups cite oil leases in U.S. delay on rating polar bear’s status, by Jane Kay: “Environmental groups fear that political meddling and a rush to sell oil leases in Arctic waters are… Continue Reading
Pew Survey Reports Increased Use of Video-Sharing Sites
Pew Internet Project Data Memo, Video Sharing Websites, January 9, 2008: “The audience for YouTube and other internet video sites has risen sharply the past year. Nearly half of online adults now say they have visited such sites. On a typical day at the end of 2007, the share of internet users going to video… Continue Reading
