News release: “Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released a report entitled The Department of Homeland Security: Minority and Gender Diversity in the Workforce and Career Senior Executive Service, which examines the Departments workforce and in particular, identifies inadequate diversity amongst the Departments senior leadership ranks. This report marks… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2008
Facts and Figures about Seven Years of Homeland Security Spending
Mercatus Center, George Mason University: Facts and Figures about Seven Years of Homeland Security Spending, Veronique de Rugy, March 3, 2008. “In this working paper, Veronique de Rugy discusses ten facts about Homeland Security spending since 2001.” Continue Reading
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIAs), Certification of Compliance Agreements and Integrity Agreements
HHS OIG: Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIAs), Certification of Compliance Agreements (CCAs) and Integrity Agreements (IAs), March 10, 2008. Continue Reading
Brookings Report: Index of State Weakness in the Developing World
Index of State Weakness in the Developing World – Transnational Security Threats, Foreign Aid, Developing Countries, Global Poverty, National Security. Susan E. Rice, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Global Economy and Development. Stewart Patrick, Research Fellow, Center for Global Development. “The Index of State Weakness in the Developing World was designed to provide policy-makers and researchers… Continue Reading
House Concurrent Resolution on the Budget – FY09
House Concurrent Resolution on the Budget – FY09: H. CON. RES. 312 accompanied by House Report 110-543. Revising the cong. budget for the U.S. Gov’t for FY08, establishing the cong. budget for the U.S. Gov’t for FY09, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 – 2013. Continue Reading
DOJ OIG Audits: DEA, ATF, Office of Justice Programs – Annual Financial Statement
Drug Enforcement Administration Annual Financial Statement, Fiscal Year 2007, Audit Report 08-13, March 2008 (Commentary and Summary Only) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Annual Financial Statement, Fiscal Year 2007, Audit Report 08-12, March 2008 (Commentary and Summary Only) Office of Justice Programs Annual Financial Statement, Fiscal Year 2007, Audit Report 08-11, March 2008… Continue Reading
House Judiciary Committee Files Suit Against Administration to Enforce Subpoenas
Follow up to previous postings on the U.S. Attorney firings, this news release today – “the U.S. House of Representatives General Counsel filed a civil lawsuit on behalf of the House Judiciary Committee to enforce subpoenas issued by the committee seeking information on the U.S. Attorney firings. The defendants in the case are former White… Continue Reading
Brookings -The State of Iraq: An Update
The State of Iraq: An Update – Iraq, Middle East, Islamic World, U.S. Military, U.S. Department of Defense. Jason H. Campbell, Senior Research Assistant, Foreign Policy, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy. “To track progress, we have established Brookings benchmarks a set of goals on the political front similar to the broader benchmarks… Continue Reading
FAA Final Rule to Improve Aircraft Black Boxes
News release: “The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has mandated significant upgrades to aircraft cockpit voice and flight data recorders improvements that will enable investigators to retrieve more data from accidents and incidents requiring investigation…Under the final rule, which affects manufacturers and operators of airplanes and helicopters with 10 or more seats, all voice recorders… Continue Reading
House Oversight Chairman Calls for Blackwater Investigations
“House Government Oversight Chairman Waxman sent letters to the Internal Revenue Service, the Small Business Administration, and the Department of Labor to request investigations into whether Blackwater has violated federal tax, small business, and labor laws.” Related postings on Blackwater Continue Reading
DOD OIG Audit: Potable and Nonpotable Water in Iraq
Report No. D-2008-060 Potable and Nonpotable Water in Iraq, March 7, 2008 “From March 2004 to February 2006, the quality of water provided by contractors, through treatment or distribution at three of the sites we visited, was not maintained in accordance with field water sanitary standards as specified in the Department of Army…” Continue Reading
DHS Fact Sheet: Cyber Storm II National Cyber Exercise
DHS Fact Sheet: Cyber Storm II National Cyber Exercise – “In March 2008, the Department of Homeland Securitys National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) will sponsor its second large-scale national cyber exercise, Cyber Storm II. Planned in close coordination with and driven by its stakeholders and participants, the exercise will center on a cyber-focused scenario that… Continue Reading
