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DoD Procurement Policy for Body Armor

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03/31/2008 Report No. D-2008-067 DoD Procurement Policy for Body Armor (70 pages, PDF)

  • “The Army and Marine Corps issued contracts and Federal Supply Schedule orders valued at more than $5.2 billion for body armor components. The Federal Acquisition Regulation requires contracting organizations to maintain adequate contract documentation to provide a complete acquisition history. Specific information concerning testing and approval of first articles was not included in 13 of 28 Army contracts and orders reviewed, and contracting files were not maintained in 11 of 28 Army contracts to show why procurement decisions were made. As a result, DoD has no assurance that first articles produced under 13 of the 28 contracts and orders reviewed met the required standards, or that 11 of the 28 contracts were awarded based on informed procurement decisions. We recommended that the Program Executive Office Soldier direct testing and evaluation of first articles for contract conformance before production on all contracts, update purchase descriptions, and document contractual actions for all body armor contracts.”

    • Congressional Pig Book 2008: Annual Compilation of Pork-Barrel Projects in Federal Budget.

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    News release: “Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today released the 2008 Congressional Pig Book, the latest installment in an 18-year exposé of pork-barrel spending…In fiscal year 2008, Congress stuffed 11,610 projects (the second highest total ever) worth $17.2 billion into the 12 appropriations bills. That is a 337 percent increase over the 2,658 projects in… Continue Reading

    New CRS Reports: Medicaid, REAL ID, Coal Mine Safety, Federal Reserve Policy Responses

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    April 02, 2008 – Taiwan’s 2008 Presidential Election April 01, 2008 – Medicaid and Outpatient Hospital Services April 01, 2008 – The REAL ID Act of 2005: Legal, Regulatory, and Implementation Issues March 31, 2008 – Understanding Stagflation and the Risk of Its Recurrence March 31, 2008 – Coal Mine Safety and Health March 28,… Continue Reading

    EPA Report Profiles Energy Star Partners for Significantly Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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    News release: “Energy Star award winners, Lowe’s Cos. Inc., PepsiCo, Food Lion, LLC, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc., Marriott International Inc., and 3M, are among those showcased in a report released [April 1, 2008] by EPA for reducing greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency. The report, Profiles in Leadership, 2008 Energy Star… Continue Reading

    New GAO Reports: Missile Defense Capabilities and Oversight, DOD Funding for Infrastructure, Federal Advisory Committee Act, Nuclear Material

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    Defense Acquisitions: Assessment of Progress Made on Block 2006 Missile Defense Capabilities and Oversight, GAO-08-608T, April 1, 2008 Defense Infrastructure: DOD Funding for Infrastructure and Road Improvements Surrounding Growth Installations, GAO-08-602R, April 1, 2008 Federal Advisory Committee Act: Issues Related to the Independence and Balance of Advisory Committees, GAO-08-611T, April 2, 2008 Military Personnel: Better… Continue Reading

    DOJ Memorandum Re: Military Interrogation of Alien Unlawful Combatants Held Outside the United States

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    March 14, 2003 Memorandum for William J. Haynes IT, General Counsel of the Department of Defense Re: Military Interrogation of Alien Unlawful Combatants Held Outside the United States, Declassified under authority of Executive Order 1958 By Acting General Counsel, Department of Defense By Daniel Dell J.’Orto UNCLASSIFIED 31 March 2008. (81 pages, PDF) “You have… Continue Reading

    Archival Research Catalog – NARA's Nationwide Holdings

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    “The Archival Research Catalog (ARC) is the online catalog of NARA’s nationwide holdings in the Washington, DC, area; Regional Archives; and Presidential Libraries. ARC is a work in progress; currently over 56% of our records are described in ARC at the series level. ARC contains many descriptions of records of interest to genealogists and family… Continue Reading

    First Ever Congressional Hearing Simulcast in an Internet-based Virtual World

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    Online Virtual Worlds: Applications and Avatars in a User-Generated Medium, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Tuesday, April 1, 2008. Witness List & Prepared Testimony. News release: “Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, conducted the first ever Congressional hearing simulcast in an Internet-based virtual world [April… Continue Reading