Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General, Semiannual Report to the Congress: April 1, 2007 September 30, 2007 “Our audit activities addressed such issues as improving airline customer service, assessing DOT preparations for granting Mexican trucks the authority to operate in the U.S., quantifying the growth in highway construction and maintenance costs, and identifying… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: April 2008
DOT OIG Testimony: Amtraks Future Outlook and Budgetary Needs
Amtraks Future Outlook and Budgetary Needs, April 03, 2008 Summary: On April 3, David Tornquist, Assistant Inspector General for Rail and Maritime Program Audits and Economic Analysis, testified before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing & Urban Development regarding Amtraks future outlook and FY 2009 budgetary needs. Mr. Tornquist testified to the need for… Continue Reading
Cyberstates 2008: A Complete State-by-State Overview of the High-Technology Industry
News release: AeA, Advancing the Business of Technology – Cyberstates 2008: A Complete State-by-State Overview of the High-Technology Industry (fee) “This 148 page report provides you with new 2007 national data on high-tech employment and venture capital investments. Cyberstates 2008 also includes the latest available state data on employment, wages, establishments, payroll, and research and… Continue Reading
Universal McCanns Global Research Into Impact of Social Media
“This project is an ongoing commitment by Universal McCann to measure consumer usage, attitudes and interests in adopting social media platforms and is the largest exploration of its kind. It aims to provide the facts behind the hype…This report (Wave 3) surveyed 17,000 internet users in 29 countries and was completed in March 2008. Power… Continue Reading
Study Group Issues Report Recommending Changes in Copyright Law to Reflect Digital Technologies
“After nearly three years of intensive work, the independent Section 108 Study Group has issued its report and recommendations on exceptions to copyright law to address how libraries, archives and museums deal with copyrighted materials in fulfilling their missions in the digital environment…Section 108 is the section of the Copyright Act that provides limited exceptions… Continue Reading
New HHS OIG Privacy Act System of Records: Administrative Files: Federal Register Notice
New OIG Privacy Act System of Records: Administrative Files: Federal Register Notice, April 4, 2008 Continue Reading
Report on the Cost, Oversight, and Impact of Congressional Earmarks
DOD Deputy Inspector General for Auditing – Report on the Cost, Oversight, and Impact of Congressional Earmarks, March 31, 2008 (Project No. D2007-D000FP-0254.000) Continue Reading
FinCEN Releases Updated Mortgage Fraud Report
News release: “The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today released an update to its November 2006 mortgage loan fraud assessment, which is based upon analysis of suspicious activity reports (SARs) provided by the financial industry. The previous study examined a statistical sample of SARs reporting mortgage fraud filed between April 1996 and March 2006. This… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: DOD Pharmacy Program, Temporomandibular Joint and Muscle Disorders
DOD Pharmacy Program: Continued Efforts Needed to Reduce Growth in Spending at Retail Pharmacies, GAO-08-327, April 4, 2008 Temporomandibular Joint and Muscle Disorders: NIH Supports a Wide Range of Research, GAO-08-454R, April 4, 2008 Continue Reading
Terrorism-Related Cases Focus of FJC New Publication
“A new publication from the Federal Judicial Center discusses methods federal judges have employed to meet the challenges posed by cases related to terrorism.” Terrorism-Related Cases: Special Case-Management Challenges Case Studies. Robert Timothy Reagan, Federal Judicial Center, March 26, 2008 Continue Reading
Amtrak Releases Monthly Performance Reports Online
Monthly Performance Reports [the related links appears toward the bottom of this page] – “Generally, reports are available 6 weeks after the end of the month. The unaudited financial statements included herein are subject to adjustment based on the results of the annual audit.” [via Michael Ravnitzky] Continue Reading
The Grass Is Not Always Greener – A Look at National Health Care Systems Around the World
March 18, 2008, Cato Policy Analysis no. 613: The Grass Is Not Always Greener: A Look at National Health Care Systems Around the World, by Michael D. Tanner. “Critics of the U.S. health care system frequently point to other countries as models for reform. They point out that many countries spend far less on health… Continue Reading
