Combating Terrorism: Increased Oversight and Accountability Needed over Pakistan Reimbursement Claims for Coalition Support Funds, GAO-08-806, June 24, 2008: “The United States has reimbursed Pakistan, a key ally in the global war on terror, about $5.56 billion in Coalition Support Funds (CSF) for its efforts to combat terrorism along its border with Afghanistan.” Combating Terrorism:… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2008
Kaiser data by country on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other key health and socio-economic indicators
“GlobalHealthFacts.org, a project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, provides free, up-to-date and easy-to-access data by country on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other key health and socio-economic indicators. The data are displayed in tables, charts, and color-coded maps. Additionally, the custom data sheet application allows users to compare up to five countries against any… Continue Reading
DOD – Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq
Measuring Stability & Security in Iraq (06/16/2008): “The following reports to Congress are submitted pursuant to the section entitled Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq of House Conference Report 109-72 accompanying H.R. 1268, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005, Public Law 109-13.” “The strategic goal… Continue Reading
FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program Guidance
Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program Guidance – Pre-Disaster Mitigation, Flood Mitigation Assistance, Repetitive Flood Claims, Severe Repetitive Loss, June 19, 2008 (227 pages, PDF) “The Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) program is authorized by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Assistance and Emergency Relief Act (Stafford Act) and focuses on mitigation project and planning activities that address multiple natural… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Border Security, Coast Guard Strategies for Mitigating Loss of Patrol Boats, EEOC, Rebuilding Iraq
Border Security: State Department Should Plan for Potentially Significant Staffing and Facilities Shortfalls Caused by Changes in the Visa Waiver Program, GAO-08-623, May 22, 2008 Coast Guard: Strategies for Mitigating the Loss of Patrol Boats Are Achieving Results in the Near Term, but They Come at a Cost and Longer Term Sustainability Is Unknown, GAO-08-660,… Continue Reading
Committee Calls for Declassification of Information About U.S. Bases in Iraq
“Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Waxman sent a letter today requesting that President Bush declassify provisions in the Joint MNF-I/U.S. Embassy-Baghdad Campaign Plan that refer to U.S. military bases in Iraq and the timeline for their existence, as well as a GAO report issued today regarding this Joint Campaign Plan.” Continue Reading
Bureau of Justice Statistics – Jail Inmates at Midyear 2007
Jail Inmates at Midyear 2007: “Presents data on numbers of jails and jail inmates at midyear 2007 and analyzes patterns of growth from 2000 through 2007. This report includes data on rated capacity of jails, percent of capacity occupied, and capacity added. It provides estimates of admissions to jails and details the volume of movement… Continue Reading
New Study Shows Internet Users 50+ Are Rapidly Closing the Digital Divide with Booming Online Activity
News release: “Americans 50+ are increasingly becoming immersed in the Internet and in many ways can be compared to users who are decades younger, according to findings from the Center for the Digital Future released today in conjunction with AARP. The study takes a look at online behaviors of those age 50+ compared to the… Continue Reading
Census Bureau: Maryland Profile of Older Workers Released
“The Census Bureau, under the federal-state Local Employment Dynamics (LED) partnership, has launched a series of reports on workers 55 and older for more than 30 states. Maryland is the eleventh state to be released in the series today, to be followed by Oklahoma and South Carolina. The Maryland report can be accessed here. The… Continue Reading
Bureau of Justice Statistics – Prison Inmates at Midyear 2007
Prison Inmates at Midyear 2007 – Presents data on prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities on June 30, 2007, collected from the National Prisoner Statistics series. This annual report describes changes in the prison population during the first six months of 2007, compared to changes from yearend 2000 through yearend 2006. It… Continue Reading
Statewatch Analysis – Proposal on access to documents:Article-by-Article commentary
Statewatch Analysis, June 2008 – Proposal on access to documents: Article-by-Article commentary, Steve Peers, Professor of Law, University of Essex “The following Statewatch analysis looks at every provision of the access to documents Regulation which the Commission has proposed to amend, as well as several key provisions of that Regulation which the Commission has not… Continue Reading
Treasury OIG: Modernized e-File System improvements will provide intended benefits to the IRS and taxpayers
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, Improvements to the Modernized e-File System Will Help Provide Intended Benefits to the Internal Revenue Service and Taxpayers June 18, 2008. “The IRS does not have a formal process for identifying, reporting, and resolving issues related to tax returns processed by the Modernized e-File system, nor does it have… Continue Reading
