AP – US: Ivins solely responsible for anthrax attacks Press release: “As the Department indicated last week and has been widely reported, substantial progress has been made in the Amerithrax investigation in recent years. As you know, this investigation into the worst act of bioterrorism in U.S. history has been one of the largest and… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: August 2008
DOD OIG Audit: Status of Training Vehicles for U.S. Ground Forces Deploying in Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
D-2008-115 Status of Training Vehicles for U.S. Ground Forces Deploying in Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, August 6, 2008 (Project No. D2007-D000LH-0108.001) “Our overall audit objective was to determine whether U.S. ground forces supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) were receiving the training necessary to meet operational requirements. Specifically for this project, we determined whether levels… Continue Reading
DOE OIG: Management Controls over Changes to the Idaho Cleanup Project Contract Baseline
Department of Energy IG Audit Report – Management Controls over Changes to the Idaho Cleanup Project Contract Baseline, July 2008 “In Fiscal Year 2005, the Department of Energy (Department) awarded a Cost-Plus-Incentive-Fee coiltract to CH2M + WG Idaho, LLC (CWI) to lead environmental cleanup of its Idaho National Laboratory site. CWI’s contract requires it to… Continue Reading
DOE OIG: Sandia National Laboratories Nuclear Weapons Safety Program
Department of Energy IG Audit Report: Sandia National Laboratories Nuclear Weapons Safety Program (U) – an unclassified summary of the classified Audit Report on “Sandia National Laboratories Nuclear Weapons Safety Program (DOE/IG-0799, July 31, 2008) “Nuclear weapons safety is of paramount importance to U.S. security. The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) requires… Continue Reading
Consumer Federation of America Analysis of Fuel Economy and Auto Sales
Consumer Federation of America, Fuel Economy and Auto Sales: Automaker and the National Highway Trafffic Safety Administration Ignore Market Signals, August 2008, by Mark Cooper: “This analysis explores important and fundamental flaws in the underlying economic assumptions made by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in proposing its 2011-2015 fuel economy standards for autos… Continue Reading
EPA Provides Analyses of Greenhouse Gas Reductions from Transportation
News release: “In response to Chairman Waxmans inquiry, EPA provided analyses EPA had conducted of reductions that would be necessary from the transportation sector to meet a range of global warming goals.” The Potential Energy and GHG Implications of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles: A Scenario Analysis, 2008 – SAE Government/Industry Meeting, U.S. EPA, May 14, 2008… Continue Reading
National Center for Policy Analysis: Green Schools Don't Make the Grade
News release: “Before Congress spends billions to build public schools that meet “green” environmental standards, it should review Washington state’s experience, which shows that green buildings have higher than expected costs, and the energy savings and other projected benefits are either small or nonexistent, says Todd Myers, director of the Center for the Environment at… Continue Reading
DOJ: Retail Hacking Ring Charged for Stealing More Than 40 Million Credit and Debit Card Numbers from Major U.S. Retailers
News release: “Eleven perpetrators allegedly involved in the hacking of nine major U.S. retailers and the theft and sale of more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers have been charged with numerous crimes, including conspiracy, computer intrusion, fraud and identity theft, Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey, U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts… Continue Reading
GAO: Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq: Iraqi Revenues, Expenditures, and Surplus
Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq: Iraqi Revenues, Expenditures, and Surplus, GAO-08-1031, August 05, 2008 “Iraq has an estimated 115 billion barrels of crude oil reserves, the third largest in the world. Oil export revenues are critical to Iraq’s reconstruction, accounting for over 90 percent of the Iraqi government’s revenues. In June 2008, GAO reported low 2007… Continue Reading
SIGIR: Information on a Special Department of Defense Program to Foster Economic Recovery in Iraq
Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) – Information on a Special Department of Defense Program to Foster Economic Recovery in Iraq, July 29, 2008 “Relief and Reconstruction Fund; therefore, SIGIR focused heavily on audits of Iraq reconstruction projects. But in recent years, the Congress has increased SIGIRs oversight authority over other… Continue Reading
SIGIR: Anticorruption Efforts in Iraq: U.S. and Iraq Take Actions but Much Remains to be Done
Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) – Anticorruption Efforts in Iraq: U.S. and Iraq Take Actions but Much Remains to be Done, July 30, 2008 “Since 2004, SIGIRs mandate was largely tied to the sizeable Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund; therefore, SIGIR focused heavily on audits of Iraq reconstruction projects. But… Continue Reading
SIGIR July 30, 2008 Quarterly Report and Semiannual Report to Congress
Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction – July 30, 2008 Quarterly Report and Semiannual Report to Congress: “This 18th Quarterly Report to the Congress provides a new look at the relief and reconstruction effort in Iraq, presenting a provincebyprovince review of progress on reconstruction and capacitybuilding in four key areas of concern… Continue Reading
