OIG-09-23 – National Communications System’s Management of 2005 Gulf Coast Hurricanes Mission Assignment Funding (PDF, 36 pages) OIG-09-24 – Effectiveness of TSA’s Surface Transportation Security Inspectors (PDF, 41 pages) Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2009
DOT/OIG Report on Enhancing the Federal Railroad Administrations Oversight of Track Safety Inspections
DOT/OIG Report on Enhancing the Federal Railroad Administrations Oversight of Track Safety Inspections, February 24, 2009, Project ID: CR-2009-038 “Summary: Our report found that FRAs safety regulations for internal rail flaw testing did not require the railroads to report the specific track locationsmilepost numbers or track milestested during these types of inspections. We also found… Continue Reading
Cleaning Up Sites Contaminated with Radioactive Materials: International Workshop Proceedings
Cleaning Up Sites Contaminated with Radioactive Materials: International Workshop Proceedings, 2009 “This book examines national security controls that oversee scientific and technological research, specifically the federal regulations governing which information or goods can be shared with citizens of other countries. These restrictions are designed to prevent the flow of information or technology out of the… Continue Reading
Department of Justice Releases Nine Office of Legal Counsel Memoranda and Opinions
News release: “The Department of Justice today released two previously undisclosed Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) memoranda and seven previously undisclosed opinions…The two memoranda memorialized that certain legal propositions in ten OLC opinions issued between 2001 and 2003 no longer reflected the views of OLC and “should not be treated as authoritative for any purpose.”… Continue Reading
House Committees Take the Lead on Using Social Media to Ensure Transparency
News release: “House Committees on Science and Technology, Education and Labor, Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming are the first four Congressional Committees to join Twitter. These Committees use Twitter as a new tool to reach their audience and ensure transparency between the government and the public.” House… Continue Reading
Pew: One in 31 U.S. Adults are Behind Bars, on Parole or Probation
News release: “Explosive growth in the number of people on probation or parole has propelled the population of the American corrections system to more than 7.3 million, or 1 in every 31 U.S. adults, according to a report released today by the Pew Center on the States. The vast majority of these offenders live in… Continue Reading
GAO Issues First-of-Its-Kind Cost Estimating Guide
How Much Will This Program Really Cost? GAO Issues First-of-Its-Kind Cost Estimating Guide to Answer Such Questions, March 2, 2009 “Developed with input from industry experts as well as federal officials, the 436-page Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide lays out a multi-step process for developing high-quality, trustworthy cost estimates; explains how to manage program costs… Continue Reading
CIA Documents to Court Destruction of 92 Interrogation Tapes
News release: “According to a letter filed by the government in court today, the CIA acknowledged it destroyed 92 tapes of interrogations. The admission comes in an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit seeking records of the treatment of prisoners in U.S. custody abroad. In December 2007, the ACLU filed a motion to hold the CIA… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: NASA Large-Scale Projects, GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide, Nuclear Detection, Dietary Supplements
NASA: Assessments of Selected Large-Scale Projects, GAO-09-306SP, March 02, 2009 GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide: Best Practices for Developing and Managing Capital Program Costs, GAO-09-3SP, March 02, 2009 Nuclear Detection: Domestic Nuclear Detection Office Should Improve Planning to Better Address Gaps and Vulnerabilities, GAO-09-257, January 29, 2009 Dietary Supplements: FDA Should Take Further Actions… Continue Reading
U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Board Announce Participation in AIG Restructuring Plan
News release: “The U.S. Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve Board today announced a restructuring of the government’s assistance to AIG in order to stabilize this systemically important company in a manner that best protects the US taxpayer. Specifically, the government’s restructuring is designed to enhance the company’s capital and liquidity in order to facilitate… Continue Reading
American Lawyer – The Layoff List
The Layoff List – Employment shifts at The Am Law 200, Global 100, and Other Firms of Note – scroll down the page to see the regularly updated postings about layoffs [coverage is currently 2008-2009] of staff and attorneys. Continue Reading
DHS Releases New Audit Reports on Immigration Statistics
Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2008 (PDF, 7 pages): “This report provides estimates of the unauthorized immigrant population residing in the United States as of January 2008 for periods of entry and leading countries of birth and states of residence. The Foreign-born Component of the Uninsured Population (PDF,… Continue Reading
