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Daily Archives: June 18, 2009

New GAO Reports: Firearms Trafficking, Textile Transshipment, FDA's Review of Medical Devices, 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement

  • Firearms Trafficking: U.S. Efforts to Combat Arms Trafficking to Mexico Face Planning and Coordination Challenges,
    GAO-09-709, June 18, 2009

  • International Trade: Observations on U.S. Government Efforts to Address Textile Transshipment, GAO-09-813T, June 18, 2009
  • Medical Devices: Shortcomings in FDA’s Premarket Review, Postmarket Surveillance, and Inspections of Device Manufacturing Establishments, GAO-09-370T, June 18, 2009
  • Military Pay: The Defense Finance and Accounting Service–Indianapolis Could Improve Control Activities over Its Processing of Active Duty Army Military Personnel Federal Payroll Taxes, GAO-09-557R, June 18, 2009
  • New Markets Tax Credit: Minority Entities Are Less Successful in Obtaining Awards Than Non-Minority Entities, GAO-09-795T, June 18, 2009
  • OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Programs: Improved Oversight and Controls Would Better Ensure Program Quality, GAO-09-395, May 20, 2009
  • U.S. and Canadian Governments Have Established Mechanisms to Monitor Compliance with the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement but Face Operational Challenges, GAO-09-764R, June 18, 2009

Pew: As Broadband Expands Rapidly, America's Poor Lag

Pew Internet & American Life Project: Home Broadband Adoption 2009, by John Horrigan, June 17, 2009 “An April 2009 survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project shows 63% of adult Americans now have broadband internet connections at home, a 15% increases from a year earlier. April’s level of high-speed adoption represents… Continue Reading