- Brand-Name Prescription Drug Pricing: Lack of Therapeutically Equivalent Drugs and Limited Competition May Contribute to Extraordinary Price Increases, GAO-10-201, December 22, 2009
- Corporate Crime: DOJ Has Taken Steps to Better Track Its Use of Deferred and Non-Prosecution Agreements, but Should Evaluate Effectiveness, GAO-10-110, December 18, 2009
- 2009 Tax Filing Season: IRS Met Many 2009 Goals, but Telephone Access Remained Low, and Taxpayer Service and Enforcement Could Be Improved, GAO-10-225, December 10, 2009
- Maximizing DOD’s Potential to Face New Fiscal Challenges and Strengthen Interagency Partnerships, GAO-10-359CG, January 06, 2010
- VA Health Care: Improved Oversight and Compliance Needed for Physician Credentialing and Privileging Processes, GAO-10-26, January 06, 2010
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Daily Archives: January 11, 2010
DOE Announces $187 Million to Improve Vehicle Efficiency for Heavy-Duty Trucks and Passenger Vehicles
News release: “At an event today in Columbus, Indiana, Secretary Chu announced the selection of nine projects totaling more than $187 million to improve fuel efficiency for heavy-duty trucks and passenger vehicles. The funding includes more than $100 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and with a private cost share of 50 percent,… Continue Reading
S.E.C. Levels New Charge Against Bank of America
Securities and Exchange Commission Litigation Release No. 21371 / January 11, 2010 – Securities and Exchange Commission v. Bank of America Corporation, Civil Action No. 09-6829 (JSR) (S.D.N.Y.): “The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it seeks to charge Bank of America with failing to disclose extraordinary financial losses at Merrill Lynch prior to… Continue Reading
EPIC Posts TSA Documents on Body Scanners
Follow up to previous postings on government implementation of whole body scanning technology at airports, news that EPIC has posted more than 250 pages of documents it obtained in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit concerning body scanners. The documents, released by the Department of Homeland Security, reveal that Whole Body Imaging machines can record,… Continue Reading
CBO: Estimated Premiums for "Bronze" Coverage Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Estimated Premiums for “Bronze” Coverage Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Letter to the Honorable Olympia Snowe, January 11, 2010 “This letter responds to your request for additional information about expected premiums under that proposal for policies that would meet the minimum requirements necessary to avoid paying a penalty for not having insurance.… Continue Reading
NY AG Cuomo Seeks Bonus Information From Banks That Received Federal Taxpayer Funds
News release: “In the letter, Cuomo seeks detailed information regarding bonus allocations from eight of the nations largest financial institutions: Bank of America; Bank of New York Mellon; Citigroup; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan Chase; Morgan Stanley; State Street; Wells Fargo.” Related postings on financial system Continue Reading
Panda Security Publishes Virus Yearbook 2009
Annual Report PandaLabs 2009 “The last 12 months really have marked a turning point in the history of IT security. This has been for several reasons, yet without doubt the main one has been the way in which criminal organizations have consolidated underground business models. In 2009, hackers have made more money than in any… Continue Reading
FDA Draft Guidance for Industry: "Planning for the Effects of High Absenteeism to Ensure Availability of Medically Necessary Drug Products"
[Federal Register: January 8, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 5)] [Notices][Page 1060-1062] – Draft Guidance for Industry on Planning for the Effects of High Absenteeism to Ensure Availability of Medically Necessary Drug Products; Availability – The draft guidance encourages manufacturers of medically necessary drug products (MNPs) and components to develop contingency production plans in the event… Continue Reading
