“We [Steve Beleu and Melissa Askew, Oklahoma Dept. of Libraries] have now revised our Federal Websites – Native Americans website which links to federal agency websites by topic that are either for or about Native Americans. The main purpose of the revision was to list the websites within each topic by the name of their originating agency. This website will continue to be revised as I discover more websites from federal government agencies that have significant content for and about Native Americans (here defined as American Indians and Native Alaskans)”
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Daily Archives: March 16, 2012
CBO – An Analysis of the President's 2013 Budget
An Analysis of the President’s 2013 Budget: “This report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) presents an analysis of the proposals contained in the President’s budget request for fiscal year 2013. The analysis is based on CBO’s economic projections and estimating techniques (rather than the Administration’s) and incorporates estimates by the staff of the Joint… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: IRS Internal Controls, Army's Use of Metric for for Measuring Ground Force Training
Information Security – IRS Needs to Further Enhance Internal Control over Financial Reporting and Taxpayer Data. GAO-12-393, Mar 16, 2012 Military Training – Observations on the Army’s Implementation of a Metric for Measuring Ground Force Training, GAO-12-191R, Mar 16, 2012 Continue Reading
SEC Proposes Rules To Help Prevent And Detect Identity Theft
News release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a rule proposal to help protect investors from identity theft by ensuring that broker-dealers, mutual funds, and other SEC-regulated entities create programs to detect and respond appropriately to red flags. The SEC issued the proposal jointly with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Section 1088 of… Continue Reading
Report Released on DOJ Prosecution of Sen. Ted Stevens
Ryan J. Reilly: “An independent report [500 pages] released Thursday concluded that Justice Department prosecutors engaged in systematic concealment of information that would have benefited the defense of Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) and that they allowed false testimony to be introduced. The over 500-page report does not recommend prosecuting any of the lawyers for criminal… Continue Reading
Globalization, Worker Insecurity, and Policy Approaches
Globalization, Worker Insecurity, and Policy Approaches, Raymond J. Ahearn, Specialist in International Trade and Finance, February 27, 2012 “Todays global economy, or what many call globalization, has a growing impact on the economic futures of American companies, workers, and families. Increasing integration with the world economy makes the U.S. and other economies more productive. For… Continue Reading
IG Audit – Review of NASA's Lessons Learned Information System
Review of NASA’s Lessons Learned Information System, March 6, 2012: “NASAs policy on lessons learned requires the collection, validation, assessment, and codification of lessons learned submitted by individuals, NASA directorates, programs and projects, and any supporting organizations and personnel. To this end, the Lessons Learned Information System LLIS is designed to be searchable and available… Continue Reading
