ALTERNATIVE JET FUELS: Federal Activities Support Development and Usage, but Long-term Commercial Viability Hinges on Market Factors, GAO-14-407: Published: May 7, 2014. Publicly Released: May 7, 2014. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY: Progress Made; Significant Work Remains in Addressing High-Risk Areas, GAO-14-532T: Published: May 7, 2014. Publicly Released: May 7, 2014. FEDERAL VEHICLE FLEETS: GSA Has Opportunities to Further Encourage Cost Savings for… Continue Reading
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Defense Planning for National Security: Navigation Aids for the Mystery Tour
The United States Army War College, Colin S. Grey, 2014: “The purpose of this monograph is to explore and examine the challenge to America’s defense planners of needing to make purposeful and prudent choices in military preparation for the future. The problem for defense planning that is beyond resolution is the scientifically certain fact that we… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Defense Acquisitions, Defense Contracting, Uranium Contamination
DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS: Military Services Consistently Held Required Configuration Steering Boards That Actively Reviewed Requirements Changes, GAO-14-466R: Published: May 5, 2014. Publicly Released: May 5, 2014. DEFENSE CONTRACTING: Early Attention in the Acquisition Process Needed to Enhance Competition, GAO-14-395: Published: May 5, 2014. Publicly Released: May 5, 2014. URANIUM CONTAMINATION: Overall Scope, Time Frame, and Cost Information Is Needed for Contamination Cleanup on… Continue Reading
50 Facts About U.S. Nuclear Weapons Today
“Their number and role in U.S. security have been reduced, but nuclear weapons still provide important security benefits to the United States and its allies. While the prospects for moving to lower levels than those in New START now appear limited, the Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Initiative at Brookings put together an updated list of 50 Facts… Continue Reading
Country Reports on Terrorism 2013
United States Department of State Publication, Bureau of Counterterrorism, April 2014: “Country Reports on Terrorism 2013 is submitted in compliance with Title 22 of the United States Code, Section 2656f (the “Act”), which requires the Department of State to provide to Congress a full and complete annual report on terrorism for those countries and groups meeting the… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Defense Acquisitions, Defense Transportation, DOE Loan Programs
DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS: Observations on Whether the Military Service Chiefs’ Role in Managing and Overseeing Major Weapon Programs Should Be Expanded, GAO-14-520: Published: May 1, 2014. Publicly Released: May 1, 2014. DEFENSE TRANSPORTATION: DOD Needs to Take Actions to Improve the Transportation of Hazardous Material Shipments, GAO-14-375: Published: May 1, 2014. Publicly Released: May 1, 2014: “Over 3 billion tons of HAZMAT… Continue Reading
House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee Mark Released
“The House Armed Services Committee today released legislative language scheduled to be considered by the Subcommittee on Readiness at their markup tomorrow. By releasing the legislative language ahead of the mark, Chairman McKeon is complying with House disclosure rules and overseeing the most transparent process in Congress for composing national security legislation. Read the Readiness Subcommittee Mark.… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Advanced Imaging Tech, Commercial Aviation, Financial Literacy, NIH, Nuclear Weapons, OPM
ADVANCED IMAGING TECHNOLOGY: TSA Needs Additional Information before Procuring Next-Generation Systems, GAO-14-357: Published: Mar 31, 2014. Publicly Released: Apr 30, 2014. COMMERCIAL AVIATION: Status of Air Service to Small Communities and the Federal Programs Involved, GAO-14-454T: Published: Apr 30, 2014. Publicly Released: Apr 30, 2014. DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS: Addressing Incentives is Key to Further Reform Efforts, GAO-14-563T: Published: Apr 30, 2014. Publicly Released:… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Regulators’ Foreclosure Review, DHS Acquisitions, Weapons Systems Management
FORECLOSURE REVIEW: Regulators Could Strengthen Oversight and Improve Transparency of the Process, GAO-14-376: Published: Apr 29, 2014. Publicly Released: Apr 29, 2014: “Rather than defining specific objectives for the $6 billion in foreclosure prevention actions regulators negotiated with servicers, regulators identified broad principles, including that actions be meaningful and that borrowers be kept in their homes. To inform… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Defense Health Care, Defense Logistics, Electricity Markets
DEFENSE HEALTH CARE: More-Specific Guidance Needed for Assessing Nonenrolled TRICARE Beneficiaries’ Access to Care, GAO-14-384: Published: Apr 28, 2014. Publicly Released: Apr 28, 2014. DEFENSE LOGISTICS: Actions Needed to Improve Department-Wide Management of Conventional Ammunition Inventory, GAO-14-182: Published: Mar 31, 2014. Publicly Released: Apr 28, 2014. ELECTRICITY MARKETS: Demand-Response Activities Have Increased, but FERC Could Improve Data Collection and Reporting Efforts, GAO-14-73: Published:… Continue Reading
Stanford scholar says greatest dangers to nuclear facilities are sabotage, theft from insiders
News release: “Insider threats are the most serious challenge confronting nuclear facilities in today’s world, a Stanford political scientist says. In every case of theft of nuclear materials where the circumstances of the theft are known, the perpetrators were either insiders or had help from insiders, according to Scott Sagan and his co-author, Matthew Bunn of Harvard University, in… Continue Reading
SIGAR Reports Calls Out 3 Largest Recipients of State Dept. Afghan Aid
Via POGO: “The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) just released a top-level analysis of State Department reconstruction funding in Afghanistan. SIGAR found that State has obligated nearly $4 billion for Afghanistan reconstruction between the beginning of fiscal year 2002 and March 2013, more than two-thirds of which ($2.8 billion, or 69 percent) will go to… Continue Reading
