Day archives: July 15th, 2010

House Judiciary Committee Releases Interview of Torture Memo Author Bybee and Sends to Justice Department

News release: “House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. D-Mich.) today released the transcript of the Committee’s interview of Judge Jay Bybee, former assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel during the administration of President George W. Bush and author of two of the Bush administration’s most infamous “torture memos.” “This …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Government Documents, Legal Research

CBO's Economic Forecasting Record: 2010 Update

CBO’s Economic Forecasting Record: 2010 Update, July 2010 “Since publishing its first macroeconomic forecast in 1976, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has compiled a forecasting track record that is comparable in quality with that of the Administration and that of the Blue Chip consensus. In particular, the accuracy of CBO’s two-year forecasts between 1982 and …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: Afghanistan Development, Aviation Research, Export-Import Bank

Afghanistan Development: USAID Continues to Face Challenges in Managing and Overseeing U.S. Development Assistance Programs, GAO-10-932T, July 15, 2010 Aviation Research: Airport Cooperative Research Program Addresses Many Needs but Could Enhance Transparency and Clarify Scope of Research Role, GAO-10-729, July 15, 2010 Medicare Recovery Audit Contracting: Lessons Learned to Address Improper Payments and Improve Contractor …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents