DOJ OIG Audit of ATF Controls Over Its Weapons, Laptop Computers
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Controls Over Its Weapons, Laptop Computers, and Other Sensitive Property, Audit Report 08-29, September 2008 (142 pages, PDF)
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DOD IG Audit: Approval Process, Tracking, and Financial Management of DoD Disaster Relief Efforts
D-2008-130 Approval Process, Tracking, and Financial Management of DoD Disaster Relief Efforts, September 17, 2008 (Project No. D2007-D000CG-0117.000) “DoD provided disaster relief through 121 Federal Emergency Management Agency mission assignments totaling more than $2 billion. DoD has taken several steps to improve the overall mission assignment process. Despite notable improvements, DoD continues to have issues …
OMB Releases Annual Program Assessment Rating Tool Results for Federal Agencies
News release: “The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today released the annual Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) results for Federal agencies. New this year, agencies have added summary and detailed plans of how they are addressing the GAO High Risk issues. To further increase transparency and create a web archive of ExpectMore.gov, this release …
New GAO Reports: Electronic Waste, Health Information Technology, Digital Television Transition, Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq
Electronic Waste: EPA Needs to Better Control Harmful U.S. Exports through Stronger Enforcement and More Comprehensive Regulation, GAO-08-1044, August 28, 2008 Electronic Waste: Harmful U.S. Exports Flow Virtually Unrestricted Because of Minimal EPA Enforcement and Narrow Regulation, GAO-08-1166T, September 17, 2008 Health Information Technology: HHS Has Taken Important Steps to Address Privacy Principles and Challenges, …
SEC Issues New Rules to Protect Investors Against Naked Short Selling Abuses
News release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission today took several coordinated actions to strengthen investor protections against “naked” short selling. The Commission’s actions will apply to the securities of all public companies, including all companies in the financial sector.” New Short Selling Rules and related postings Related postings on financial system
GovExec: Comparing McCain, Obama Positions on Key Federal Issues
Via Government Executive: “… summary of where each [candidate] stands on issues of importance to government workers…” [thanks TM] See also: “this side-by-side comparison of the candidates’ positions on health care was prepared by the Kaiser Family Foundation with the assistance of Health Policy Alternatives, Inc. and is based on information appearing on the candidates’ …
Board, with full support of Treasury Department, authorizes New York Fed to lend up to $85 billion to AIG
News release: “The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday, with the full support of the Treasury Department, authorized the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to lend up to $85 billion to the American International Group (AIG) under section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act. The secured loan has terms and conditions designed to protect the …
Oversight Hearing on The Federal Bureau of Investigation
House Committee on the Judiciary – Oversight Hearing on: The Federal Bureau of Investigation, September 16, 2008 Statement of Robert Mueller, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC Related: See Commentary: New FBI Anti-Terror Guidelines, LLRX.com
FBI Releases 2007 Crime Statistics
News release: “After rising for two straight years, the estimated number of violent crimes in the nation declined from the previous years total. The declining trend continued for property crimes, as those offenses were down for the fifth year in a row. Statistics released today by the FBI show that the estimated volume of violent …
A Federal Perspective on Health Care Policy and Costs
CBO: Presentation to the Center for Public Health, Stanford University: A Federal Perspective on Health Care Policy and Costs, Peter Orszag Director, September 16, 2008.
CBO: The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update September 2008
Congressional Budget Office – The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update, September 2008 (92 pages, PDF) Economic Projections Tables Budget Projections Tables CBO’s Year-by-Year Forecast and Projections for Calendar Years 2008 to 2018 Key Assumptions in CBO’s Projection of Potential Output Supplemental Data on Mandatory Outlays (As of March 2008) Budget Projections Tables
FTC Challenges Reed Elseviers Proposed $4.1 Billion Acquisition of ChoicePoint, Inc.
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today issued a complaint charging that Reed Elsevier Inc.s (Reed Elsevier) proposed $4.1 billion acquisition of ChoicePoint Inc. (ChoicePoint) would be anticompetitive and in violation of the antitrust laws, as it would combine the two largest providers of electronic public record services to U.S. law enforcement customers. To eliminate …
