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VA OIG Review of Patient Safety in the Operating Room in Veterans Health Administration Facilities

Review of Patient Safety in the Operating Room in Veterans Health Administration Facilities [05-00379-91], February 28, 2007. “This review was conducted to evaluate Veterans Health Administration (VHA) medical facilities efforts to ensure patient safety in the operating room (OR). Our purpose was to determine whether: (1) facility leaders established and implemented effective policies, procedures, and …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Amtrak's FY 2008 Budget Needs

Amtrak’s FY 2008 Budget Needs, February 28, 2007, Testimony by David Tornquist, Assistant Inspector General, Competition and Economic Analysis Before the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations – United States Senate. See also, from AP: Amtrak Struggles With Late Trains – Dependent on Freight Railroads, Amtrak Can’t Run …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

National War Powers Commission Convened by Miller Center for Public Research

Press release: “In keeping with its tradition of assembling national commissions of major stature, the Miller Center has convened the National War Powers Commission, a private bipartisan panel led by former Secretaries of State James A. Baker, III and Warren Christopher. The Commission will examine how the Constitution allocates the powers of beginning, conducting, and …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Government Documents, Legal Research

How the U.S. Government Raises and Spends $3 Trillion Per Year

“GovBudget.com is the first user-friendly, interactive website illustrating how the U.S. Government raises and spends nearly $3 trillion per year.”

Subjects: Government Documents

CFR Title 11 Now Available Online Via FEC

“The FEC publishes a new edition of its regulations annually. The rules are codified in Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Each edition of the CFR is current as of January 1 of the year of publication. As the Commission promulgates additional regulations throughout the year, it publishes those rules in the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

RIAA Launches New Initiatives Targeting Campus Music Theft

RIAA press release: “The recording industry today launched a new and strengthened campus anti-piracy initiative that significantly expands the scope and volume of its deterrent efforts while offering a new process that gives students the opportunity to avoid a formal lawsuit by settling prior to a litigation being filed. The Recording Industry Association of America …

Subjects: Copyright, E-Commerce, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy

GAO Report on Medicaid Funds Allocated for Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina: Allocation and Use of $2 Billion for Medicaid and Other Health Care Needs GAO-07-67, February 28, 2007.

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Highlights of a GAO Forum: Engaging and Retaining Older Workers

Highlights of a GAO Forum: Engaging and Retaining Older Workers, GAO-07-438SP, February 28, 2007. “In the future, older Americans are expected to be a larger share of the U.S. population, live longer, and spend more years in retirement than previous generations, and by 2025 labor force growth is expected to be less than a fifth …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Federal Inspectors General Protocol for OIG Audits, Inspections, Evaluations, and Investigations

Protocol for OIG Audits, Inspections, Evaluations, and Investigations of the Federal Employees Compensation Act Program (Inspection & Evaluation Committee; February 2007).

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DOD OIG Audit of Navy Purchases for and from Governmental Sources

D-2007-062 Department of the Navy Purchases for and from Governmental Sources (Project D2006-D000FH-0021.000), February 28, 2007, PDF or View Summary Only.

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DHS OIG Audit of FEMA Grant After Loma Prieta Earthquake

Audit of Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance Grant Funding Awarded to the City of Richmond California After the Loma Prieta Earthquake, OIG-07-26 (PDF, 16 pages), February 28, 2007.

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

E-Gov Sites Begin Development for Wider Accessibility Via Search Engines

GovExec.com: Google moves ahead with plan to open up federal Web sites: “Three federal organizations recently agreed to structure their sites to make them accessible for nearly all Internet searches, [Google] officials said.” See also PlainLanguage.gov

Subjects: E-Government, Legal Research, Search Engines, Web Site Accessibility and Usability

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