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Interior IG Testifies on Mismanagement of Mineral Rights Leases

House Committee on Government Reform press release, September 13, 2006: “Testifying at an Energy and Resources Subcommittee hearing, chaired by Rep. Darrell Issa(R-CA), Inspector General Earl E. Devaney of the Interior Department described a department where accountability was non-existent, policy routinely disregarded and responsibilities were dangerously stovepiped and said these factors contributed directly to the …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Issue Brief on Social Security Privatization Benefit Cuts: State-by-State Impact

House Democrats Ways and Means Issue Brief: The Bush Social Security Privatization Benefit Cuts: State-by-State Impact – State-by-State analysis of benefit cuts Related government documents: Social Security Reform: Implications of Different Indexing Choices, Full text GAO-06-804, and Highlights, September 14, 2006: “The financing shortfall currently facing the Social Security program is significant. Without remedial action, …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

DOD OIG Audit of Information Assurance Weaknesses

Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General — Audit Summary of Information Assurance Weaknesses Found in Audit Reports Issued from August 1, 2005, through July 31, 2006 – Report No. D-2006-110 (PDF) – Date: September 14, 2006. “This report summarizes information assurance weaknesses that the Government Accountability Office, the DoD Office of the Inspector …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, Government Documents, PC Security

Operation Cyber Storm Report Released by DHS

Press release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today the release of the Cyber Storm Public Exercise Report. The report details key findings from Cyber Storm which was the largest and most complex multi-national, government-led cyber exercise to examine response, coordination, and recovery mechanisms to a simulated cyber event within international, federal, state, …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, Government Documents, PC Security

The Election Results Archive

“The Election Results Archive (ERA) is a collection of electronic files containing data on election results from around the world. While the growth of democracy around the world has led to increased demand for information on electoral results, accurate election-related data are not easily or widely available. This online database provides researchers, policy-makers, scholars, and …

Subjects: Civil Liberties

The CIRI Human Rights Data Project:

“The Cingranelli-Richards (CIRI) Human Rights Dataset contains standards-based quantitative information on government respect for 13 internationally recognized human rights for 195 countries, annually from 1981-2004. It is designed for use by scholars and students who seek to test theories about the causes and consequences of human rights violations, as well as policy makers and analysts …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

Project for Research in Law and Judicial Politics

The S. Sidney Ulmer Project for Research in Law and Judicial Politics, Sponsored by the University of Kentucky Department of Political Science. The Working Papers Series provides access to the latest law and judicial politics research conducted under the auspices of the S. Sidney Ulmer Project. U.S. Supreme Court Databases – “The distinctive feature of …

Subjects: Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research

Treasury IG Audit of IRS Compliance with Freedom of Information Act

Compliance With Freedom of Information Act Requirements Has Increased, August 31, 2006, Reference Number: 2006-10-129 Results of Review – The Internal Revenue Service Has Reduced the Percentage of Improperly Denied Requests for Information; and Disclosure Offices Significantly Improved the Timeliness of Responding to Requests for Information

Subjects: E-Government, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

Examining Treasury's Role in Combating Terrorist Financing Five Years After 9/11

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing: Examining Treasury’s Role in Combating Terrorist Financing Five Years After 9/11, September 12, 2006. Witness Testimony (PDF format): Mr. Robert W. Werner, Director, Finacial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Department of the Treasury; Mr. Daniel L. Glaser, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, Department of …

Subjects: Congress

Minority Staff of House Appropriations Committee – Report on Army Military Readiness

Press release: “Today, Dave Obey (D-WI), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee and John Murtha (D-PA), Ranking Member of the Defense Subcommittee, released a new report on the state of the U.S. Army’s readiness for war. Mr. Murtha also announced a resolution calling for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to resign.” The Obey Murtha Report …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation