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Federal Oversight of Food Safety: FDA’s Food Protection Plan Proposes Positive First Steps, but Capacity to Carry Them Out Is Critical, GAO-08-435T, January 29, 2008: “The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for ensuring the safety of roughly 80 percent of the U.S. food supply, including $417 billion worth of domestic food and $49 …
World Privacy Forum: “Consumers and organizations have an opportunity to submit public comments about the accuracy and integrity of credit reports. Until February 11, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Trade Commission and other banking agencies will be accepting comments on their draft rulemaking regarding how creditors and other furnishers provide information to consumer reporting …
“The full Committee held a hearing on Addressing the Screening Gap: The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. The hearing examined the National Breast and Cervical Cancer program which is administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide mammograms, pap smears, and other screening exams for breast and cervical …
“The mission of the National Nuclear Security Administrations Second Line of Defense (SLD) program is to strengthen the capability of foreign governments to deter, detect, and interdict illicit trafficking in nuclear and other radioactive materials across international borders and through the global maritime shipping system. The goal is to reduce the probability of these materials …
Bush Order Expands Network Monitoring – Intelligence Agencies to Track Intrusions, by Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post: “President Bush signed a directive this month that expands the intelligence community’s role in monitoring Internet traffic to protect against a rising number of attacks on federal agencies’ computer systems. The directive, whose content is classified, authorizes the intelligence …
Recent audits from the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) Report on Review of Outcome, Cost, and Oversight of Iraq Reconstruction Contract W914NS-04-D-0006, January 28, 2008 Efforts to Implement a Financial-Management Information System in Iraq, January 25, 2008 Commanders Emergency Response Program in Iraq Funds Many Large-Scale Projects, January 25, 2008 …
Press release: “Top-Ranked States by Industry, a new U.S. Census Bureau Web page that highlights state-level findings from the 2002 Economic Census…The economic census is conducted every five years those ending in 2 and 7. More than 4 million businesses have received 2007 Economic Census questionnaires, which are to be returned by Feb. 12. …
Press release: “Sales of new one-family houses in December 2007 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 604,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 4.7 percent (±12.1%) below the revised November rate of 634,000 and is 40.7 percent (±7.8%) …
Keeping America Safe By Fostering The Freedom Agenda – U.S. Is Promoting Liberty As A Hopeful Alternative To Violent Extremism, January 28, 2008 Increasing Our Energy Security And Confronting Climate Change – The Administration Is Taking Steps To Reduce U.S. Dependence On Oil, And To Advance U.S. Leadership In Developing A Global Response To Climate …
Press release: “A federal judge has barred the illegal operation of an information broker who advertised and sold confidential consumer telephone records to third parties without the consumers knowledge or consent. In entering summary judgment for the Federal Trade Commission, Judge William F. Downes of the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming also …
Press release: “The European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, has underlined the importance of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in pointing out possible instances of maladministration in the EU institutions. Over the past ten years, the Ombudsman’s office has received almost 1,000 complaints from NGOs and associations. They included alleged maladministration concerning environmental projects, late payment for EU …
OMB, GAO to Go Digital on Key Reports, By Stephen Barr, Washington Post.com, Thursday, January 24, 2008: “The Office of Management and Budget will not print 3,000 copies of the president’s budget to hand out to members of Congress, the Cabinet and their staffs on Feb. 4. Instead, the four books that lay out the …
