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Press release: “[December 17, 2007] House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) sent a letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey reiterating the Chairman’s request to have a Department of Justice representative testify at Thursday’s hearing on the Applicability of Federal Criminal Laws to the Interrogation of Detainees. Congressional leaders have already criticized the Department’s …
The State of State Disclosure: An Evaluation of Online Public Information About Economic Development Subsidies, Procurement Contracts and Lobbying Activities by Philip Mattera, Karla Walter, Julie Farb Blain and Michelle Lee, November 2007, (Revised 11/19/07), Corporate Research Project of Good Jobs First. “The Good Jobs First study evaluates the quantity and quality of state government …
Capital Punishment, 2006 – Statistical Tables, Tracy L. Snell, BJS Statistician: “Presents characteristics of persons under sentence of death on December 31, 2006, and of persons executed in 2006 from the NPS-8 data collection. Tables present state-by-state information on the movement of prisoners into and out of death sentence status during 2006, status of capital …
Fiscal Year 2007 Financial Report of the United States Government: “The Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is required annually to submit financial statements for the U.S. government to the President and the Congress. GAO is required to audit these statements. The FY 2007 …
Press release: “Ohios electronic voting systems have critical security failures which could impact the integrity of elections in the Buckeye State, according to a review of the systems commissioned by Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner. The Evaluation & Validation of Election-Related Equipment, Standards & Testing report, known as EVEREST, is a comprehensive review of voting …
“The Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing to examine whether all the charitable groups raising money for the purpose of helping our nations veterans are genuinely serving that need. Although a large number of charities are fulfilling their mission, serious questions have been raised about some groups. As you make charitable contributions this …
DOE OIG Special Report: Management Challenges at the Department of Energy, December 2007 “Based on work performed by the Office of Inspector General over the past year, the following represent the most serious challenges facing the Department of Energy: Contract Management, Cyber Security, Environmental Cleanup, Human Capital Management, Project Management Safeguards and Security, Stockpile Stewardship.”
Compliance with Standards Governing Combined DNA Index System Activities at the Tulsa Police Department Forensic Laboratory, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Audit Report GR-80-08-001, December 2007 (Commentary and Summary Only) Office of Justice Programs Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative Funding Received by the City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, Audit Report GR-60-08-001, November 2007 (Commentary and …
Tax Administration: 2007 Filing Season Continues Trend of Improvement, but Opportunities to Reduce Costs and Increase Tax Compliance Should be Evaluated, GAO-08-38, November 15, 2007 Department of Veterans Affairs: Actions Needed to Strengthen VA’s Foreclosed Property Management Contractor Oversight, GAO-08-60, November 15, 2007 Force Structure: Better Management Controls Are Needed to Oversee the Army’s Modular …
“The National Center for State Courts has published Future Trends in State Courts 2007, the latest in its long-running Report on Trends in the State Courts series. This book, which is produced annually by NCSCs Knowledge and Information Service, helps to make courts more aware of important trends in society and judicial administration that could …
“www.060.es is the first portal to give unified electronic access to Spains public services, regardless of which administration runs them. The new version will enable users to personalise this facility and adapt it to their own needs. Of the 565 services that can now be reached via the site, 325 are provided by the various …
Sexual Victimization in State and Federal Prisons Reported by Inmates, 2007, 12/16/07: “4.5 percent of inmates report sexual victimization in the Nation’s State and Federal prisons.” The report, Sexual Victimization in State and Federal Prisons Reported by Inmates, 2007 (NCJ-219414) was written by BJS statisticians Allen J. Beck and Paige M. Harrison.
