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Human Capital: Building Diversity in GAO’s Senior Executive Service, GAO-08-275T, November 13, 2007 Border Security: Despite Progress, Weaknesses in Traveler Inspections Exist at Our Nation’s Ports of Entry, GAO-08-192T, November 13, 2007 Hazardous Waste: Information on How DOD and Federal and State Regulators Oversee the Off-Site Disposal of Waste from DOD Installations, GAO-08-74, November 13, …
“In connection with a hearing, Federal Estate Tax: Uncertainty in Planning Under the Current Law, scheduled by the Senate Committee on Finance for November 14, 2007, the Joint Committee on Taxation has issued History, Present Law, And Analysis Of The Federal Wealth Transfer Tax System (JCX-108-07), November 13, 2007 (50 pages, PDF).”
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Significant Potential for Undiscovered Resources in Afghanistan, Released: 11/13/2007. “Afghanistan has significant amounts of undiscovered non-fuel mineral resources according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s 2007 assessment, unveiled today at the 3rd annual U.S.-Afghan Business Matchmaking Conference organized by the Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C. Mineral …
OIG-08-06 – Better Administration of Automated Targeting System Controls Can Further Protect Personally Identifiable Information (Redacted) (PDF, 22 pages) – New 11/09/2007
FCW.com: “The Office of Management and Budget has issued preliminary instructions Nov. 9 to agencies on how to report contract, grant and other types of financial data for inclusion in the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) system.” President Bush Signs Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act, September 26, 2006: “This bill is going …
Iran’s Ballistic Missile Programs: An Overview, November 8, 2007 U.S. Arms Sales to Pakistan, November 8, 2007 Pakistan’s Political Crisis and State of Emergency, November 6, 2007 Pakistan-U.S. Relations, October 18, 2007 Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security, October 31, 2007 Iraq: Government Formation and Benchmarks, October 25, 2007 Director of National Intelligence Statutory Authorities: Status …
Press release: “Today, U.S. District Judge Henry Kennedy granted Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington’s (CREW) request for a temporary restraining order to prevent the White House from destroying back-up copies of millions of deleted emails while the lawsuit is pending. CREW brought this lawsuit against the Executive Office of the President and the …
Report of Defense Science Board on Mission Impact of Foreign Influence on DoD Software, September 2007.
OIG-08-08 – Administration of the Federal Trucking Industry Security Grant Program for FY 2004 and FY 2005 (PDF, 22 pages) – New 11/09/2007
Press release – “In a statement issued on Thursday, November 8, 2007, Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein said: I welcome the Inspector Generals recommendations included in the Audit of the Process of Safeguarding and Accounting for Presidential Library Artifacts. This audit which was completed on October 26, 2007, examined the management of Presidential …
Press release: “Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the United States Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing [Protecting the Employment Rights of Those Who Protect the United States, November 8, 2007] to address employment challenges that service members face when returning from a tour of duty. The hearing focused on the …
Press release: “Demand response and advanced metering programs have grown significantly over the past year, according to a new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission report that charts progress in the number of demand response programs, the number of states introducing opportunities for demand response and the key role that demand response is playing in organized wholesale …
