Category «E-Government»

Hearing on Private Security Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan

On October 2, 2007, the House Oversight Committee …[held] a hearing to examine the use of private security contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan. “Previously undisclosed information reveals (1) Blackwater has engaged in 195 “escalation of force” incidents since 2005, an average of 1.4 per week, including over 160 incidents in which Blackwater forces fired first; …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Senate Hearing on Crandall Canyon Mine Disaster

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on Current Mine Safety Disasters: Issues and Challenges, October 2, 2007. [Links to witness statements] Related documents: NIOSH [National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health] report and BLM inspection reports Crandall Canyon mine chart #3 Crandall Canyon mine chart #2 Crandall Canyon mine chart #1

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

House Hearing on Regulators' Ability to React to Threats in the Financial System

“Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), Chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services, today announced that the committee will hold a hearing entitled, “Systemic Risk: Examining Regulators’ Ability to React to Threats in the Financial System.” Following up on the Committee’s July hearing with the President’s Working Group on the Financial Markets that looked at lessons …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

DOD OIG Audit: Exporting Sensitive Technologies to Countries of Concern

D-2007-131 Followup Audit on Recommendations for Controls Over Exporting Sensitive Technologies to Countries of Concern (September 28, 2007) (Project D2006-D000LG-0199.000) PDF and Summary D-2007-128 Hotline Allegations Concerning the Defense Threat Reduction Agency Advisory and Assistance Services Contract (September 26, 2007) (Project D2006-D000CF-0262.000) PDF and Summary D-2007-124 Purchases Made Using the U.S. Joint Forces Command Limited …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports

Department of State: Human Capital Strategy Does Not Recognize Foreign Assistance Responsibilities, GAO-07-1153, September 28, 2007 Disaster Housing: Implementation of FEMA’s Alternative Housing Pilot Program Provides Lessons for Improving Future Competitions, GAO-07-1143R, August 31, 2007 Financial Audit: Special Counsel Expenditures for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2007, GAO-07-1205, September 28, 2007 Information Security: Selected …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DOJ OIG Audits Released on October 1, 2007

A Review of the FBI’s Progress in Responding to the Recommendations in the Office of the Inspector General Report on Robert Hanssen, September 2007 – PDF (Executive Summary Only) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Homeland Security Overtime Program Grant to the City of Philadelphia Police Department, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Audit Report GR-70-07-004, September 2007 (Executive …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Federal Circuit Changes Its Web Page Address and Domain Name Effective October 1, 2007

Press release: “The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is relocating its Internet Web page to its own in-house servers. As part of this process, the court’s Web page address and domain name will be changed to www.cafc.uscourts.gov on October 1, 2007. The former Web page address and domain name, www.fedcir.gov, will …

Subjects: Courts, E-Government, Legal Research

FMS Financial Data Registry

“The FMS Financial Data Registry is an authoritative reference for information about government-wide financial data elements; specifically those data elements commonly used across multiple agencies. The…registry is being developed to promote the common identification, use and appropriate sharing of financial data/information across the federal government. The registry contains information about the definition, authoritative source, data …

Subjects: E-Government