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Fact Sheet: New Steps to Address Airport Passenger Delays, September 27, 2007: “Today, President Bush directed Transportation Secretary Mary Peters to take action to address air traffic congestion and flight delays. President Bush has asked Secretary Peters to meet with airline industry and aviation officials in the most over-stressed part of our system the …
Social Security Administration Office of Policy: Fast Facts & Figures About Social Security, 2007 (released September 2007)
Border Security: Security Vulnerabilities at Unmanned and Unmonitored U.S. Border Locations, GAO-07-884T, September 27, 2007 Ex-Im Bank: The U.S. Export-Import Bank’s Financing of Dual-Use Exports, GAO-07-1234R, September 27, 2007 Homeland Security: Preliminary Information on Federal Actions to Address Challenges Faced by State and Local Information Fusion Centers, GAO-07-1241T, September 27, 2007 Homeless Veterans Programs: Bed …
1-800-MEDICARE: Caller Satisfaction and Experiences (OEI-07-06-00530), September 27, 2007 (30 pages, PDF)
Press release: “On February 7, 2007, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing to initiate an investigation into the performance and accountability of private military contractors in Iraq. The hearing included the examination of one prominent case study: a pivotal event of the Iraq War in which four Blackwater USA security contractors …
DOJ Office of Information and Privacy, Privacy Summaries of New Decisions — June 2007: “Set out below are summaries of the court decisions that were received by OIP during the month of June 2007.”
Press release: “Smog-forming emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from power plants and industry have declined significantly in 19 eastern states and the District of Columbia. The NOx Budget Trading Program (NBP) annual report, released today, indicates that summertime NOx emissions were seven percent lower than in 2005, 60 percent lower than in 2000 and 74 …
“The United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC) [September 26, 2007] released its 2006 Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) Report, a collection of data from the states about UOCAVA voting. The survey was released at todays Facilitating the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act conference. The report and other materials from the …
Light-Duty Automotive Technology and Fuel-Economy Trends: 1975 Through 2007: “This report, published in September 2007, provides data on the fuel economy and technology characteristics of new light-duty vehicles (cars, minivans, sport utility vehicles, and pickup trucks) for model years 1975 through 2007. EPA projects average real-world fuel economy for Model Year 2007 to be 20.2 …
“On September 25, we issued our final audit report on Actions Needed To Minimize Long, On-Board Delays, in response to Secretary Peters’ request to examine long, on-board delays. What we found is that the severity of the on board delays last winter demonstrates that airlines, airports, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and DOT must work …
DOD and VA: Preliminary Observations on Efforts to Improve Health Care and Disability Evaluations for Returning Servicemembers, GAO-07-1256T, September 26, 2007 Influenza Pandemic: Opportunities Exist to Clarify Federal Leadership Roles and Improve Pandemic Planning, GAO-07-1257T, September 26, 2007 Medicare Inpatient Hospital Payments: CMS Has Used External Data for New Technologies in Certain Instances and Medicare …
OIG-07-73 – Letter Report: TSA’s Management of Aviation Security Activities at the Jackson-Evers International Airport, August 2007 (PDF, 6 pages), released September 26, 2007.
