Category «E-Government»

DHS OIG Releases New Audits: Terrorist Financing, Hurricane Katrina, National Bio-Surveillance Integration

Coordination Between FBI and ICE on Investigations of Terrorist Financing, OIG-07-55 (PDF, 58 pages) Interim Report, Hurricane Katrina: A Review of Wind Versus Flood Issues, OIG-07-62, July 2007 (PDF, 25 pages) Better Management Needed for the National Bio-Surveillance Integration System Program, OIG-07-61, July 2007 (PDF, 38 pages) Improvements to Information Sharing are Needed to Facilitate …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DoD to Implement Interim Threat Reporting Procedures

Press release: “DoDs Counterintelligence Field Activity (CIFA) will close the TALON Reporting System effective Sept. 17, 2007, and maintain a record copy of the collected data in accordance with intelligence oversight requirements. To ensure there is a mechanism in place to document and assess potential threats to DoD resources, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Government Documents, Patriot Act, Privacy

Committee Asks Agencies about White House "Asset Deployment" Meetings

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee “Chairman Waxman writes to federal agencies requesting documents about their involvement in White House asset deployment meetings held to discuss the use of federal resources to promote the reelection of President Bush and Republicans in Congress. Agencies receiving this request: Departments of Justice, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Renewable Energy Consumption and Electricity Preliminary 2006 Statistics

Energy Information Administration (EIA), Renewable Energy Consumption and Electricity Preliminary 2006 Statistics (08/21/2007): “Preliminary report showing renewable energy provided 7 percent of total U.S. energy consumption in 2006. Total renewable energy market consumption was comprised of biomass, hydroelectricity, geothermal, wind and solar.”

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Release of the 9/11 CIA IG Report Executive Summary

Statement to Employees by Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, General Michael V. Hayden on the Release of the 9/11 IG Report Executive Summary, August 21, 2007: “Earlier this month, Congress passed a bill implementing some of the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. The legislation, lengthy and complex, includes a provision dealing with the report …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

EPA OIG Audits on Exchange Network and Superfund Accounts

2007-P-00030 Improved Management Practices Needed to Increase Use of Exchange Network [Report PDF, 34 pages] [At a Glance PDF] August 20, 2007 2007-S-00002 Making Better Use of Superfund Special Account Funds for Thermo Chem [Report PDF – 6 pages] [At a Glance PDF] August 20, 2007

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

OIG Report – State Medicaid Agencies' Initiatives on Health Information Technology and Health Information Exchange

HHS OIG Report on State Medicaid Agenices’ Initiatives on Health Information Technology and Health Information Exchange, August 2007 (30 pages, PDF)

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DOT OIG Audit Initiated of FAA's Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast Program

Audit Initiated of FAA’s Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast Program: Automatic Dependent Surveillance – “Broadcast (ADS-B) is a cornerstone technology planned for FAA’s Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). This satellite-based technology has significant potential to improve safety and enhance capacity of the National Airspace System by, among other things, providing greater situational awareness to …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation

New CRS Reports on Iran, Iraq, Enemy Combatant Detainees, Pakistan

Iraq: Government Formation and Benchmarks, Updated August 10,2007 Iran’s Influence in Iraq, Updated August 9, 2007 Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses, Updated August 6, 2007 Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America: An Overview and Selected Issues, August 2, 2007 Iraq and Al Qaeda, Updated July 27, 2007 Enemy Combatant Detainees: Habeas Corpus Challenges …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

White House Fails to Comply With Subpoenas on Domestic Surveillance Program

Follow up to previous posting on the government’s domestic surveillance program, today’s Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Bush Administrations Failure To Comply With Subpoenas For Warrantless Wiretapping Documents, August 20, 2007: “Today was the deadline for the Administration to comply with the Judiciary Committees subpoenas for documents related to …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, E-Government, Legal Research, Patriot Act, Privacy

DOD OIG Audit of Missile Defense Agency Purchases

Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General — Audit, Missile Defense Agency Purchases for and from Governmental Sources – Report No. D-2007-117 (50 pages PDF) – Project No. D2006-D000FH-0160.000, Date: August 20, 2007.

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

GAO Launches Web Site Improvements

“The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today unveiled its newly redesigned Web site, www.gao.gov. The updated site makes the agencys work easier to find, and it better explains what GAO is and what it does. New features on the homepage include a prominent dynamic display of GAOs latest products, a streamlined In the Spotlight section, and …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

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