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“This document contains the rules of procedure of the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (Board), which will govern all proceedings before the Board. The Board was established within GSA by section 847 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 to hear and decide contract disputes between Government contractors and Executive agencies (other …
Personal Information: Data Breaches Are Frequent, but Evidence of Resulting Identity Theft Is Limited; However, the Full Extent Is Unknown. GAO-07-737, June 4, 2007. “While comprehensive data do not exist, available evidence suggests that breaches of sensitive personal information have occurred frequently and under widely varying circumstances. For example, more than 570 data breaches were …
From the Director – Congressional Budget Office: “Rising health care costs and their consequences for federal health insurance programs constitute the nation’s central fiscal challenge. Such costs exert a significantly larger influence on the budget over the long term than other commonly cited factors, such as the aging of the population. If health care costs …
Press release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission has published for public comment a proposal to eliminate the current requirement that foreign private issuers filing their financial statements using International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as published by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) also file a reconciliation of those financial statements to U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting …
Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General — Audit Air Force Network-Centric Solutions Contract – Report No. D-2007-106 (PDF) – Project No. D2006-D000AS-0211.000 – PDF and Summary. “This report is the first in a series of reports concerning the Air Force Network‑Centric Solutions (NETCENTS) contract. The Air Force NETCENTS contract is a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery, …
“The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), based in Atlanta, Georgia, is a federal public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ATSDR serves the public by using the best science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and diseases related to …
Improved Administration Can Enhance Federal Emergency Management Agency Laptop Computer Security (Redacted) OIG-07-50 (PDF, 37 pages) June 2007
Evaluating Military Compensation, June 2007: “This CBO study – prepared at the request of the ranking members of the Senate Budget Committee – offers an overview of military compensation, particularly of active-duty enlisted personnel.” (44 pages, PDF)
Press release: “In response to Rep. Waxmans request, the Department of Transportation provided limited documents and e-mails related to its lobbying of Members of Congress to oppose efforts by California and other states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles. In the correspondence providing the documents, DOT states that it intends to withhold 53 …
Press release: “The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today signed the first U.S./European agreement in the area of assessing food safety risk. This is the first formal international cooperation agreement EFSA has signed and the first formal step in cooperation between the two bodies.” “The European Food …
D-2007-106 Air Force Network-Centric Solutions Contract (4MB) (Project D2006-D000AS-0211.000), PDF and Summary.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Investigative Operations at Gun Shows, Evaluation and Inspections Report I-2007-007, June 2007 (56 pages, PDF)
