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Hearing on: The Inspector General’s Independent Report on the F.B.I.’s Use of National Security Letters, March 20, 2007. OIG Testimony – Statement of Glenn A. Fine, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice before the House Judiciary Committee concerning The FBI’s Use of National Security Letters and Section 215 Requests for Business Records, March 20, 2007. …
This evening the Department of Justice released 3,000 pages of documents on the firings of eight U.S. attorneys, an issue that has been the recent focus of House Judiciary Committee investigation. The House Judiciary Committee has been posting the documents, in PDF, on their homepage, with links located in the lower right hand side. At …
Report from NYUs Brennan Center Finds Ohio Campaign Finance Laws among the Worst in the Midwest, March 19, 2007: “Today, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law joined with Ohio Citizen Action to release a new report finding that Ohios campaign finance system is broken and badly in need of reform. The …
DOT OIG Review of Staffing at FAA’s Combined Radar Approach Control and Tower With Radar Facilities, March 16, 2007.
“A Governor’s Guide to Homeland Security contains practical advice for governors on how to organize their states to prepare for and respond to hazards of all kinds effectively. It shares information and guidance on how to approach issues such as mutual aid, information sharing, obtaining assistance from the military and protecting critical infrastructure. Last published …
“The Waseda University Institute of e-Government has recently released its 2007 World E-Government Ranking. The Institute ranked the development of e-Government in 32 countries from all over the world. The top five countries in the list were: United States, Singapore, Canada, Japan and Korea.”
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Disaster Relief: Continued Findings of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse GAO-07-300, March 15, 2007. Related postings on hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Defense Acquisitions: Key Decisions to Be Made on Future Combat System GAO-07-376, March 15, 2007. Defense Acquisitions: Missile Defense Acquisition Strategy Generates Results but Delivers Less at a Higher Cost GAO-07-387, March 15, 2007
Reagan National Airport: Update on Capacity to Handle Additional Flights and Impact on Other Area Airports GAO-07-352, February 28, 2007: “GAO’s work shows that even if the number of slots is not increased, there is some opportunity to expand current capacity by filling unused slots and increasing the size of aircraft on existing slots to …
Report prepared by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Inspector General for Tax Administration – The IRS needs to improve procedures to identify noncompliance with noncash charitable contribution requirements, March 5, 2007.
Press release: “Mr. President, I am pleased to join Senator Cornyn in reintroducing the Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act (the OPEN Government Act). This bill contains commonsense reforms to update and strengthen the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for all Americans…Now in its fourth decade, the Freedom of Information Act remains an …
“The Internal Revenue Service announced today that its 2006 Data Book is available on the IRS Web site. The report describes activities conducted by the IRS from October 1, 2005, through September 30, 2006, and includes information about returns filed and taxes collected, enforcement, taxpayer assistance and the IRS budget and workforce. During Fiscal Year …
