Category «E-Government»

GAO Reviews DOD and VA Health Care

DOD and VA Health Care: Challenges Encountered by Injured Servicemembers during Their Recovery Process GAO-07-606T, and Highlights, March 8, 2007: “As of March 1, 2007, over 24,000 servicemembers have been wounded in action since the onset of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), according to the Department of Defense (DOD). GAO work …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

ACLU Refutes FBI’s Claims of “Unintentional” Patriot Act Abuses

Follow-up to March 8, 2007 posting, DOJ OIG Report Documents FBI Underreporting Use of National Security Letter, this from the ACLU: “Claims that the FBI’s reported Patriot Act abuses were the “unintentional” result of outmoded computer systems and human error are not credible, the American Civil Liberties Union said today, citing evidence that agents contracted …

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

House Judiciary Committee Calls for White House to Provide Additional Info on Fired U.S. Attorneys

Follow-up to March 5, 2007 posting, Judiciary Committee Hearing on Prosecutorial Independence, the following related government documents: 3/9/2007 – House Judiciary Committee Calls for White House, Miers to Provide Information on Fired U.S. Attorneys: “Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. and Subcommittee Chairwoman Linda Sánchez expanded their investigation into the U.S. Attorney scandal …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

SEC Report Concerning Examinations of Options Order Routing and Execution

Press release: “…The Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, with the staff from the Division of Market Regulation, conducted a series of examinations of the options order routing practices of eight broker-dealers that have a significant amount of retail options order flow. In addition, the Office of Economic Analysis conducted an analysis of quote …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

National Computer Forensic Institute Unveiled

Press release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Alabama state officials unveiled today the National Computer Forensic Institute in Hoover, Ala., that will assist in the field of computer forensics and digital evidence analysis. The institute will be developed by the U.S Secret Service and is partially funded by the department’s National Cyber Security …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, Government Documents

DOJ OIG Report Documents FBI Underreporting Use of National Security Letter

The Blotter (ABC News): “The FBI repeatedly failed to follow the strict guidelines of the Patriot Act when its agents took advantage of a new provision allowing the FBI to obtain phone and financial records without a court order, according to a report to be made public Friday by the Justice Department’s Inspector General.” A …

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

HHS Launches New Online Toolkit for Medical Responses to Radiation Emergencies

“REMM (Radiation Event Medical Management – Guidance for Diagnosis and Treatment for Health Care Professionals) was produced by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Office of Planning and Emergency Operations, in cooperation with the National Library of Medicine, Division of Specialized Information Services, with subject …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

GAO Report on Management of Coast Guard Deepwater Program

Coast Guard: Status of Efforts to Improve Deepwater Program Management and Address Operational Challenges, GAO-07-575T, and Highlights, March 8, 2007. “The Coast Guard’s Deepwater program is a 25-year, $24 billion plan to replace or modernize its fleet of vessels and aircraft. While there is widespread acknowledgment that many of the Coast Guard’s aging assets need …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents