Department of State OIG Report on Afghanistan Police Training and Readiness
Interagency Assessment of Afghanistan Police Training and Readiness (Text of Report Dated November 2006)
Category «E-Government»
U.S. Frequency Allocation Chart
From the Office of Spectrum Management (OSM), “responsible for managing the Federal Government’s use of the radio frequency spectrum,” this U.S. Frequency Allocation Chart as of October 2003 (PDF), the Text equivalent version, and a Background Paper on Radio Frequency Spectrum Allocations. [thanks Mike]
Library of Congress Launches RSS Feeds
List of Library of Congress RSS Feeds News – A bulletin service of the latest news from the world’s preeminent reservoir of knowledge, providing resources to Congress and the American people Upcoming Events – Listing of the dozens of free concerts, lectures, exhibitions, symposia, films and other special programs offered at the Library on Capitol …
New LC Country Profile on Kyrgyzstan
The Library of Congress, Federal Research Division, Country Profile: Kyrgyzstan, December 14, 2006.
GAO Assesses FinCEN and IRS Effectiveness At Ensuring Bank Secrecy Act Compliance
Bank Secrecy Act: FinCEN and IRS Need to Improve and Better Coordinate Compliance and Data Management Efforts, Full text GAO-07-212, and Highlights, December 15, 2006: “…FinCEN and IRS lack a documented and coordinated strategy with time frames, priorities, and resource needs for improving NBFI compliance with BSA requirements.”
GAO Recommends More Oversight for National Flood Insurance Program
National Flood Insurance Program [NFIP]: New Processes Aided Hurricane Katrina Claims Handling, but FEMA’s Oversight Should Be Improved, Full-text, GAO-07-169, and Highlights, December 15, 2006. NFIP paid an unprecedented dollar amount for a record number of claims from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Congress increased NFIP’s borrowing authority with the U.S. Treasury from a pre-Katrina level …
AP Reports White House Tightens Publishing Rules for USGS Scientists
AP: “The Bush administration is clamping down on scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey, who study everything from caribou mating to global warming, subjecting them to controls on research that might go against official policy. New rules require screening of all facts and interpretations by agency scientists. The rules apply to all scientific papers and …
DHS Targets High Risk Hazardous Materials in Transit
Press release: “The Department of Homeland Security issued today a notice of proposed rulemaking [143 pages, PDF) to vastly strengthen the security of the nation’s rail systems in the highest threat urban areas. The proposed rule is part of a package of new security measures that will require freight rail carriers to ensure 100 percent …
Pentagon Releases New Counterinsurgency Field Manual
Press release: “The Army and Marine Corps announce the release of the Counterinsurgency Field Manual…the new manual pursues a general approach to counterinsurgency, not one aimed specifically at any of the ongoing operations.” From the Forward: “It has been 20 years since the Army published a field manual devoted exclusively to counterinsurgency operations. For the …
Nearly Half of our Lives Spent with TV, Radio, Internet, Newspapers
Press release: Nearly Half of our Lives Spent with TV, Radio, Internet, Newspapers, According to Census Bureau Publication, December 15, 2006. “Adults and teens will spend nearly five months (3,518 hours) next year watching television, surfing the Internet, reading daily newspapers and listening to personal music devices. Thats only one of thousands of nuggets of …
FEC Collects $630,000 In Civil Penalties From Three 527 Organizations
Press release: “The Federal Election Commission announced today that it has reached settlements with three 527 organizations accused of violating the federal campaign finance laws during the 2004 presidential election. The League of Conservation Voters 527 and 527II, MoveOn.org Voter Fund, and Swiftboat Veterans and POWs for Truth have collectively paid almost $630,000 to settle …
FEC to Launch Web Tool for Searching Advisory Opinions
Press release today: The “Federal Election Commission was provided with a demonstration of a new Internet tool for searching Advisory Opinions which is scheduled for launch on the Commissions website in February.”
