Updated CRS Report on War Crimes Act
The War Crimes Act: Current Issues, updated October 2, 2006 [via FAS]
Category «E-Government»
GAO Report on DOD Pandemic Flu Preparedness Efforts
Press release: “Reps. Waxman and Davis today released a GAO report detailing the Department of Defense’s pandemic influenza preparedness efforts. While the department has taken some important steps, accountability, funding, and communications need to be clearer and more focused across the Department to fully prepare for the threat.” GAO Report on Influenza Pandemic (54 pages, …
DOI OIG Inspection Report on Drug Testing Procedures At Secure Nuclear Sites
Inspection Letter Report “Drug Testing for Security Positions at DOE’s Portsmouth and Paducah Sites”, October 18, 2006: “We determined that DOE random drug testing procedures for protective force personnel had not been implemented at the Portsmouth and Paducah sites.”
Treasury IG Report on Decline in Use of Free File Program
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) “audit found that the use of the Free File Program declined after income restrictions were applied.” September 29, 2006 (42 pages, PDF) Free File Home – Your Link to Free Online Filing Related postings on the IRS Free File program
GAO Report Raises Concerns With Transportation Worker Identification Credential Program
Transportation Security: DHS Should Address Key Challenges before Implementing the Transportation Worker Identification Credential Program Full text GAO-06-982, and Highlights, September 29, 2006.
2006 Report on Doctor Disciplinary Information on State Web Sites
Press release: “New Jersey ranks first and North Dakota ranks last in a new Public Citizen survey of the content and user-friendliness of doctor disciplinary information found on state medical board Web sites. Most sites were seriously deficient in providing this important information for patients. The detailed board scores for each state and recommendations for …
CBO Report, Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans
CBO Report: Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans: Summary Update for Fiscal Year 2007, October 2006 (32 pages, PDF).
Task Force Reports on Katrina Response, Relief, and Recovery
Press release: “U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon today joined fellow members of the House Katrina Task Force in releasing a report summarizing recommendations for improving the recovery effort along the Gulf Coast. The report, entitled Response, Relief, and Recovery: Katrina and Beyond, details specific legislative proposals members of the Task Force intend to act on when …
Army Releases Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Army’s Iraq Project and Contracting Office: “This 26-page booklet [A Report on Iraq Reconstruction] recaps the U.S. Army’s reconstruction efforts in Iraq. The booklet contains a short history of post-war reconstruction as well as describes recent efforts, accomplishments, and significant events. In addition, the publication shows how the interagency team was able to adjust to …
FTC Staff Report on Municipal Provision of Wireless Internet
FTC press release, October 10, 2006: “Improving consumer access to broadband Internet service is an important goal for federal, state, and local governments. The possibility of competitive risks arising from municipal participation in wireless Internet service, however, calls for a careful analysis by policymakers considering if, and to what extent, a municipality should involve itself …
DOT OIG Audit of NTSB's Information Security Program
Audit of NTSB’s Information Security Program: “On October 13, we issued a final report on NTSB’s information security program. In FY 2006, NTSB made a concerted effort to correct security weaknesses identified in prior years. However, continued management attention is needed in several areas: (1) assessing systems risk and assigning a priority to reviewing and …
Report Shows Many Voting Problems from 2004 Still Unresolved and Threaten to Mar Midterm Elections
Press release: Voting in 2006: Have We Solved the Problems of 2004? The Century Institute, Common Cause Education Fund, The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund, October 11, 2006: “The report, Voting in 2006: Have We Solved the Problems of 2004? is a follow up to a report on voting problems issued in 2004 …
