LC Publishes New Country Profiles on Cuba, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia
Country Profile: Cuba, September 2006 Country Profile: Malaysia, September 2006 Country Profile, Saudi Arabia, September 2006
Category «E-Government»
IG for Iraq Reconstruction Reports on Protecting Energy Infrastructure
06-038 – Unclassified Summary of SIGIR’s Review of Efforts to Increase Iraq’s Capability to Protect Its Energy Infrastructure (12 pages, PDF) September 27, 2006.
Report Recommends Essential Steps to Enable Law Enforcement Information Sharing
Press release: “Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, issued a report that analyzes institutional failures and a lack of initiative by this Administration to enable law enforcement officers as first preventers in the War on Terror. The report, entitled LEAP: A Law Enforcement Assistance and Partnership Strategy, …
2006 Report on Coordination of Intellectual Property Enforcement and Protection
2006 Report to the President and Congress on Coordination of Intellectual Property Enforcement and Protection (168 pages, PDF): “The report sets forth the actions and initiatives that the U.S. government has taken over the past year to combat the rising tide of global counterfeiting and piracy, and notes the importance of these efforts because of …
DOJ Fact Sheet: Structure of the National Security Division
Department of Justice Fact Sheet: Structure of the National Security Division Prepared Remarks of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at the Swearing-In Ceremony for Kenneth Wainstein and the Launch of the Department of Justice National Security Division : “Establishment of the NSD was recommended by the WMD commission and made a reality by the USA …
FCC Announces Launch of Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau
Press release: “The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau is designed to provide an efficient, effective and responsive organizational structure to address matters related to public safety, homeland security, and emergency management and preparedness. The bureau is responsible for the combined public safety-related functions that were previously dispersed among the other bureaus and offices.” [via …
SEC to Rebuild Public Disclosure System to Make It 'Interactive'
SEC press release: “Sept. 25, 2006 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox announced today that the SEC has awarded three separate contracts totaling $54 million to transform the agencys 1980s-vintage public company disclosure system from a form-based electronic filing cabinet to a dynamic real-time search tool with interactive capabilities.”
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European Union Law: An Integrated Guide to Electronic and Print Research, Revised and Updated, by Marylin J. Raisch The Government Domain – Information Checks and Balances, by Peggy Garvin
EPA OIG Audit of Agency's Ability to Quickly Respond to Hurricane Katrina
2006-P-00038 Existing Contracts Enabled EPA to Quickly Respond to Hurricane Katrina; Future Improvement Opportunities Exist [Report PDF – 36 pages] [At a Glance PDF], September 27, 2006.
GAO Examines FEMA Programs' Vulnerability to Fraud and Abuse
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Unprecedented Challenges Exposed the Individuals and Households Program (IHP) to Fraud and Abuse; Actions Needed to Reduce Such Problems in Future, GAO-06-1013, September 27, 2006. “GAO identified the potential for significant fraud and abuse as a result of FEMA’s management of the IHP in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Flaws …
DOD IG Audit of Financial Management of Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts
D-2006-118 – Financial Management of Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts at Selected DoD Components, September 27, 2006 (Project No. D2006-D000FE-0010.000) “We performed this audit to determine whether obligations and expenditures related to the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts at selected DoD Components were executed efficiently, timely, and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.”
DHS OIG Audit of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Discipline Procedures
A Review of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Discipline Procedures, OIG-06-57 (PDF, 49 pages), released on September 26, 2006.
