EPA OIG Reports EPA Needs to Emphasize Management of Earmark Grants
EPA Needs to Emphasize Management of Earmark Grants [Report PDF – 19 pages] [At a Glance PDF] September 26, 2006, Report No. 2006-P-00037.
Category «E-Government»
Annual List of Diseases Transmitted Through the Food Supply
[Federal Register: September 26, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 186)}[Notices] [Page 56152-56153] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Notice of annual update of list of infectious and communicable diseases that are transmitted through handling the food supply and the methods by which such diseases are transmitted.
More Than Half of EU E-Gov Users Satisfied According to Survey
Press release: “eUser, a Europe-wide survey of citizen needs for eGovernment and other public online services, funded by the EU, finds that 55% of those who have used eGovernment services are positive. Early efforts by Member States have led to a good start. Nevertheless, a considerable proportion (33%) of users experience at least one significant …
News of Classified April 2006 National Intelligence Estimate Generates Calls for Hearings and Document Release
In a September 25, 2006 letter to Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) requested the declassification of portions of the April 2006 National Intelligence Estimate, to the “fullest extent possible,” following reporting by the New York Times about its conclusions. Press release: “House Democratic Leader Pelosi, Rep. Waxman, and other senior …
DOD IG Audit: Budget Execution Reporting at Defense Finance and Accounting Service Indianapolis
D-2006-114 Budget Execution Reporting at Defense Finance and Accounting Service Indianapolis, September 25, 2006 (31 pages, PDF) – Project No. D2006-D000FI-0028.000) “The Army budget execution data reported to the Department of the Treasury for the Office of Management and Budget SF 133 did not agree with the data reported on the Army financial statements. The …
HHS OIG Report:: Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2007
Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2007 (PDF)
DHS Awards $399 Million in Grants to Secure Nation's Critical Infrastructure
Press release: “DHS Awards $399 Million in Grants to Secure the Nations Critical Infrastructure: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today that grants are being distributed to ports, transit and intercity bus systems to strengthen the nations ability to prevent, protect against, respond to and recover from terrorist attacks, major disasters and other …
Treasury Issues New Regs on Triangular Reorganizations Involving Foreign Corporations
Treasury press release: Regulations to be Issued on Certain Triangular Reorganizations Involving Foreign Corporations: “The Department of the Treasury today issued a notice that announced that the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service will issue regulations under section 367(b) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) to address certain triangular reorganizations under section 368(a) involving …
DOD IG Audit of Northrop Grumman Pension Accounting Records for the Acquisition of TRW
Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General — Audit –Consolidation of Northrop Grumman Pension Accounting Records for the Acquisition of TRW – Report No. D-2006-113 (PDF) – Project No. D2006-D000FC-0001.000, Date: September 22, 2006. “…Northrop Grumman is among the largest companies in the defense industry…Defense Contract Management Agency representatives did not document why a …
GAO Reports Address Military Operations and Contractor Employees, Reserve Components, and Casualty Assistance Programs
Military Operations: Background Screenings of Contractor Employees Supporting Deployed Forces May Lack Critical Information, but U.S. Forces Take Steps to Mitigate the Risk Contractors May Pose, GAO-06-999R, September 22, 2006. Military Personnel: DOD and the Services Need to Take Additional Steps to Improve Mobilization Data for the Reserve Components, Full text GAO-06-1068, and Highlights, September …
Recommendations for Identity Theft Related Data Breach Notification
Follow-up to September 19, 2006 posting, President’s Identity Theft Task Force Announces Interim Recommendations, today OMB issued a memorandum of Recommendations for Identity Theft Related Data Breach Notification, from Clay Johnson, Deputy Director for Management. “We…recommend that each agency identify in advance a core management group that will be convened upon the identification of a …
EPA Headquarters Library Closes Effective October 1, 2006
Follow-up to previous postings, EPA Commenses Closure of Libraries Amid Protests and EPA Libraries And Unique E-Catalog Threatened by Budget Cutbacks, this September 21, 2006 rress release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is closing its Headquarters Library to the public, as well as its own staff, effective October 1. This shutdown is the latest in …
