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Press release, June 16, 2006: “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued findings today from a national assessment of the countrys catastrophic planning capabilities. Responding to directives from President Bush and the Congress, following Hurricane Katrina, the Nationwide Plan Review (PDF, 174 pages) looked at whether existing emergency operations plans for states and urban areas …
Center for Medical Consumers: Dodgeball – The Pharmaceutical Companies’ Direct Marketing to Doctors and the Impact on Health Care Costs and Patient Safety, June 2006 (45 pages, PDF) LA Times (reg. req’d) – Liver Failures Linked to Antibiotic Ketek Renew Worries About FDA Drug Screening – “Four deaths have been tied to Ketek, approved in …
AP: Pentagon Details U.S. Abuse of Detainees – Pentagon Says U.S. Forces Used Unapproved Interrogation Practices on Iraq, Afghan Detainees DOJ: Documents released in litigation on June 15, 2006 Formica Report Jacoby Report Schmidt-Furlow Report Enclosures Record of Courts Martial, (NOV 19, 2003) Record of Courts Martial, (JAN 7, 2003) Record of Courts Martial, (JAN …
Expedited Assistance for Victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: FEMA’s Control Weaknesses Exposed the Government to Significant Fraud and Abuse, Full text GAO-06-655, and Highlights, June 16, 2006. “GAO identified significant flaws in the process for registering disaster victims that leave the federal government vulnerable to fraud and abuse of expedited assistance (EA) payments.”
“Refinery Capacity Report: Beginning with the release of 2006 data, the Refinery Capacity Tables will no longer appear in the Petroleum Supply Annual, Volume 1 publication. The 2006 Refinery Capacity Tables will be released as a separate product which includes tables in PDF format and an XLS file containing refinery capacity data by refinery.” [Link …
Press release: “Senator Chuck Grassley today requested more information from FBI Director Robert Mueller about the FBI’s handling of a terrorist financing case and the subsequent classification of several portions of an Inspector General report about the botched case…Grassley’s letter [included in this press release] also questioned Mueller’s use of selective unclassified portions of the …
Press release: “Google today announced Google U.S. Government Search, a new search product that will make it easier to find U.S. government information and keep up to date on government news. With Google U.S. Government Search, millions of U.S. government employees, various contractor organizations, as well as the general public can easily search across content …
Related to previous postings on the recent breach of Veterans’ data that was the focus of press and Congressional scrutiny, from GAO today, this report – Veterans Affairs: Leadership Needed to Address Information Security Weaknesses and Privacy Issues, full-text GAO-06-866T, and Highlights, June 14, 2006. From the report: “For many years, significant concerns have been …
Review of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Collection of Aviation Security Service Fees, OIG-06-35 (PDF, 60 pages), June 13, 2006.
Detention and Removal of Illegal Aliens, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), OIG-06-33 (PDF, 52 pages)
LA Times reported (reg req’d): EPA Rule Loosened After Oil Chief’s Letter to Rove – The White House says the executive’s appeal had no role in changing a measure to protect groundwater. Critics call it a political payoff. Related government document: Federal Register: June 12, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 112, Rules and Regulations,Page 33628-33640: “SUMMARY: …
“Tomorrow, the Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Michael McCaul (TX) will hold a hearing to examine waste, fraud and abuse of federal funds in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Thousands of victims of the disaster were given debit cards and other types of tax payer funds to help them pay for food and shelter. The hearing …
