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Social Security Numbers: More Could be Done to Protect SSNs, Full text GAO-06-586T, and Highlights. March 30, 2006. “There is no one law that comprehensively regulates SSN use and protections…GAO found that there were gaps in the practices for protecting SSNs within government agencies and across industry sectors, such as a lack of uniformity at …
From Barbie Selby, current Chair of the Depository Library Council, links to the following documents: The Council “Vision Statement,” Knowledge Will Forever Govern The Council Wiki
Federal Rulemaking: Perspectives on 10 Years of Congressional Review Act Implementation, Full text GAO-06-601T, and Highlights. March 30, 2006. “This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Congressional Review Act (CRA). Congressional oversight of rulemaking using the CRA can be an important and useful tool for monitoring the regulatory process and balancing and accommodating the …
Transportation Security Administration’s Information Technology Managed Services Contract, OIG-06-23, February 2006 (PDF, 44 pages) – New 03/30/2006 Evaluation of DHS’ Security Program and Practices For Its Intelligence Systems, Unclassified Summary, OIG-06-13, December 2005 (PDF, 3 pages) – New 03/30/2006
“The Red Book is a compendium of significant Office of Inspector General (OIG) costsaving recommendations that have not been fully implemented. These recommendations may require one of three types of actions: legislative, regulatory, or procedural (such as manual revisions). Some complex issues involve two or all three types of actions. The Inspector General Act requires …
American Customer Satisfaction Index (ASCI) E-Government Satisfaction Index, March 21, 2006. “Citizen satisfaction stalled, although some sites show significant improvement in meeting citizens’ needs.” Improvements were registered by IRS.gov, PBGC.gov, the National Archives, and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.
Testimony of Daniel R. Levinson, Inspector General, before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Medicaid Program Integrity, March 28, 2006 (9 pages, PDF)
Following-up to postings on proposals to limit public access to the EPA’s pollution release inventory data, a bipartisan letter issued yesterday on the issue “called for an investigation into the proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) to weaken regulations that require polluters to inform the public about toxic releases.” Related government document: EPA Can …
Border Security: Investigators Successfully Transported Radioactive Sources Across Our Nation’s Borders at Selected Locations, Full-text GAO-06-545R, March 28, 2006. Border Security: Investigators Transported Radioactive Sources Across Our Nation’s Borders at Two Locations, Full-text GAO-06-583T, March 28, 2006. Highlights Combating Nuclear Smuggling: Challenges Facing U.S. Efforts to Deploy Radiation Detection Equipment in Other Countries and in …
Journalist David Kline discussed the growing influence of blogs on politics and the news media during a March 20-24 rolling webchat. New website from State Dept. on emerging media forthcoming at this URL
Press release: “A searchable online database of Asian-language cancer materials has been launched by the Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training (AANCART) and the American Cancer Society.” Asian Pacific Islander Cancer Education Materials Tool
“Welcome to ‘Debate Europe’, our website for the wide debate on the future of the European Union. This website is our invitation to you to discuss with us your ideas, hopes and worries for Europe’s future. With this site, we want to make contact with you and listen to what you think and propose.”
