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The Internal Revenue Service Is Not in Compliance With All Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act Requirements, March 2, 2012 Reference Number: 2012-40-028 “The methodology the IRS uses to estimate the EITC [Earned Income Tax Credit] improper payment rate results in a reasonable estimate of EITC overclaims. However, the IRS did not comply with all …
Current Spending Topics: How do U.S. expenditures compare with those of other countries? “In Japan, consumers spent more than 17 percent of every yen on groceries, more than twice the 8.3 percent of every dollar that Americans spent. In the United States, households spent almost 7 cents of every dollar on health care, compared with …
News release: “The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) issued a Supplement to the Authentication in an Internet Banking Environment guidance, issued in October 2005. The purpose of the supplement is to reinforce the risk-management framework described in the original guidance and update the FFIEC member agencies’ supervisory expectations regarding customer authentication, layered security, and …
Trends in international arms transfers, 2011 – Paul Holtom, Mark Bromley, Pieter D. Wezeman and Siemon T. Wezeman, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute “The SIPRI Arms Transfers Database now contains information on all international transfers of major conventional weapons from 1950 to the end of 2011. It is the only publicly available resource providing consistent …
Iran’s Global Cat-And-Mouse Game on Sanctions – On the docks of Singapore, in the registries of Malta, and in global shipping data, a tale of Irans efforts to dodge sanctions – by Rachel Armstrong, Stephen Grey and Mimanshu Ojha – Reuters, February 2012 “Washington and European capitals want to stop or slow Irans nuclear programme. …
News release: “The total arms sales (including sales of military services) of the SIPRI Top 100 maintained their upward trend in 2010, although at 1 per cent in real terms, the increase was much slower than in 2009. Over the period since 2002, the increase has been 60 per cent in real terms. Arms-producing and …
IT Supply Chain – National Security-Related Agencies Need to Better Address Risks, GAO-12-361, Mar 23, 2012 Nursing Homes – CMS Needs Milestones and Timelines to Ensure Goals for the Five-Star Quality Rating System Are Met, GAO-12-390, Mar 23, 2012 Telecommunications – To Date, DISH Network Is Cooperating with the Court-Appointed Special Master’s Examination of Its …
Jeffrey T. Richelson: “A central element of the current debate over how to deal with Iran’s nuclear program has focused on the possible difficulty of destroying the Qom underground uranium enrichment facility via air strikes. However, documents posted today by the National Security Archive show that Qom is only the latest in a long series …
FHFAs Oversight of Fannie Maes Single-Family Underwriting Standards, Audit Report: AUD-2012-003, March 22, 2012 “Although FHFA has taken steps to ensure that the mortgages that the Enterprises purchase conform to underwriting standards, the Agencys oversight of underwriting is limited. FHFA informally reviews Fannie Maes proposed credit policy changes, which may or may not affect underwriting …
“Between December 1, 2011 and February 29, 2012 the Chief Privacy Officer of the DHS approved and published eleven Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) on the DHS Privacy Office Web site, under the link for Privacy Impact Assessments. These PIAs cover eleven separate DHS programs. Below is a short summary of those programs, indicating the DHS …
Department of Homeland Security Preliminary Observations on DHS’s Efforts to Improve Employee Morale, GAO-12-509T, Mar 22, 2012 DOD Financial Management – The Army Faces Significant Challenges in Achieving Audit Readiness for Its Military Pay, GAO-12-406, Mar 22, 2012 DOD Financial Management – The Army Faces Significant Challenges in Achieving Audit Readiness for Its Military Pay, …
“In 2011 alone, a tornado devastated Joplin, Missouri, and earthquakes rocked New Zealand and Japan, underscoring how quickly and completely health systems can be overwhelmed. Disasters can stress health care systems to the breaking point and disrupt delivery of vital medical services. At the request of the HHS, the IOM [Institute of Medicine] formed a …
