Category «Government Documents»

New GAO Reports: Military Readiness, Overseas Contingency Operations, 401(k) Plans, NASA Constellation Program

Military Readiness: DOD Needs to Strengthen Management and Oversight of the Defense Readiness Reporting System, GAO-09-518, September 25, 2009 Overseas Contingency Operations: Reported Obligations for the Department of Defense, GAO-09-1022R, September 25, 2009 401(k) Plans: Policy Changes Could Reduce the Long-term Effects of Leakage on Workers’ Retirement Savings, GAO-09-715, August 28, 2009 NASA: Constellation Program …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Annual Growth Rate of All Debt in the U.S.

New York Times graphic: Annual Growth Rate of All Debt in the U.S. and accompanying article: “This week, the Federal Reserve published its quarterly report on debt levels in the economy. While Uncle Sam borrowed more, others borrowed less. The accompanying chart shows that total domestic debt the amounts owed by individuals, governments and …

Subjects: Government Documents

Rand: Integrating Civilian Agencies in Stability Operations

Integrating Civilian Agencies in Stability Operations, By Thomas S. Szayna et al. “How can the Army help make key civilian agencies more capable partners in stability, security, transition, and reconstruction (SSTR) operations? This book identifies the civilian agencies that should be involved, then pinpoints both the necessary skill sets needed and where these skills reside …

Subjects: Government Documents

CBO Social Security Analyses

Social Security Analyses Overview Social Security Outlook Policy Analyses Individual Accounts and Investments in Private Assets Retirement Saving AP: Job losses, early retirements hurt Social Security Related postings on financial system

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

U.S. and Switzerland Sign Agreement to Bolster Tax Information Exchange

News release: “As part of the Obama Administration’s aggressive efforts to enforce U.S. tax laws and reduce offshore tax evasion, the U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced that Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Swiss Ambassador to the United States Urs Ziswiler signed a protocol updating the current income tax treaty between the United States …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Report: High School Dropouts and the Economic Losses from Juvenile Crime in California

High School Dropouts and The Economic Losses from Juvenile Crime in California. California Dropout Research Project Report #16, September 2009, By Clive R. Belfield Queens College, City University of New York and Henry M. Levin Teachers College, Columbia University [thanks to Dan Mitchel] “California’s juvenile crime rate is high. Juveniles commit one-in-six violent crimes and …

Subjects: Government Documents

EFF: Government Must Provide More Info on Campaign to GiveTelecoms Retroactive Immunity

News release: “A judge ordered the government Thursday to release more records about the lobbying campaign to provide immunity to the telecommunications giants that participated in the NSA’s warrantless surveillance program. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White ordered the records be provided to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) by October 9, 2009. The decision is …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation, Privacy

Social Networking and Constituent Communication: Member Use of Twitter During a Two-Week Period in the 111th Congress

CRS Report – Social Networking and Constituent Communication: Member Use of Twitter During a Two-Week Period in the 111th Congress

Subjects: Blogs, Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

DOD OIG Audit – Sanitization and Disposal of Excess Information Technology Equipment

Sanitization and Disposal of Excess Information Technology Equipment (Report No. D-2009-104) “We determined whether DOD Components sanitized and disposed of excess unclassified information technology (IT) equipment in accordance with Federal and DOD requirements. We also determined whether the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) disposed of excess IT equipment in accordance with security requirements; and …

Subjects: Government Documents, PC Security, Privacy

New GAO Reports: DCAA Audits, HIV/AIDS Care, Federal Protective Service, Recovery Act

DCAA Audits: Widespread Problems with Audit Quality Require Significant Reform, GAO-09-468, September 23, 2009 DCAA Audits: Widespread Problems with Audit Quality Require Significant Reform, GAO-09-1009T, September 23, 2009 See also Government Executive article: “The Defense Contract Audit Agency needs a complete overhaul, including new leadership and more independence from the Pentagon, according to testimony from …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Additional Information on Insurance Coverage for Unauthorized Immigrants Under Proposed Health Care Legislation

CBO: Additional Information on Insurance Coverage for Unauthorized Immigrants Under Proposed Health Care Legislation, September 22, 2009 – Letter to the Honorable Chuck Grassley “Under current law, CBO projects that the non elderly unauthorized immigrant population will total about 14 million in 2019. Of those individuals, nearly 60 percent (about 8 million) will be uninsured. …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation

Wired: Threat Level Privacy, Crime and Security Online Newly Declassified Files Detail Massive FBI Data-Mining Project

“A fast-growing FBI data-mining system billed as a tool for hunting terrorists is being used in hacker and domestic criminal investigations, and now contains tens of thousands of records from private corporate databases, including car-rental companies, large hotel chains and at least one national department store, declassified documents obtained by Wired.com show. Headquartered in Crystal …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Government Documents, Privacy

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