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News release: “In carrying out the Financial Stability Plan, the Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board are announcing the launch of the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), a component of the Consumer and Business Lending Initiative (CBLI). The TALF has the potential to generate up to $1 trillion of lending for …
Defense Acquisitions: DOD Must Balance Its Needs with Available Resources and Follow an Incremental Approach to Acquiring Weapon Systems, GAO-09-431T, March 03, 2009 Defense Management: DOD Needs to Increase Attention on Fuel Demand Management at Forward-Deployed Locations, GAO-09-300, February 20, 2009 Defense Management: Increased Attention on Fuel Demand Management at DOD’s Forward-Deployed Locations Could Reduce …
OIG-09-23 – National Communications System’s Management of 2005 Gulf Coast Hurricanes Mission Assignment Funding (PDF, 36 pages) OIG-09-24 – Effectiveness of TSA’s Surface Transportation Security Inspectors (PDF, 41 pages)
DOT/OIG Report on Enhancing the Federal Railroad Administrations Oversight of Track Safety Inspections, February 24, 2009, Project ID: CR-2009-038 “Summary: Our report found that FRAs safety regulations for internal rail flaw testing did not require the railroads to report the specific track locationsmilepost numbers or track milestested during these types of inspections. We also found …
Cleaning Up Sites Contaminated with Radioactive Materials: International Workshop Proceedings, 2009 “This book examines national security controls that oversee scientific and technological research, specifically the federal regulations governing which information or goods can be shared with citizens of other countries. These restrictions are designed to prevent the flow of information or technology out of the …
News release: “The Department of Justice today released two previously undisclosed Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) memoranda and seven previously undisclosed opinions…The two memoranda memorialized that certain legal propositions in ten OLC opinions issued between 2001 and 2003 no longer reflected the views of OLC and “should not be treated as authoritative for any purpose.” …
News release: “House Committees on Science and Technology, Education and Labor, Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming are the first four Congressional Committees to join Twitter. These Committees use Twitter as a new tool to reach their audience and ensure transparency between the government and the public.” House …
News release: “Explosive growth in the number of people on probation or parole has propelled the population of the American corrections system to more than 7.3 million, or 1 in every 31 U.S. adults, according to a report released today by the Pew Center on the States. The vast majority of these offenders live in …
How Much Will This Program Really Cost? GAO Issues First-of-Its-Kind Cost Estimating Guide to Answer Such Questions, March 2, 2009 “Developed with input from industry experts as well as federal officials, the 436-page Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide lays out a multi-step process for developing high-quality, trustworthy cost estimates; explains how to manage program costs …
News release: “According to a letter filed by the government in court today, the CIA acknowledged it destroyed 92 tapes of interrogations. The admission comes in an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit seeking records of the treatment of prisoners in U.S. custody abroad. In December 2007, the ACLU filed a motion to hold the CIA …
NASA: Assessments of Selected Large-Scale Projects, GAO-09-306SP, March 02, 2009 GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide: Best Practices for Developing and Managing Capital Program Costs, GAO-09-3SP, March 02, 2009 Nuclear Detection: Domestic Nuclear Detection Office Should Improve Planning to Better Address Gaps and Vulnerabilities, GAO-09-257, January 29, 2009 Dietary Supplements: FDA Should Take Further Actions …
News release: “The U.S. Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve Board today announced a restructuring of the government’s assistance to AIG in order to stabilize this systemically important company in a manner that best protects the US taxpayer. Specifically, the government’s restructuring is designed to enhance the company’s capital and liquidity in order to facilitate …
