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National Gang Threat Assessment 2009 “This intelligence assessment is a collaborative effort between the National Gang Intelligence Center (NGIC) and the NDIC to examine the threat posed to the United States by criminal gangs; it supports U.S. Department of Justice strategic objectives 2.2 (to reduce the threat, incidence, and prevalence of violent crime) and 2.4 …
Military Base Realignments and Closures: DOD Faces Challenges in Implementing Recommendations on Time and Is Not Consistently Updating Savings Estimates, GAO-09-217, January 30, 2009 Information Security: Further Actions Needed to Address Risks to Bank Secrecy Act Data, GAO-09-195, January 30, 2009 Meal Counting and Claiming by Food Service Management Companies in the School Meal Programs, …
The Congressional Oversight Panel (COP) – “COP released its special report on regulatory reform today. The report discusses how regulation would have averted the crisis that we are in today, and how the implementation of smart regulation will help the United States can prevent another financial crisis and determine our economic success in the years …
Addressing the Ongoing Crisis in the Housing and Financial Markets, January 28, 2009, Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate. “…the ongoing crisis in the U.S. financial system has significantly depressed economic activity during the past year and a half, and it poses a serious threat to the nations ability to quickly …
Secure Border Initiative Fence Construction Costs, GAO-09-244R, January 29, 2009 Brain Injury: Better DOD and VA Oversight Can Help Ensure More Accurate, Consistent, and Timely Decisions for the Traumatic Injury Insurance Program, GAO-09-108, January 29, 2009 U.S. Postal Service: Deteriorating Postal Finances Require Aggressive Actions to Reduce Costs, GAO-09-332T, January 28, 2009
News release: “Building on President Barack Obama and Secretary Tim Geithner’s commitment to increase transparency and accountability in the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP), the U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced a new policy of posting investment contracts for future completed transactions to the Department’s website within five to 10 business days. For contracts …
FDA posted this corporate news release today: “Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) is voluntarily recalling all peanuts and peanut products processed in its Blakely, Georgia facility since Jan. 1, 2007. Previously, PCA announced a recall of peanut butter and peanut paste. PCA sells its products to institutional and industrial users for service in large institutions …
Homeland Defense: Actions Needed to Improve Management of Air Sovereignty Alert Operations to Protect U.S. Airspace, GAO-09-184, January 27, 2009 Medicare: Callers Can Access 1-800-MEDICARE Services, but Responsibility within CMS for Limited English Proficiency Plan Unclear, GAO-09-104, December 29, 2008 Electronic Health Records: DOD’s and VA’s Sharing of Information Could Benefit from Improved Management, GAO-09-268, …
News release: “World growth is forecast to fall to its lowest level since World War II, with financial markets remaining under stress and the global economy taking a sharp turn for the worse, sending both global output and trade plummeting, the IMF said in its latest assessment of the world economy. “We now expect the …
News release: “The House Oversight Committee asked the nations IGs to identify all recommendations made between January 1, 2001 and December 31, 2008 that had not been implemented by federal agencies. The information provided shows that the Bush Administration failed to implement 13,847 recommendations since 2001, which could have saved taxpayers $25.9 billion. Almost half …
Testimony, CBO, Statement of Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director, The State of the Economy and Issues in Developing an Effective Policy Response before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives, January 27, 2009. “The economy is currently enduring a recession that started more than a year ago. CBO projects that, in the absence of …
