New HHS OIG Privacy Act System of Records: Administrative Files: Federal Register Notice
New OIG Privacy Act System of Records: Administrative Files: Federal Register Notice, April 4, 2008
Category «Government Documents»
Report on the Cost, Oversight, and Impact of Congressional Earmarks
DOD Deputy Inspector General for Auditing – Report on the Cost, Oversight, and Impact of Congressional Earmarks, March 31, 2008 (Project No. D2007-D000FP-0254.000)
FinCEN Releases Updated Mortgage Fraud Report
News release: “The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today released an update to its November 2006 mortgage loan fraud assessment, which is based upon analysis of suspicious activity reports (SARs) provided by the financial industry. The previous study examined a statistical sample of SARs reporting mortgage fraud filed between April 1996 and March 2006. This …
Amtrak Releases Monthly Performance Reports Online
Monthly Performance Reports [the related links appears toward the bottom of this page] – “Generally, reports are available 6 weeks after the end of the month. The unaudited financial statements included herein are subject to adjustment based on the results of the annual audit.” [via Michael Ravnitzky]
The Grass Is Not Always Greener – A Look at National Health Care Systems Around the World
March 18, 2008, Cato Policy Analysis no. 613: The Grass Is Not Always Greener: A Look at National Health Care Systems Around the World, by Michael D. Tanner. “Critics of the U.S. health care system frequently point to other countries as models for reform. They point out that many countries spend far less on health …
New GAO Reports: Defense Acquisitions, Medicaid Financing, Yellowstone Bison
Defense Acquisitions: DOD’s Increased Reliance on Service Contractors Exacerbates Long-standing Challenges, GAO-08-621T, January 23, 2008 Defense Critical Infrastructure: DOD’s Risk Analysis of Its Critical Infrastructure Omits Highly Sensitive Assets, GAO-08-373R, April 2, 2008 Human Capital: Diversity in the Federal SES and Senior Levels of the U.S. Postal Service and Processes for Selecting New Executives, GAO-08-609T, …
Safe Harbor: Bringing People and Science Together to Improve the New York/New Jersey Harbor
News release: “After seven years of groundbreaking research and consensus building, the NY/NJ Harbor Consortium of the New York Academy of Sciences, a coalition of over 70 stakeholder organizations, unveiled its final report describing an innovative and collaborative process that brought stakeholders together to recommend and implement actions leading to a more sustainable NY/NJ Harbor …
DHS OIG General Management Reports on NAO and FEMA
OIG-08-35 – Letter Report: National Applications Office Privacy Stewardship, Unclassified Summary (PDF, 3 pages – New 04/03/2008: “We evaluated the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Applications Office (NAO) privacy stewardship to determine whether the NAO is conducting activities to instill and promote a culture of privacy, and its planned operations are in compliance with …
DHS Office of Immigration Statistics Reports on Legal Permanent Residents
U.S. Legal Permanent Residents: 2007 – “This report provides information on the number and characteristics of persons who became legal permanent residents during fiscal year 2007.” Data on Legal Permanent Residents: “Access data on immigrants who became legal permanent residents in fiscal year 2007 by class of admission, country of birth, state of residence, and …
New FTC Videos Help Consumers Spot Phishing Scams
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission has released three 60-second videos to help alert consumers to phishing scams. Phishing uses deceptive spam to trick consumers into divulging sensitive or personal information, including credit card numbers and other financial data, through an email or a link to a copycat site. The goal of the videos is …
The Center for Public Integritys Buying of the President 2008
“The Center for Public Integritys Buying of the President series made its debut in 1996, with subsequent editions published in 2000 and again in 2004, when the book made The New York Times best-seller list. Like its three predecessors, the 2008 edition will explore the roles that money and special interests play in presidential politics …
NATO Progress Report on Afghanistan
Progress Report on Afghanistan, Report Prepared in Preparation of the April NATO Bucharest Summit, April 2-4, 2008. “August 2008 marks the fifth anniversary of NATOs presence in Afghanistan. Set against the devastating effect of decades of conflict, these five years have witnessed substantial progress in all spheres of Afghan life from a reasonably stable …
