DHS: Independent Auditor's Report on TSA's FY 2006 Balance Sheet
OIG-08-05 – Independent Auditor’s Report on TSA’s FY 2006 Balance Sheet (PDF, 61 pages) – New 11/08/2007
Category «Government Documents»
New CRS Reports: Managing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Journalists' Privilege
Via FAS: Managing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Policy Implications of Expanding Global Access to Nuclear Power, November 1, 2007 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program: Background, Status, and Issues,” updated October 25, 2007 Navy DDG-1000 Destroyer Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress, updated October 25, 2007 Operation Iraqi Freedom and Detainee Issues: Major …
Renewed Support for Digital Archive of Department of State Websites
“GPO is pleased to announce the renewal of its partnership with the Richard J. Daley Library of the University of Illinois at Chicago through 2012. Originally signed in 1997, the partnership provides permanent public access to content in the Department of State Foreign Affairs (DOSFAN) Electronic Research Collection, a digital library of electronically archived information …
Complaints Mount as Errors in Terror Watch List Grow
USA Today: “More than 15,000 people have appealed to the government since February to have their names removed from the terrorist watch list that delayed their travel at U.S. airports and border crossings, the Homeland Security Department says.” Related government documents: “The Department of Homeland Security’s Travel Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP) is a single …
FBI Releases New Report: Terrorism 2002-2005
Terrorism 2002-2005 (73 pages, PDF): “Since the mid-1980s, the FBI has published Terrorism in the United States, an unclassified annual report summarizing terrorist activities in this country. While this publication provided an overview of the terrorist threat in the United States and its territories, its limited scope proved inadequate for conveying either the breadth or …
New GAO Reports
Financial Audit: Bureau of the Public Debt’s Fiscal Years 2007 and 2006 Schedules of Federal Debt, GAO-08-168, November 7, 2007 Social Security: Issues Regarding the Coverage of Public Employees, GAO-08-248T, November 6, 2007
FTC Announces Law Enforcement Crackdown on Do Not Call Violators
Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission today announced a law enforcement crackdown on companies and individuals accused of violating the requirements of the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry, resulting in six settlements collectively imposing nearly $7.7 million in civil penalties, along with an additional complaint that will be filed in federal district court. The …
HHS OIG Audit – Review of Generic Drug Price Increases
Review of Generic Drug Price Increases (A-06-07-00042), October 24, 2007: “Generic drug price increases exceeded the specified statutory inflation factor applicable to brand-name drugs for 35 percent of the quarterly average manufacturer prices reviewed. If the provision for brand-name drugs were extended to generic drugs, the Medicaid program would receive additional rebates. By applying the …
Bureau of Justice Statistics: Identity Theft, 2005
Identity Theft, 2005 released on November 7, 2007: “Presents data from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) on identity theft victimization and its consequences. This report presents the first full year of data available after new questions about identity theft were added to the survey in July 2004. Identity theft is defined in the report …
Recent CRS Reports
November 5, 2007 – Understanding Mortgage Foreclosure: Recent Events, the Process, and Costs November 2, 2007 – Director of National Intelligence Statutory Authorities: Status and Proposals November 2, 2007 – The MS-13 and 18th Street Gangs: Emerging Transnational Gang Threats? November 1, 2007 – National Strategy for Combating Terrorism: Background and Issues for Congress November …
FDA's New Food Protection Plan
“FDA is implementing a Food Protection Plan (the Plan) that addresses both food safety and food defense for domestic and imported products. The Plan is integrated with the Administration’s Import Safety Action Plan. The Food Protection Plan operates through a set of integrated strategies that: Focus on risks over a product’s life cycle from production …
Judge Orders Telecoms to Preserve Evidence in Government Surveillance Cases
Press release: “A federal judge today ruled on a preservation motion filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), ordering that telecommunications companies must preserve any evidence of collaborating with the government in illegal spying on ordinary Americans. In his ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker ordered the telecommunications companies to halt any routine destruction …
