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Ceres: “Global warming and the growing incidence of extreme weather events pose an enormous challenge to the insurance industry. This summer’s devastating floods in Europe and wildfires in the West are only the latest reminder of why investors and consumers are concerned about the impacts of climate change on insurers. This report focuses on the …
Audit Report: Management Controls over the Bonneville Power Administration’s Personal Property Accountability, October 2007 (17 pages, PDF) Audit Report: Management Controls over Cash Advances for Proprietary Use of Office of Science User Facilities , September 2007 (12 pages, PDF) Special Report: Loan Guarantees for Innovative Energy Technologies, September 2007 (7 pages, PDF
Department of Energy Inspection Report: The Consolidated Terrorism Watchlist Nomination Process at the Department of Energy, October 2007 (13 pages, PDF)
On October 19, 2007 the Joint Committee on Taxation issued Modeling The Federal Revenue Effects Of Proposed Changes In Cigarette Excise Taxes. (JCX-101-07)
“A new Web page designed to keep libraries informed of weekly depository shipments has been released and is available at http://www.fdlp.gov/distribution/index.html.”
Follow up to October 17, 2007 posting, Court Indicates Order on Missing White House Email Forthcoming, from CREW: “Today, in CREW v. EOP, Magistrate Judge John Facciola issued a report and recommendation in which he concluded that a temporary restraining order should be issued by District Court Judge Henry Kennedy preventing the White House from …
October 19, 2007: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform “Chairman Waxman wrote to Erik Prince, Secretary Rice, and Secretary Gates, requesting further information on Blackwaters no-bid contracts, additional incidents involving their personnel in Iraq, and payments made to the families of Iraqis killed by Blackwater.” Letter to Blackwater CEO Erik Prince Letter to Secretary of …
Effectiveness of the Provincial Reconstruction Team Program in Iraq (SIGIR 07-016T), October 18, 2007, House Armed Services Committee – Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations “Description: SIGIR testifies on the release of its third audit of the Provincial Reconstruction Team Program, noting that progress has been made in certain geographic areas and in certain policy domains. …
Beginning Farmers: Additional Steps Needed to Demonstrate the Effectiveness of USDA Assistance GAO-07-1130, September 18, 2007 Digital Television Transition: Preliminary Information on Progress of the DTV Transition, GAO-08-191T, October 17, 2007 Intellectual Property: Risk and Enforcement Challenges, GAO-08-177T, October 18, 2007
“The majority of Americans agree, when it comes to grading the Federal government on fiscal responsibility and management efficiency, the Federal government gets nothing higher than a “C”. According to the recent America, Inc. study, sponsored by Primavera, the general public feels left in the dark as far as knowing how the government spends their …
Press release: “Access to state-level candidate campaign disclosure data continued to improve in states across the country, according to Grading State Disclosure 2007, a comprehensive evaluation of campaign finance disclosure laws and programs in the 50 states. The 2007 study, released today by the California Voter Foundation, found that Washington State ranks first in the …
OIG-07-78 – Agreed-upon Procredures on DHS’ 3rd Quarter Intragovernmental Activity and Balance (PDF, 11 pages), September 2007. OIG-07-77 – Evaluation of DHS’ Information Security Program for Fiscal Year 2007 (PDF, 41 pages), September 2007 OIG-07-76 – Audit of CBP Export Control Activities (PDF, 6 pages), September 2007
