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Department of Transporation Audit, Actions Needed to Minimize Long, On-Board Flight Delays, September 25, 2007, AV-2007-077 (44 pages, PDF). Summary: “On September 25, we issued our final audit report on Actions Needed To Minimize Long, On-Board Delays, in response to Secretary Peters’ request to examine long, on-board delays. What we found is that the severity …
HHS OIG: Assessing States’ Progress in Meeting State Children’s Health Insurance Program Goals (OEI-05-07-00330) (36 pages, PDF), September 24, 2007
Press release: “For the second consecutive year, the estimated number of violent crimes in the nation increased, and for the fourth year in a row, the estimated number of property crimes decreased. According to statistics released today by the FBI, the estimated volume of violent crime increased 1.9 percent, and the estimated volume of property …
On September 24, 2007, the Joint Committee on Taxation issued Estimates of Federal Tax Expenditures For Fiscal Years 2007-2011 (JCS-3-07)
Press release: “Committee on Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology Chairman James R. Langevin (D-RI) sent a letter on Friday to Richard L. Skinner, Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security to request an investigation into cyber attacks on the Department initiated …
2007-P-00038 Decision Needed on Regulating the Cooling Lagoons at the North Anna Power Station [Report PDF – 11 pages] [At a Glance PDF] September 20, 2007 2007-P-00037 Progress Made in Improving Use of Federal Supply Schedule Orders, but More Action Needed [Report PDF – 16 pages] [At a Glance PDF] September 20, 2007 2007-P-00036 Total …
“Treasury released today the first in a series of issue briefs that will discuss Social Security reform, focusing on the nature of the problem and those aspects of reform that have broad support.” Paulson Statement on Social Security Reform, September 24, 2007 Issue Brief No. 1 Social Security Reform: The Nature of the Problem, September …
“The Department of State released today Foreign Relations of the United States, 19691976, Volume E5, Part 2, Documents on North Africa, 1969-1972. This electronic-only volume is available on the Department of States website. Part of the ongoing official documentary history of U.S. foreign policy, this is the promised second portion of an electronic-only volume that …
Press release: “Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced today that his office is investigating Facebook over representations the company makes about safety measures in place on its website. In a letter accompanying a subpoena for documents, Cuomo warned the company that a preliminary review conducted by his office revealed significant defects in the sites safety controls …
Superfund Activities in the Environment and Natural Resources Division for Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005, Audit Report 07-43, September 2007 (42 pages, PDF)
09/24/2007 – U.S. Food Safety and Trade: Myth vs. Fact.
“Today, Sunlight and Taxpayers for Common Sense launched EarmarkWatch.org, a user-friendly, online investigative tool that lets citizens connect the dots between lawmakers, lobbyists, campaign contributors and earmarks, plus share info and comments on whether earmarks meet pressing needs, pay off political contributors, or are simply pure pork. Currently, the site includes nearly 3,800 earmarks from …
