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“The Kaiser Family Foundation released a new survey brief…that profiles young adults (those ages 18-34) living in the Greater New Orleans area. The brief looks at whether young people plan to stay in the New Orleans area, their outlook for the future, their demographic profile, and some of the challenges they face. The brief is …
Understanding Privacy — and the Real Threats to It, August 4, 2007 (20 pages, PDF), by Jim Harper, the editor of Privacilla.org and director of information policy studies at the Cato Institute. Executive Summary: “Properly defined, privacy is the subjective condition people experience when they have power to control information about themselves. Because privacy is …
The Guardian: “Thousands of rare books and manuscripts in Iraq’s national library and archive, one of the country’s most important cultural institutions, are in peril after the occupation of the building by Iraqi security forces, the library’s director said yesterday.” Related: Diary of Saad Eskander, Director of the Iraq National Library and Archive: July 2007 …
Sen. Landrieu’s Statement on the Establishment of an 8/29 Commission to Investigate Katrina Levee Failures: (August 9) “Since the early days following Hurricane Katrina, I have joined with Levees.org in calling for a comprehensive, independent 8/29 commission to take a targeted look at the collapse of the levee system and examine the steps we must …
AP: “Of the 12 states in the Northeast and Midwest that are part of the E-ZPass system, agencies in seven states provide electronic toll information in response to court orders in criminal and civil cases, including divorces, according to an Associated Press survey.”
“Statehealthfacts.org has updated information on Medicare Advantage (MA) plans for 2007 based on analysis of the latest Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) data. Other updates include: the latest data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)s Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) on employer-based health insurance premiums, 2004 diabetes mortality rates by …
DHS Fact Sheet: Improving Border Security and Immigration Within Existing Law – “Today, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez Announced a Series of Reforms the Administration Will Pursue to Address Border Security and Immigration Challenges. The following reforms represent steps the Administration can take within the boundaries of existing law to …
Homeland Security: Responses to Posthearing Questions Related to the Department of Homeland Security’s Integrated Financial Management Systems Challenges, GAO-07-1157R, August 10, 2007 “The consolidation of an entity as large and diverse as DHS poses significant management challenges, including integrating a myriad of redundant financial management systems and addressing existing and newly identified weaknesses in the …
D-2007-115 Army Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-2 Services Contract (August 9, 2007) (Project D2006-D000AS-0173.000) PDF and Summary.
Transforming Government to Meet the Demands of the 21st Century, Federal Midwest Human Resources Council and the Chicago Federal Executive Board, Chicago, Illinois, August 7, 2007, GAO-07-1188CG U.S. Financial Condition and Fiscal Future Briefing, American Accounting Association, Chicago, Illinois, August 7, 2007, GAO-07-1189CG
NASA: Progress Made on Strategic Human Capital Management, but Future Program Challenges Remain, GAO-07-1004, August 8, 2007 Response to a post hearing question related to GAO’s December 6, 2006 testimony on continued findings of fraud, waste, and abuse associated with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita relief efforts, GAO-07-363R, January 12, 2007 Defense Contract Management: DOD’s Lack …
Press release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today steps that will strengthen aviation security through uniform and consistent passenger prescreening against government watch lists. DHS is publishing two regulations [137 pages, PDF] which will initiate these changes: (1) Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) Predeparture Final Rule, which enables DHS to collect manifest …
