Category «Government Documents»

Treasury OIG Audit Reveals Taxpayer Data Not Adequately Protected on Laptops and Portable Media

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration – Internal Revenue Service Is Not Adequately Protecting Taxpayer Data on Laptop Computers and Other Portable Electronic Media Devices. March 23, 2007. Reference Number 2007-20-048. “IRS employees reported the loss or theft of at least 490 computers and other sensitive data in 387 separate incidents between January 2, 2003, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, ID Theft

Committee Requests Information from the Director of National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

“Chairman Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman Kucinich have requested information on the plan by Dr. David Schwartz, the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), to privatize Environmental Health Perspectives, a leading journal on environmental health read in over 190 countries. The Oversight Committee also requested information relating to Dr. Schwartz’s conduct as …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

Judiciary Senators Seek Safeguards In DOJ Investigation

Follow up to previous postings on U.S. Attorney firings, this press release: “Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), sent a letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales asking the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish appropriate safeguards to avoid potential conflicts of interest as the Judiciary Committee continues its ongoing investigation into the dismissals …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

FCC Strengthens Privacy Rules to Prevent Pretexting

Press release: “The Federal Communications Commission has strengthened its privacy rules by requiring telephone and wireless carriers to adopt additional safeguards to protect the personal telephone records of consumers from unauthorized disclosure. These new safeguards will help prevent unauthorized access to customer proprietary network information, or CPNI.” Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, ID Theft, Privacy

DOI OIG's Audit of 2005 Hurricane Relief Expenditures

U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Inspector General, 2005 Hurricane Relief Expenditures: “This report presents the results of our audit of the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) expenditures for response and recovery efforts related to the 2005 hurricane season. Our objective was to determine whether DOI and its bureaus ensured that expenditures for hurricane …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Canadian Policy and Public Interest Clinic Releases Working Papers on ID Theft

“CIPPIC has issued the first batch of a series of working papers on identity theft. The papers released today include Introduction and Background, Techniques of Identity Theft, and Legislative Approaches to Identity Theft (all PDF). Additional papers examining identity theft caselaw, law enforcement, and policy approaches, as well as a Bibliography on identity theft, will …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, ID Theft, Privacy

Rapid Response Was Crucial to Containing 1918 Flu Pandemic

National Institute of Allergy andInfectious Diseases (NIAID) – Rapid Response was Crucial to Containing the 1918 Flu Pandemic – Historical Analyses Help Plan for Future Pandemics. NIAID Expands Capability for Influenza Research and Surveillance: “The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced it is …

Subjects: Government Documents

DOT April Air Travel Consumer Report

Press release: “According to information filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a part of DOT’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), the 20 airlines reporting on-time performance with DOT recorded an on-time arrival rate of 67.3 percent in February, down from both February 2006’s 75.3 percent and January 2007’s 73.1 percent. The monthly …

Subjects: Government Documents

GAO Report on First Responders

First Responders: Much Work Remains to Improve Communications Interoperability GAO-07-301, April 2, 2007. “As the first to respond to natural disasters, domestic terrorism, and other emergencies, public safety agencies rely on timely communications across multiple disciplines and jurisdictions. It is vital to the safety and effectiveness of first responders that their electronic communications systems enable …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents