DOE IG Audit Report: The Department's Unclassified Cyber Security Program-2006
Audit Report – “The Department’s Unclassified Cyber Security Program-2006,” September 2006 (23 pages, PDF)
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Waxman Releases Commerce E-Mail on Global Warming Doc. Request Denial
Rep. Waxman Releases Internal Commerce Department E-Mails on Climate Change, Tuesday, September 19, 2006 — “Rep. Waxman requests Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez explain emails that appear to show that his office denied a media request to interview a NOAA scientist who had concluded that global warming may lead to more dangerous hurricanes.” Commerce Department E-mails …
Senators Ask for Review of Classified Information, Say Documents Were Overclassified
Press release: Wyden, Bond, Senators Ask for Review of Classified Information in Senate Intelligence Report, Say Documents Were Overclassified – Request Marks First Time New Board Asked to Review Classification, September 19, 2006: “A bipartisan group of Senators who serve on the Senate Intelligence Committee…asked an independent board that oversees classification of information to review …
DEA-Controlled Substances Act (CSA) Registration Database
DEA-Controlled Substances Act (CSA) Registration Database (now available as a weekly subscription – fee-based) “The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) Registration Database consists of records of more than one million individuals registered under the Act, including registrants doing business under their individual names rather than a business name. Registration under the Act enables physicians, related practitioners, …
President's Identity Theft Task Force Announces Interim Recommendations
FTC press release: “The Presidents Identity Theft Task Force has adopted interim recommendations on measures that can be implemented immediately to help address the problem of identity theft, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras announced today.”
Searchable Database of Congressional Staff Salaries Debuts
“Based on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, LegiStorm’s first information product is a database of congressional staff salaries. The information is provided in a strictly factual, non-partisan fashion. We have no political purpose except to make the workings of Congress as transparent as possible. We expect this resource to be useful to journalists, researchers, and …
Cato Institute White Papers Address Administration's Fight Against Terrorism and Impact on Civil Liberties
Doublespeak and the War on Terrorism (September 2006), by Timothy Lynch: “The purpose of this paper is not to criticize any particular policy initiative. Reasonable people can honestly disagree about what needs to be done to combat the terrorists who are bent on killing Americans. However, a conscientious discussion of our policy options must begin …
New Year Begins for Free Annual Credit Report Program
FTC press release: “September marks the first anniversary of every consumers right to a free annual credit report from each of the three nationwide consumer reporting companies Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. Consumers can order reports online at www.annualcreditreport.com, or by calling toll-free at 1-877-322-8228, or by mailing a completed Annual Credit Report Request Form …
New GAO Report Analyzes Implementation of the Data Quality Act
Information Quality Act (IQA): Expanded Oversight and Clearer Guidance by the Office of Management and Budget Could Improve Agencies’ Implementation of the Act, Full-text GAO-06-765, and Highlights, August 23, 2006. “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not have department-level guidelines covering its 22 component agencies. Also, although the Environmental Protection Agency and 4 other …
FBI Releases its 2005 Crime Statistics
Press release: “The estimated volume of violent crime in the Nation increased 2.3 percent, but the estimated volume of property crime decreased 1.5 percent in 2005 when compared with 2004 data, according to FBI statistics released today. From 2004 to 2005, the rate of violent crime, estimated at 469.2 violent offenses per 100,000 inhabitants, increased …
Quarterly Coal Report (QCR) – 2nd Quarter 2006
Energy Information Administration Report released September 18, 2006: “The Quarterly Coal Report (QCR) provides data on U.S. coal production, exports, imports, receipts, prices, consumption, coal quality and stocks in addition to data on U.S. coke production, consumption, stocks, imports, and exports. The data presented in the QCR are collected and published by the Energy Information …
DOJ OIG Report on Use of Polygraph Examinations in the DOJ
September 18, 2006 – Reports Encompassing More Than One DOJ Component – Use of Polygraph Examinations in the Department of Justice, Evaluations and Inspections Report I-2006-008, September 2006. “The Department of Justice (Department) and several of its components use and conduct polygraph examinations for a variety of administrative and investigative uses. In this Office of …
