Category «Government Documents»

Dirty Kilowatts: America's Most Polluting Power Plants

Environmental Integrity Project – Dirty Kilowatts: America’s Most Polluting Power Plants, by Ilan Levin. “New EIP report ranking worst plants on CO2, SO2, NOx and mercury emissions…Mixed Picture: CO2 Pollution Up, Sulfur Dioxide and Nitrogen Oxide Easing, Mercury Holding Steady; States With Most Problem Facilities Are AL, IA, IL, IN, KY, ND, NE, NJ, OH, …

Subjects: Government Documents

BJS Special Report: Violent Felons in Large Urban Counties

Violent Felons in Large Urban Counties (NCJ-205289), by Bureau of Justice Statistics’ statistician Brian A. Reaves. “Fifty-six percent of the violent felons convicted in the nation’s 75 most populous counties from 1990 through 2002 had a prior conviction record, 38 percent had a prior felony conviction and 15 percent had been previously convicted for a …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

HHS OIG Audit on Medicare Drug Discount Card Program Sponsor Public Sector Partners

Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General –“Report on the Medicare Drug Discount Card Program Sponsor Public Sector Partners,” (A-06-05-00062) July 10, 2006 [HTML] [PDF] Executive Summary: “The objectives of our review were to determine whether Public Sector Partners (PSP) complied with Federal requirements to (1) ensure that beneficiaries did not exceed …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

GAO Letter to Congress on TSA Secure Flight Program

Transportation Security Administration’s Office of Intelligence: Responses to Posthearing Questions Regarding Secure Flight, Full text GAO-06-1051R, August 4, 2006. “This letter responds to Congress’s request for additional information related to Congress’s June 14, 2006, hearing on the progress and challenges of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Office of Intelligence. As discussed in the statement at …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Government Documents, Privacy