Category «Government Documents»

GAO Reports Spotlight Lack of Controls on Public Access to Sensitive Military Equipment

DOD Excess Property: Control Breakdowns Present Significant Security Risk and Continuing Waste and Inefficiency, Full-text GAO-06-981T, and Highlights, July 25, 2006 DOD Excess Property: Control Breakdowns Present Significant Security Risk and Continuing Waste and Inefficiency, Full-text GAO-06-943, and Highlights, July 25, 2006: “GAO investigators posing as private citizens purchased several sensitive military equipment items from …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Treasury Report on Dynamic Analysis of Permanent Tax Relief

Press release: “This Report presents a detailed description of Treasury’s dynamic analysis of the President’s proposal to permanently extend the tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003 that are currently set to expire at the end of 2010.” Treasury Report on Dynamic Analysis of Permanent Tax Relief (30 pages, PDF), July 25, 2006

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Letter Report on Electronic Voting

Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB Letter Report on Electronic Voting, July 2006 (Download the 13 page report from this page). “Many jurisdictions will face unprecedented challenges as they prepare to use new electronic voting equipment for the November 2006 elections. Because it will be the first time electronic voting is used on a large …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DHS IG Audit of Customs and Border Protection Biometric Program

Review of CPB Actions Taken to Intercept Suspected Terrorists at U.S. Ports of Entry (PDF, 11 Pages), July 25, 2006. “We reviewed the procedures employed by the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to prevent known and suspected terrorists from entering the United States through the country’s 324 air, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

FAS Wins FOIA Lawsuit Over NRO Budget Documents

Secrecy News: “In a rare victory for public access to intelligence agency records, a federal court yesterday ordered (pdf) the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to process its FY 2006 budget request for release under the Freedom of Information Act. Judge Reggie B. Walton of the D.C. District Court granted a motion filed by the Federation …

Subjects: Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

World Trade Organization Negotiations and Related Reports

CRS Report – World Trade Organization Negotiations: The Doha Development Agenda, updated July 10, 2006 (21 pages, PDF) Doha Development Agenda (DDA) – Fact Sheet – USTR, July 24, 2006 WTO World Trade Report focuses on subsidies: “Government subsidies can be useful instruments in correcting market failures and working towards social objectives but can also …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

CRS Report – FEMA Reorganization Legislation in the 109th Congress

FEMA Reorganization Legislation in the 109th Congress, July 7, 2006 (39 pages, PDF)

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation

Improving Criminal History Records for Background Checks, 2005

Bureau of Justice Statistics – Improving Criminal History Records for Background Checks, 2005: “Describes the achievements of the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP), its authorizing legislation, and program history. This program report summarizes NCHIP-funded criminal record improvement efforts, including improved accessibility of records, full participation in the Interstate Identification Index, the automation of records …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Government Documents

Treasury IG Audit of Info Provided to Customers on IRS Toll Free Tax Info Service

Data Used to Report Toll-Free Telephone Quality Are Reliable, but Internal Controls Need to Be Documented, July 21, 2006 – Reference Number 2006-40-107 (26 pages, PDF): “Each year, millions of customers call the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) toll-free telephone lines seeking assistance in understanding the tax law and meeting their tax obligations. Toll-free telephone assistors …

Subjects: Government Documents

DHS OIG Audit on Buy American Act Compliance

Buy American Act Compliance, OIG-06-037, May 2006 (PDF, 17 pages), July 25, 2006.

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DLC Releases American Dream Initiative

Democratic Leadership Conference press release: “The American Dream Initiative is an opportunity agenda for the middle class and all who aspire to join its ranks. Our vision is straightforward and clear: to leave our children a richer, safer, smarter, and stronger nation than the one we inherited. We believe that every citizen should have the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

ABA Task Force Report Concludes Bush's Signing Statement Undermine Separation of Powers

Press release: “Presidential signing statements that assert President Bush’s authority to disregard or decline to enforce laws adopted by Congress undermine the rule of law and our constitutional system of separation of powers, according to a report released today by a blue-ribbon American Bar Association task force.” Task Force Report with Recommendations (34 pages, PDF) …

Subjects: Government Documents

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