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PandemicFlu.gov: “One-stop access to U.S. Government avian and pandemic flu information. Managed by the Department of Health and Human Services. In the event of a pandemic, this will be the authoritative site for U.S. government information on the pandemic.” The site recently added a News Room (updates available via RSS) offering topical news items, news …
Press release, April 26, 2006: “The Department of Homeland Security announced today the unprecedented predesignation of five teams that will coordinate the Federal government’s role in support of state and local governments in preparing for, and responding to, major natural disasters this storm season. In total, 27 Federal officials have been appointed, each with unique …
Monitoring Medicare Part B Drug Prices: A Comparison of Average Sales Prices to Average Manufacturer Prices (OEI-03-04-00430), 36 pages, PDF, May 3, 2006.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing on FBI Oversight, May 2, 2006. From the Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy: “The FBIs participation in domestic spying — at the expense of the privacy and civil liberties interests of our citizens — is also evident in a recent report on the Bureau’s surveillance activities. According to a …
EPA Provided Quality and Timely Information on Hurricane Katrina Hazardous Material Releases and Debris Management [Report – PDF, 28 pages] [At a Glance – 1 page, PDF]
Special Report 2006: “North Koreans live in the most censored country in the world, a new analysis by the Committee to Protect Journalists has found. The world’s deepest information void, communist North Korea has no independent journalists, and all radio and television receivers sold in the country are locked to government-specified frequencies. Burma, Turkmenistan, Equatorial …
Federal Bureau of Investigation: Weak Controls over Trilogy Project Led to Payment of Questionable Contractor Costs and Missing Assets, Full Report GAO-06-698T, and Highlights, May 2, 2006. “FBI’s review and approval process for Trilogy contractor invoices, which included a review role for GSA as contracting agency, did not provide an adequate basis for verifying that …
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs – Hurricane Katrina: A Nation Still Unprepared, updated 05/02/06 (749 pages, PDF) Related postings on Katrina Related e-gov’t resource: GovBenefits.gov
From the State Department, the following resources on Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) – U.S. Government Resources – Background Information; International Organizations – Resources; Avian Flu Experts; Publications/Documents; Fact Sheets; and Congressional Research Service Reports (CRS).
PCIE and ECIE – Oversight of Gulf Coast Hurricane Recovery, A Semiannual Report to Congress (PDF, 226 pages) – 05/02/2006.
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR): Review of Data Entry and General Controls in the Collecting and Reporting of the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund, April 30, 2006. (full text report, 363 pages, PDF) See also Iraqi Armed Forces Seized Assets Fund: Review of Contracts and Financial Documents, April 29, 2006 (21 pages, PDF)
White House Fact Sheet: CAFE Reform for Passenger Cars, April 28, 2006
