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Prewar Intelligence – Insulating Bush, by Murray Waas, National Journal, Thursday, March 30, 2006. “Karl Rove, President Bush’s chief political adviser, cautioned other White House aides in the summer of 2003 that Bush’s 2004 re-election prospects would be severely damaged if it was publicly disclosed that he had been personally warned that a key rationale …
Social Security Numbers: More Could be Done to Protect SSNs, Full text GAO-06-586T, and Highlights. March 30, 2006. “There is no one law that comprehensively regulates SSN use and protections…GAO found that there were gaps in the practices for protecting SSNs within government agencies and across industry sectors, such as a lack of uniformity at …
From Barbie Selby, current Chair of the Depository Library Council, links to the following documents: The Council “Vision Statement,” Knowledge Will Forever Govern The Council Wiki
Federal Rulemaking: Perspectives on 10 Years of Congressional Review Act Implementation, Full text GAO-06-601T, and Highlights. March 30, 2006. “This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Congressional Review Act (CRA). Congressional oversight of rulemaking using the CRA can be an important and useful tool for monitoring the regulatory process and balancing and accommodating the …
Press release: “The highest responsibility of government is to protect the security of every American, said Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid. “After five years of Republican incompetence, Americans have had enough. They expect and demand policies that are tough and smart. They deserve Real Security.” Real Security: The Democratic Plan to Secure America and Restore …
The War on Terrorism: How Prepared is the Nation’s Capital? (Part II), 3/29/06. Links to prepared testimony, in PDF. “On July 14, 2005, the Subcommittee held a hearing that examined coordination efforts within the National Capital Region (NCR) in response to a terrorist attack or natural disaster. This second hearing will give the officials from …
March 28, 2006 – FBI’s Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Request, Robert S. Mueller, III, Director, FBI, Before the House Appropriations Committee.
Transportation Security Administration’s Information Technology Managed Services Contract, OIG-06-23, February 2006 (PDF, 44 pages) – New 03/30/2006 Evaluation of DHS’ Security Program and Practices For Its Intelligence Systems, Unclassified Summary, OIG-06-13, December 2005 (PDF, 3 pages) – New 03/30/2006
In a letter sent yesterday to President Bush, the nine Democrats on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence again called for all 20 members of the committee to be briefed on the details of the NSA surveillance program. This request has been denied. Related postings on domestic surveillance
“The Red Book is a compendium of significant Office of Inspector General (OIG) costsaving recommendations that have not been fully implemented. These recommendations may require one of three types of actions: legislative, regulatory, or procedural (such as manual revisions). Some complex issues involve two or all three types of actions. The Inspector General Act requires …
Testimony of Daniel R. Levinson, Inspector General, before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Medicaid Program Integrity, March 28, 2006 (9 pages, PDF)
Dept. of Transportation, IG Audit of Oversight of Load Ratings and Postings on Structurally Deficient Bridges on the National Highway System, March, 21 2006 (33 pages, PDF) Summary: “On March 21, we issued a final report on state transportation departments actions in calculating load ratings and posting weight limits on structurally deficient National Highway System …
