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Follow up to previous postings on missing White House e-mails and violations of the Presidential Records Act, this press release: “The National Security Archive today sued the White House seeking the recovery and preservation of more than 5 million White House e-mail messages that were apparently deleted from White House computers between March 2003 and …
Press release: “The Commission has approved the issuance of a Federal Register notice announcing the start of its decennial review of the FTCs Mail or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule, 16 CFR Part 435 (Mail Order Rule). As detailed in the notice, the Commission is seeking comment on whether to retain the Rule. To guide discussion …
Exchanging Contract Information with the United States Army Corps of Engineers, OIG-07-65 (PDF, 4 pages).
Follow up to September 3, 2007 posting White House Website States Executive Office of President Not Subject to FOIA, White House FOIA Handbook: “The Office of Administration, whose sole function is to advise and assist the President, and which has no substantial independent authority, is not subject to FOIA and related authorities. This handbook is …
Defense Business Transformation: Achieving Success Requires a Chief Management Officer to Provide Focus and Sustained Leadership, GAO-07-1072, September 5, 2007, Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) National Flood Insurance Program: FEMA’s Management and Oversight of Payments for Insurance Company Services Should Be Improved, GAO-07-1078, September 5, 2007, Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) No Child Left Behind …
“The Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq has released its report assessing the readiness of the Iraqi military and police forces. Chaired by General James L. Jones, USMC (Ret.), the congressionally mandated commission comprised of 20 former senior military officers, defense officials, and law enforcement officers spent three weeks with its …
Press release: “Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the United States Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a report on the student loan system entitled Second Report on Marketing Practices in the Federal Family Education Loan Program (50 pages, PDF). The report discusses the findings of Chairman Kennedy’s investigation of inappropriate …
House Report 110-207: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill, 2008 – Closing the Tax Gap: “According to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), taxpayers paid about $1.8 trillion in taxes on time in 2001. Research conducted by the IRS has estimated that the ‘tax gap’, or the difference between total Federal taxes owed and the …
USA.gov: “Keeping track of recalls on toys, cars, and other products can be a challenge, but there are several government resources available to help you. Visit Recalls.gov to find the latest recalls and to search for past recalls. Youll find information from the following sources: Consumer Product Safety Commission Consumer Products Food and Drug …
Military Personnel: DOD’s Predatory Lending Report Addressed Mandated Issues, but Support Is Limited for Some Findings and Recommendations, GAO-07-1148R, August 31, 2007,(PDF, 39 pages) Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq: Iraqi Government Has Not Met Most Legislative, Security, and Economic Benchmarks, GAO-07-1220T, September 04, 2007 (PDF, 15 pages) Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq: Iraqi Government Has …
OIG-07-66 – Review of FEMA’s Recommendation Tracking Process (PDF, 5 pages) See also: D-07-09 – Jasper-Newton Electric Cooperative, Inc., FEMA Disaster No. DR-1606-TX (PDF, 4 pages) Coordination Between FBI and ICE on Investigations of Terrorist Financing, OIG-07-55, July 2007 (PDF, 58 pages)
New FOIA Post Feature — Summaries of New Decisions in FOIA Cases, (posted 9/4/2007): “Each year the federal courts issue hundreds of decisions in FOIA cases, addressing all aspects of the law. These decisions shape the way the law is interpreted and applied by the many attorneys and access professionals across the government who handle …