GAO Report on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Disaster Relief
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Disaster Relief: Continued Findings of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse GAO-07-300, March 15, 2007. Related postings on hurricanes Katrina and Rita
GAO Reports on Defense Acquisitions
Defense Acquisitions: Key Decisions to Be Made on Future Combat System GAO-07-376, March 15, 2007. Defense Acquisitions: Missile Defense Acquisition Strategy Generates Results but Delivers Less at a Higher Cost GAO-07-387, March 15, 2007
GAO Report on Reagan National Airport
Reagan National Airport: Update on Capacity to Handle Additional Flights and Impact on Other Area Airports GAO-07-352, February 28, 2007: “GAO’s work shows that even if the number of slots is not increased, there is some opportunity to expand current capacity by filling unused slots and increasing the size of aircraft on existing slots to …
IRS OIG Report on Noncompliance With Noncash Charitable Contribution Requirements
Report prepared by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Inspector General for Tax Administration – The IRS needs to improve procedures to identify noncompliance with noncash charitable contribution requirements, March 5, 2007.
University of Washington Report on Data Breaches Faults Companies for Organizational Mismanagement
Press release: “If Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Washington Phil Howard’s calculations prove true, by year’s end the 2 billionth personal record — some American’s social-security or credit-card number, academic grades or medical history — will become compromised, and it’s corporate America, not rogue hackers, who are primarily to blame. By his …
OPEN Government Act of 2007 – Updates and Strenghens Freedom of Information Act
Press release: “Mr. President, I am pleased to join Senator Cornyn in reintroducing the Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act (the OPEN Government Act). This bill contains commonsense reforms to update and strengthen the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for all Americans…Now in its fourth decade, the Freedom of Information Act remains an …
IRS Releases 2006 Data Book
“The Internal Revenue Service announced today that its 2006 Data Book is available on the IRS Web site. The report describes activities conducted by the IRS from October 1, 2005, through September 30, 2006, and includes information about returns filed and taxes collected, enforcement, taxpayer assistance and the IRS budget and workforce. During Fiscal Year …
National Poison Prevention Week, 2007
From the Presidential Proclamation on National Poison Prevention Week, March 18 through March 24, 2007: “If a poisoning is suspected, citizens can reach their nearest Poison Control Center 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by calling 1-800-222-1222. This number should be called immediately at the first sign of a suspected poison emergency. The …
Operation Iraq Freedom Four Years Later: New Strategy Requires Patience and Determination
White House: Fact Sheet – Four Years Later: New Strategy Requires Patience and Determination, March 16, 2007. “On The Fourth Anniversary Of The Beginning Of Operation Iraqi Freedom, The Regime Of A Brutal Dictator Has Been Replaced By A Democratically Elected Government Operating Under One Of The Most Progressive Constitutions In The Arab World. While …
Hearing Examines Exposure of Covert CIA Agent Valerie Plame Wilson's Identity
Friday, March 16, 2007 – Disclosure of CIA Agent Identity Hearing Examines Exposure of Covert CIA Agent Valerie Plame Wilson’s Identity: “The Oversight Committee held a hearing on whether White House officials followed appropriate procedures for safeguarding the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson. At the hearing, the Committee received testimony from Ms. Wilson …
2006 Annual Report Issued by Internet Crime Complaint Center
Press release: “The FBIs Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) today released its annual Internet Fraud Crime Report. From January 1 through December 31, 2006, the center received 207,492 complaint submissions. These filings were composed of fraudulent and non-fraudulent complaints primarily related to the Internet and included many different fraud types to include auction fraud, non-delivery, …
Newsmap Mashup Combines Google Maps and Yahoo News for Global Updates
Newsmap is “an experimental news site combining Google Maps with Yahoo News. Clicking on a country/region retrieves news about that country. Switch clickly to another continent by clicking on the continent links in the header. Zooming in one level will retrieve news at the state/provincial level. Currently state level news is available for US, Canada, …