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September 24, 2007
Headlines - FBI Releases its 2006 Crime Statistics
- Estimates of Federal Tax Expenditures For Fiscal Years 2007-2011
- Thompson, Langevin Demand Investigation into Department Cyber Attacks
- New EPA OIG Reports: North Anna Power Station, Supply Schedule Orders, Privacy Program Management Controls
- Treasury Releases First in Series of Papers on Social Security Reform
- Report by Environmental Group Analyzes Energy Bill Emissions Reduction Scenarios
- Foreign Relations, 1969-1976, Volume E-5, Part 2
- Cuomo Subpoenas Facebook Over User Safety
- DOJ OIG Report: Superfund Activities in the Environment and Natural Resources Division
- U.S. Trade Representative Fact Sheet on Food Safety
- New Report: Four Out of Five Companies Worldwide Affected by Fraud
- Citizen Group Launches Online Tool to Investigate and Evaluate Earmarks
- New GAO Reports
- Assessment of F-1 Students' Use of Social Security Numbers
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 FBI Releases its 2006 Crime Statistics Press release: "For the second consecutive year, the estimated number of violent crimes in the nation increased, and for the fourth year in a row, the estimated number of property crimes decreased. According to statistics released today by the FBI, the estimated volume of violent crime increased 1.9 percent, and the estimated volume of property crime decreased 1.9 percent in 2006 when compared with 2005 figures. The estimated rate of violent crime was 473.5 occurrences per 100,000 inhabitants (a 1.0-percent increase when the 2006 and 2005 rates were compared), and the estimated rate of property crime was 3,334.5 per 100,000 inhabitants (a 2.8-percent decline). The FBI presented these data today in the 2006 edition of Crime in the United States, a statistical compilation of offense and arrest data as reported by law enforcement agencies throughout the nation." Estimates of Federal Tax Expenditures For Fiscal Years 2007-2011 On September 24, 2007, the Joint Committee on Taxation issued Estimates of Federal Tax Expenditures For Fiscal Years 2007-2011 (JCS-3-07) Thompson, Langevin Demand Investigation into Department Cyber Attacks Press release: "Committee on Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology Chairman James R. Langevin (D-RI) sent a letter on Friday to Richard L. Skinner, Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security to request an investigation into cyber attacks on the Department initiated by foreign entities and relating to incompetent and possibly illegal activity by the contractor charged with maintaining security on its networks. Links to the letter and its enclosure." New EPA OIG Reports: North Anna Power Station, Supply Schedule Orders, Privacy Program Management Controls 2007-P-00038 Decision Needed on Regulating the Cooling Lagoons at the North Anna Power Station [Report PDF - 11 pages] [At a Glance PDF] September 20, 2007 2007-P-00037 Progress Made in Improving Use of Federal Supply Schedule Orders, but More Action Needed [Report PDF - 16 pages] [At a Glance PDF] September 20, 2007 2007-P-00036 Total Maximum Daily Load Program Needs Better Data and Measures to Demonstrate Environmental Results [Report PDF] [At a Glance PDF] September 19, 2007 2007-P-00035 EPA Needs to Strengthen Its Privacy Program Management Controls, [Report PDF - 20 pages] [At a Glance PDF] September 17, 2007 Treasury Releases First in Series of Papers on Social Security Reform "Treasury released today the first in a series of issue briefs that will discuss Social Security reform, focusing on the nature of the problem and those aspects of reform that have broad support." Paulson Statement on Social Security Reform, September 24, 2007 Issue Brief No. 1 Social Security Reform: The Nature of the Problem, September 24, 2007 Report by Environmental Group Analyzes Energy Bill Emissions Reduction Scenarios Press release: "A new analysis released today by Environmental Defense shows that energy legislation passed by the House and Senate would let greenhouse emissions continue to increase for the next three decades, even if the best fuel-saving and renewable energy provisions in both bills were combined in conference committee...Environmental Defense's analysis examines how well U.S. greenhouse gas emissions might be reduced under a law that incorporates the key provisions of both bills. The result is a set of emissions reduction scenarios for more optimistic and less optimistic expectations for the outcome of the conference and implementation of the final law...The full analysis is available online here." Foreign Relations, 1969-1976, Volume E-5, Part 2 "The Department of State released today Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–5, Part 2, Documents on North Africa, 1969-1972. This electronic-only volume is available on the Department of State's website. Part of the ongoing official documentary history of U.S. foreign policy, this is the promised second portion of an electronic-only volume that in two parts covers Sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa, 1969-1972...The portion released today presents the record of U.S. policies towards North Africa." Press Release Preface Sources Abbreviations Persons Cuomo Subpoenas Facebook Over User Safety Press release: "Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced today that his office is investigating Facebook over representations the company makes about safety measures in place on its website. In a letter accompanying a subpoena for documents, Cuomo warned the company that a preliminary review conducted by his office revealed significant defects in the site's safety controls and the company's response to complaints - deficiencies that stand in contrast to the reassuring statements made on the website and by company officials." U.S. Trade Representative Fact Sheet on Food Safety 09/24/2007 - U.S. Food Safety and Trade: Myth vs. Fact. New Report: Four Out of Five Companies Worldwide Affected by Fraud Press release: "Four out of five companies have suffered from corporate fraud in the past three years, according to a survey from Kroll, the world's leading risk consulting company. New technologies, new investors and expansion into new overseas markets have opened the door to different forms of fraud, the report concludes. In some sectors, more than a fifth of companies have lost more than $1m...The report draws on a survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit of 900 senior executives worldwide." Kroll Global Fraud Report (44 pages, PDF) Citizen Group Launches Online Tool to Investigate and Evaluate Earmarks "Today, Sunlight and Taxpayers for Common Sense launched EarmarkWatch.org, a user-friendly, online investigative tool that lets citizens connect the dots between lawmakers, lobbyists, campaign contributors and earmarks, plus share info and comments on whether earmarks meet pressing needs, pay off political contributors, or are simply pure pork. Currently, the site includes nearly 3,800 earmarks from three bills: the House Defense Appropriations bill and both the House and Senate versions of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill. We will continue to insert more bills for citizen scrutiny, and will continuously publish the results of ongoing investigation." New GAO Reports Tax Compliance: Inflation Has Significantly Decreased the Real Value of Some Penalties, GAO-07-1062, August 23, 2007 (PDF, 14 pages) Defense Acquisitions: Navy Faces Challenges Constructing the Aircraft Carrier Gerald R. Ford within Budget, GAO-07-866, August 23, 2007 (PDF, 52 pages) Natural Hazard Mitigation: Various Mitigation Efforts Exist, but Federal Efforts Do Not Provide a Comprehensive Strategic Framework, GAO-07-403, August 22, 2007 (PDF, 69 pages) Assessment of F-1 Students' Use of Social Security Numbers Social Security Administration OIG Audit: Assessment of F-1 Students' Use of Social Security Numbers, A-08-07-17085, 09/12/07, 19 pages, PDF. Related, from DHS Leadership Journal today, the "Department of Justice filed a lawsuit on behalf of DHS to overturn [Illinois] Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act will place restrictions on the ability of employers in the State of Illinois to enroll voluntarily in [the] electronic employee verification system (E-Verify) to check the legal status of workers."
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