Government

Y2K

Background The Year 2000 problem (also known as the Y2K problem, the millennium bug, the Y2K bug, or simply Y2K)…

December 23, 2016

Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Directive 5100.200, 17 February 2006 – Office of the Inspector General Policies and Responsibilities

Background This directive establishes policy as it relates to the official responsibilities of the Office of the Inspector General (OIG).…

December 22, 2016

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen E-Mails Regarding Donald Trump

Background The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) can be a powerful tool. And with the recent controversy about Hillary Clinton,…

December 21, 2016

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission – FERC Insider Newsletters

Background The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, is an independent agency that regulates the interstate transmission of electricity, natural…

December 21, 2016

Repair and Control Settlement at Jefferson Memorial Seawall, 2005

Background According to Schnabel Engineering: In 2005, settlement and lateral movement of the North Plaza and the Ashlar Seawall prompted…

December 20, 2016

Audit of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Contract with CoreCivic, Inc. to Operate the Adams County Correctional Center in Natchez, Mississippi, December 16, 2016

Background In April 2009, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) awarded a contract to Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), which…

December 20, 2016

USPS Investigation: Security Risks in the Capital District Management Advisory Report, January 27, 2014

Background The U.S. Postal Service's security program is. designed to reduce the incidence of crime against employees, the mail, and…

December 20, 2016

FOIA Related E-Mail, Director, Director of the Office of Information Policy, Department of Justice, Melanie Ann Pustay

Background Melanie Ann Pustay became the Director of the Office of Information Policy of the United States Department of Justice…

December 19, 2016

Quarterly Assessment of Afghan National Security Forces Metrics, Ministry of Interior Police Forces, October 2012 – March 2013

Abstract Over the past 24 months, the Office of Inspector General (OJG) has issued multiple reports assessing U.S. Government efforts…

December 16, 2016

The Watergate Scandal

Background Wikipedia offers the following summary of the Watergate scandal, and it is republished here, in part, for reference.  You…

December 16, 2016