September 27, 2018 · 5:52 pm

Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress


Report:
Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine
Program: Background and Issues for Congress
Ronald O’Rourke, Specialist in Naval Affairs

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· 12:48 pm

Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs): Issues for Congress


Report:
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs): Issues for Congress
Eva Su, Analyst in Financial Economics

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September 26, 2018 · 4:48 pm

Government Contract Bid Protests: Analysis of Legal Processes and Recent Developments


Report:
Government Contract Bid Protests: Analysis of
Legal Processes and Recent Developments
David H. Carpenter, Legislative Attorney
Moshe Schwartz, Specialist in Defense Acquisition

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September 17, 2018 · 9:15 pm

ICE and CBP are keeping unreliable data on assaults and failing to fully train officers in defensive tactics


Report:
Assaults on CBP and ICE Law Enforcement Officers
Department of Homeland Security,
Office of Inspector General

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· 8:38 pm

California is chronically mismanaging FEMA disaster relief funds


Report:
Lessons Learned from Previous Audit Reports Related to California’s
Practice of Managing Public Assistance Grant Funds
Department of Homeland Security,
Office of Inspector General

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September 16, 2018 · 1:58 pm

Costs of Government Interventions in Response to the Financial Crisis: A Retrospective


Report:
Costs of Government Interventions in Response
to the Financial Crisis: A Retrospective
Baird Webel, Specialist in Financial Economics
Marc Labonte, Specialist in Macroeconomic Policy

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September 11, 2018 · 3:46 pm

Veterans Benefits Administration is still under-reporting it’s pending disability claim backlog statistics


Report:
Review of Accuracy of Reported Pending
Disability Claims Backlog Statistics
Department of Veterans Affairs,
Office of Inspector General

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September 10, 2018 · 2:07 pm

State Department office responsible for convening an Accountability Review Board didn’t become aware of the Cuban embassy incident until a former employee contacted them after seeing media reports almost a year later


Testimony:
REPORTED INJURIES TO U.S. PERSONNEL IN CUBA:
Preliminary Observations on State’s Response and Management Challenges
Statement of Brian M. Mazanec, Acting Director,
International Affairs and Trade, Government Accountability Office

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September 6, 2018 · 11:03 pm

Securities Regulation and Initial Coin Offerings: A Legal Primer


Report:
Securities Regulation and Initial
Coin Offerings: A Legal Primer
Jay B. Sykes, Legislative Attorney

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September 2, 2018 · 5:06 pm

DHS components are violating the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act by not using forms with a specific statement on individuals’ obligations and rights concerning disclosure of fraud, waste, or abuse to OIG


Report:
DHS Non-disclosure Forms and Settlement Agreements Do Not
Always Include the Required Statement from the
Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012
Department of Homeland Security,
Office of Inspector General

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