NEWS & ANALYSIS

GAO Criticizes IRS' Information Security Weaknesses

Jan 08, 2008 -For the second time, the GAO says the IRS must implement an agencywide information security program to shore up information security weaknesses.

School Crime Did Not Rise in 2005

Dec 05, 2007 -A student is 50 times more likely to be murdered away from school, says the Department of Justice.

White House Wants to Cut Homeland Security Programs

Dec 03, 2007 -A leaked budget memo, obtained by the Associated Press, calls for deep cuts to local homeland security programs.

Cost of War on Terrorism Should Not Be Hidden

Nov 08, 2007 -The GAO tells the Pentagon to stop using emergency requests to fund "the long war."

DHS Criticized for Overuse of Contractors

Oct 18, 2007 -GAO says overreliance on contractors to handle certain functions is unwise because it could allow contractors to inappropriately influence government decisions.

Space-based Solar Power Could Aid Security

Oct 16, 2007 -A report released this month by the National Security Space Office finds that using space-based solar power is an opportunity for strategic security.

Federal Prisons Don't Have Information to Decide if Outsourcing Saves Cash

Oct 05, 2007 -New GAO report says federal prisons have no way to currently compare the costs of keeping inmates at federal prisons or in private prisons.

The Homeland Security Grant Pie

Sep 26, 2007 -Small, rural states will get less, but not much less, according to Congress' think tank.
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