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• in Politics
  US Troops With Faulty Body Armor Deserve Recalls
  A decision by the Secretary of the Army to conduct independent testing of body armor does not go far enough to help our troops.
  by cardou / on Dec 8, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “GAO”

• Employment Law Issues

  
  Akron Law Caf — Authority: 428
    I was laid off from my job and I am 7 ½ months pregnant.  They said the reason was because they were over staffed.  Is this legal? I am trying to find a statute stating that the employer does not have to pay the final pay check of employee who stole cash from the company.  Do I have to give this thief ...
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• GAO Reports on Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program

  
  Medicare Update — Authority: 132
  The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report titled CMS Working to Address Problems from Round 1 of the Durable Medical Equipment Competitive Bidding Program (Report). In the Report, the GAO reports on various problems with the Round 1 bidding process including poor communication by ...
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• Cina, conoscerla attraverso l’arte. A Milano sino al 27 febbraio

  
  DaringToDo.com — Authority: 146
  Arte cinese a Milano. A Palazzo Reale sino al 7 febbraio va in scena la mostra “ CINA. Rinascita contemporanea ” che illustra l’arte della Repubblica Popolare Cinese. Esposizione che l’organizzatore Primo Giovanni Marella , offre al pubblico in un percorso tra una cinquantina di artisti e circa duecento ...
  19 hours ago

• GAO: FCC must improve wireless industry oversight (AP)

  
  Seo, Make Money Online and Technology — Authority: 147
  This came from Yahoo News AP - Federal regulators receive tens of thousands of customer complaints about wireless services every year, but don’t do enough to follow up or protect consumers who have problems with their mobile carriers, government auditors found. Go to Source
  20 hours ago

• Elusive hot electrons captured in ultra-thin solar cells

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 660
  CHESTNUT HILL, MA (12/11/2009) -- Boston College researchers have observed the "hot electron" effect in a solar cell for the first time and successfully harvested the elusive charges using ultra-thin solar cells, opening a potential avenue to improved solar power efficiency, the authors report in the current online ...
  21 hours ago

• FCC Gets Mixed Messages on Wireless Oversight (PC World)

  
  PC Mike - Tech News and Reviews — Authority: 461
  PC World – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was chastised this week in a Government Accounting Office (GAO) report highlighting problems in the wireless industry and criticizing the FCC for failing to provide sufficient oversight See the original post here: (PC World)"> (PC ...
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• Late Night News:

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 156
  1)  Geithner Says Treasury Faces Long-Term Losses From Autos, AIG ““There is a significant likelihood we will not be repaid from our investments in AIG, GM and Chrysler,” Geithner said. The Government Accountability Office yesterday said that U.S. taxpayers will lose $30.4 billion from the auto-industry ...
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• New From the GAO

  
  Docuticker — Authority: 154
  New GAO Reports, Correspondence and Testimonies (PDFs) Source: Government Accountability Office 10 December 2009 + Reports 1. Recovery Act: Status of States’ and Localities’ Use of Funds and Efforts to Ensure Accountability Related Product: Recovery Act: Status of States’ and Localities’ Use of ...
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• U.S. wireless users satisfied, FCC should help more: GAO

  
  Business Finance & Economy - business.marc8.com — Authority: 166
  Most customers are generally satisfied with their wireless telephone service, but many are frustrated with fees associated with ending their contract to switch carriers, according to a congressional study released on Thursday.
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• GAO to FCC: Wireless consumers need more protection

  
  The Gadget News — Authority: 159
  The GAO said Thursday that the FCC needs to do more to protect wireless consumers who are dissatisfied with their service. See more here: GAO to FCC: Wireless consumers need more protection
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• Wireless Industry Needs Better Oversight From FCC, Says Government Audit

  
  Consumerist — Authority: 800
  The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has just completed a survey of wireless customers and a review of the "tens of thousands" of complaints made to the FCC every year, and theyve reached a verdict: the FCC needs to step up and provide a better way for consumers to get help. According to the GAO, the FCC does a ...
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• GAO thumps FCC on wireless oversight

  
  Northloop Neighborhoods - Community News & Directory — Authority: 166
  The General Accountability Office put pressure on the Federal Communications Commission to step up oversight of the wireless industry and respond to consumer complaints. read more
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  zydeco fish — Authority: 114
  Some Recent Reads OK, so here are a bunch of mini reviews/comments on some of the books that I have read recently, which probably means within the last couple of months, or so.  I am sure that I have missed a few. Justin Cartwright - In Every Face I Meet I still fail to understand why Justin Cartwright is ...
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• The Excess Spoil of Coal

  
  Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print — Authority: 442
  A new statistic in the larger costs of an energy infrastructure dependent upon coal: Yesterday, the Government Accountability Office reported that in the first 8 and a half years of this decade alone, Kentucky and West Virginia allowed 4.9 billion cubic yards of mining waste to be be dumped in valleys near coal ...
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• Could Gov’t Be Liable for Harm Caused by Higher Ethanol Blend, Congressmen Ask

  
  Car Reviews & Car Buying Blog — Authority: 164
  Two prominent House Republicans asked the Government Accountability Office today to investigate whether the federal government could be held responsible if higher ethanol blends harm engines or vehicle equipment. The request from Energy and Commerce Committee ranking member Joe Barton of Texas and Representative Greg ...
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• Willie Ricardo Burton and CIN goto Liaoning Sports Institute, Shenyan city

  
  NBA Video — Authority: 173
  NBA Alumnus Willie Burton goto dongbei China on a goodwill tour for the The NBA retired players group and visits an Institute where you can get a degree in a sport. This is a state of the art training facility. Thanx to Cool Sports Network for the camera people and Ming Zhao of Liaoning Television, Shenyang ofc., Rose ...
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• New From the GAO

  
  Docuticker — Authority: 154
  New GAO Reports and Testimony (PDFs) Source: Government Accountability Office 9 December 2009 + Reports 1. Financial Audit: Office of Financial Stability (Troubled Asset Relief Program) Fiscal Year 2009 Financial Statements 2. Drug Safety: FDA Has Begun Efforts to Enhance Postmarket Safety, but Additional ...
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• Kudos to Palantir from the GAO

  
  IntelFusion — Authority: 520
  This is probably as close as the General Accounting Office would ever come to endorsing a product (I’m guessing that they don’t give endorsements). Since I receive quite a few inquiries about whether or not Palantir is “really” that good of a product, I thought I’d reproduce this news as a way of sending ...
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• The Longwave Group On Why The Fed Must Be Abolished

  
  zero hedge — Authority: 750
  THE LONGWAVE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CYCLE - WINTER WARNING, December 7, 2009 Who’s In Charge? – The Regulators Big Brother is alive and living in Washington, D.C. but he is not well.   A malaise of weaknesses and failures, unearthed during the recent credit crisis, continues to permeate through various ...
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• FDA Has Failed To Make Safety Changes: GAO

  
  Pharmalot — Authority: 554
  In 2004, Merck withdrew its Vioxx painkiller, prompting intense scrutinty of the FDA’s review process. But the agency has not yet restructured its staff to better monitor drug safety, even though experts recommended several key changes back in 2006, the Associated Press reports. Although FDA officials have made ...
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