Government

Marijuana Related Product Complaints Submitted to the FTC

Background According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)'s website, their mission is: To prevent business practices that are anticompetitive or…

December 30, 2016

General Services Administration (GSA) Photos of Trump Hotel, Washington DC/Old Post Office Building Ceremonial Occasions – 2014, 2015 and 2016

Background The Old Post Office Pavilion, historically known as the Old Post Office and Clock Tower, located at 1100 Pennsylvania…

December 23, 2016

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