Anthrax is an acute infectious disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium B. anthracis. It can infect humans but is most common in other warm-blooded animals such as herbivores. An intentional release of B. anthracis spores in October 2001 resulted in the death of five persons from inhalation anthrax. The most recent reported case of inhalation anthrax in the United States before October 2001 was in 1976. Since 2001, several cases of anthrax have resulted from natural occurrences-not bioterrorism.

The LDA, as amended by HLOGA, requires lobbyists to register with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House and file quarterly reports disclosing their lobbying activity. Lobbyists are required to file their registrations and reports electronically with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House through a single entry point (as opposed to separately with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House as was done prior to HLOGA). Registrations and reports must be publicly available in downloadable, searchable databases from the Secretary of the Senate and the...

The process for importing products into the United States involves several different private parties, as well as the U.S. government. These private parties include exporters, carriers, and importers, among others. Exporters are companies that sell goods manufactured or produced in foreign countries to the United States.

The Bureau's experience with the 2010 and prior enumerations has shown that lack of proper planning and not following leading practices in key management areas can increase the costs and risks of later downstream operations. Leading up to the 2010 Census, we reported on internal organizational, planning, funding, and human capital challenges that jeopardized the Bureau's overall readiness.

Millions of Americans currently use mobile devices, such as cellphones, smartphones, and tablet computers, on a daily basis to communicate, obtain internet-based information, and share their own information, photographs and videos. Given the extend of consumer reliance on the mobile interactions, it is increasingly important that these devices can be secured from expanding threats to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the information they maintain and share.

Requirements for submitting SARs to Congress, including the timing of these reports and the types of information to be included, are established in statute. Under 10 U.S.C. 2432, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress at the end of each fiscal-year quarter a report on current major defense acquisition programs.12The statute also requires that the annual SAR include a full life-cycle cost analysis for each major defense acquisition program and each designated major subprogram included in the report that is in the system development and demonstration stage or has completed that...

As requested, this report addresses the following questions: (1) What did major planning studies find would have been the estimated mobility, economic, and environmental impacts of the ARC project? (2) What have been the ARC project cost estimates over time, who developed those estimates, and what sources of funding were identified? (3) How, if at all, did documents prepared as part of FTA's New Starts funding process address potential cost growth for the ARC project?

A statutory mandate directs us to conduct routine investigations to identify federal programs, agencies, offices, and initiatives with duplicative goals and activities within departments and governmentwide.

The purpose of the Corps' civil works project study process is to inform federal decision makers whether a water resources project warrants further federal investment. The study process is conducted in two phases: reconnaissance and feasibility. In the reconnaissance phase, the Corps conducts an initial evaluation of potential solutions to a water resources problem.

In part to improve the availability of information on and management of DOD's acquisition of services, Congress enacted section 2330a of title 10 of the U.S. Code, which required the Secretary of Defense to establish a data collection system to provide management information on each purchase of services by a military department or defense agency.6 The information to be collected includes, among other things, the total dollar amount of the purchase and the extent of competition provided in making the purchase. In 2008, Congress amended section 2330a to add a requirement for the Secretary of...