A daily roundup of just-released investigative reports, drawn from oversight agencies, congressional committees, and government offices across Washington.

DETAINEES: “Inquiry into the Treatment of Detainees in U.S. Custody” (Senate Armed Service Committee). Finds that CIA interrogation methods used at Guantanamo were based on techniques simulated in the U.S. military’s SERE resistance training and considered illegal when used against U.S. military personnel. Subsequently, some similar interrogation methods were adopted in Iraq and Afghanistan by the U.S. military.

ENVIRONMENT: “Hazardous Materials: Status of EPA’s Efforts to Assess Sites That May Have Received Asbestos-Contaminated Ore from Libby, Montana” (Government Accountability Office).

TRANSPORTATION: “Aviation Safety: Potential Strategies to Address Air Ambulance Safety Concerns” (Government Accountability Office).

TRANSPORTATION: Watch video of the hearing on “Oversight of Helicopter Medical Services” (House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Aviation).

PRODUCT SAFETY: “Feasibility of Requiring Financial Assurances for the Recall or Destruction of Unsafe Consumer Products” (Government Accountability Office).

MILITARY: “Homeland Defense: Actions Needed to Address Management of Air Sovereignty Alert Operations to Protect U.S. Airspace” (Government Accountability Office).

MILITARY: Watch video of the hearing on “Air Sovereignty Alert Operations” (House Armed Services Committtee, Subcommittee on Readiness).

GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL: “Sustained Attention to Strategic Human Capital Management Needed” (Government Accountability Office).

DEFENSE MANAGEMENT: “DOD Needs to Improve Program Management, Policy, and Testing to Enhance Ability to Field Operationally Useful Non-lethal Weapons” (Government Accountability Office).

GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT: “Coast Guard: Update on Deepwater Program Management, Cost, and Acquisition Workforce” (Government Accountability Office).

FINANCIAL CONTROLS: “Material Weaknesses in Internal Control Continue to Impact Preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements of the U.S. Government” (Government Accountability Office).

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