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

LAW ENFORCEMENT: “The United States National Central Bureau of INTERPOL, Audit Report” (Justice Department’s Inspector General). Finds that USNCB is often inaccurate, incomplete, and untimely in sharing Interpol information with U.S. law enforcement agencies. In addition, Interpol notices had not been issued for nearly half of federal law enforcement agencies’ “most wanted” fugitives.

FINANCIAL STABILIZATION: “Troubled Asset Relief Program: Status of Government Assistance Provided to AIG” (Government Accountability Office).

PUBLIC HEALTH: “State and Local Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Medical Surge” (Health and Human Services Department’s Inspector General).

PUBLIC HEALTH: “Local Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Vaccine and Antiviral Drug Distribution and Dispensing” (Health and Human Services Department’s Inspector General).

BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH: “High-Containment Laboratories: National Strategy for Oversight Is Needed” (Government Accountability Office).

DISASTER RESPONSE: “Flood Insurance: Opportunities Exist to Improve Oversight of the WYO Program” (Government Accountability Office).

INFORMATION SECURITY: “Transportation Security Administration Privacy Stewardship” (Homeland Security Department’s Inspector General).

EDUCATION: “Low-Income and Minority Serving Institutions: Management Attention to Long-standing Concerns Needed to Improve Education’s Oversight of Grant Programs” (Government Accountability Office).

EDUCATION: “Proprietary Schools: Stronger Department of Education Oversight Needed to Help Ensure Only Eligible Students Receive Federal Student Aid” (Government Accountability Office).

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: “The Management of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Classified Enterprise Secure Network Project” (Energy Department’s Inspector General).

MILITARY: “Homeland Defense: Greater Focus on Analysis of Alternatives and Threats Needed to Improve DOD’s Strategic Nuclear Weapons Security” (Government Accountability Office).

MILITARY PROCUREMENT: “The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Ice and Water Response to the 2008 Hurricane Season” (Defense Department’s Inspector General).

MILITARY PROCUREMENT: “Price Reasonableness Determinations for Contracts Awarded by the U.S. Special Operations Command” (Defense Department’s Inspector General).

GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT: “CDFI Fund Contract Administration and Personnel Management Practices Need Improvement” (Treasury Department’s Inspector General).

HEALTH CARE: “Ryan White CARE Act: Effects of Certain Funding Provisions on Grant Awards” (Government Accountability Office).

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