http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/special/s0809/final.pdf

Reports the results of an investigation that found former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales had violated Justice Department security requirements when he mishandled classified materials regarding two highly sensitive programs, including the National Security Agency surveillance program. From the Office of the Inspector General of the Justice Department.

http://www.usip.org/pubs/usipeace_briefings/2008/0827_zimbabwe.html

Reviews policy options and recommendations for reforming political corruption and monetary policies in Zimbabwe proposed by participants in an August 2008 roundtable discussion. From the U.S. Institute of Peace.

http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34602_20080730.pdf

Use of government purchase cards to reduce administrative costs in government procurement has expanded from $527 million in 1993 to $18.7 billion in 2007. This report looks into allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse in the purchase card approach. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08617.pdf

Reports that 1.6 million businesses owe over $58 billion in unpaid federal payroll taxes. Finds that collection efforts by the Internal Revenue Service, largely based on voluntary compliance, are ineffective. From the Government Accountability Office.

http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/special/s0807/final.pdf

Finds violation of civil service laws and misconduct in hiring practices for career employees in the Office of the Attorney General over the past four years. From the Offices of Professional Responsibility and Inspector General of the Department of Justice.

http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20080714111050.pdf

Summarizes what a congressional committee learned about incorrect information released by official sources following investigations of two widely-publicized events in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. From the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

http://www.c-span.org/pdf/Final%20Passport%20Report.pdf

Reports on the outcome of an investigation of unauthorized access and control weaknesses over information in the State Department's Passport Information Electronic Records System. From the Department of State via CSpan.

http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/special/s0806/final.pdf

Concludes that senior political appointees took control of the program from career staff after 2001 and that candidates for the honors program and internships were rejected because of their perceived political or ideological affiliations, a violation of department policy and federal law. From the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice.

http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/CCR45/CCR45.pdf

In 2005, overpayments cost the Food Stamp Program $1.29 billion. This report looks at state level efforts to reduce errors. From the Economic Research Service.

http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20080609101725.pdf

Follows a September 2006 report on contacts between jailed lobbyist Abramoff and White House officials. This proposed report claims that Abramoff and his associates had contacts with administration officials and influenced some decisions. From the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/special/s0805/final.pdf

Lengthy review of Federal Bureau of Investigation relationship to detainee interrogations in Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Finds that agents witnessed abuse of detainees by military authorities but did not participate in actions they knew were contrary to Bureau policy. From the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice.