http://www.childabusecommission.com/rpt/

Lengthy, multi-volume report on the abuse of Irish children in residential church-run schools for poor, orphaned or delinquent youth. Covers incidents from the 1930s to the 1990s when the schools were closed. From the Commission created by the Irish government.

http://intelligence.senate.gov/pdfs/olcopinion.pdf

Describes the timing and circumstances surrounding opinions issued by the Office of Legal Counsel of the Department of Justice under the Bush Administration and the early endorsement by leading administration officials of the use of controversial interrogation techniques on suspected Al Qaeda detainees. From the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.

http://armed-services.senate.gov/Publications/Detainee%20Report%20Final_April%2022%202009.pdf

Results of a congressional inquiry into treatment of detainees by U.S. authorities. Concludes that senior officials in the U.S. government solicited information on the use of aggressive interrogation techniques, redefined the law to create the appearance of their legality, and authorized their use against detainees. A November 2008 report declassified and released in April 2009. From the Senate Armed Services Committee.

http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/olc/index.html

Includes the text of four opinions released by the Justice Department on April 16, 2009 that had defined what interrogation methods could be used against Al Qaeda detainees during the Bush Administration. From the Office of Legal Counsel of the Justice Department.

http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/printers/111th/IPres090316.pdf

Final corrected version of a Democractic majority staff report on the abuses of power under the presidency of George W. Bush. Includes sections on politicization of the Justice Department, assaults on individual liberties, misuse of executive authority, retribution against critics, and government secrecy. Includes 50 policy recommendations for curbing presidential abuses. From the House Judiciary Committee.

http://cop.senate.gov/documents/cop-012909-report-regulatoryreform.pdf

Subtitled: Modernizing the American financial regulatory system: Recommendations for improving oversight, protecting consumers, and ensuring stability. Describes how increasingly complex consumer financial products developed without adequate governmental regulatory oversight. Offers recommendations in eight areas for improvement and identifies other issues for further study. From the Congressional Oversight Panel.

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09271.pdf

Updates for the 111th Congress the status of government programs considered to be at high financial risk due to fraud, waste, mismanagement or abuse. Also includes three new high risk areas: the U.S. financial regulatory system, FDA programs that ensure the safety and efficacy of drugs and medical devices, and EPA's processes for assessting and controlling toxic chemicals. From the Government Accountability Office

http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/special/s0901/final.pdf

Reports the results of an investigation into hiring practices at the Justice Department. Finds that a former senior official of the Civil Rights Division improperly used political and ideological considerations in hiring and assigning cases to attorneys in the division, and that he made false statements about his hiring practices to the Senate Judiciary Committee. From the Office of the Inspector General of the Justice Department.

http://change.gov/page/-/hem5zet3nalm2/2008%2012%2023%20PTT%20Contacts%20Memo.pdf

Report of the Obama transition staff on contacts with the Office of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich relating to the selection of a new senator. From the transition staff.

http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/2008/HAR0803.pdf

Final accident report on the collapse of the highway bridge that killed 13 people and injured 145. Blames poor bridge design, poor inspection, and the placement of heavy construction materials for the bridge collapse. From the National Transportation Safety Board.

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/images/world/20081213_RECONSTRUCTION_DOC/original.pdf

Draft of official history of the effort to reconstruct Iraq in preparation by the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. Presents a detailed chronological history of the U.S. reconstruction program in Iraq including the challenges posed by security problems, the waste from inadequate contracting and management practices, the problems created by personnel turnover, and the lessons learned. From the New York Times and ProPublica and SIGIR.