The Joint House-Senate Inquiry released its long awaited report last week on the September 11th intelligence failures. One of the most interesting and disconcerting aspects of the report is what portions of the report the administration chose to classify.

In the aftermath of a partisan battle between Texas legislators in May, (see the June 2nd Watcher article) both the Department of Justice and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are examining their possible misuse of resources.

In a June Federal Register notice, the General Service Administration (GSA) announced a planned pilot project to make Federal contracts publicly available online. The project would require all federal departments and agencies to post contracts on the Internet. This proposal signals a major attempt to increase the level of transparency and accountability in the contract process. Public comments are sought by GSA in order to set priorities for the project.