Nosemonkey's EUtopia

In search of a European identity

Like political stuff?

Then check out DocuTicker (with the obligatory ta to Metafilter) – “a daily update of new reports from government agencies, ngo’s, think tanks, and other groups.”

Looks like a superb blogging resource, providing handy summaries of and links to various wonderful long-winded documents on a vast range of subjects. Hurrah!

From one of the recent posts:

“Recent audits expose serious failures in American oversight of Iraq’s revenues and U.S. reconstruction funds, said a report by the Open Society Institute’s Iraq Revenue Watch project. The audits-released in late July by the Coalition Provisional Authority Inspector General (CPA-IG)-paint a picture of disorder and negligence. Contractors made little effort to control costs, while the Coalition Provisional Authority, which was in charge of managing Iraqi reconstruction funds, failed to adhere to federally mandated procedures for awarding and overseeing contracts”

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