Day archives: September 26th, 2007

DOT OIG Audit Report on Actions Needed to Minimize Long, On-Board Flight Delays

“On September 25, we issued our final audit report on Actions Needed To Minimize Long, On-Board Delays, in response to Secretary Peters’ request to examine long, on-board delays. What we found is that the severity of the on board delays last winter demonstrates that airlines, airports, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and DOT must work …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: DOD and VA Health Care, Influenza Pandemic, Small Business Contracting, VA IT Realignment

DOD and VA: Preliminary Observations on Efforts to Improve Health Care and Disability Evaluations for Returning Servicemembers, GAO-07-1256T, September 26, 2007 Influenza Pandemic: Opportunities Exist to Clarify Federal Leadership Roles and Improve Pandemic Planning, GAO-07-1257T, September 26, 2007 Medicare Inpatient Hospital Payments: CMS Has Used External Data for New Technologies in Certain Instances and Medicare …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Recent CRS Reports – Defense, Presidential Claims, Arms Sales, Afghanistan

Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations, updated September 17, 2007 Presidential Claims of Executive Privilege: History, Law, Practice and Recent Developments, updated September 17, 2007 Arms Sales: Congressional Review Process, updated September 12, 2007 Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy,” updated September 10, 2007 Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law,” updated September 10, 2007 [reports …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legal Research

List of Federal Agency Internet Sites Partnership Renewed

“GPO is pleased to announce the renewal of its partnership with the Troy H. Middleton Library of Louisiana State University through 2010. Originally signed in 2001, this partnership provides for Federal depository library access to the List of Federal Agency Internet Sites Web site. Based on the U.S. Government Manual, the List directs users to …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Libraries

Dell is First Major Computer Company to go Carbon Neutral

Press release: “Dell today became the first major computer manufacturer to commit to neutralizing the carbon impact of its worldwide operations, a significant extension of its global climate policy and environmental stewardship. “Never before in the history of business have we seen such a critical need to build a worldwide community dedicated to improving the …

Subjects: Internet

Hearing of Senate Committee On Appropriations – President's FY 2008 Supplemental Request for Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

American Forces Press Service: “President Bush will ask Congress for another $42 billion to fund operations in the war on terror in fiscal 2008, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told the Senate Appropriations Committee today…The request brings the total supplement for fiscal 2008 to $190 billion, Gates said. “I urge the Congress to approve the …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

National Cyber Security Awareness Month 2007

StaySafeOnline.org: “The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), a consortium of government agencies and private industry sponsors, is proud to designate October 2007 as National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM). National Cyber Security Awareness Month is a national campaign designed to increase the public’s awareness of cyber security and cyber crime issues so that users can …

Subjects: Cybercrime

Google Video Alerts

Official Google Blog: “Video Alerts enables you to specify any topics or queries of interest so we can deliver interesting and relevant videos on a daily, weekly, or as-it-happens basis (your choice) to you via email. To start receiving Video Alerts, you can visit the Google Alerts homepage directly or set up the alert during …

Subjects: Search Engines