Monthly archives: November, 2007

New GAO Reports: Border Security, Hazardous Waste Disposal, Mine Countermeasures Systems

Human Capital: Building Diversity in GAO’s Senior Executive Service, GAO-08-275T, November 13, 2007 Border Security: Despite Progress, Weaknesses in Traveler Inspections Exist at Our Nation’s Ports of Entry, GAO-08-192T, November 13, 2007 Hazardous Waste: Information on How DOD and Federal and State Regulators Oversee the Off-Site Disposal of Waste from DOD Installations, GAO-08-74, November 13, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

History, Present Law, And Analysis Of The Federal Wealth Transfer Tax System

“In connection with a hearing, Federal Estate Tax: Uncertainty in Planning Under the Current Law, scheduled by the Senate Committee on Finance for November 14, 2007, the Joint Committee on Taxation has issued History, Present Law, And Analysis Of The Federal Wealth Transfer Tax System (JCX-108-07), November 13, 2007 (50 pages, PDF).”

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Legal Research

USGS: Significant Potential for Undiscovered Resources in Afghanistan

U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Significant Potential for Undiscovered Resources in Afghanistan, Released: 11/13/2007. “Afghanistan has significant amounts of undiscovered non-fuel mineral resources according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s 2007 assessment, unveiled today at the 3rd annual U.S.-Afghan Business Matchmaking Conference organized by the Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C. Mineral …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

OMB Memo: Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act System

FCW.com: “The Office of Management and Budget has issued preliminary instructions Nov. 9 to agencies on how to report contract, grant and other types of financial data for inclusion in the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) system.” President Bush Signs Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act, September 26, 2006: “This bill is going …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Financial Services Roundtable Unveils The Blueprint For U.S. Competitiveness

Press release, November 9, 2007: “The Financial Services Roundtable today unveiled the Blueprint for U.S. Financial Competitiveness, a plan of action which seeks to ensure that the U.S. maintains a competitive position in the global financial marketplace through principles-based regulation; eight “must do” reforms; and modernized charters and new national charter options.” The Blueprint For …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

New CRS Reports: U.S. Arms Sales to Pakistan, Pakistan's Political Crisis, Iraq Government Formation and Benchmarks

Iran’s Ballistic Missile Programs: An Overview, November 8, 2007 U.S. Arms Sales to Pakistan, November 8, 2007 Pakistan’s Political Crisis and State of Emergency, November 6, 2007 Pakistan-U.S. Relations, October 18, 2007 Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security, October 31, 2007 Iraq: Government Formation and Benchmarks, October 25, 2007 Director of National Intelligence Statutory Authorities: Status …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Judge Issues Restraining Order to Preserve White House E-Mail

Press release: “Today, U.S. District Judge Henry Kennedy granted Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington’s (CREW) request for a temporary restraining order to prevent the White House from destroying back-up copies of millions of deleted emails while the lawsuit is pending. CREW brought this lawsuit against the Executive Office of the President and the …

Subjects: Courts, E-Government, E-Mail, Government Documents, Legal Research

Dark Web Terrorism Research Sponsored by University of Arizona

The University of Arizona Artificial Intelligence Lab Dark Web project: “Based on our actual spidering experience over the past 5 years, we believe there are about 50,000 sites of extremist and terrorist content as of 2007, including: web sites, forums, blogs, social networking sites, video sites, and virtual world sites (e.g., Second Life). The largest …

Subjects: Blogs, Cybercrime, Internet, Knowledge Management

Smithsonian's Tribute to Carl Linnaeus

A Tribute to Carl Linnaeus – November 13 and 14, 2007: “Scientists around the world are celebrating the 300th anniversary of the birth of Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus. He is best known for instituting a two-name method for identifying plants and animals, called binomial nomenclature. Considered the “father” of modern taxonomy, Linnaeus named approximately 4,400 …

Subjects: Government Documents, Libraries