Monthly archives: December, 2007

Report – Taking Responsibility: Why the United States Must Lead the World in Reducing Global Warming Pollution

Press release: “A report released today by the Washington, DC-based National Environmental Trust demonstrates that many U.S. states individually emit more greenhouse gases than hundreds of developing nations combined. The report, Taking Responsibility: Why the United States Must Lead the World in Reducing Global Warming Pollution (99 pages, PDF) compares annual state emissions data to …

Subjects: Government Documents, Internet

EIA Country Analysis Briefs: Azerbaijan

EIA Country Analysis Briefs: Azerbaijan – “Since becoming independent in 1991, Azerbaijan has attracted significant international interest in its oil and natural gas reserves. Foreign investors are helping the country develop its rich oil and natural gas reserves in the Caspian Sea basin, making Azerbaijan to an important energy exporter over the next decade.”

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Oil and Natural Gas Market Supply and Renewable Portfolio Standard Impacts of Selected Provisions of H.R. 3221

Oil and Natural Gas Market Supply and Renewable Portfolio Standard Impacts of Selected Provisions of H.R. 3221: “This paper responds to an October 31, 2007, request from Representatives Barton, McCrery, and Young requesting the Energy Information Administration (EIA) to assess selected provisions of H.R. 3221, the energy bill adopted by the House of Representatives in …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legislation

OPM Posts Draft 2008 Salary Tables Online

“The Office of Personnel Management has posted draft 2008 salary tables on its website, based on the presumption that federal employees will receive a 3 percent raise next year. The tables are premised on a 2.5 percent across-the-board base pay increase and a 0.5 percent locality based adjustment.”

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

EEOC Issues Fact Sheet on Employment Tests and Selection Procedures to Screen Applicants, Workers

Press release: “The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)…issued an extensive fact sheet on the application of federal anti-discrimination laws to employer tests and other selection procedures to screen applicants for hire and employees for promotion…The fact sheet describes common types of employer administered tests and selection procedures used in the 21st century workplace, including …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DOE OIG: Contract Transition Activities at the Nevada Test Site

DOE OIG Audit Report, Contract Transition Activities at the Nevada Test Site, November 2007.

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Lead, Arsenic, Other Harmful Chemicals Found in Popular Toys

Press release: “The Ecology Center, a Michigan-based nonprofit organization, today released the results of their testing of 1,200 popular children’s toys for toxic chemicals at www.HealthyToys.org. Working with environmental health groups across the country, the Ecology Center led the development of the site to inform consumers about products they will be purchasing this holiday season. …

Subjects: Internet

Conyers, House Judiciary Members Introduce Bill to Protect Creative and Intellectual Property Rights

Press release: “In an effort to strengthen laws protecting creative and intellectual property, leaders of the House Judiciary Committee today introduced bipartisan legislation to improve federal agency enforcement efforts and provide more resources to those efforts. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-TX), Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and …

Subjects: Congress, Intellectual Property, Legislation

Hearing Examines Executive Pay and Compensation Consultants

“On Wednesday December 5th the [House Oversight and Government Reform] Committee held a hearing to examine the role played by compensation consultants in determining the pay packages of senior executives at the largest publicly traded corporations. Corporate governance experts, institutional investors, and compensation consulting firms testified regarding the role of consultants in setting executive pay, …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

DHS OIG Audits: Financial Reporting, Financial Controls, USCIS Benefit Fraud Referral Process

OIG-08-13 – FY 2007 Audit of DHS’ Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (PDF, 7 pages) – New 12/04/2007 OIG-08-12 – Independent Auditor’s Report on DHS’ FY 2007 Financial Statement (PDF, 30 pages) – New 12/04/2007 OIG-08-09 – Review of the USCIS Benefit Fraud Referral Process, (Redacted) (PDF, 74 pages) – New 11/29/2007

Subjects: Government Documents

New GAO Reports: Information on Low-Income Veterans' Housing Conditions, Aviation Runway and Ramp Safety

Rental Housing: Information on Low-Income Veterans’ Housing Conditions and Participation in HUD’s Programs, GAO-08-324T, December 05, 2007 Aviation Runway and Ramp Safety: Sustained Efforts to Address Leadership, Technology, and Other Challenges Needed to Reduce Accidents and Incidents, GAO-08-29, November 20, 2007: “FAA and aviation stakeholders have taken steps to address runway and ramp safety, including …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Oversight Committee Now Posting Preliminary Hearing Transcripts

Via Dan Froomkin, news that the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has begun to post preliminary transcripts of selected hearings on its website. However, links to these transcripts is currently circuitously provided by conducting a search on Google, documented here by Dan.

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Legislation, Search Engines

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