Day archives: January 21st, 2008

Report: Proposed Greenhouse Gas Legislation Will Not Hinder U.S. Economic Growth

January 2008 – Part 2 of The United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Analysis of Senate Bill S. 1766 in the 110th Congress, the Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007. The Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007 (S.1766) is designed to reduce U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from the production and use of energy. Part …

Subjects: Congress, Legal Research, Legislation

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2007 Executive Report

“The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor is the largest and longest-standing globally focused entrepreneurship research. Researchers from Babson College, the London Business School, and a university team for each participating country, explore the role of entrepreneurship in national economic growth. More than 200 scholars and researchers are currently participating in the GEM project. The results of GEM …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

USA*Engage Marks Decade of Advocacy with Re-Launch of Website

Press release: “USA*Engage…re-launched its Web site, www.USAEngage.org, with new tools, issues pages, publications and other resources, which underscore the importance of diplomacy, trade and engagement between the United States and the international community…Since its inception more than a decade ago, USAEngage.org has been widely recognized as a resource for information about U.S. unilateral sanctions policy. …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Department of Commerce Breach Notification Response Plan

Department of Commerce Breach Notification Response Plan, September 28, 2007 (21 pages, PDF) This Plan identifies key Department officials who will serve on the Identity Theft Task Force (ID Theft Task Force) to develop strategies for handling data security breaches, including those incidents posing a potential risk of identity theft. In addition, the Plan specifies …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, ID Theft, PC Security

Iraq Landmine Impact Survey – Final Report 2007

United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, Iraq Landmine Impact Survey – Final Report 2007 (136 pages, PDF) “The contaminated sites, as estimated by local key informants, comprise 1,730 square kilometers of land. They affect the livelihoods and safety of more than 1.6 million persons. Please note that the contaminated area described above represents only that …

Subjects: Government Documents

State Voter Registration Verification Websites

State Voter Registration Verification Websites: “States and territories are making it easier to find out your voter registration status. Here are the web sites and any special instructions needed to check your voter registration status….The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) administers the federal responsibilities of the Presidential designee (Secretary of Defense), under the Uniformed and …

Subjects: E-Government

Group Posts Analysis of News Coinciding With Missing White House Emails

Follow up to postings on the investigation into missing White House emails, news that CREW has completed an analysis [Word documents] of the national news events that took place on the dates for which there are missing White House email.” National News Analysis for Missing White House Office E-mail National News Analysis for Missing Office …

Subjects: E-Government, E-Mail, Government Documents