Monthly archives: January, 2008

Upcoming Conference Providing Guidance on Newly Enacted Amendments to the FOIA

“On January 16, 2008, the Office of Information and Privacy (OIP), Department of Justice, will host a conference on the newly enacted amendments to the Freedom of Information Act. Entitled the “Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2007,” the bill was signed into law by the President on Monday, December 31, 2007. …

Subjects: E-Government, Freedom of Information, Legal Research

Consumer Product Safety Commission Creating Import Surveillance division

CongressNow.com reports: “Facing mounting criticism from Congress and consumer advocates, the Consumer Product Safety Commission is creating a new organization to inspect foreign imports as well as a new system to warn consumers more quickly about potentially defective and dangerous products, CPSC Commissioner Nancy Nord said today. According to Nord, speaking at the National Press …

Subjects: Government Documents

The Home Energy Saver

“The Home Energy Saver is designed to help consumers identify the best ways to save energy in their homes, and find the resources to make the savings happen. The Home Energy Saver was the first Internet-based tool for calculating energy use in residential buildings. The project is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), …

Subjects: E-Government

Get Coupons to Convert your TV from Analog to Digital

Follow up to January 2, 2008 posting, U.S. Households Can Now Request Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupons, the TV Converter Program Website: “On February 17, 2009, television stations in the United States will stop broadcasting in analog and switch to 100% digital broadcasting. At that time, you can watch TV using one of the following options: …

Subjects: E-Government

A Manager's Guide to Resolving Conflicts in Collaborative Networks

A Manager’s Guide to Resolving Conflicts in Collaborative Networks – “The O’Leary and Bingham report expands on previous Center for The Business of Government reports by adding an important practical tool for managers in networks: how to manage and negotiate the conflicts that may occur among a network’s members. The approach they describe-interest-based negotiation-has worked …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Pew Research Center Survey: How the World Rates Women as Leaders

How the World Rates Women as Leaders, by Juliana Menasce Horowitz, Research Associate, Pew Global Attitudes Project, December 5, 2007: “The countries of Western Europe, North America and Latin America generally include the highest proportions of respondents who rate men and women as equally good political leaders. Roughly two-thirds in [Argentina – with the country’s …

Subjects: Internet

Federal Agencies Must Purchase Green PCs and Monitors

Summary from the Federal Register, December 26, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 246)][Rules and Regulations][Page 73215-73218]: “The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require use of Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) when acquiring personal computer products such …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Open CRS Posts Recent Reports on: Democracy Promotion, National Aviation Security Policy, Pay-As-You-Go Procedures for Budget Enforcement

January 3, 2008 – The Effect of State-Legalized Same-Sex Marriage on Social Security Benefits and Pensions January 2, 2008 – National Aviation Security Policy, Strategy, and Mode-Specific Plans: Background and Considerations for Congress December 31, 2007 – Pay-As-You-Go Procedures for Budget Enforcement December 28, 2007 – U.S. Foreign Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean: …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation