Day archives: February 20th, 2008

Bureau of Justice Statistics: Campus Law Enforcement, 2004-05

“Campus Law Enforcement, 2004-05 presents findings from a BJS survey of campus law enforcement agencies serving 4-year colleges and universities with 2,500 or more students. The survey covered the 2004-05 academic year and collected data from agencies using sworn police officers and those using only nonsworn security officers. The report compares law enforcement agencies serving …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

A Portrait of Early Internet Adopters: Why People First Went Online –and Why They Stayed

A Portrait of Early Internet Adopters: Why People First Went Online –and Why They Stayed, by Amy Tracy Wells, Research Fellow, Pew Internet & American Life Project, February 20, 2008 “In our survey, we asked these long time internet users why they first went online. The majority of respondents noted “to communicate with colleagues.” When …

Subjects: E-Mail, Internet

DHS: Estimates of the Legal Permanent Resident Population in 2006

Estimates of the Legal Permanent Resident Population in 2006 (PDF, 5 pages): “This report provides estimates of the legal permanent resident population and population eligible to naturalize as of January 2006.” “An estimated 12.1 million legal permanent residents (LPRs) were living in the United States on January 1, 2006. Of the 12.1 million, an estimated …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Report: Big Tobacco's Guinea Pigs-How an Unregulated Industry Experiments on America's Kids and Consumers

Press release: “An insidious new generation of tobacco products is threatening efforts to reduce tobacco use in the United States, warns a new report issued February 20, 2008, by a coalition of public health organizations [American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, the American Lung Association and the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids] …Tobacco use …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

FY 2007 HHS Top Management and Performance Challenges

“This annual document, provided by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), contains a summary of the most significant management and performance challenges facing HHS. The assessment is included as an appendix to the publicly available HHS annual Agency Financial Report.” February 20, 2008. Executive Summary Full …

Subjects: Government Documents

FERC Notes Alaska's Progress in Fifth Pipeline Report to Congress

Press release: “The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today submitted its Fifth Report to Congress on the Progress Made in Licensing and Constructing the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline, as required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. In the nine-page document, FERC recognizes Alaska’s selection of a preferred applicant, TransCanada Pipelines Ltd. TransCanada filed jointly …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

American Cancer Society: Cancer Statistics 2008

“The American Cancer Society’s annual cancer statistics report finds that death rates from cancer in the United States have decreased by 18.4 percent among men and by 10.5 percent among women since mortality rates began to decline in the early 1990s, which translates to the avoidance of more than half a million cancer deaths (534,500) …

Subjects: Internet

D.C. Circuit's Decision Vacating the FCC's Denial and Dismissal of the Gulf Coast Migratory Birds Petition

Statement of FCC Commissioner Copps in Response to the D.C. Circuit’s Decision Vacating the FCC’s Denial and Dismissal of the Gulf Coast Migratory Birds Petition: “For years, I have been disappointed with the FCC’s failure to get serious about its environmental responsibilities. Now the D.C. Circuit has affirmed something this agency should have acknowledged a …

Subjects: Courts, E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation

Briefing of the Working Group on the Health of the U.S. Space Industrial Base and the Impact of Export Controls

Briefing of the Working Group on the Health of the U.S. Space Industrial Base and the Impact of Export Controls, February 20, 2008 (63 pages, PDF): “The briefing summarizes the work of an independent Working Group, co-chaired by Mr. Tom Young (former EVP, Lockheed Martin Corporation), Dr. William Ballhaus (The Aerospace Corporation) and Mr. Pierre …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

The Greening of Your Copy Machine

Press release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is launching this week the first steps toward new green standards for copiers and other imaging devices. This effort builds on the success of EPEAT – an on-line tool to help institutional buyers identify and buy greener electronic equipment.” “EPEAT is a system to help purchasers in the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents