Day archives: March 13th, 2008

Contemporary Global Anti-Semitism: Report Provided to the Congress

Department of State – Contemporary Global Anti-Semitism: Report Provided to the United States Congress, March 2008. Tom Lantos 1928-2008: “In memory of Tom Lantos, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives, a leader of moral force and a champion of human rights. As the only Holocaust survivor to serve …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

A New $5 Bill Enters Circulation Today

News release: “The first new $5 bill was issued by the Federal Reserve today during a commemorative transaction at President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home in Washington, D.C., a historic site used by the former president as a White House summer retreat. Officials from the Federal Reserve Board, U.S. Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and …

Subjects: Government Documents

GAO Report: EPA Needs to Follow Best Practices and Procedures When Reorganizing Its Library Network

Environmental Protection: EPA Needs to Ensure That Best Practices and Procedures Are Followed When Making Further Changes to Its Library Network, GAO-08-304, February 29, 2008. “Established in 1971, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) library network provides staff and the public with access to environmental information. Its 26 libraries contain a wide range of information and …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research, Libraries

New GAO Reports: Principles of Federal Appropriations Law, Natural Resource Management, Defense Management

Principles of Federal Appropriations Law: Annual Update of the Third Edition, GAO-08-450SP, March 13, 2008 Environmental Protection: EPA Needs to Follow Best Practices and Procedures When Reorganizing Its Library Network, GAO-08-579T, March 13, 2008 Telecommunications: FCC Has Made Some Progress in the Management of Its Enforcement Program but Faces Limitations, and Additional Actions Are Needed, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

December 2007 Airline Traffic Data: U.S. Airlines Carry Record 769 Million Passengers in 2007

Bureau of Transportation Statistics news release: “U.S. airlines set an annual record by carrying 769.4 million scheduled domestic and international passengers on their systems in 2007, nearly 25 million more passengers or 3.3 percent more than they did in 2006 when the previous high was reached, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

UN Report: The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security

News release: “The political transition in strife-torn Afghanistan continues to face a number of serious challenges, including terrorism and a booming drug industry, according to a new United Nations report, which urges an integrated approach among all international partners to stabilize the fledgling democracy…The report notes that 36 out of the country’s 376 districts, including …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Government Documents