Day archives: May 21st, 2008

New EIA Reports: Alternatives to Traditional Transportation Fuels, Energy Consumption, U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Alternatives to Traditional Transportation Fuels 2006, Part I (05/21/2008): “Data tables and graph representing alternative fuel and hybrid vehicles made available from original equipment manufactures and aftermarket conversion facilities.” Alternatives to Traditional Transportation Fuels 2006, Part II (05/21/2008): “Data tables and graph representing data on the use of alternative fuel vehicles and the amount of …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

CBO Reports and Testimony: Health IT, Cost of Cap-and-Trade Program for Carbon Dioxide Emissions, FY09 Defense Authorization

Evidence on the Costs and Benefits of Health Information Technology, May 2008: “In this paper, prepared at the request of the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) examines the evidence on the costs and benefits of health information technology, possible barriers to a broader distribution and use of it in …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

White House Memo on Designation and Sharing of Controlled Unclassified Information

Memorandum For The Heads Of Executive Departments And Agencies. SUBJECT: Designation and Sharing of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), May 21, 2008. “This memorandum (a) adopts, defines, and institutes “Controlled Unclassified Information” (CUI) as the single, categorical designation henceforth throughout the executive branch for all information within the scope of that definition, which includes most information …

Subjects: E-Government, E-Records, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

Joint Cmte. on Taxation Reports: Renewable Energy And Job Creation Act of 2008, Jurisdiction of Alcohol And Tobacco Tax And Trade Bureau

JCX-46-08 (May 20, 2008) Estimated Revenue Effects Of H.R. 6049, The “Renewable Energy And Job Creation Act Of 2008,” Scheduled For Consideration By The House Of Representatives On May 21, 2008 JCX-43-08 (May 19, 2008) The Jurisdiction And Responsibilities Of The Alcohol And Tobacco Tax And Trade Bureau: “The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: Motor Carrier Safety, Combating Terrorism, Workforce Diversity Governmentwide

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Endangered Species Act Decision Making, GAO-08-688T, May 21, 2008 Motor Carrier Safety: Improvements to Drug Testing Programs Could Better Identify Illegal Drug Users and Keep Them off the Road, GAO-08-600, May 15, 2008 Defense Contracting: Post-Government Employment of Former DOD Officials Needs Greater Transparency, GAO-08-485, May 21, 2008 Information Security: …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

"Global Internet Freedom: Corporate Responsibility and the Rule of Law"

Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT): Global Internet Freedom Should Be Top Human Rights and Foreign Policy Priority – “The Congress and Administration should make global Internet freedom a top human rights and foreign policy priority, CDT said today in testimony submitted to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law. The government …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Internet

New Report: Oil Companies' Record Profits Going to Execs and Stock Buybacks, Leaving Energy Alternatives Behind

“As oil prices reached a new all-time high today of $130 a barrel for light sweet crude, and executives from the top 5 oil companies come to Congress for a second time this year, a new report details decisions by the big five oil companies to use record-breaking corporate profits to boost executive compensation and …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents

New on LLRX.com – Plain Language in Government Communications

The Government Domain: Plain Language in Government Communications: Peggy Garvin demonstrates the impact of the Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2008 on the accessibility of content posted on e-government websites. Published May 20, 2008

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Legislation

DHS OIG Reports – U.S. Coast Guard

OIG-08-51 – United States Coast Guard’s Management of the Marine Casualty Investigations Program (PDF, 51 pages) OIG-08-43 – Independent Review of The U.S. Coast Guard’s Reporting of FY 2007 Drug Control Performance Summary (PDF, 10 pages) OIG-08-42 – Independent Review of The U.S. Coast Guard’s Reporting of FY 2007 Drug Control Obligations (PDF, 5 pages)

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

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