Day archives: January 4th, 2009

NM Gov. Bill Richardson Withdraws As Commerce Secretary Appointee

CQ: “New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has withdrawn as President-elect Barack Obama’s choice to be Commerce Secretary amid reports that a federal grand jury has been looking into whether a California company won a state contract after contributing to Richardson’s political causes. Richardson said in a statement that he had decided to step aside because …

Subjects: Government Documents

New York Times Editorial – Bush Legacy of Secrecy and Consequences

Editorial – Exit Stonewalling: “…E-mail messages that have gone suspiciously missing are estimated to number in the millions. These could illuminate some of the administration’s darker moments, including the lead-up to the Iraq war, when intelligence was distorted, the destruction of videotapes of C.I.A. torture interrogations, and the vindictive outing of the C.I.A. operative Valerie …

Subjects: E-Government, E-Mail, E-Records, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

U.S. Air Force Leveraging Web 2.0 Apps – Twitter and Blogs

Via David Meerman Scott’s blog WebInkNow, news about forward thinking and actionable PR and IT business process improvement from the U.S. Air Force: “David Faggard, Chief of Emerging Technology at the Air Force Public Affairs Agency in the Pentagon [in response to a direct message via Twitter], indicated that “the Air Force employs 330,000 communicators! …

Subjects: Blogs, E-Government

Chrysler and GM Receive Bailout Billions

Reuters: Chrysler gets $4 billion U.S. government loan “GMAC Financial Services today [December 29, 2009] announced that it has sold $5.0 billion of GMAC’s preferred membership interests and warrants to the U.S. Department of the Treasury as a participant in the Troubled Assets Relief Program established under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. The …

Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research

U.S. Deaths in Iraq Decrease in 2008

American Forces Press Service: “The number of U.S. military fatalities in Iraq in 2008 fell two-thirds compared to the previous year, underscoring an improvement in security amid upcoming provincial elections. Last year’s casualty figure — 314 — marks a sharp reduction from 2007 when 904 troops died. The 2008 tally comes on the heels of …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights Website

Universal Declaration of Human Rights Website – “This site provides access to United Nations documentation related to the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. From 1946-1948 delegates to the United Nations discussed and drafted an international declaration on the subject of human rights that has become a standard of principles for human rights. …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Legal Research

UN Institute for Training and Research Operational Satellite Applications Programme Posts Situation Map-Gaza Crisis

“The UNOSAT website has been designed mainly to disseminate UNOSAT mapping products to users and to provide access to map resources and data to thousands of experts in the UN and worldwide. Since 2003 users in the field access the website to download or view on line emergency mapping products.” “This map presents a preliminary …

Subjects: Government Documents