Day archives: December 14th, 2009

CREW, National Security Archive and Obama Administration Settle Lawsuit Over Missing Bush White House Email

News release: “Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and the National Security Archive (NSA) reached a final settlement of their long-running lawsuits challenging the failure of the Bush White House and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to take any action after confronted with evidence that millions of emails had gone …

Subjects: E-Government, E-Mail, E-Records, Government Documents, Legal Research

Citigroup, U.S. government and regulators agree to TARP repayment

From the Statement: “Agreement reached to terminate loss-sharing agreement – Cancelling $1.8 billion of $7.1 billion of trust preferred securities held by the U.S. government as consideration for agreement. Citigroup will cease being a beneficiary of TARP “Exceptional Financial Assistance” beginning in 2010.” Treasury Statement Regarding Citigroup’s Intention to Repay Taxpayers See also related WSJ …

Subjects: Government Documents

Univ. of Michigan Report: Teen marijuana use tilts up, while some drugs decline in use

News release: “Marijuana use among American adolescents has increased gradually over the past two years (three years among 12th-graders) following years of declining use, according to the latest Monitoring the Future study, which has tracked drug use among U.S. teens since 1975…The findings summarized here will be published in the forthcoming volume: Johnston, L. D., …

Subjects: Government Documents

Anti-Money Laundering, U.S. Postal Service, VA Construction, Influenza Pandemic

Anti-Money Laundering: Improved Communication Could Enhance the Support FinCEN Provides to Law Enforcement, GAO-10-141, December 14, 2009 U.S. Postal Service: The Program for Reassessing Work Provided to Injured Employees Is Under Way, but Actions Are Needed to Improve Program Management, GAO-10-78, December 14, 2009 VA Construction: VA Is Working to Improve Initial Project Cost Estimates, …

Subjects: Government Documents

Report: Melting snow and ice – A call for action

Melting snow and ice: a call for action, A report commissioned by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Al Gore and Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre, Centre for Ice, Climate and Ecosystems, Norwegian Polar Institute, Polar Environmental Centre, NO–9296 Tromsø, Norway. “Snow and ice are melting far above normal seasonal changes, and the changes …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2009

Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2009 – “Presents data on crime and safety at school from the perspectives of students, teachers, and principals. A joint effort by the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the National Center for Education Statistics, this annual report examines crime occurring in school as well as on the way to …

Subjects: Government Documents