Day archives: August 17th, 2011

GPO and Archives Launch API for Federal Register

News release: “The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) and the National Archives’ Office of the Federal Register (OFR) have taken another step in making Government information open and transparent for the American public. The agencies have introduced an Application Programming Interface (API) for Federal Register.gov, enabling information technology developers to create new applications for regulatory …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Findings from 2011 Council of Grad Schools Admissions Survey

“Since 2004, the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) has conducted a multi-year empirical examination of international graduate application, admission, and enrollment trends. This analysis responds to member institutions’ concerns about continuing changes in the enrollment of students from abroad seeking master’s and doctoral degrees from U.S. colleges and universities. International students currently comprise about 15.5% …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Nearly 80% of Public Transit Systems Forced to Implement Fare Increases or Service Cuts

News release: “Public transit systems are faced with implementing new service cuts and fare increases on top of cuts and increases enacted during the past budget cycle, according to a new study released by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). Nearly eighty percent of public transit systems have already implemented fare increases or service cuts …

Subjects: Government Documents

Instructions and Guidance for Completing the E-Gov Web Inventory

Follow up to posting, .gov Reform Effort: Improving Federal Websites, see NextGov: “Government officials charged with rationalizing their agencies’ Web presence should consider potential cost savings from cutting or consolidating seldom visited websites and aim for a sleeker online footprint that better serves the public, according to guidance released Tuesday. Federal agencies have historically set …

Subjects: E-Government

World Bank: A New Instrument To Advance Development Effectivenss: Program-For-Results Financing

A New Instrument To Advance Development Effectivenss: Program-For-Results Financing, July 18, 2011 “World Bank Management is proposing a new lending instrument—Program-for- Results—to respond to rapidly changing development needs and urgent demand from borrowing countries. Under Program-for-Results, Bank support will help member countries improve the design and implementation of their own development programs in infrastructure, education, …

Subjects: Government Documents

NOAA's National Weather Service taking action to build a 'Weather-ready' nation

News release: “NOAA is launching a comprehensive initiative to build a “Weather-ready” nation to make America safer by saving more lives and protecting livelihoods as communities across the country become increasingly vulnerable to severe weather events, such as tornado outbreaks, intense heat waves, flooding, active hurricane seasons, and solar storms that threaten electrical and communication …

Subjects: Government Documents

President Obama Announces Major Initiative to Spur Biofuels Industry and Enhance America's Energy Security

News release: “President Obama announced that the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Energy and Navy will invest up to $510 million during the next three years in partnership with the private sector to produce advanced drop-in aviation and marine biofuels to power military and commercial transportation. The initiative responds to a directive from President Obama issued …

Subjects: Government Documents

VA Issues Guidance on use of Web-based collaboration technologies

“The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) endorses the secure use of Web-based collaboration and social media tools to enhance communication, stakeholder outreach collaboration, and information exchange; streamline processes; and foster productivity improvements. Use of these tools supports VA and VA’s goal of achieving an interoperable, net-centric environment by improving employee effectiveness through seamless access to …

Subjects: Blogs, E-Government, Knowledge Management