Day archives: November 9th, 2013

Congress.gov Beta Legislative Site Readies for Prime Time as the new official website – replacing THOMAS

News release: “The free legislative information website, Congress.gov, is transitioning into its permanent role as the official site for federal legislative information from the U.S. Congress and related agencies.The site, which launched in beta form last fall and features platform mobility, comprehensive information retrieval and user-friendly presentation, is replacing the nearly 20-year-old THOMAS.gov. Beginning Nov. 19, typing …

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Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

KRISTALLNACHT: A NATIONWIDE POGROM, NOVEMBER 9–10, 1938

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum:  Kristallnacht, literally, “Night of Crystal,” is often referred to as the “Night of Broken Glass.” The name refers to the wave of violent anti-Jewish pogroms which took place on November 9 and 10, 1938, throughout Germany, annexed Austria, and in areas of the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia recently occupied by German troops. Instigated primarily …

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Subjects: Civil Liberties, Government Documents

2013 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey

Since 2002, OPM has called on Federal employees to provide their candid opinions on all aspects of their Federal employment – their supervisors, their work experience, their agency and their senior leaders. This year, 376,577 employees provided their input to the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) to influence change at their agencies. The 2013 Federal Employee …

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Subjects: Government Documents, Knowledge Management
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