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Prison Inmates at Midyear 2007 and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2007

Bureau of Justice Statistics news release: “The growth in the number of prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction slowed during the first six months of 2007, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reported today. The number of prisoners rose 1.6 percent, which was lower than the 2.0 percent growth during the same period …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Patterns of Mobility: Laws of Human Motion

Understanding Individual Human Mobility Patterns [Published Version], MC Gonzalez, CA Hidalgo, A-L Barabasi. Nature (2008) 453: 779-782. “Despite their importance for urban planning, traffic forecasting and the spread of biological and mobile viruses, our understanding of the basic laws governing human motion remains limited owing to the lack of tools to monitor the time-resolved location …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

BLS: Employment Situation Summary, May 2008

News release: “The unemployment rate rose from 5.0 to 5.5 percent in May, and nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend down (-49,000), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. In May, employment continued to fall in construction, manufacturing, retail trade, and temporary help services, while health care continued to …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Guidance: Improving the Management and Use of Interagency Acquisitions

Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Federal Procurement Policy (70 pages, PDF) – Improving the Management and Use of Interagency Acquisitions, June 6, 2008: “This document provides guidance to help agencies (1) make sound business decisions to support the use of interagency acquisitions and (2) strengthen the management of …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Uranium Report: Plenty More Where That Came From

International Atomic Energy Agency news release: “Amid heightened international interest in nuclear energy, countries are paying closer attention to a finite resource that helps to make nuclear power possible: uranium. A report released today finds that new discoveries and re-evaluations of known conventional uranium resources will be adequate to supply nuclear energy needs for at …

Subjects: Government Documents

Google Book Search Bibliography

Google Book Search Bibliography, Charles W. Bailey, Jr. Version 2: 5/27/2008 “This bibliography presents selected English-language articles and other works that are useful in understanding Google Book Search. It primarily focuses on the evolution of Google Book Search and the legal, library, and social issues associated with it. Where possible, links are provided to works …

Subjects: Search Engines

FTC Issues Subpoena to Intel on Competition in Microprocessor Market

Intel news release: “On June 4 the U.S. FTC served a subpoena related to Intel’s business practices with respect to competition in the microprocessor market. Since 2006 Intel has been working closely with the FTC on an informal inquiry into competition in the microprocessor market and has provided the commission staff with a considerable amount …

Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research

White House Fact Sheet: A Clear Agenda for Overcoming Economic Challenges

Fact Sheet: A Clear Agenda for Overcoming Economic Challenges – Making Tax Relief Permanent Is At The Forefront Of President Bush’s Plan For Continued Prosperity: “Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released new jobs figures for May. Nonfarm payroll employment decreased by 49,000 jobs in May, and the unemployment rate rose to 5.5 percent. Although …

Subjects: Government Documents

Senate Intelligence Committee Unveils Final Phase II Reports on Prewar Iraq Intelligence

News release: “The Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, and a bipartisan majority of the Committee (10-5), today unveiled the final two sections of its Phase II report on prewar intelligence. The first report details Administration prewar statements that, on numerous occasions, misrepresented the intelligence and the threat …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: FY07 Government Financial Statements, IRAs, Oil and Gas Royalties

Fiscal Year 2007 U.S. Government Financial Statements: Sustained Improvement in Financial Management Is Crucial to Improving Accountability and Addressing the Long-Term Fiscal Challenges, GAO-08-847T, June 5, 2008 Individual Retirement Accounts: Government Actions Could Encourage More Employers to Offer IRAs to Employees, GAO-08-590, June 4, 2008 Oil and Gas Royalties: Litigation over Royalty Relief Could Cost …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents