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House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Committee Report: Deploying Federal Civilians to the Battlefield: Incentives, Benefits and Medical Care, April 2008. Report Prepared by the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. “Our government has asked many federal civilian volunteers to serve in Iraq or Afghanistan. With the current plans to develop corps of more readily deployable active and reserve …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

EIA: Energy Market and Economic Impacts

May 2008 Petroleum Marketing Monthly With Data for February 2008 (04/30/2008): “Monthly price and volume statistics on crude oil and petroleum products at a national, regional and state level.” April 2008 Natural Gas Monthly With Data for February 2008 (04/30/2008): “Natural and supplemental gas production, supply, consumption, disposition, storage, imports, exports, and prices in the …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Legislation

DOD OIG Audits: Antideficiency Act Violations, Support DoD Personnel During Times of Emergency

D-2008-083 Obligation of Funds for Ship Maintenance and Repair at the U.S. Fleet Forces Command Regional Maintenance Centers, April 25, 2008 (Project No. D2007-D000FC-0151.000) D-2008-082 Summary Report on Potential Antideficiency Act Violations Resulting From DoD Purchases Made Through Non-DoD Agencies (FY 2004 Through FY 2007), April 25, 2008 (Project No. D2007-D000CF-0237.000) D-2008-080 DoD Accounting to …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

One Size Fits Few: Using Customer Insight to Transform Government.

Deloitte Research Study – One Size Fits Few: Using Customer Insight to Transform Government: “This study defines the emerging discipline of “customer strategy” in the 21st century, and shows how the insights of citizens can help your agency make more informed decisions, design and deliver more successful policies and programs, and improve customer service. In …

Subjects: Government Documents, Knowledge Management

Overview of State Legislation Related to Immigrants and Immigration

National Conference of State Legislatures: “This report, Overview of State Legislation Related to Immigrants and Immigration, January – March 2008, provides a first look at introduced legislation in 2008 and presents selected examples of enacted laws relating to immigrants and refugees. This process of legislative tracking and reporting is based on a comprehensive and inclusive …

Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

GAO: Low Productivity and New Interagency Review Process Limit the Usefulness and Credibility of EPA's Integrated Risk Information System

GAO report released April 29, 2008 – Chemical Assessments: Low Productivity and New Interagency Review Process Limit the Usefulness and Credibility of EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System, GAO-08-440, March 7, 2008 “The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) contains EPA’s scientific position on the potential human health effects of exposure to more …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

2004-06 Biennial Report on Federal government’s environmental and energy efficiency accomplishments

News release: “Today, Earth Day 2008, the Federal Environmental Executive (FEE) released the 2004-06 Biennial Report to the President on the Federal government’s environmental and energy efficiency accomplishments. President George W. Bush called on the Federal government to lead by example in environmental stewardship, while meeting their missions in an efficient and reliable manner. In …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

FTC Testifies on Efforts to Protect Consumers in Subprime Mortgage Market

News release: “The Federal Trade Commission testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism [Improving Consumer Protections in Subprime Lending], about the Commission’s continuing efforts to protect subprime mortgage borrowers. The testimony described the agency’s priorities, including deceptive mortgage advertising, deceptive or unfair servicing practices, …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Treasury Launch of Financial Access Pilot

News release: “The Treasury Department today launched a new initiative to increase financial education and bank and credit union accounts for Americans currently outside of the financial mainstream. The Community Financial Access Pilot will help selected U.S. communities provide low and moderate income people with needed access to financial services…The number of families using alternative …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle: Over Budget, Behind Schedule, and Unreliable

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Holds Hearing on Defense Department Acquisitions: “The hearing will examine the recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) titled, Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs. This report found that the Defense Department’s 95 major weapons acquisition programs currently exceed their original budgets by nearly $300 billion dollars …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents