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OPM Launches Enhanced Telework Website

News release: “Office of Personnel Management (OPM)…announced the launch of an enhanced interagency telework website, www.telework.gov. The updated site features a series of user-friendly improvements designed to make telework information more accessible and understandable to Federal employees…and was developed in partnership with the General Services Administration (GSA), OPM’s telework.gov partner. Users can read and download …

Subjects: E-Government

International Privacy Officials Recommend Social Networking Privacy Safeguards

EPIC: “The International Working Group On Data Protection in Telecommunications has released a report and guidance (pdf) on privacy in social networking services. The report identifies risks to privacy and security, and provides guidance to regulators, service operators and users to counter these risks. Risks include the large amount of data collection; the misuse of …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, EU Data Protection, Privacy

New DHS OIG Reports

OIG-08-37 – Technical Security Evaluation of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Activities at the Chet Holifield Federal Building (Redacted) (PDF, 32 pages) New 04/25/2008 OIG-08-36 – Management Letter for the FY 2007 DHS Financial Statement Audit (PDF, 49 pages) New 04/25/2008 OIG-08-33 – Management Advisory Report – FEMA Emergency Housing Units Property Management (PDF, 4 …

Subjects: Government Documents

Long Range Plan for Information Technology in the Federal Judiciary

“The fiscal year 2008 update to the Long Range Plan for Information Technology in the Federal Judiciary articulates five-year directions and objectives for the judiciary’s information technology program. The plan presents the program in terms of five fundamental areas: external participants, court operations, judges and chambers, probation and pretrial services, and information technology infrastructure. This …

Subjects: Courts, E-Government

New GAO Reports: Space Acquisitions, Traffic Safety, Highways and Environment

Space Acquisitions: DOD Is Making Progress to Rapidly Deliver Low Cost Space Capabilities, but Challenges Remain, GAO-08-516, April 25, 2008 Traffic Safety: Improved Reporting and Performance Measures Would Enhance Evaluation of High-Visibility Campaigns, GAO-08-477, April 25, 2008 Highways and Environment: Transportation Agencies Are Acting to Involve Others in Planning and Environmental Decisions, GAO-08-512R, April 25, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Victims Group Formed By Sentencing Commission

News release: “The United States Sentencing Commission announced today the formation of a standing advisory group to provide the Commission insight and advice on the operation of the federal sentencing guidelines from the perspective of victims of federal crime. The initial Victims Advisory Group (“VAG”) will be composed of six members representing the spectrum of …

Subjects: Courts, E-Government, Government Documents

BEA: Local Area Personal Income, 2006

“…the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released estimates of personal income at the county level for 2006 based on newly available source data. Personal income is a comprehensive measure of the income of all persons from all sources. In addition to wages and salaries it includes employer–provided health insurance, dividends and interest income, social security …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: Defense Infrastructure, Export Controls, Nanotechnology, Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Defense Infrastructure: Continued Management Attention Is Needed to Support Installation Facilities and Operations, GAO-08-502, April 24, 2008 Export Controls: State and Commerce Have Not Taken Basic Steps to Better Ensure U.S. Interests Are Protected, GAO-08-710T, April 24, 2008 International Boundary and Water Commission: Two Alternatives for Improving Wastewater Treatment at the United States-Mexico Border, GAO-08-595R, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

FCC Issues Public Notice Updating The Public and Broadcasting

News release: “In its recent Report on Broadcast Localism and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the Commission concluded that the record in the localism proceeding (MB Docket No. 04-233) revealed a substantial need for greater public understanding of broadcaster obligations, and of the procedures by which the Commission enforces those obligations. The Commission expressed its desire …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Bureau of Justice Statistics – HIV in Prisons, 2006 and Medical Problems of Prisoners

News release: “Between 2005 and 2006 the number of state and federal prisoners who were HIV-positive decreased 3.1 percent – from 22,676 to 21,980 inmates, according to a report by the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). Another BJS report estimated that 44 percent of state inmates and 39 percent of federal inmates reported …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents