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FAA OIG: Air Traffic Control Modernization

Air Traffic Control Modernization: “On April 14, 2008, we issued our report on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) air traffic control modernization efforts. At the request of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, we examined three objectives: (1) trends in recent FAA capital spending, (2) changes in cost and schedule baselines of major acquisitions, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

House Homeland Security Committee Newsletter Focuses on Opportunities for Small Business Contractors

Chairman, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson: “I began this newsletter to alleviate the gap that exists between the need for information about opportunities available at the Department and the ability to locate and disseminate that information in a timely and user-friendly manner. Similarly, my experience has taught me that the gap between need and ability also …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government

One In Five Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Suffer from PTSD or Major Depression

News release: “Nearly 20 percent of military service members who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan — 300,000 in all — report symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder or major depression, yet only slightly more than half have sought treatment, according to a new RAND Corporation study. In addition, researchers found about 19 percent of …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Darwin's Private Papers Online

The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online: “For decades available only to scholars at Cambridge University Library, the private papers of Charles Darwin, one of the most influential scientists in history, can now be seen by anyone online and free of charge. This is the largest ever publication of Darwin papers and manuscripts, totalling about …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

Ruling on Preservation of White House E-Mails Awaited

News release: “Today, the White House sought clarification from the court concerning its ability to restore missing records from backup tapes that are currently being preserved. The White House inquiry comes as the National Security Archive continues to await a ruling by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on its pending …

Subjects: E-Government, E-Mail, Government Documents, Legal Research

NTSB Releases 2007 Aviation Accident Statistics

News release: “The National Transportation Safety Board today released preliminary aviation accident statistics for 2007…The Safety Board’s aviation accident statistics show that in 2007, there were 24 nonfatal accidents involving Part 121 airlines (aircraft with 10 or more seats). One fatality occurred involving a nonscheduled Part 121 aircraft when a mechanic was fatally injured while …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DHS OIG: Federal and State Oversight of the New York City Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Program

OIG-08-32 – Federal and State Oversight of the New York City Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Program (PDF, 38 pages) New 04/16/2008 “The Urban Area Security Initiative grant program provides states and local governments with the funding needed in high-risk urban areas to build an enhanced and sustainable capacity to prevent, respond to, and recover …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Social Security Reform: Mechanisms for Achieving True Pre-Funding

Treasury today released the fourth in a series of papers on Social Security. Issue Brief No. 4 is entitled Social Security Reform: Mechanisms for Achieving True Pre-Funding. “As was discussed in the second brief, there is nothing currently in place to prevent current contributions in excess of current benefits from being unwound by larger deficits …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: 2010 Census, Transportation Security, Health-Care-Associated Infections in Hospitals, Defense Travel System

2010 Census: Census at Critical Juncture for Implementing Risk Reduction Strategies, GAO-08-685T, April 15, 2008 Transportation Security: Efforts to Strengthen Aviation and Surface Transportation Security Continue to Progress, but More Work Remains, GAO-08-651T, April 15, 2008 Health-Care-Associated Infections in Hospitals: Leadership Needed from HHS to Prioritize Prevention Practices and Improve Data on These Infections, GAO-08-673T, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Introducing Google Earth 4.3

Google Earth 4.3 – “With this version, we have completely rethought how you might interact with the 3D world. We’ve redesigned the navigation to make it much easier to fly from the heavens down to the streets of your town. And with all of the great user-created buildings in the 3D Warehouse, we wanted to …

Subjects: Search Engines