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DOJ FOIA Post: Summaries of New Decisions — November 2007

“As announced previously by OIP, we are now posting up-to-date summaries of new court decisions. To facilitate their review, the cases are broken down by FOIA Exemption or procedural element and internal citations and quotations have been omitted. OIP provides these case summaries as a public service; due to their nature as summaries, they are …

Subjects: E-Government, Freedom of Information, Government Documents

NGA Center Survey Reveals Homeland Security Challenges Facing States

Press release: “States are working more closely and more effectively with federal agencies than ever before to share information that could prevent terrorist attacks, but their relationship with the federal government in a number of other key security areas remains a work in progress, according to a new issue brief from the National Governors Association …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Federal Prosecution of Child Sex Exploitation Offenders, 2006

Bureau of Justice Statistics – Federal Prosecution of Child Sex Exploitation Offenders, 2006: “Presents Federal criminal case processing statistics on child sex offenses, including sex transportation, sexual abuse, and child pornography. The report includes data on case processing, such as the number of cases referred, prosecuted, and convicted. Defendant characteristics at initial hearing for the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Approaches to Improve the Competitiveness of the U.S. Business Tax System for the 21st Century

Press release: “Today the Treasury Department released a comprehensive study addressing business taxation and global competitiveness that is a follow-up to the July conference with business leaders, economists, and policy makers about this important issue. This report, Approaches to Improve the Competitiveness of the U.S. Business Tax System for the 21st Century (121 pages, PDF), …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Joint Economic Committee Annual Report on the State of the Economy and State Economic Snapshots

“U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) and Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Vice Chair of the JEC, today released the Committee’s annual report. The President says his policies are working to make the economy strong and that all Americans are benefiting, but the facts show an economic record that has …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

FTC Closes Google/DoubleClick Investigation

Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it will not seek to block Google Inc.’s proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of Internet advertising server DoubleClick Inc. In a 4-1 vote to close its eight-month investigation of the transaction, the Commission wrote in its majority statement that “after carefully reviewing the evidence, we have concluded …

Subjects: E-Commerce, E-Government, Government Documents, Search Engines

The Small Business Economy For Data Year 2006: A Report To The President

The Small Business Economy: A Report to the President 2007 [368 pages, PDF] — “This annual report since 1982 continues to serve as a reference source to business owners, policymakers, and researchers when they need information on small business’ performance in the economy [Research Summary] [PDF file]. Downloadable tables (Microsoft Excel File) for Appendix A …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: CMS , Postal Service, Tax Administration

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Internal Control Deficiencies Resulted in Millions of Dollars of Questionable Contract Payments, GAO-08-54, November 15, 2007 Postal Service and Mailing Industry Mail-Related Recycling: Accomplishments and Postal Opportunities–Interim Results, GAO-08-348R, December 20, 2007 State Children’s Health Insurance Program: Program Structure, Enrollment and Expenditure Experiences, and Outreach Approaches for States That …

Subjects: Government Documents

DHS Provides Nearly $34 Million to First Responders in Smaller Communities Nationwide

Press release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced the award of $33.7 million to fund equipment and training for first responders across the nation as a part of the fiscal year 2007 Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP). Since the program’s inception in 2005, DHS has provided roughly 5,800 direct assistance awards …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents