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The Mexico Freedom of Information Program

Press release: “In celebration of International Right to Know Day the National Security Archive’s Mexico Project is launching a new Web site dedicated to its Transparency and Freedom of Information Program. The Web site features a new publication on the week-long media initiative Mexico Abierto, which launched its first edition during the week of March …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Freedom of Information, Internet

FDA OIG – Food and Drug Administration’s Oversight of Clinical Trials

Press release,OIG Releases Report of FDA’s Oversight of Clinical Trials, Concludes Improvement of Information Systems and Processes is Needed, September 2007: “Weaknesses in the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) information systems and management processes hinder the agency’s ability to oversee clinical trial inspections. So concludes Inspector General Daniel R. Levinson of the Office of Inspector …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

OMB Issues 2008 Release Date Schedule for Principal Federal Economic Indicators

OMB Issues 2008 Release Date Schedule for Principal Federal Economic Indicators: “The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued today the schedule of release dates for Principal Federal Economic Indicators for 2008. The schedule is available here…In addition, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board serves as the United States’ primary means of …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

White House Fact Sheet: New Steps to Address Airport Passenger Delays

Fact Sheet: New Steps to Address Airport Passenger Delays, September 27, 2007: “Today, President Bush directed Transportation Secretary Mary Peters to take action to address air traffic congestion and flight delays. President Bush has asked Secretary Peters to meet with airline industry and aviation officials in the most over-stressed part of our system – the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports – Border Security, Ex-Im Bank, Homeland Security, Homeless Veterans

Border Security: Security Vulnerabilities at Unmanned and Unmonitored U.S. Border Locations, GAO-07-884T, September 27, 2007 Ex-Im Bank: The U.S. Export-Import Bank’s Financing of Dual-Use Exports, GAO-07-1234R, September 27, 2007 Homeland Security: Preliminary Information on Federal Actions to Address Challenges Faced by State and Local Information Fusion Centers, GAO-07-1241T, September 27, 2007 Homeless Veterans Programs: Bed …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Incident Reports Fault Blackwater in Fallujah Ambush

Press release: “On February 7, 2007, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing to initiate an investigation into the performance and accountability of private military contractors in Iraq. The hearing included the examination of one prominent case study: a pivotal event of the Iraq War in which four Blackwater USA security contractors …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

New First Amendment Center Report – The FCC's Regulation of Indecency

Press release: “A new First Report from the First Amendment Center examines the Federal Communications Commission’s efforts to regulate indecency on the air. The FCC’s Regulation of Indecency (115 pages, PDF), by Lili Levi, a law professor at the University of Miami School of Law, analyzes crucial cases involving broadcasts of speech or images deemed …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Government Documents, Legal Research

EPA Report: Smog Thinner, Skies Healthier over Eastern U.S.

Press release: “Smog-forming emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from power plants and industry have declined significantly in 19 eastern states and the District of Columbia. The NOx Budget Trading Program (NBP) annual report, released today, indicates that summertime NOx emissions were seven percent lower than in 2005, 60 percent lower than in 2000 and 74 …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents