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Hearing on Google-DoubleClick Merger

9/27/2007 Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, An Examination of the Google-DoubleClick Merger and the Online Advertising Industry: What Are the Risks for Competition and Privacy? Link to hearing witness statements Related postings on Google-DoubleClick Merger Hahn, Robert W. and Singer, Hal J., An Antitrust Analysis of Google’s Proposed Acquisition …

Subjects: Congress, E-Commerce, Privacy

EAC Releases 2006 Military and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Report

“The United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC) [September 26, 2007] released its 2006 Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) Report, a collection of data from the states about UOCAVA voting. The survey was released at today’s Facilitating the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act conference. The report and other materials from the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

A Cyberinfrastructure Primer for Librarians

Cyberinfrastructure, Data, and Libraries, Part 1 – A Cyberinfrastructure Primer for Librarians, by Anna Gold, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, D-Lib Magazine, September/October 2007, Volume 13 Number 9/10. “The following two-part article is offered to help open up the discussion with library practitioners working directly with research faculty and graduate students, advising on issues of scholarly …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

Nuclear Threat Initiative Report on Securing Nuclear Weapons

Press release: “Securing the Bomb 2007, commissioned by the Nuclear Threat Initiative, finds a dangerous gap in efforts to thwart nuclear terrorism and calls for urgent global campaign to reduce the risk. The report provides a comprehensive assessment of efforts to secure and remove vulnerable nuclear stockpiles around the world and a detailed action plan …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Light-Duty Automotive Technology and Fuel-Economy Trends: 1975 Through 2007

Light-Duty Automotive Technology and Fuel-Economy Trends: 1975 Through 2007: “This report, published in September 2007, provides data on the fuel economy and technology characteristics of new light-duty vehicles (cars, minivans, sport utility vehicles, and pickup trucks) for model years 1975 through 2007. EPA projects average real-world fuel economy for Model Year 2007 to be 20.2 …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DOT OIG Audit Report on Actions Needed to Minimize Long, On-Board Flight Delays

“On September 25, we issued our final audit report on Actions Needed To Minimize Long, On-Board Delays, in response to Secretary Peters’ request to examine long, on-board delays. What we found is that the severity of the on board delays last winter demonstrates that airlines, airports, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and DOT must work …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: DOD and VA Health Care, Influenza Pandemic, Small Business Contracting, VA IT Realignment

DOD and VA: Preliminary Observations on Efforts to Improve Health Care and Disability Evaluations for Returning Servicemembers, GAO-07-1256T, September 26, 2007 Influenza Pandemic: Opportunities Exist to Clarify Federal Leadership Roles and Improve Pandemic Planning, GAO-07-1257T, September 26, 2007 Medicare Inpatient Hospital Payments: CMS Has Used External Data for New Technologies in Certain Instances and Medicare …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Recent CRS Reports – Defense, Presidential Claims, Arms Sales, Afghanistan

Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations, updated September 17, 2007 Presidential Claims of Executive Privilege: History, Law, Practice and Recent Developments, updated September 17, 2007 Arms Sales: Congressional Review Process, updated September 12, 2007 Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy,” updated September 10, 2007 Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law,” updated September 10, 2007 [reports …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legal Research

List of Federal Agency Internet Sites Partnership Renewed

“GPO is pleased to announce the renewal of its partnership with the Troy H. Middleton Library of Louisiana State University through 2010. Originally signed in 2001, this partnership provides for Federal depository library access to the List of Federal Agency Internet Sites Web site. Based on the U.S. Government Manual, the List directs users to …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Libraries

Dell is First Major Computer Company to go Carbon Neutral

Press release: “Dell today became the first major computer manufacturer to commit to neutralizing the carbon impact of its worldwide operations, a significant extension of its global climate policy and environmental stewardship. “Never before in the history of business have we seen such a critical need to build a worldwide community dedicated to improving the …

Subjects: Internet