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GSAs USA.gov Earns Standard of Excellence WebAward

Press release, September 18, 2007: “USA.gov, the federal government’s official web portal, has won the international Government Standard of Excellence in the Web Marketing Association’s 2007 WebAward, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced today…The award recognizes USA.gov – which is managed by GSA’s Office of Citizen Services and Communication – as one of the …

Subjects: E-Government

Healthy Waters, Strong Economy: The Benefits of Restoring the Great Lakes Ecosystem

Press release: “Restoring the Great Lakes to health will create $50 billion in economic benefit for the region, a new cost-benefit analysis conducted by the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program finds. According to Healthy Waters, Strong Economy: The Benefits of Restoring the Great Lakes Ecosystem (16 pages, PDF), efforts to improve the health of the …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Thompson, Langevin Demand Investigation into Department Cyber Attacks

Press release: “Committee on Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology Chairman James R. Langevin (D-RI) sent a letter on Friday to Richard L. Skinner, Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security to request an investigation into cyber attacks on the Department initiated …

Subjects: Congress, Cybercrime, E-Government, Government Documents

New EPA OIG Reports: North Anna Power Station, Supply Schedule Orders, Privacy Program Management Controls

2007-P-00038 Decision Needed on Regulating the Cooling Lagoons at the North Anna Power Station [Report PDF – 11 pages] [At a Glance PDF] September 20, 2007 2007-P-00037 Progress Made in Improving Use of Federal Supply Schedule Orders, but More Action Needed [Report PDF – 16 pages] [At a Glance PDF] September 20, 2007 2007-P-00036 Total …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Privacy

Treasury Releases First in Series of Papers on Social Security Reform

“Treasury released today the first in a series of issue briefs that will discuss Social Security reform, focusing on the nature of the problem and those aspects of reform that have broad support.” Paulson Statement on Social Security Reform, September 24, 2007 Issue Brief No. 1 Social Security Reform: The Nature of the Problem, September …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Report by Environmental Group Analyzes Energy Bill Emissions Reduction Scenarios

Press release: “A new analysis released today by Environmental Defense shows that energy legislation passed by the House and Senate would let greenhouse emissions continue to increase for the next three decades, even if the best fuel-saving and renewable energy provisions in both bills were combined in conference committee…Environmental Defense’s analysis examines how well U.S. …

Subjects: Congress, Legislation

Foreign Relations, 1969-1976, Volume E-5, Part 2

“The Department of State released today Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–5, Part 2, Documents on North Africa, 1969-1972. This electronic-only volume is available on the Department of State’s website. Part of the ongoing official documentary history of U.S. foreign policy, this is the promised second portion of an electronic-only volume that …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents