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GAO Performance and Accountability Highlights

U.S. Government Accountability Office: Performance and Accountability Highlights: Fiscal Year 2006, GAO-07-3SP, January 30, 2007. “This report presents the highlights of GAO’s fiscal year 2006 Performance and Accountability report. In short, fiscal year 2006 was an exceptional year for GAO. For example, we received a clean opinion from independent auditors on our financial statements. Senior …

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

Election Assistance Commission Reports Document Flaws in Voting System Testing

VoteTrust USA press release: “On Friday, January 26, 2007 the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) released the Interim Accreditation Assessment report submitted to the EAC back in July of 2006. The report Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Interim Accreditation Independent Test Authorities (ITA) Assessment Report CIBER & Wyle is an assessment of an on-site review conducted July …

Subjects: E-Government

Internet Access Revenue for Cable and Other Program Distribution Reaches $11 Billion

Press release: “Internet access revenue for cable and other program distribution increased 18 percent, from $9.4 billion in 2004 to $11.1 billion in 2005, while access revenue for Internet service providers decreased 13 percent, from $14.1 billion in 2004 to $12.2 billion in 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. Revenue for Internet publishing and …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Internet

Newseum Launches New Website

Press release: “Along with the Web site’s newest features, many of the most popular attractions from the Newseum’s original site make a redesigned return. Today’s Front Pages — the electronic exhibit featuring more than 450 U.S. and international newspaper front pages – – will feature larger front-page images, new sorting options that allow visitors to …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

GAO Report Highlights Need for Increased Recycling Efforts

Follow up to previous postings on e-waste, see this GAO report, released today: Recycling: Additional Efforts Could Increase Municipal Recycling, Full text GAO-07-37, and Highlights, December 29, 2006. “Although recycling can generate environmental and economic benefits, the national recycling rate has increased only slightly since 2000, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). While local …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents