Category «Congress»

Congressional Anti-Semitism Task Force Launched

Press release: “The Congressional Anti-Semitism Task Force will provide insights into the depth and effects of anti-Semitism worldwide…”The Task Force’s primary role is to bring to light specific cases of anti-Semitism and educate Members of Congress, world leaders and citizens about the horrors that these cases pose on society. The task force, the initiative of …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress

Consumer Reports Poll: 89 Percent of Americans Want Lawmakers to Restrict the Use of Social Security Numbers

“As Congress and federal regulators consider proposals aimed at reducing the risk of identity theft, a national poll by the Consumer Reports National Research Center reveals that an overwhelming majority of Americans want lawmakers to restrict the use and availability of Social Security numbers by businesses and government agencies. According to the poll, 89 percent …

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

Federal Highway Administration's Oversight of Structurally Deficient Bridges

“The Inspector General testified on September 5, 2007, before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The Inspector General’s statement highlighted bridge safety and funding as Federal Highway Administration’s Oversight of Structurally Deficient Bridges. Date: September 5, 2007. Project ID: CC-2007-095. Summary: “The Inspector General testified on September 5, 2007, before the House Committee on …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Second Report on Marketing Practices in the Federal Family Education Loan Program

Press release: “Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the United States Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a report on the student loan system entitled Second Report on Marketing Practices in the Federal Family Education Loan Program (50 pages, PDF). The report discusses the findings of Chairman Kennedy’s investigation of inappropriate …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Closing the Tax Gap

House Report 110-207: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill, 2008 – Closing the Tax Gap: “According to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), taxpayers paid about $1.8 trillion in taxes on time in 2001. Research conducted by the IRS has estimated that the ‘tax gap’, or the difference between total Federal taxes owed and the …

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

Committee Requests Information on Reports of Lost White House E-mails

“Today Chairman Waxman wrote [Letter to Fred Fielding] to request information from the White House Office of Administration about reports that millions of e-mails that may have been lost from the White House e-mail system.” Related postings on White House e-mail investigation

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, E-Mail, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

Joint Economic Committee: Income Down, Poverty Up Since 2000

Follow up to August 28, 2007 posting Census Bureau Reports Household Income Rises, Poverty Rate Declines, see today’s press release: “Senator Charles E. Schumer, Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) and Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Vice Chair of the JEC, today reacted to the U.S. Census Bureau’s release of its 2006 report on income, …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Anonymous Lawmaker Helps to Build OpenCRS Database

“A member of Congress has agreed to provide [Center for Democracy and Technology} CDT with a running list of new Congressional Research Service reports in order to help bolster CDT’s OpenCRS project, which provides the reports to the public at no cost. CRS generates in-depth, non-partisan research on a wide range of issues critical to …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

New on LLRX.com for August 2007

Legal Information Management in a Global and Digital Age: Revolution and Tradition, by Claire M. Germain IM a Librarian: Establishing a Virtual Reference Service with Little Cost or Technical Skill, by Bonnie Shucha Search at the Foundation of the Enterprise, by John I. Alber Technology and the Generation Gap, by Genevieve Zook E-Discovery Update: Understanding …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation, Libraries, Marketing