Category «E-Government»

Disability Shocks Near Retirement Age and Financial Well-Being

“Using Health and Retirement Study data, we examine three groups of adults aged 51–56 in 1992 with different disability experiences over 8 years. Our analysis reveals three major findings. First, people who started and stayed nondisabled experienced stable financial security, with improvement in household wealth despite labor force withdrawal. Second, the newly disabled—people who started as nondisabled …

Subjects: E-Government, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

EC Database on Transnational Company Agreements

Database on Transnational Company Agreements “The database contains all  transnational company agreements and texts identified and catalogued by the European Commission. It also contains sheets with details on every company and agreement. You can only download texts and agreements for which we obtained an authorization to publish by at least one signatory. There are two possible …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

GAO Reports – Dental Services, Federal Data Transparency, Information Technology, Patriot Express

DENTAL SERVICES – Information on Coverage, Payments, and Fee Variation, GAO-13-754, Sep 6, 2013 FEDERAL DATA TRANSPARENCY – Opportunities Remain to Incorporate Lessons Learned as Availability of Spending Data Increases, GAO-13-758, Sep 12, 2013 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – Key Federal Agencies Need to Address Potentially Duplicative Investments, GAO-13-718, Sep 12, 2013 PATRIOT EXPRESS – SBA Should Evaluate the Program and Enhance Eligibility …

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

EPA Web Tool Expands Access to Scientific, Regulatory Information on Chemicals

“To improve chemical safety and provide more streamlined access to information on chemicals, EPA has built and is populating a new database. This new database, named ChemView, greatly improves access to health and safety data on chemicals regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). It contains information EPA receives and develops about chemicals including …

Subjects: E-Government, Environmental Law, Health Care, Knowledge Management

GPO Releases Congressional Member Guide App

“The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has released the Mobile Member Guide app for the 113th Congress. The mobile Web app provides the public with quick, easy access to information on Members of the 113th Congress; the features include their picture, party affiliation, hometown, home state, and length of service. The app allows users to …

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

New GAO Reports – Community Colleges, Education Research, FAA Facilities, Federal Judgeships, FOIA, NARA

COMMUNITY COLLEGES – New Federal Research Center May Enhance Current Understanding of Developmental Education – GAO-13-656, Sep 10, 2013 EDUCATION RESEARCH – Preliminary Observations on the Institute of Education Sciences’ Research and Evaluation Efforts – GAO-13-852T, Sep 10, 2013 FAA FACILITIES – Improved Condition Assessment Methods Could Better Inform Maintenance Decisions and Capital- Planning Efforts – GAO-13-757, Sep 10, 2013 FEDERAL JUDGESHIPS – The General …

Subjects: Courts, E-Government, E-Records, Education, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research

New on LLRX – Competitive Intelligence: A Selective Resource Guide – September 2013

Via LLRX.com – Competitive Intelligence – A Selective Resource Guide – Completely Updated – September 2013 Sabrina I. Pacifici’s comprehensive current awareness guide focuses on leveraging a selected but wide range of reliable, topical, predominantly free websites and resources. The goal is to support an effective research process to search, discover, access, monitor, analyze and …

Subjects: Blogs, Congress, E-Government, Economy, Financial System, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation, Libraries, RSS, Search Engines

Spiegel Online – NSA Can Spy on Smart Phone Data

“The United States’ National Security Agency intelligence-gathering operation is capable of accessing user data from smart phones from all leading manufacturers. Top secret NSA documents that SPIEGEL has seen explicitly note that the NSA can tap into such information on Apple iPhones, BlackBerry devices and Google’s Android mobile operating system. The documents state that it …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, E-Government, E-Records, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research, Patriot Act, Privacy

WaPo – Obama administration had restrictions on NSA reversed in 2011

Ellen Nakashima: “The Obama administration secretly won permission from a surveillance court in 2011 to reverse restrictions on the National Security Agency’s use of intercepted phone calls and e-mails, permitting the agency to search deliberately for Americans’ communications in its massive databases, according to interviews with government officials and recently declassified material. In addition, the court extended …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, E-Government, E-Mail, E-Records, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research, Patriot Act, Privacy

GPO Makes Available Post JFK Assassination Audio Tape Recordings

“Audio tape recordings of conversations that took place after the Kennedy assassination are available at GPO and the National Archives. November 22, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The audio tape recordings are of conversations between various individuals in Washington, DC, Air Force One pilots, and officials on …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Pew – Anonymity, Privacy, and Security Online

Anonymity, Privacy, and Security Online by Lee Rainie, Sara Kiesler, Ruogu Kang, Mary Madden Sep 5, 2013 “A new survey finds that most internet users would like to be anonymous online, but many think it is not possible to be completely anonymous online. Some of the key findings: 86% of internet users have taken steps …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, E-Mail, Government Documents, Internet, Privacy