Category «E-Government»

Job-Related Education and Training Resources

“Visit JobCenter.USA.gov for information about professional certifications, registered apprenticeships, occupational licenses, and other opportunities that may help you get ahead. In addition to education and training resources, you can use the job center to search for a job and learn about various career paths.”

Subjects: E-Government

Canadian Firearms Program

Royal Canadian Mounted Police: “There are almost 1.9 million firearms licence holders in Canada. While the vast majority of firearm owners are responsible and comply with the law, over 22,000 firearms licences have been refused or revoked by the CFP for public safety reasons. Most revocations are due to court orders following a conviction. The …

Subjects: E-Government, Legal Research

UK – Interim guidelines on prosecuting cases involving communications sent via social media

Interim guidelines on prosecuting cases involving communications sent via social media, Issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions on December 19, 2012 “These guidelines set out the approach that prosecutors should take when making decisions in relation to cases where it is alleged that criminal offences have been committed by the sending of a communication …

Subjects: Blogs, E-Government, Legal Research

Government-wide Acquisition Contract Dashboards

“Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) enable federal agencies to buy cost-effective, innovative solutions for information technology (IT) requirements. GWACs provide access to IT solutions such as systems design, software engineering, information assurance, and enterprise architecture solutions. Small business set-aside GWACs also provide socioeconomic credit. GWAC Dashboards display task order data by federal agency, industry partner, and …

Subjects: E-Government

Campaign Finance Disclosure Portal

“The Federal Election Commission’s Campaign Finance Disclosure Portal provides a single point of entry to campaign finance data. You’ll find easy-to-navigate maps and charts that display the campaign finance data you’re most interested in. You’ll also find many search tools that will help you through our data sources. You can download many of these data …

Subjects: E-Government

HHS has created a new interactive resource to help you be tobacco free

“The new website, www.BeTobaccoFree.gov, brings together the best information HHS has on the health effects of tobacco, quitting smoking, and more.” The site includes resources in the following topic areas About Tobacco: Tobacco Facts and Figures;; Tobacco and Nicotine; Smoked Tobacco Products; Smokeless Tobacco Products; Electronic Cigarettes; News; Law/Policies; Research; Campaigns; Videos.

Subjects: E-Government

State of North Carolina – Social Media Archive

“This free and open archive provides access to more than 55,000 social media records from selected North Carolina state agencies. It is currently in beta. Social media activity from these agencies is continually being captured and indexed, and additional agencies will be included in the future. The content in this archive has been captured because …

Subjects: E-Government

HowTo.gov – helps government workers deliver better customer experience to citizens

“HowTo.gov is a website to help government workers deliver a better customer experience to citizens. It’s about sharing new ideas, common challenges, lessons learned, and successes across government. HowTo.gov can help you work smarter, whether you’re on the “front lines” of government customer service; you manage a customer service channel; or you support customers through …

Subjects: E-Government

Beta FDLP.gov Launches

“The next generation of the official Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) Web site is released in beta. The site is designed to transform our Web services into a modern, clean, and responsive resource serving the Federal depository library community and the public. Highlighted Features: Streamlined, intuitive navigation system Scannable articles, with easy-to-read text written for …

Subjects: E-Government