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Disaster and Drought Assistance – Drought is a weather phenomenon plaguing agriculture since civilizations began farming and ranching as organized ways to feed themselves. Drought that affects growing or grazing quality affects about a third of the nation’s counties each year.” This site includes topical content and links to: 2012 Drought Disaster Updates; US Drought …
“The U.S. Drought Monitor map is released each Thursday morning, along with statistics reflecting the percent area in each category of drought for the entire country and Puerto Rico, for the 48 contiguous states, for each climate region, and for individual states. There are many ways to get to the statistical information: To see the …
News release: “Following a public comment period, the FTC has accepted as final a settlement with Facebook resolving charges that Facebook deceived consumers by telling them they could keep their information on Facebook private, and then repeatedly allowing it to be shared and made public. The settlement requires Facebook to take several steps to make …
“The Office of the Director of National Intelligence debuted the redesign of DNI.gov enhancing the U.S. Intelligence Communitys web presence, increasing transparency and providing accurate, up-to-date information to the public. Through a complete overhaul of its front-end design, the new DNI.gov site provides a look and feel that better enables the ODNI to deliver …
Public Accounts Committee – Tenth Report Implementing the transparency agenda: “Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 16 July 2012.” “The Government has not yet developed a full understanding of costs and benefits of making information …
News release: “The U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have partnered to create six booklets with food safety advice for populations that are most susceptible to foodborne illness. The booklets in this at-risk series are tailored to help …
Katrina Stierholz – Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: FRASER, “a digital library dedicated to preserving the nations economic history, recently added the Marriner S. Eccles Document Collection. The new collection provides access to nearly 10,000 documents from the archival collection housed by the University of Utah. Eccles served as Chairman (1934-48) and member (1948-51) …
“The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) conducts active population-based surveillance in ten areas (Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oregon, Tennessee, and selected counties in California, Colorado, and New York) for laboratory-confirmed cases of infection caused by Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, Listeria, Salmonella, Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC, including STEC O157 and STEC non-O157), Shigella, …
Via USA.gov: “Today marks the 22nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) landmark legislation that advanced the civil rights of people with disabilities throughout the nation. However, the ADA is only one of many laws that ensure equal access for everyone. Other examples include the Assistive Technology Act, Fair Housing Act and …
“Citizens are happier than ever with government websites according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) E-Government Satisfaction Index, released July 24, 2012 in partnership with customer analytics firm ForeSee. Customer satisfaction with federal government websites climbs 0.7 percent to a new all-time high of 75.6 on ACSIs 100-point scale. Citizen satisfaction with e-government is …
“During the school year, many children receive free and reduced-price breakfast and lunch through the School Breakfast and National School Lunch Programs. What happens when school lets out? Hunger is one of the most severe roadblocks to the learning process. Lack of nutrition during the summer months may set up a cycle for poor performance …
Information Week: “Law enforcement agencies across the nation are using social media to aid their investigations, according to a survey by LexisNexis Risk Solutions. The survey, of more than 1,200 law enforcement professionals with federal, state, and local agencies, found that 83% of the respondents are using social media, particularly Facebook and YouTube, to further …
