Category «E-Government»

2010 U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Annual Report on Intellectual Property Enforcement

2010 U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Annual Report on Intellectual Property Enforcement, U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, February 2011 “Over the last six months, we have heard repeated concerns about enforcement of patents and trade secrets, particularly in China. This year, DOJ and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have increased their investigations and prosecutions …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, Government Documents, Intellectual Property

FDA Launches Medical Device Innovation Initiative

News release: “Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed the CDRH Medical Device Innovation Initiative, a priority review program for new, breakthrough medical devices and announced the first submission: a brain-controlled, upper-extremity prosthetic that will serve as a pilot for the program. The FDA also announced plans to seek further public comment before the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

NOAA: U.S. Cooler and Much Drier than Normal in January

News release: “Last month was the coolest January since 1994, according to scientists at NOAAs National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) in Asheville, N.C. Across the contiguous United States, the average January temperature was 30.0 F, which is 0.8 F below the 1901-2000 average. And despite several large winter storms across the country, last month was …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Federal Reserve issues proposals related to designation of systemically important nonbank financial companies

News release: “The Federal Reserve Board requested comment on a proposed rule that implements two provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act related to the designation by the Financial Stability Oversight Council of systemically important nonbank financial companies for consolidated supervision by the Board. First, the proposed rule establishes the requirements …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

NASA's Toyota Study Released by Dept. of Transportation

“The results of a ten-month study by 30 NASA engineers of possible electronic causes of unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles was released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). “NASA found no evidence that a malfunction in electronics caused large unintended accelerations,” said Michael Kirsch, principal engineer and team lead of the study from …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Macroprudential policy – a literature review

Macroprudential policy – a literature review, by Gabriele Galati and Richhild Moessner. Working Papers No 337, February 2011 – Bank for International Settlements “The recent financial crisis has highlighted the need to go beyond a purely micro approach to financial regulation and supervision. In recent months, the number of policy speeches, research papers and conferences …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

A National Offshore Wind Strategy: Creating an Offshore Wind Energy Industry in the United States

“A National Offshore Wind Strategy: Creating an Offshore Wind Energy Industry in the United States was prepared by the U.S. Department of Energys (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Wind and Water Power Program to outline the actions it will pursue to support the development of a world‐class offshore wind industry in …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

CBO: Monthly Budget Review, January 2011

CBO: Monthly Budget Review, January 2011 “The federal government incurred a budget deficit of $424 billion in the first four months of fiscal year 2011, CBO estimates, slightly less than the shortfall recorded in the same period last year. If appropriations for the rest of this fiscal year are set at the same annualized amounts …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Roll Call – Social Media Goes Viral on Capitol Hill

“The role of social media in Congressional leaders messaging and outreach has exploded over the past few years, whether it be through tweets about floor schedule updates or on Facebook. But within that trend is a clear and nonpartisan divide between the savvy and those still in the dark. House Democratic and Republican …

Subjects: Blogs, Congress, E-Government, Internet

New START Treaty Entry Into Force – Fact Sheet

New START Treaty Entry Into Force Fact Sheet, February 5, 2011 “The New START Treaty officially entered into force with the exchange of Instruments of Ratification between Secretary Clinton and Foreign Minister Lavrov in Munich on February 5, 2011. The entry into force of the New START Treaty sets into motion a number of requirements …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

USDA: Reaching Those In Need – State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Rates in 2008

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Studies, Participation Rates (State): Reaching Those In Need: State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Rates in 2008 – December 2010 “SNAP provides an important support for the working poor people who are eligible for SNAP benefits and live in households in which someone earns income from a job. Thirty-three million …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

National Security Space Strategy Released by DOD

News release: “The Department of Defense announced {February 4, 2011] the release of the National Security Space Strategy (NSSS) [Unclassified Summary], signed jointly by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. The strategy is derived from the National Security Strategy and the National Space Policy and outlines necessary changes to …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

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