Category «E-Government»

New GAO Reports: Airport and Airway Trust Fund Excise Taxes, Highway Trust Fund Excise Taxes, Nuclear Commerce

Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Fiscal Year 2010 Airport and Airway Trust Fund Excise Taxes, GAO-11-120R, November 04, 2010 Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Fiscal Year 2010 Highway Trust Fund Excise Taxes, GAO-11-121R, November 04, 2010 Nuclear Commerce: Governmentwide Strategy Could Help Increase Commercial Benefits from U.S. Nuclear Cooperation Agreements with Other Countries, GAO-11-36, November 04, 2010

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

CDC's Health Communicator's Social Media Toolkit

CDC – The Health Communicator’s Social Media Toolkit: “In the last several years, the use of Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and other social media tools to disseminate health messages has grown significantly, and continues to trend upward. Using social media tools has become an effective way to expand reach, foster engagement, and increase access to credible, …

Subjects: E-Government

SEC Proposes New Whistleblower Program Under Dodd-Frank Act

News release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted unanimously to propose a whistleblower program to reward individuals who provide the agency with high-quality tips that lead to successful enforcement actions. The SECs proposed rule under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act maps out a simple, straightforward procedure for would-be whistleblowers to …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation

Federal Open Market Committee Statement Regarding Purchases of Treasury Securities

“On November 3, 2010, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to expand the Federal Reserves holdings of securities in the System Open Market Account (SOMA) to promote a stronger pace of economic recovery and to help ensure that inflation, over time, is at levels consistent with its mandate. In particular, the FOMC directed the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Fuel Economy Guide Model Year 2011

“The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) today released the 2011 Fuel Economy Guide, providing consumers with information about estimated mileage and fuel costs for model year 2011 vehicles. Choosing the most fuel efficient vehicle in a class will save consumers money and reduce carbon pollution…This Guide provides annual fuel …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

BLS: Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment – September 2010

“Unemployment rates were lower in September than a year earlier in 212 of the 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 143 areas, and unchanged in 17 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Thirteen areas recorded jobless rates of at least 15.0 percent, while 10 areas registered rates below 5.0 percent. The national unemployment …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

The composition of the unemployed and long-term unemployed in tough labor markets

The composition of the unemployed and long-term unemployed in tough labor markets, by Sylvia Allegretto and Devon Lynch, Monthly Labor Review October 2010. “The article first examines the overall unemployment rate and the share of unemployment accounted for by long-term unemployment henceforth, the LTU shareover time and in the context of recessions. The movements …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Google Files Bid Protest Against Dept. of Interior Over Hosted Email and Collaboration Services

The complaint, Google Inc. vs. The United States, filed Ocotber 29, 2010 in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, is here. “This action protests the terms of U.S. Department of the Interior (“DOI”) Request for Quotation 503786 (“RFQ”) for hosted email and collaboration services and DOI’s supporting “Limited Source Justification”, and seeks preliminary and permanent …

Subjects: E-Government, E-Mail, Government Documents, Microsoft

FTC Approves Modified Intel Settlement Order

News release: “Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a modified settlement order resolving charges that Intel Corp. illegally stifled competition in the market for computer chips. The FTC Order will open the door to renewed competition and prevent Intel from suppressing competition in the future. After considering public comments, the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Proceedings of a Workshop on Deterring CyberAttacks: Informing Strategies and Developing Options for U.S. Policy

Proceedings of a Workshop on Deterring CyberAttacks: Informing Strategies and Developing Options for U.S. Policy, October 2010. “In a world of increasing dependence on information technology, the prevention of cyberattacks on a nation’s important computer and communications systems and networks is a problem that looms large. Given the demonstrated limitations of passive cybersecurity defense measures, …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, Government Documents

DHS Risk Lexicon

“Developed by the DHS Risk Steering Committee (RSC), the purpose of the DHS Risk Lexicon is to establish and make available a comprehensive list of terms and meanings relevant to the practice of homeland security risk management and analysis. Accomplishing this goal improves the capability of the Department to assess and manage homeland security risk. …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

GAO – EPA Needs to Complete a Strategy for Its Library Network to Meet Users' Needs

Environmental Protection Agency: EPA Needs to Complete a Strategy for Its Library Network to Meet Users’ Needs, GAO-10-947, September 30, 2010 “Although EPA has taken a number of steps to meet the needs of library users, it has not completed a plan identifying an overall strategy for its library network, with implementation goals and a …

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

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