Category «E-Government»

New GAO Reports: American Battle Monuments, Political to Career Positions, Group Purchasing Organizations, Medicare Part D, Telecom at FCC

Financial Audit: American Battle Monuments Commission’s Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2009 and 2008, GAO-10-399, March 01, 2010 Conversions of Selected Employees from Political to Career Positions at Departments and Selected Agencies, GAO-10-356R, January 29, 2010 Group Purchasing Organizations: Research on Their Pricing Impact on Health Care Providers, GAO-10-323R, January 29, 2010 Medicare Part D: …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DHS Population Statistics: Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States – January 2009

Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2009: “This report provides estimates of the unauthorized immigrant population residing in the United States as of January 2009 for periods of entry and leading countries of birth and states of residence.” DHS Independent Auditors’ Report on U.S. Custom and Border Protection’s FY …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

EEOC Issues New Data on Job Patterns in Private Sector

News release: “The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has posted extensive new data on job patterns in the private sector, as part of the Obama Administrations Open Government Initiative. The EEOC posted 11 new aggregate data sets from the most recent edition of its report Job Patterns for Minorities and Women in Private Industry, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DOD Policy on Social Networking Services

Directive-Type Memorandum (DTM) 09-026 – Responsible and Effective Use of Internet-based Capabilities, February 25, 2010 “This memorandum establishes DoD policy and assigns responsibilities for responsible and effective use of Internet-based capabilities, including social networking services (SNS) [Internet-based capabilities. All publicly accessible information capabilities and applications available across the Internet in locations not owned, operated, or …

Subjects: Blogs, Cybercrime, E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

Semiautomatic assault weapons no longer among firearms to which the ten-year minimum sentence applies

Opinions of the Office of Legal Counsel, Department of Justice, November 24, 2009: “You have asked whether possession of a semiautomatic assault weapon in furtherance of a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime is conduct that remains subject to a mandatory ten-year minimum sentence. Having carefully considered the views of the Criminal Division and …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Nearly 100,000 Deaths Yearly Due to Hospital-Associated Antibiotic Resistant Infections

New York Times: “Health authorities do not have good figures on how many infections and deaths in the United States are caused by Gram-negative bacteria. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that roughly 1.7 million hospital-associated infections, from all types of bacteria combined, cause or contribute to 99,000 deaths each year. But in …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

Fiscal Year 2009 Financial Report of the U.S. Government

“The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Office of Management and Budget today released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Financial Report of the United States Government (Report). The Report details the U.S. Government’s current financial position, as well as its short-term and long-term financial outlook, complementing the President’s Budget released earlier this month. This …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act Regulations Reports of Foreign Financial Accounts

News release: “FinCEN [February 26, 2010] issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to amend the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) implementing regulations regarding the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR). The FBAR form is used to report a financial interest in, or signature or other authority over, one or more financial accounts …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization for States, 2009 Annual Averages

News release: “Six alternative measures of labor underutilization have long been available on a monthly basis from the Current Population Survey (CPS) for the United States as a whole. They are published in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly Employment Situation news release. The official concept of unemployment (as measured in the CPS by U-3 …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

New GAO Reports: Combating Nuclear Terrorism, Emergency Preparedness, Federal Education Funding

Combating Nuclear Terrorism: Actions Needed to Better Prepare to Recover from Possible Attacks Using Radiological or Nuclear Materials, GAO-10-204, January 29, 2010 Emergency Preparedness: FEMA Faces Challenges Integrating Community Preparedness Programs into Its Strategic Approach, GAO-10-193, January 29, 2010 DOD Assessments of Supplier-Base Availability for Future Defense Needs, GAO-10-317R, January 27, 2010 Federal Education Funding: …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Ethics Committee Report In the Matter of Allegations Relating to the Lobbying Activities of Paul Magliocchetti and Associates Group"

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct Report, In the Matter of Allegations Relating to the Lobbying Activities of Paul Magliocchetti and Associates Group, Inc., (PMA).: “…on December 2, 2009, the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) forwarded to the Standards Committee reports and findings in seven separate matters involving alleged potential connections between defense subcommittee earmarks …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

FTC Issues Report of 2009 Top Consumer Complaints

News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today released a report listing top complaints consumers filed with the agency in 2009. It shows that while identity theft remains the top complaint category, identity theft complaints declined 5 percentage points from 2008. A complete list of complaints can be found here. The FTC is releasing a new …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, ID Theft

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