Category «E-Government»

New GAO Reports: Financial Management Systems, U.S. Labor Force Statistics, Medicare, Private Pensions

Financial Management Systems: DHS Faces Challenges to Successfully Consolidating Its Existing Disparate Systems, GAO-10-76, December 04, 2009 U.S. Labor Force Statistics: Illustrative Simulations of the Likely Effects of Underrepresenting Unauthorized Residents, GAO-10-99, November 30, 2009 State Department: Diplomatic Security’s Recent Growth Warrants Strategic Review, GAO-10-156, November 12, 2009 Medicare: CMS Working to Address Problems from …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New on LLRX.com – Research RoundUp: Business Filings Databases Updated

Research RoundUp: Business Filings Databases Updated – Kathy Biehl’s guide to online corporate and business filings available provides links to and descriptions of services available from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as selected commercial services. It is the most comprehensive, reliable web resource available on the topic.

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Statement of Disbursements of the House, July 1, 2009, through September 30, 2009

“On June 3, 2009 Speaker Nancy Pelosi requested the Statement of Disbursements (SOD) be published online, as part of her continued commitment to increase governmental transparency and accountability. Since 1964 Congress has been required by law to publish the SOD, which is a quarterly public report of all receipts and expenditures for Members of Congress, …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

DOJ OIG Semiannual Reports to Congress April 1, 2009-September 30, 2009

U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress, April 1, 2009-September 30, 2009 “During this semiannual reporting period, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has continued to focus our resources on the top challenges facing the Department of Justice (Department), including issues involving counterterrorism, improving information technology, effective grant …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Rate of Confirmed AIDS in Prison 2.5 Times Rate in U.S. General Population

News release: “On December 31, 2008, a reported 20,606 state prisoners and 1,538 federal prisoners were HIV positive or had confirmed AIDS, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) in the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, announced [December 1, 2009]. At year end 2008, an estimated 5,672 inmates in state and federal prisons …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New Online Forum Increases Publics Access to EPA

News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched an online discussion forum designed to enhance communication between EPA and the public on contaminated sites, waste management, and recycling issues. The forum, which is a public comment board, is another important component in EPAs ongoing efforts to increase transparency and public engagement.”

Subjects: E-Government

Afghanistan Buildup – Special DOD Report

DefenseLink.mil – Special Report – Afghanistan Buildup: This social media driven site includes prominent use of photo essays, podcasts, videos and news releases on the troops and from officials at DOD, State Department, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the White House/Commander in Chief. Focused, leveraging solid design format and straight forward identification of specific content, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 2008

Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 2008 Dec 3, 2009. Annual inventory of anthropogenic (human-caused) greenhouse gases in the United States. U.S. Energy Information Administration Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting U.S. Department of Energy. Energy-related CO2 emissions dominate total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. The figures..show the shares of energy-related CO2 emissions …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: DOJ's Civil Rights Division, NASA, Hurricane Katrina, Merida Initiative, Employment Litiigation

DOJ’s Civil Rights Division: Opportunities Exist to Improve Its Case Management System and Better Meet Its Reporting Needs GAO-09-938R, September 30, 2009 Federal Research: NASA Should Better Inform Researchers about How to Appeal Dissemination Decisions, GAO-10-200, December 3, 2009 Hurricane Katrina: Federal Grants Have Helped Health Care Organizations Provide Primary Care, but Sustaining Services Will …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Large Foreign Ports Scan No More than 5 Percent of Cargo

News release: “Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., reacted Wednesday to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that found that large foreign ports have been unable to scan anywhere near 100 percent of freight passing through those ports, as Congress has required. GAO found that …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

CBO: Promotional Spending for Prescription Drugs

Promotional Spending for Prescription Drugs, December 2, 2009 “Pharmaceutical companies efforts to promote prescription drugs have attracted the attention of policymakers because such activities may affect the rate at which different drugs are prescribed and consumed, the total amount spent on health care, and, ultimately, health outcomes. Those promotional activitiesusually undertaken on behalf of brand-name, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New FDIC Study Shows One in Four U.S. Households Currently Unbanked or Underbanked

News release: “The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today released the findings of its FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households, breaking new ground in gaining understanding of which Americans remain outside the banking system. The survey, conducted on behalf of the FDIC by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, was a supplement to …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

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