Category «E-Government»

DOE IG: Protection of the Department of Energy's Unclassified Sensitive Electronic Information

Audit Report, Protection of the Department of Energy’s Unclassified Sensitive Electronic Information – DOE/IG-0818 August 2009: “The Department of Energy and its contractors store and process massive quantities of sensitive information to accomplish national security, energy, science, and environmental missions. Sensitive unclassified data, such as personally identifiable information (PII), official use only, and unclassified controlled …

Subjects: E-Government, E-Records, Government Documents, Privacy

July 2009 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices

Federal Reserve Board – The July 2009 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices: “The July 2009 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices addressed changes in the supply of, and demand for, loans to businesses and households over the past three months. The survey also included two sets of special …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Federal Reserve and Treasury announce extension to Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility

News releases: “The Federal Reserve Board and the Treasury Department on Monday announced that they approved an extension to the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) and that, at this time, they do not anticipate any further additions to the types of collateral that are eligible for the facility. Conditions in financial markets have improved …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Federal Reserve Board Final Rules Amending Regulation Z

“The Board is publishing final rules amending Regulation Z, which implements the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) following the passage of the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA). Title X of the HEOA amends TILA by adding disclosure and timing requirements that apply to creditors making private education loans, which are defined as loans made for …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions for Foreign Species

News release: “U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Proposal to List Seven Foreign Bird Species as Endangered under Endangered Species Act” Federal Register, August 12, 2009: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions for Foreign Species; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions – Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Status of the Highway Trust Fund

Status of the Highway Trust Fund: “The actual receipts, outlays and balances will be posted each month shortly after month-end as the information becomes available.” The 2009 account balance continues to mirror the precipitous drop in 2008.

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Federal Railroad Administration Proposed Rules to Prevent Train Collisions

News release: “Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Szabo announced proposed rules designed to prevent train collisions through the use of Positive Train Control. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) prescribes how railroads must use Positive Train Control systems to prevent train-to-train collisions. PTC technology is capable of automatically controlling train speeds …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Bureau of Justice Statistics: Background Checks for Firearm Transfers

Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2008 – Statistical Tables “This web page describes background checks for firearm transfers conducted in 2008. The statistical tables below provide the number of firearm transaction applications checked by state points of contact and local agencies, the number of applications denied and the reasons for denial, and estimates of applications …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Government Documents

FCC Chairman Announces Senior Staff for Development of National Broadband Plan

News release: “Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced the appointment of several senior staffers who will work on the development of a National Broadband Plan as part of the Omnibus Broadband Initiative…The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, directed the FCC to submit a National Broadband Plan to Congress by February 17, 2010 …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Internet

FTC Releases Reports on Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco Sales and Marketing Expenditures

News release: “The amount spent on cigarette advertising and promotion by the five largest cigarette companies in the United States declined from $13.11 billion in 2005 to $12.49 billion in 2006, according to a report released today by the Federal Trade Commission. The largest spending category spending on price discounts fell from $9.78 …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Census: State and County Housing Unit Estimates

State and County Housing Unit Estimates, July 1, 2009: ‘St. Bernard Parish, La., part of the New Orleans metro area, had the highest growth rate of housing units of any county in the nation last year. Updated estimates of the nations housing stock at the national, state and county levels for 2008 will show whether …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

President Obama's Statement on Health Insurance Reform

WEEKLY ADDRESS: President Obama Says Health Reform Will Put Patients Interests Ahead of Insurance Company Profits: “President Barack Obama described just how dysfunctional the current health insurance system is and how reform will fix it. Right now, the American people have a system that works better for the insurance industry than it does for them. …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation

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