Category «E-Government»

New GAO Reports: Export Controls, IRS Budget Review, International Food Assistance, Military and Dual-Use Technology

Export Controls: Fundamental Reexamination of System Is Needed to Help Protect Critical Technologies, GAO-09-767T, June 4, 2009 Internal Revenue Service: Review of the Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Request, GAO-09-754, June 3, 2009 International Food Assistance: Local and Regional Procurement Can Enhance the Efficiency of U.S. Food Aid, but Challenges May Constrain Its Implementation, GAO-09-570, May …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Open Government Initiative Discussion Phase: Transparency Principles

Beth Noveck, Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Open Government: “…this initial public engagement process on open government policy will take place in three phases (brainstorming, discussion, drafting). Following this initial process, we will distill the input received here, from submissions of proposals in From the Inbox, and from government experts and develop a set of …

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

CBO: Monthly Budget Review, June 2009

Monthly Budget Review, June 2009 – Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for April and the Daily Treasury Statements for May: “The federal budget deficit was $984 billion for the first eight months of fiscal year 2009, CBO estimates, $664 billion more than the deficit recorded through May 2008. That estimate includes outlays for the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

NIST Delivers Updated Draft Standards for Electronic Voting Machines

“The Commerce Departments National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) delivered to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) a draft revision to the 2005 federal Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) Version 1.0, specifying how electronic voting machines are built and tested. The EAC has made the draft revision available for public comment today, with a final …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Data.gov: machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government

“The purpose of Data.gov is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. As a priority Open Government Initiative for President Obama’s administration, Data.gov increases the ability of the public to easily find, download, and use datasets that are generated and held by the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

Internet Use Triples in Decade, Census Bureau Reports

“New data from the U.S. Census Bureau show that 62 percent of households reported using Internet access in the home in 2007, an increase from 18 percent in 1997, the first year the bureau collected data on Internet use. Sixty-four percent of individuals 18 and over used the Internet from any location in 2007, while …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Internet, Wireless Web

Testimony by Chairman Bernanke on current economic and financial conditions and the federal budget

Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, Current economic and financial conditions and the federal budget, Before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., June 3, 2009 “The U.S. economy has contracted sharply since last fall, with real gross domestic product (GDP) having dropped at an average annual rate of about 6 percent during …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: Public Transportation, Rebuilding Iraq, Indian Health Service

Alaska Native Villages: Limited Progress Has Been Made on Relocating Villages Threatened by Flooding and Erosion, GAO-09-551, June 03, 2009 Influenza Pandemic: Continued Focus on the Nation’s Planning and Preparedness Efforts Remains Essential, GAO-09-760T, June 03, 2009 Public Transportation: New Starts Program Challenges and Preliminary Observations on Expediting Project Development, GAO-09-763T, June 03, 2009 Rebuilding …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

National Geological Carbon Capture Program Can Help Develop Cleaner Energy, Reduce Greenhouse Gases

News release: “Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today sent Congress his recommendations for a national program to help reduce greenhouse gases by selecting appropriate underground geological formations on public lands to inject and store carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants and other carbon-dioxide producing facilities.” “The Interior report to Congress, Framework for Geological …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

BEA: Economic Slowdown Widespread Among States in 2008

“New statistics released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis show that economic growth slowed in most states and regions of the U.S. in 2008 as economic growth overall slowed. Real GDP growth slowed in 38 states, with downturns in construction, manufacturing, and finance and insurance restraining growth in many states.1 Growth in real U.S. …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Further Industry Commitments on Over-the-Counter Derivatives

News release: “The Federal Reserve Bank of New York welcomes the letter published today by major financial market participants, committing to additional changes in the market design and risk management for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. The letter, which addresses issues discussed at an April 1 meeting between major market participants and banking supervisors, continues supervisory efforts …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Available Online – Recordings of GM Bankruptcy Case Hearings

Follow up to previous postings on GM bankruptcy: “The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York is pleased to announce a pilot project to make digital audio recordings of court proceedings relating to Chrysler LLC, 09-50002, and General Motors Corporation, 09-50026, publicly available online. The audio files are accessible through the …

Subjects: Courts, E-Government, Legal Research

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