Category «E-Government»

White Paper: Defending Australia in the Asia Pacific Century: Force 2030

Australian Government, Department of Defense White Paper: Defending Australia in the Asia Pacific Century: Force 2030, May 2, 2009. “The global economic crisis is the most fundamental economic challenge facing this Government. At times such as these, the Government must be fiscally responsible. It would be reckless to commit substantial new resources to Defence while …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New Survey: Satisfaction with E-Gov Stumbles

American Customer Satisfaction Index E-Government (ACSI) Satisfaction Index Q1 2009 – April 28, 2009 – by Larry Freed, ForeSee Results: “Citizen satisfaction with e-government websites dropped more than half a point since last quarter, down to 73.6 on the study’s 100-point scale. The aggregate score has been dragged down in large part by declining satisfaction …

Subjects: E-Government

THOMAS Launches First RSS Feed

“The Congressional Record Daily Digest is now available as the first RSS feed from THOMAS. The Daily Digest from THOMAS is one of five RSS feeds available from the Law Library of Congress as described on our RSS Feeds and Email Delivery http://www.loc.gov/law/news/rss.php page. To see a complete list of RSS feeds and email updates …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, RSS

U.S. Geological Survey Study Demonstrates How Methylmercury, Known to Contaminate Seafood, Originates in the Ocean

News release: “A new landmark study published [May 1, 2009] documents for the first time the process in which increased mercury emissions from human sources across the globe, and in particular from Asia, make their way into the North Pacific Ocean and as a result contaminate tuna and other seafood. Because much of the mercury …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Quarterly Public-Employee Retirement Systems Survey: 4th Quarter 2008

News release: “This survey provides quarterly summary data on assets, revenue and expenditure of the largest public-employee retirement systems in the United States, which comprise about 85 percent of national activity among such entities. It provides the most current data about investment decisions by public employee retirement systems, which are among the largest types of …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Senate Passes Judiciary Committee-Reported Anti-Fraud Legislation

“On Tuesday, April 28, the Senate overwhelmingly passed anti-fraud legislation that was reported earlier this year by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act was introduced on February 5 by Committee Members Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Ted Kaufman (D-Del.). On February 11, the Committee held a hearing to consider …

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