Category «E-Government»

New GAO Reports: Health Resources and Services Administration, Higher Education, New DOD Space Systems, Nation's Long-Term Fiscal Outlook

Defense Acquisitions: Charting a Course for Lasting Reform, GAO-09-663T, April 30, 2009 Health Resources and Services Administration: Many Underserved Areas Lack a Health Center Site, and Data Are Needed on Service Provision at Sites, GAO-09-667T, April 30, 2009 Higher Education: Approaches to Attract and Fund International Students in the United States and Abroad, GAO-09-379, April …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Chrysler Announces Alliance with Fiat and Files Chapter 11

News release: “Chrysler LLC today announced that, as a result of the comprehensive restructuring plan agreed to by many of its stakeholders, it has reached an agreement in principle to establish a global strategic alliance with Fiat SpA to form a vibrant new company. It will allow Chrysler and Fiat to fully optimize their respective …

Subjects: Courts, E-Government, Government Documents

Hearing: Swine Flu Outbreak and the U.S. Federal Response

“The Subcommittee on Health held a hearing titled, Swine Flu Outbreak and the U.S. Federal Response, on Thursday, April 30, 2009. The hearing examined the recent outbreak of swine flu and the next steps for a federal response at the Department of Health and Human Services. Related resources on swine flu

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Association of Health Care Journalists Resources on Flu

Via Pia Christensen, Managing Editor/Online Services, Association of Health Care Journalists: “the Association has constantly updated resources about covering flu, pandemics and public health preparedness. We have detailed tip sheets, speaker presentations about pandemics, animal-borne diseases, emergency preparedness and public health, inks to press briefings, hearings and news conferences…” Related postings on swine flu

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush Book II – July 1 to September 30, 2004

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush “Each Public Papers volume contains the papers and speeches of the President of the United States that were issued by the Office of the Press Secretary during the specified time period. The material is presented in chronological order, and the dates shown in …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Treasury: Protecting American Credit Card Owners

News release: “Today, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, joined by Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, met with consumer groups, civil rights leaders and credit card consumers to discuss the national need for credit card reform. The discussion centered on the House Bill, Credit Card Holders Bill of Rights of 2009, (HR 627) which is set for a vote …

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

BEA: Gross Domestic Product – First Quarter 2009

News release: “Real gross domestic product — the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States — decreased at an annual rate of 6.1 percent in the first quarter of 2009, (that is, from the fourth quarter to the first quarter), according to advance estimates released by the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: Recovery Act, Civil Rights Issues, VA Health Care

Recovery Act: Consistent Policies Needed to Ensure Equal Consideration of Grant Applications, GAO-09-590R, April 29, 2009 Recovery Act: Initial Results on States’ Use of and Accountability for Transportation Funds, GAO-09-597T, April 29, 2009 U.S. Department of Agriculture: Recommendations and Options Available to the New Administration and Congress to Address Long-Standing Civil Rights Issues, GAO-09-650T, April …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Brennan Center for Justice – Transparency in the First 100 Days: A Report Card

“President Obama has pledged to take a different approach. Upon taking office, he heralded a “new era of openness” in which “this administration stands on the side not of those who seek to withhold information, but those who seek to make it known.” His commitment to transparency is hearteningbut promises and action are two different …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Human Rights Commitments and Pledges of the United States of America

State Department, Washington, DC, April 27, 2009: “On March 31, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Susan Rice announced that the United States will seek a seat this year on the United Nations Human Rights Council with the goal of working to make it a more …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Government Documents

Tracking the Swine Flu in the United States and Around the World

By Dan Mitchel, California State Library, this resource guide to selected reliable sources for tracking the global status of the swine flu: National Institutes of Health which links to and expands upon the MedlinePlus Swine Flu page. The SIS web page contains information from several U.S. and international agencies and organizations, treatment information, genetic sequence …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

NYCStat Stimulus Tracker

News release: “With the NYCStat Stimulus Tracker, New Yorkers can track the Citys use of federal stimulus/recovery funds provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). This funding includes federal tax cuts, expansion of unemployment benefits and other social welfare provisions, and domestic spending in education, health care, energy efficiency and infrastructure. …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Legislation

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