Category «E-Government»

New GAO Reports: Acquisition Workforce, Social Security Administration, USAID, Gender Pay Gap

Acquisition Workforce: DOD Can Improve Its Management and Oversight by Tracking Data on Contractor Personnel and Taking Additional Actions, GAO-09-616T, April 28, 2009 Bureau of Public Debt: Areas for Improvement in Information Security Controls, GAO-09-633R, April 28, 2009 Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office, GAO-09-587T, April 28, 2009 Social Security Administration: Effective …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

CBO: U.S. Overview: When Will Growth Resume? and Infrastructure Projects as Economic Stimulus

Milken Institute Global Conference, April 2009, Presentation by CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf U.S. Overview: When Will Growth Resume? Infrastructure Projects as Economic Stimulus Related postings on financial system

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Obama Administration Announces New Details on Making Home Affordable Program

News release: “The Obama Administration today announced details of new efforts to help bring relief to responsible homeowners under the Making Home Affordable Program, including an effort to achieve greater affordability for homeowners by lowering payments on their second mortgages as well as a set of measures to help underwater borrowers stay in their homes.” …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Feingold Issues 100 Day Report on Obama's Actions to Restore the Rule of Law

News release: “In anticipation of President Obamas 100th day in office, U.S. Senator Russ Feingold today released a “100 Day Rule of Law Report” to examine the new administrations efforts to reverse the Bush administrations eight year assault on the rule of law. Feingold assessed the steps the Obama administration has taken thus far to …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Federal CIO Seeks "context-driven government"

Federal Computer Week: “The Obama administration wants a context-driven government with services accessible through people’s regular daily activities that involve information technology, according to the administrations top IT officer.”

Subjects: E-Government

Survey Says: White House Gets Low Marks Online

“In a recent poll by NationalJournal.com, new media experts from across the political spectrum gave WhiteHouse.gov an average grade of C+. (See report card by scrolling down on this page.) Although they mostly saw the site as an improvement from the previous administration’s, many noted that it remained a one-way forum and suggested it be …

Subjects: E-Government

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas: Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey

April 27, 2009, Texas Manufacturing Slump Moderates, Six-Month Outlook Improves: The decline in Texas manufacturing activity slowed in April, according to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey. Indexes for production, capacity utilization, volume of new orders and shipments edged upward for the second consecutive month, but they remained negative, indicating manufacturers are still retrenching. For the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

CDC Swine Influenza (Flu) Portal

Follow up to previous postings on swine flu, see the CDC Swine Influenza (Flu) Portal “…CDC activated its Emergency Operations Center to coordinate the agency’s response to this emerging health threat and yesterday the Secretary of the Department Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, declared a public health emergency in the United States. This will allow funds …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Issues New Audit Reports

09-014 – Security Forces Logistics Contract Experienced Certain Cost, Outcome, and Oversight Problems, April 26, 2009: “This report discusses one of the largest Department of Defense contracts funded by the Iraq Security Forces Fund [As of January 31, 2009, the value of the three task orders issued under the AECOM contract for this purpose was …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Online Resources to Track and Monitor National and Global Course of Human Swine

New York Timez: U.S. Declares Public Health Emergency Over Swine Flu Global Disease Health Map Google Maps: H1N1 Swine flu in 2009 – Pink markers are suspect / Purple markers are confirmed / Deaths lack dot in marker/ Yellow markers are negative MSN Live Search – 2009 Swine Flu H1N1 Outbreak and Migration Map – …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

New GAO Reports: Defense Acquisitions, Environmental Satellites, Recovery Act, Foreign Aid Reform, Transportation Security

Defense Acquisitions: Actions Needed to Ensure Value for Service Contracts, GAO-09-643T, April 23, 2009. Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites: Acquisition Has Increased Costs, Reduced Capabilities, and Delayed Schedules, GAO-09-596T, April 23, 2009 Recovery Act: As Initial Implementation Unfolds in States and Localities, Continued Attention to Accountability Issues Is Essential, GAO-09-631T, April 23, 2009 Recovery Act: As …

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

New GAO Report: Summary of Government Efforts and Automakers' Restructuring to Date

Auto Industry: Summary of Government Efforts and Automakers’ Restructuring to Date, GAO-09-553, April 23, 2009: “The turmoil in financial markets and the economic downturn has brought significant financial stress to the auto manufacturing industry. The economic reach of the auto industry in the United States is broad, affecting autoworkers, auto suppliers, stock and bondholders, dealers, …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

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