Category «E-Government»

Climate Projections Based on Emissions Scenarios for Long-Lived and Short-Lived Radiatively Active Gases and Aerosols

Climate Projections Based on Emissions Scenarios for Long-Lived and Short-Lived Radiatively Active Gases and Aerosols, U.S. Climate Change Science Program, Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.2, September 2008. “This U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Synthesis and Assessment Product provides a different emphasis. We first examine the effect of long-lived greenhouse gases on the global climate …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Bureau of Labor Statistics – Employment Situation Summary

Employment Situation Summary, August 2008: “The unemployment rate rose from 5.7 to 6.1 percent in August, and non-farm payroll employment continued to trend down (-84,000), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. In August, employment fell in manufacturing and employment services, while mining and health care continued to add …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Treasury OIG: Unauthorized and Insecure Internal Web Servers Are Connected to the Internal Revenue Service Network

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration: Unauthorized and Insecure Internal Web Servers Are Connected to the Internal Revenue Service Network, August 26, 2008. Reference Number: 2008-20-159 “We recommended that the Chief Information Officer establish official ownership and assign responsibilities for the web registration program, enforce IRS procedures to block unauthorized web servers from providing data …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, PC Security

Federal Court Affirms $1 Billion Breach of Contract Award in Oil and Gas Lease Cases

National Law Journal (subscription req’d): “The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a $1 billion damages award by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for the government’s breach of oil and gas leases held by 11 companies — what court watchers say may be the largest single award by the claims court …

Subjects: Courts, E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

FDIC Report: Expanding Mortgage Loans to Low- and Moderate-Income Households

News release: “The FDIC issued a report on ways mortgage lenders can responsibly and profitably expand the availability of home loans to low- and moderate-income (LMI) borrowers and still make a profit. The report — a summary of best practices discussed by participants at an FDIC forum in July on problems in the mortgage market …

Subjects: E-Government

CBO Monthly Budget Review, September 2008

Monthly Budget Review, September 2008 – Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for July and the Daily Treasury Statements for August. “The federal budget deficit was $486 billion in the first 11 months of fiscal year 2008, CBO estimates, $212 billion more than the shortfall recorded over the same period last year. CBO anticipates that …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

History of Federal Judgeships Can Be Viewed State by State

“Two newly updated features let you trace the growth of the federal court system over more than 200 years, state by state for the district courts and by each judicial circuit for the courts of appeals.” Index: Chronological History of Authorized Judgeships in U.S. District Courts Index: Chronological History of Authorized Judgeships in the U.S. …

Subjects: Courts, E-Government, Legal Research

GAO Report: Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy

Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy: Assets and Income Are Both Important in Subsidy Denials, and Access to State and Manufacturer Drug Programs Is Uneven, GAO-08-824, September 5, 2008

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

USA.govs new page, 9/11 Commemorations and Information

9/11 Commemorations and Information 9/11 Commemorations and Local Resources White House Archives What You Can Do Other 9/11 Resources

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Intel Agencies Leverage Social Networking For Info Sharing and Collaboration

CNN: “The program is called A-Space, and it’s a social-networking site for analysts within the 16 U.S. intelligence agencies…The new A-Space site has been undergoing testing for months and launches officially for the nation’s entire intelligence community September 22…”

Subjects: E-Government, Knowledge Management

Addressing Misconceptions About The Consumer Price Index

“The Consumer Price Index (CPI), the Federal Governments principal measure of inflation at the retail level, is one of the most-watched economic statistics in the world. Its prominence means that it receives a high level of scrutiny and analysis. Some questions that have been asked recently by journalists and other commentators about the index are: …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: Defense Health Care, Termination of the U.S.-Canada Shared Border Management Pilot Project

Defense Health Care: Oversight of Military Services’ Post-Deployment Health Reassessment Completion Rates Is Limited, GAO-08-1025R, September 04, 2008 Various Issues Led to the Termination of the United States-Canada Shared Border Management Pilot Project, GAO-08-1038R, September 04, 2008

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

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