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OPM: Federal Student Loan Repayment Program Report Fiscal Year 2007 – Report to the Congress, May 2008: “In FY 2007, 33 Federal agencies provided 6,619 employees with a total of more than $42 million in student loan repayment benefits. Compared to FY 2006, this represents a 15 percent increase in the number of employees receiving …
“EPIC filed a “friend of the court” brief (pdf) in the United States Supreme Court, urging the Justices to ensure the accuracy of police databases. The brief was filed on behalf of 27 legal scholars and technical experts and 13 privacy and civil liberty groups. In Herring v. US, the Court will be asked to …
Library of Congress Federal Research Division: “The profiles offer brief, summarized information on a countrys historical background, geography, society, economy, transportation and telecommunications, government and politics, and national security.” Country Profile: Iran, May 2008
Web Accessibility Guidelines For UN Websites (Word doc): “In order to make information on the United Nations and its activities available to the widest range of audiences, and in keeping with resolutions of the General Assembly, the Department of Public Information (DPI) is aggressively pursuing accessibility of the United Nations website by persons with disabilities. …
Information Technology: Agriculture Needs to Strengthen Management Practices for Stabilizing and Modernizing Its Farm Program Delivery Systems, GAO-08-657, May 16, 2008 The Nation’s Long-Term Fiscal Outlook: April 2008 Update, GAO-08-783R, May 16, 2008 Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Federal Actions Needed to Ensure Safety and Expand Their Potential Uses within the National Airspace System, GAO-08-511, May 15, …
News release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today more than $844 million in grant awards as part of its Infrastructure Protection Activities (IPA) grant program. Grant awards will strengthen security at ports and enhance transit, trucking and intercity bus systems. Funds provided will be used to prevent, protect against, respond to and …
D-2008-092 Controls Over the Department of the Navy Working Capital Fund Inventory Stored at Non-Defense Logistics Agency Organizations, May 13, 2008 (Project No. D2007-D000FC-0162.000). D-2008-091 General Controls of the Capital Asset Management System-Military Equipment, May 13, 2008 (Project No. D2007-D000FN-0124.000) D-2008-090 Controls Over Reconciling Army Working Capital Fund Inventory Records, May 13, 2008 (Project No. …
Issues and Options in Infrastructure Investment, May 2008: pdf | data “The condition and adequacy of the nations physical infrastructureincluding its surface, air, and water transportation networks; its energy, water, and telecommunications utilities; and its dams and schoolsare important for the vitality of the economy and for public health and safety. Yet calls for increased …
News release: “To celebrate Memorial Day and honor all who have served our country, Ancestry.com the worlds largest online resource for family history is teaming up with the National Archives and Records Administration the nations record keeper to kick off a new agreement that makes millions of historical records more easily …
Congressional Budget Office: Covering Uninsured Children in the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, May 15, 2008: html | pdf | blog. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives.
Life After Lockup: Improving Reentry From Jail to the Community: “This Bureau of Justice Assistance monograph presents an overview of U.S. jails and the people who cycle through them, examines ways that jurisdictions can address jail reentry, and profiles numerous and diverse reentry efforts from around the country. (NCJ 220095)”
2010 Census: Bureau Needs to Specify How It Will Assess Coverage Follow-up Techniques and When It Will Produce Coverage Measurement Results, GAO-08-414, April 15, 2008 Congressional Review Act: Applicability to CMS Letter on State Children’s Health Insurance Program, GAO-08-785T, May 15, 2008 Credit and Debit Cards: Federal Entities Are Taking Actions to Limit Their Interchange …
