Category «E-Government»

Everyone's Business: Working Towards Sustainability Through Environmental Stewardship and Collaboration, March 2008

National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology – Everyone’s Business: Working Towards Sustainability Through Environmental Stewardship and Collaboration, March 2008 (68 pages, PDF). This report focuses primarily on EPAs environmental stewardship activities and opportunities. We begin this report by offering a summary of our key recommendations, findings, and immediate action steps. We then describe …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

NPR – Beyond Recycling: Getting to 'Zero Waste'

Getting Rid of Junk, Staying Green: “Boulder’s Center for Hard-to-Recycle Materials (CHaRM) opens its doors to one new material each year. The center takes in a variety of items, including porcelain sinks and toilets, home audio equipment and cooking oil.” Related postings on e-waste and recycling

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

FTC Staff Report, Protecting Consumers in the Next Tech-ade

News release: “The Commission has issued a staff report highlighting the challenges of consumer protection in the face of emerging and evolving technologies in the next ten years. The report summarizes the proceedings of the FTCs three-day public hearings, Protecting Consumers in the Next Tech-ade, and which will inform its consumer protection efforts in the …

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

The FTC in 2008: A Force For Consumers and Competition

News release: “Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today issued the FTCs 2008 Annual Report at the American Bar Associations Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting in Washington, DC. The FTC in 2008: A Force for Consumers and Competition, describes the agencys competition and consumer protection missions and accomplishments. The online version of the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Bureau of Economic Statistics: State Personal Income 2007

State Personal Income 2007: “U.S. personal income grew 6.2 percent in 2007, down from 6.7 percent in 2006, according to preliminary estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. On average, personal income has grown 6.2 percent for the last four years. Inflation, as measured by the national price index for personal consumption …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Departments of State and Homeland Security Announce WHTI Land and Sea Final Rule

“The Department of State and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today the final rule for the land and sea portion of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), a core 9/11 Commission recommendation. The WHTI final rule requires travelers to present a passport or other approved secure document denoting citizenship and identity for all land …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DOJ OIG: Implementation of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Audit Report

Implementation of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Audit Report 08-20, March 2008. Redacted for public release. “Criminal organizations and individuals frequently use the telecommunication systems of the United States to further serious crimes, including terrorism, kidnapping, extortion, organized crime, drug trafficking, and public corruption. One of the …

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

GPO: Authenticated Public and Private Laws

GPO is pleased to announce the release of Authenticated Public and Private Laws for the 110th Congress on GPO Access: “Public and private laws are prepared and published by the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). GPO Access contains the text of public and private laws enacted from the …

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

FTC Announces Settlement of Action Against Data Brokers Reed Elsevier and Seisint for Failing to Provide Adequate Security for Consumers' Data

News release: “In the FTCs action against data brokers Reed Elsevier (REI) and Seisint, the complaint alleges that REI – through its LexisNexis data broker business – and Seisint collect and store in databases information about millions of consumers, including names, current and prior addresses, dates of birth, drivers license numbers and Social Security numbers. …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, Government Documents, ID Theft, Legal Research, Privacy

HIV/AIDS in the United States

HIV/AIDS in the United States, March 2008: “At the end of 2003, an estimated 1,039,000 to 1,185,000 persons in the United States were living with HIV/AIDS. In 2006, 35,314 new cases of HIV/AIDS in adults, adolescents, and children were diagnosed in the 33 states with long-term, confidential name-based HIV reporting [2]. New HIV/AIDS diagnoses tell …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Report to Congress Lays out Plans to Rebuild Physical Collections, Staff Libraries, and Continue to Work with Stakeholders on Future Digitization Plan

News release: “The Special Libraries Association (SLA) today met with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials to review the agency’s report to the U.S. Congress on the future direction of its library network. The report, EPA National Library Network Report to Congress (March 26, 2008), explains the steps EPA intends to take to reopen libraries …

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

DOE OIG Special Report: Unclassified Foreign Visits and Assignments Program

The Department’s Unclassified Foreign Visits and Assignments Program, March 2008: “The Department of Energy’s national laboratories and various Federal officials interact with thousands of foreign national visitors and assignees every year. Visits and assignments are for a variety of purposes, including research collaborations and access to scientific user facilities. While the Department reports that these …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

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