Category «E-Government»

DHS Begins Collecting 10 Fingerprints From International Visitors at O'Hare,

DHS press releases, February 1, 2008: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today that it has begun collecting additional fingerprints from international visitors arriving at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (O’Hare), Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (Hartsfield), and George Bush Houston Intercontinental Airport (Bush Intercontinental). The change is part of the department’s upgrade from two- …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Government Documents, Privacy

Administrations Annual IP Report: IP Related Prosecutions Up, Focus on Health and Safety Redoubled

Press release: “U.S. Coordinator for International Intellectual Property Enforcement Chris Israel released the administrations Annual Report to the President and Congress on Coordination of Intellectual Property Enforcement and Protection today. The Annual Report conveys the yearly accomplishments and establishes priorities for the upcoming year for the federal agencies responsible for protecting and enforcing American intellectual …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Intellectual Property

Cost Estimate for H.R. 5140, Economic Stimulus Act of 2008

Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate for H.R. 5140, Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, February 11, 2008: “H.R. 5140 would provide a tax rebate to individual tax filers who satisfy specific income requirements and special depreciation allowances to businesses. In addition, the act would raise the loan limit for the Federal Housing Administrations (FHAs) single-family program. …

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

The Economic Report of the President

Fact Sheet: The Economic Report of the President – “Today, the White House released the Economic Report of the President, an annual report to Congress on the Nation’s economic progress. The report released today reviews the state of the U.S. economy, the outlook for the next several years, and a wide variety of economic issues …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New Report from the Democratic Caucus: America At Risk

“As Defense Secretary Robert Gates indicates that the withdrawal of troops from Iraq will be delayed, the Democratic Caucus has released a new report on Americas military readiness crisis and our vulnerabilities at home.”

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

DOE Releases Climate VISION Progress Report 2007

Press release: “The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released the Climate VISION Progress Report 2007, which reports on the actions taken by energy-intensive industries to improve greenhouse gas emissions intensity of their operations from 2002 to 2006. The report indicates that the power and energy-intensive industrial sectors improved their combined emissions intensity by 9.4 …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: Hydrogen Fuel Initiative, FDIC Audit, Los Alamos National Laboratory Security Issues

Hydrogen Fuel Initiative: DOE Has Made Important Progress and Involved Stakeholders but Needs to Update What It Expects to Achieve by Its 2015 Target, GAO-08-305, January 11, 2008 Financial Audit: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Funds’ 2007 and 2006 Financial Statements, GAO-08-416, February 11, 2008 Los Alamos National Laboratory: Information on Security of Classified Data, Nuclear …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Analysis of the Growth in Funding for Operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Elsewhere in the War on Terrorism

Congressional Budget Analysis of the Growth in Funding for Operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Elsewhere in the War on Terrorism, February 11, 2008. “The United States began combat operations in Afghanistan in fiscal year 2002 and in Iraq in fiscal year 2003. To finance those operations (and other activities related to the war on terrorism), …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Defense Department Official and Two Others Arrested on Espionage Charges Involving China

Press release: “Tai Shen Kuo, age 58, and Yu Xin Kang, age 33, both of New Orleans, Louisiana, and Gregg William Bergersen, age 51, of Alexandria, Virginia, were arrested today on espionage charges related to the passage of classified U.S. government documents and information to the government of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). Both …

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

Legal Resource Guide to the Federal Bureau of Prisons 2008

Legal Resource Guide to the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) 2008 : “This publication is intended to serve as a guide to legal resources, including relevant statutes, regulations, policy documents, and current case law concerning issues the BOP faces today. It provides a general overview of the BOP, its services, and its programs. Statutes, regulations, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

CIA World Factbook 2008

CIA World Factbook 2008 – “Country information has been updated as of 7 February 2008.”

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Government Information Online (GIO): Ask a Librarian

“Through Government Information Online (GIO) you can ask government information librarians who are experts at finding information from government agencies of all levels (local, state, regional, national international) on almost any subject from aardvarks to zygomycosis. GIO is a free online information service supported by nearly twenty public, state and academic libraries throughout the United …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Libraries

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