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“Reports from the twelve Federal Reserve Districts suggest that economic activity increased modestly during the survey period of mid-November through December, but at a slower pace compared with the previous survey period. Among Districts, seven reported a slight increase in activity, two reported mixed conditions, and activity in three Districts was described as slowing. Most …
Follow up to previous postings on missing White House emails, today’s Press release from Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW): “Yesterdays midnight filing by the White House in CREW v. Executive Office of the President, a lawsuit challenging the failure of the White House to preserve and restore millions of missing emails, raises …
Homeland Security Advisory Council – Report of the Administration Transition Task Force (ATTF), January 2008, (27 pages, PDF). “The main objective of the ATTF report is to advocate strategies and policies that will strengthen operational continuity of the full spectrum of national homeland security operations. Briefings, research and recent history (e.g., United States – September …
Press release: “The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a comprehensive report addressing strategies to reverse the declining participation rate of federal employees with targeted disabilities. The full text of the report, Improving the Participation Rate of People with Targeted Disabilities in the Federal Work Force, is available here.”
FCC press release: “The Commission has released its report on the top subject areas for consumer inquiries and complaints processed by the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) during the first and second quarters of calendar year 2007.”
Press release: “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in conjunction with Kaiser Permanentes Northern California Division of Research launched a study to learn about an unexplained skin condition known as Morgellons. Persons who suffer from this condition report a range of symptoms including non-healing skin lesions associated with the emergence of fibers or …
Follow up to postings on EPA library closures, this press release from January 10, 2008: EPA To Set Up Human Resources Shared Service Centers: “The Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans to establish shared service centers in three locations, beginning in June 2008, to process personnel and benefits actions for the agency’s 17,000 employees. The …
Iran Sanctions: Impact in Furthering U.S. Objectives Is Unclear and Should Be Reviewed, GAO-08-58, December 18, 2007. “The 2006 U.S. National Security Strategy stated that the United States faces challenges from Iran, including Iran’s proliferation efforts and involvement in international terrorism. To address these concerns, the United States employs a range of tools, including diplomatic …
“The UN E-Government Survey 2008: From E-Government to Connected Governance (246 pages, PDF) assesses the e-government readiness of the 192 Member States of the UN according to a quantitative composite index of e-readiness based on website assessment, telecommunication infrastructure, and human resource endowment. ICTs can help reinvent government in such a way that existing institutional …
Chemical Demilitarization: Additional Management Actions Needed to Meet Key Performance Goals of DOD’s Chemical Demilitarization Program, GAO-08-134, December 6, 2007 Iraq Reconstruction: Better Data Needed to Assess Iraq’s Budget Execution, GAO-08-153, January 15, 2008
“Most federal judges come into contact with classified information infrequently, if at all, but when they do, they are faced with the dilemma of how to protect government secrets in the context of an otherwise public proceeding. This pocket guide is designed to familiarize federal judges with statutes and procedures established to help public courts …
Options for Responding to Short-Term Economic Weakness, January 2008 A Comparison of Science and Technology Funding for DOD’s Space and Nonspace Programs, January 15, 2008 Unauthorized Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations (House Version), January 2008 Unauthorized Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations (Senate Version), January 2008 Unauthorized Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations, (Appropriations Version), January 2008 Effects of Gasoline …
