Category «E-Government»

New GAO Reports: DOE Oil and Gas Research, FEMA Oversight of Katrina Cotracts, SBA's Business Assistance Programs

Department of Energy: Oil and Natural Gas Research and Development Activities, GAO-08-190R, November 6, 2007 Hurricane Katrina: Ineffective FEMA Oversight of Housing Maintenance Contracts in Mississippi Resulted in Millions of Dollars of Waste and Potential Fraud, GAO-08-106, November 16, 2007 Influenza Vaccine: Issues Related to Production, Distribution, and Public Health Messages, GAO-08-27, October 31, 2007 …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

EPA FY 2007 Performance and Accountability Report

“EPA’s FY 2007 Performance and Accountability Report (480 pages, PDF) describes to the President, Congress, and the public our environmental, programmatic, and financial performance over the past fiscal year. It also reports our progress in addressing management challenges. The report satisfies a number of legislative reporting requirements, including those of the Government Performance and Results …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

The First State of the Carbon Cycle Report : The North American Carbon Budget and Implications

US Climate Change Science Program – The First State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR): The North American Carbon Budget and Implications for the Global Carbon Cycle. A Report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research [King, A.W., L. Dilling, G.P. Zimmerman, D.M. Fairman, R.A. Houghton, G. Marland, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

GAO Reports and Testimonies Released Today

U.S. Government Accountability Office: Performance and Accountability Report, Fiscal Year 2007. GAO-08-1SP, November 15, 2007 Testimonies Aviation Security: Vulnerabilities Exposed Through Covert Testing of TSA’s Passenger Screening Process, by Gregory D. Kutz, managing director, and John W. Cooney, assistant director, forensic audits and special investigations, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-08-48T, …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

CBO's Economic Forecasting Record and Testimony on Costs of Reprocessing Versus Directly Disposing of Spent Nuclear Fuel

CBO’s Economic Forecasting Record: 2007 Update, November 2007 (48 pages, PDF) CBO Testimony, Statement of Peter R. Orszag, Director. Costs of Reprocessing Versus Directly Disposing of Spent Nuclear Fuel before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, November 14, 2007 : “CBO’s analysis compares the cost of two fuel-cycle alternatives for the …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

DHS OIG Report: IT Management Needs to Be Strengthened at TSA

Follow up to Undercover GAO Investigation Exposes Vulnerabilities in Airport Security, DHS OIG Report – Information Technology Management Needs to Be Strengthened at the Transportation Security Administration, October 26, 2007 (PDF, 48 pages) – New 11/15/2007. “TSA does not manage and apply IT effectively to support accomplishment of its mission objectives. Due to early pressures …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Privacy

FDA Announces Steps to Improve Advisory Committee Processes

Press release: “The Food and Drug Administration is announcing several steps to strengthen its advisory committee processes in ways consistent with recommendations of the Institute of Medicine. The measures include proposed new guidance or procedures on advisory committee voting, on disclosing information on conflicts of interest, and on security and appropriate conduct for participants at …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DOJ OIG: Top Management and Performance Challenges in the Department of Justice – 2007

Top Management and Performance Challenges in the Department of Justice 2007, (21 pages, PDF), released November 16, 2007.

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Congressional Directory 110th Congress, 2007-08

Congressional Directory 110th Congress, 2007-08: “Presents short biographies of each member of the Senate and House, listed by state or district, and additional data, such as committee memberships, terms of service, administrative assistants and/or secretaries, and room and telephone numbers.”

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Geospatial One-Stop Geographic Information System Portal

National Archives: “Geospatial One-Stop (GOS) is a geographic information system portal that serves as a public gateway for improving access to geospatial information and data. This portal makes it easier, faster, and less expensive for all levels of government and the public to access geospatial information. GOS provides web access to maps, data and other …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Search Engines

Minimum Criminal Intelligence Training Standards For Law Enforcement and Other Criminal Justice Agencies in the US

Minimum Criminal Intelligence Training Standards, For Law Enforcement and Other Criminal Justice Agencies in the United States, Findings and Recommendations, Version 2, October 2007. Prepared by the Intelligence Training Coordination Working Group, Presented to the Counter-Terrorism Training Coordination Working Group, the Global Intelligence Working Group, and the Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council (64 pages, PDF). “The …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

America Recycles Day, November 15, 2007

America Recycles Day, November 15, 2007 – “In 2006, the United States produced 251 million tons of municipal solid waste, approximately 4.6 pounds of waste per person per day. Most of this material is recyclable. Recycling benefits the environment at every stage in the life cycle of a consumer product, from the raw material used …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

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