Category «E-Government»

FERC Narrows Scope of Protected Critical Energy Infrastructure Information

Press release: “The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [October 30, 2007] amended its regulations for accessing critical energy infrastructure information (CEII) to create a more efficient process and provide additional guidance of what material is considered CEII…Specifically, the Commission is allowing landowners access to alignment sheets containing CEII for the limited portion of a project that …

Subjects: E-Government, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center

“The Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center (AFDC, formerly known as the Alternative Fuels Data Center, provides a wide range of information and resources to enable the use of alternative fuels (as defined by the Energy Policy Act of 1992), in addition to other petroleum reduction options such as advanced vehicles, fuel blends, idle …

Subjects: E-Government

New GAO Reports on Military Personnel and Terrorist Watch List Screening

Military Personnel: Federal Agencies Have Taken Actions to Address Servicemembers’ Employment Rights, but a Single Entity Needs to Maintain Visibility to Improve Focus on Overall Program Results, GAO-08-254T, November 08, 2007 Terrorist Watch List Screening: Recommendations to Promote a Comprehensive and Coordinated Approach to Terrorist-Related Screening, GAO-08-253T, November 08, 2007. Related posting: Complaints Mount as …

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

Renewed Support for Digital Archive of Department of State Websites

“GPO is pleased to announce the renewal of its partnership with the Richard J. Daley Library of the University of Illinois at Chicago through 2012. Originally signed in 1997, the partnership provides permanent public access to content in the Department of State Foreign Affairs (DOSFAN) Electronic Research Collection, a digital library of electronically archived information …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Complaints Mount as Errors in Terror Watch List Grow

USA Today: “More than 15,000 people have appealed to the government since February to have their names removed from the terrorist watch list that delayed their travel at U.S. airports and border crossings, the Homeland Security Department says.” Related government documents: “The Department of Homeland Security’s Travel Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP) is a single …

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

FBI Releases New Report: Terrorism 2002-2005

Terrorism 2002-2005 (73 pages, PDF): “Since the mid-1980s, the FBI has published Terrorism in the United States, an unclassified annual report summarizing terrorist activities in this country. While this publication provided an overview of the terrorist threat in the United States and its territories, its limited scope proved inadequate for conveying either the breadth or …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Public Libraries in the United States: Fiscal Year 2005

National Center for Education Statistics, Public Libraries in the United States: Fiscal Year 2005: “This report includes national and state summary data on public libraries in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, with an introduction, selected findings, and several tables. The report, based on data from the Public Libraries Survey for fiscal year …

Subjects: E-Government, Internet, Libraries