Category «E-Government»

National Select Agent Registry

“The National Select Agent Registry Program oversees the activities of possession of biological agents and toxins that have the potential to pose a severe threat to public, animal or plant health, or to animal or plant products. On this website you will be able to download application packages, submit forms electronically, view current regulations regarding …

Subjects: E-Government

POGO urges DOT Investigation into Traffic Information Contract

Letter from Scott H. Amey, Project On Government Oversight General Counsel to Mary Peters, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, October 15, 2007: “Competition in contracting is essential to getting fair and reasonable costs and prices for goods and services. The Department of Transportation’s “Transportation Technology Innovation and Demonstration” (TTID) program, to provide real-time traffic information …

Subjects: E-Government

New GAO Reports: SSA Disability Representatives, Export-Import Bank,

SSA Disability Representatives: Fee Payment Changes Show Promise, but Eligibility Criteria and Representative Overpayments Require Further Monitoring, GAO-08-5, October 15, 2007 Export-Import Bank: Improvements Needed in Assessment of Economic Impact, GAO-07-1071, September 12, 2007 USDA: Information on Classical Plant and Animal Breeding Activities, GAO-07-1171R, September 13, 2007

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Telecommunications Companies Respond to Committee Inquiry into NSA Wiretapping Program Participation

Press release: “Three telecommunications companies have provided responses to inquiries by the Committee on Energy and Commerce about their involvement with the National Security Agency warrantless wiretapping program. On October 2, Rep. John D. Dingell (D-MI), Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, and Rep. …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Patriot Act, Privacy

Library of Congress Veterans History Project In Race Against Time

A mission to remember: Volunteers for the Library of Congress are racing against time to collect oral histories of America’s remaining World War II veterans. By Deborah Horan, Chicago Tribune staff reporter, October 14, 2007: “Since 2000, volunteers working with the library’s American Folklife Center have collected more than 50,000 taped interviews as part of …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Libraries

NIH Launches Most Extensive Genetic and Clinical Data Collection on Web

Press release: “The National Institutes of Health (NIH) — the nation’s medical research agency — is launching one of the most extensive collections of genetic and clinical data ever made freely available to researchers worldwide. Called SHARe (SNP Health Association Resource), the Web-based dataset enables qualified researchers to access a wealth of data from large …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

ACLU: Hundreds of New Documents Reveal Expanded Military Role in Domestic Surveillance

Press release: “New documents uncovered as a result of an American Civil Liberties Union and New York Civil Liberties Union lawsuit reveal that the Department of Defense secretly issued hundreds of national security letters (NSLs) to obtain private and sensitive records of people within the United States without court approval. A comprehensive analysis of 455 …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Government Documents

EPA-DOE Release Fuel Economy Lists for 2008 Models

Press release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released the 2008 Fuel Economy Guide to help consumers make well-informed choices when purchasing new vehicles…Data show that hybrid vehicles continue to lead the government’s fuel economy ratings and hybrid technology can be effectively used to improve fuel economy. …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: Defense Health Care, Financial Regulation, Hazardous Materials

Defense Health Care: DOD Needs to Address the Expected Benefits, Costs, and Risks for Its Newly Approved Medical Command Structure, GAO-08-122, October 12, 2007 Financial Regulation: Industry Trends Continue to Challenge the Federal Regulatory Structure, GAO-08-32, October 12, 2007 Hazardous Materials: EPA May Need to Reassess Sites Receiving Asbestos-Contaminated Ore from Libby, Montana, and Should …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents