Category «E-Government»

New GAO Reports on SEC and Legal Services Corporation

Securities and Exchange Commission: Additional Actions Needed to Ensure Planned Improvements Address Limitations in Enforcement Division Operations, GAO-07-830, August 15, 2007, Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Legal Services Corporation: Governance and Accountability Practices Need to Be Modernized and Strengthened, GAO-07-993, August 15, 2007, Full Report (PDF, 76 pages)

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New Look for ClinicalTrials.gov

“In September 2007, ClinicalTrials.gov will launch a new user interface, which represents the first significant change to the interface since February 2000. The new user interface will run in parallel with the previous version and after appropriate testing, the new user interface will permanently replace the previous version (approximately two to four weeks after launch). …

Subjects: E-Government

DHS Releases National Preparedness Guidelines

Press release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today publication of two important tools to organize and synchronize national efforts to strengthen preparedness: (1) the National Preparedness Guidelines, which establish a vision for national preparedness and provide a systematic approach for prioritizing preparedness efforts across the Nation; and (2) the Target Capabilities List, …

Subjects: Blogs, E-Government, Government Documents

DOJ Summary of Annual FOIA Reports for Fiscal Year 2006

“In the past, although not required to do so under the FOIA, the Office of Information and Privacy (OIP) compiled summaries of the information contained in agency annual FOIA reports and made them publicly available. OIP is now resuming that practice starting with the annual FOIA reports for Fiscal Year 2006. Set forth below is …

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

The FBI Strategic Plan, 2004-2009

The FBI Strategic Plan, 2004-2009 (132 pages, PDF): “The FBI Strategic Plan 2004-2009 serves as a high-level road map for the next five years, with strategic goals and objectives that address the mission of the FBI and fulfill the imperatives of the President, the Attorney General, and the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI). This document …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

FCC Launches Disaster Information Reporting System

Press release: “The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) today launched a newly designed and automated Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS). DIRS is a voluntary, efficient, web-based system that communications companies, including wireless, wireline, broadcast, and cable providers, can use to report communications infrastructure status and situational awareness …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Utah, Tampa and Fairfax County, Va., Take Portal Honors in 2007 Digital Government Awards

Press release: “A national panel of judges has determined the winners of the 2007 Best of Web and Digital Government Achievement Awards. Winners will be acknowledged at the 11th Anniversary Awards Gala in Las Vegas, Nev., on September 21, 2007. “2007 was an amazing year for our Best of Web and Digital Government Achievement Awards,” …

Subjects: E-Government