Category «E-Government»

GAO Releases Reports on Federal Housing Administration, Military Operations, South Florida Ecosystem

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following reports and correspondence: Reports Federal Housing Administration: Decline in the Agency’s Market Share Was Associated with Product and Process Developments of Other Mortgage Market Participants. GAO-07-645, June 29, 2007 Federal Housing Administration: Modernization Proposals Would Have Program and Budget Implications and Require Continued Improvements in Risk …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

VA OIG Report Critical of Personal Data Breach Involving 1.5 Million Veterans

Administrative Investigation Loss of VA Information VA Medical Center Birmingham, AL [Rpt. #07-01083-157 6/29/2007] AP: “An Alabama VA hospital that lost sensitive data on more than 1.5 million people in January repeatedly failed to follow privacy regulations leading up to the incident…”

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, Government Documents, ID Theft, Privacy

EU Launches Channel on YouTube

Welcome to the YouTube space of the European Commission. Find out more about a Europe of action and results. The site currently provides video in English, German and French, with more languages to be added in future.

Subjects: E-Government

Congressional Concerns Over Closings of FDA Facilities

Press release: “Two leaders of the Committee on Energy and Commerce this week demanded an explanation for the planned closings of seven Food and Drug Administration (FDA) facilities across the country. In a letter to Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach, Rep. John D. Dingell (D-MI), Chairman of the Committee on Energy and …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

ALA Washington Office Reports Congress Orders EPA to Reopen Libraries

Follow up to postings on EPA library closures, this June 29, 2007 posting from the ALA District Dispatch blog: “After considerable pressure by librarians, researchers and the public, Congress has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to restore its library network. In the fiscal year (FY) 2008 Interior Appropriations bill, the Senate Appropriations Committee orders …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research, Libraries

Election Assistance Commission Releases National Voter Registration Act Report

EAC Releases NVRA Report – 172.8 Million Registered Voters in 2006: “The United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC) today delivered to Congress its report on the Impact of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) of 1993. The NVRA report, which covers registration information from after the 2004 general election through the 2006 general election, and …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Nixon Library to Become Part of National Archives Presidential Library System

Press Release, June 28, 2007: Nixon Library to Become Part of the National Archives Presidential Library System and to Release Formerly Withheld Nixon Special Political Documents and Tapes “The legal transfer on July 11, 2007, of the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace from the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace Foundation to the National Archives. The …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research, Libraries

New Reports from Energy Information Administration

World Crude Oil Distillation Capacity, January 1, 1970 – January 1, 2007 (06/29/2007): “This table has been updated with estimates for January 1, 2007 for the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands from EIA’s just-released report, Refinery Capacity 2007.” July 2007 Petroleum Marketing Monthly (06/29/2007): “Monthly price and volume statistics on crude …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New Oversight Committee Report on Government Contracting Under Bush Administration

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization and Procurement: “Last year, Rep. Henry A. Waxman released the first comprehensive assessment of government contracting under the Bush Administration. The report, entitled Dollars, Not Sense: Government Contracting Under the Bush Administration, found that between 2000 and 2005, federal procurement spending rose by over …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Legal Research

DOD IG Memo on Threat and Local Observation Notice (TALON) Report Program

Report Number 07-INTEL-09 The Threat and Local Observation Notice (TALON) Report Program (U) (56 pages, PDF)

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DHS Privacy Policy Guidance- Safeguarding Policies and Procedures for Personnel-Related Data

DHS Action Memorandum Review of Safeguarding Policies and Procedures for Personnel-Related Data, June 13, 2007 with attachments. (PDF, 10 pages) Attachment 1: Review of Personnel-Related Data Policies and Procedures and Self-Assessment (PDF, 13 pages) Attachment 2: Protecting & Handling Personnel-Related Data Quick Reference Guide (PDF, 2 pages) Attachment 3: Verification and Confirmation Memorandum Templates …

Subjects: E-Government, Legal Research, Privacy

IRS OIG Report – Additional Action Is Needed to Expand the Use and Improve the Administration of the Free File Program

Treasury Inspector for Tax Administration: Additional Action Is Needed to Expand the Use and Improve the Administration of the Free File Program, June 28, 2007: “The IRS can do more to evaluate and promote the use of the Free File Program. While it has taken steps to evaluate the experience of Program users, it has …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

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