Category «E-Government»

Agency Announces Discontinuation of FTC Decisions in Print Version

“The Federal Trade Commission has informed GPO that they will cease the print publication of FTC Decisions. These will be available in electronic format only beginning with Volume 129. Access to the Decisions is available at: http://www.ftc.gov/os/decisions/index.shtm or via http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS81899. The last volume distributed in print to the FDL’s was Volume 128 (FT 1.11:128, item …

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

Justice Department to Monitor Elections in New Jersey and South Carolina

Press release: “The Justice Department today announced that on June 5, 2007, it will monitor local elections in Bergen County, Edison, and Penns Grove, N.J., and in Hollywood, S.C., to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act. Justice Department personnel will watch and record activities during voting hours at polling places in these locations, and …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Government Documents

New Acquisition Workforce Report Shows Number of Contracting Professionals Increased

New Acquisition Workforce Report Shows Number of Contracting Professionals Increased (June 4, 2007): “According to a new report, the government continues to increase the total number of contracting professionals in the acqusitions workforce.” Federal Acquisitions Institute: Demographic reports on the Federal acquisition workforce showing trends in educational levels, turnover and hiring – 2006 Annual Report …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Depleted Uranium and Health Pocket Guide For Clinicians

“The Environmental Agents Service (EAS) administers health care programs related to environmental issues, including Operations Iraqi Freedom/Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF), Gulf War, Agent Orange, depleted uranium, ionizing radiation, and Project 112 (Including Project SHAD). EAS also oversees the War-Related Illness And Injury Study Centers (WRIISCs). Organizationally, EAS falls under the the Occupational and Environmental Health Strategic …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

FTC Releases Research on Children’s Exposure to Television Advertising

Press release: “Today’s children see more promotional ads for other programming, but fewer paid ads and fewer minutes of advertising on television, according to a report released today by the staff of the Federal Trade Commission. The research looks at television ad exposure for children in the year 2004 and compares it to similar research …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DOJ Foreign Agents Registration Act Search Tool Released

FARA Search: “This is an initial release of the FARA document search tool, providing Internet access to the vast majority of public documents on file with the FARA Registration Unit. However, because some potential privacy issues remain under review, there are certain FARA documents not available via the Internet at this time, but which still …

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