Category «E-Government»

New Survey on Civic Engagement Among Young Men and Women

New national study from Tufts University’s Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service: Civic Engagement Among Young Men and Women. “The new fact sheet shows how young men and women perform on the 19 measures of civic engagement. Utilizing data from the 2006 Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey, and several …

Subjects: Blogs, E-Government, Internet, Knowledge Management

Group Issues Report on Missing White House Emails and Violations of the Presidential Records Act

Follow-up to postings on the escalating interest in the U.S. Attorney firings, this press release: “Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) released a report [April 12, 2007], WITHOUT A TRACE: The Missing White House Emails and the Violations of the Presidential Records Act, detailing the legal issues behind the story of the White …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, E-Mail, E-Records, Government Documents, Legal Research

Recently Released CRS Reports on Iraq, U.S. Trade Policy, Clean Energy Act, Iran and International HIV/AIDS Spending

Iraq: Elections, Constitution, and Government, Updated April 10, 2007 U.S. Trade Policy and the Caribbean: From Trade Preferences to Free Trade Agreements, April 4, 2007 The Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve in the CLEAN Energy Act of 2007 (H.R. 6), Updated April 4, 2007 Iran’s Influence in Iraq, Updated April 3, 2007 Iran: U.S. …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Nebraska Now Offers Online Access to 7.1 million State Court Case Records

Press release: “Nebraska’s Court Case One Time Search service provides online access to court case records in all 93 county courts and 92 of the state’s 93 district courts (excluding the district court in Douglas County). The service was launched through a collaborative effort between the Nebraska Office of the State Court Administrator and Nebraska.gov. …

Subjects: Courts, E-Government, Legal Research

USGS Launches Land Cover Data Web Tool

Press release: [April 12, 2007] the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announced the launch of the new USGS Land Cover Visualization and Analysis Tool, which allows users to analyze, in specific detail, how land cover has changed over time. Designed for both novice and expert users, the web-based system provides an intuitive interface able to selectively …

Subjects: E-Government

FTC Issues Report on Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children

Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission gave a mixed review of the movie, music, and video-game industries’ self-regulatory programs and their marketing of violent entertainment products to children in its latest report to Congress. This fifth follow-up report, the most comprehensive study since 2000, found that all three industries generally comply with their own voluntary …

Subjects: E-Commerce, E-Government, Government Documents

Federal Election Commission Makes Legislative Recommendations

April 12, 2007 press release, Federal Election Commission Makes Legislative Recommendations: “The Federal Election Commission (FEC) met in open session today and unanimously approved five legislative recommendations to be forwarded to the President and Congress. Commission Chairman Robert Lenhard described the recommendations as “measured, common-sense changes that would bolster the Commission’s ability to efficiently and …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research