Category «E-Government»

Canadian Privacy Commissioner Concludes Investigation of SWIFT

Follow-up to April 15, 2006 posting, Canadian Privacy Commissioner Launches Investigation of SWIFT, “today The Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Jennifer Stoddart..announced the conclusion of her Office’s investigation of the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), a European-based financial cooperative, that supplies messaging services and interface software to a large number of financial institutions in …

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Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Privacy

Gordon, Miller, Senator Nelson Call for Removal of NASA Inspector General

Press release: “Science & Technology Committee Chairman Bart Gordon (D-TN) today released a letter to the President calling for the removal of Robert Cobb as inspector general of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Brad Miller (D-NC) and Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL), Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Space, …

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Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Four New Energy Reports from Energy Information Administration

Annual Energy Outlook Retrospective Review: Evaluation of Projections in Past Editions (03/31/2007): “This paper produces a comparison between realized energy outcomes and the projections included in previous editions of the AEO. Each year, the comparison adds the projections from the most recent AEO and updates the historical data to the most recently available.” April 2007 …

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Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Oversight Hearing Hearing Investigates Allegations of Misconduct at GSA

Wednesday, March 28, 2007 – Administration Oversight – Hearing Investigates Allegations of Misconduct at GSA: “This hearing focused on allegations that GSA Administrator Lurita Doan failed to follow proper procedures for awarding federal contracts, attempted to intervene in contract negotiations, and engaged in partisan political activities on federal property.” Related documents and links: Chairman Henry …

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Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Legal Research

White House Use of Non-Government Issued Email Accounts Under Scrutiny

“Rep. Waxman Requests Information on White House E-Mail Policies Following new revelations that White House officials have been conducting official business using nongovernmental e-mail accounts, Chairman Waxman asks White House Counsel Fred Fielding for information and a briefing regarding White House e-mail policies.” Computerworld: “For official government business, staff members in the Bush White House …

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

GAO Reports on Next Generation Air Transportation Systems

Joint Planning and Development Office: Progress and Key Issues in Planning the Transition to the Next Generation Air Transportation System GAO-07-693T, March 29, 2007 NASA: Issues Surrounding the Transition from the Space Shuttle to the Next Generation of Human Space Flight Systems GAO-07-595T, March 28, 2007: “NASA is in the midst of a transition effort …

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Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the January-September 2006 National Health Interview Survey

Press release: “In this release, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) updates estimates for 15 selected health measures based on data from the January–September 2006 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and presents estimates from 1997 through 2005 for comparison. The 15 Early Release measures are being published prior to final data editing and final …

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Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents
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