Category «E-Government»

GAO Report on Veterans' Disability Benefits

Veterans’ Disability Benefits: Processing of Claims Continues to Present Challenges GAO-07-562T, and Highlights, March 13, 2007: “VA continues to face challenges in improving service delivery to veterans, specifically speeding up the process of adjudication and appeal, and reducing the existing backlog of claims. For example, as of the end of fiscal year 2006, rating-related compensation …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

House Judiciary Committee Releases Documents Regarding Attorney General Firings

Follow up to related postings on firings of U.S. attorneys: 3/13/2007 – Chairman Conyers Calls on White House, Justice Department to Provide Answers about the Firing of U.S. Attorneys 3/13/2007 – DOJ-Released Documents Regarding Atty. General Firings, Part I 3/13/2007 – DOJ-Released Documents Regarding Atty. General Firings, Part II 3/13/2007 – DOJ-Released Documents Regarding Atty. …

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

The Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress

The Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress (February 2007, 98 pages): “The Annual Homeless Assessment Report marks the first time since 1984 that HUD has reported the number of homeless people in the United States. The Department used electronic person-based Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) data and locally implemented homeless counts to arrive at the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

2006 Judicial Business of the United States Courts

Fiscal Year 2006 Caseload Shows Continued Impact of New Laws, Court Opinions – March 13, 2007: “Within an historical context, caseloads in the federal courts remain at high levels, according to statistics released by the Administrative Office. Filings of appeals were at an all-time high in 2005 having risen for 11 consecutive years. Despite a …

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

Dept. of the Army IG Inspection of the Army Physical Disability Evaluation System

Follow up to recent postings on postings on Walter Reed Conditions and America’s returning wounded, see the following Press release: “On 12 March, The U.S. Army Inspector General provided House and Senate Congressional committees a completed inspection report on the Army Physical Disability Evaluation System detailing findings of military medical and personnel policies, procedures and …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

IRS Issues Winter 2006-2007 Statistics of Income Bulletin

IRS Issues Winter 2006-2007 Statistics of Income Bulletin: “The Internal Revenue Service today announced the release of the Winter 2006-2007 issue of the Statistics of Income Bulletin. Highlights include articles on individual income taxes, split-interest trusts and tax-exempt organizations. Preliminary data for tax year 2005 indicate that taxpayers filed 134.5 million U.S. individual income tax …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards of Fresh-cut Fruits and Vegetables

Guidance for Industry – Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards of Fresh-cut Fruits and Vegetables – Draft Final Guidance Contains Non-Binding Recommendations. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, March 2007. [Federal Register: March 13, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 48)][Notices] [Page 11364-11368] DEPARTMENT …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents