Category «E-Government»

National Archives and Footnote Launch Project to Digitize Historic Documents

Press release: “Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein and Footnote, Inc. CEO Russell Wilding today announced an agreement to digitize selected records from the vast holdings of the National Archives. The 4.5 million pages that have been digitized so far are now available at http://www.footnote.com/nara.php.” Press release from OpenTheGovernment.org: “On January 10, 2007, the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

FTC/DOJ Hearings on Single-Firm Conduct to Continue in Berkeley and Chicago

Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division today announced that the latest in a series of joint public hearings designed to examine the implications of single-firm conduct under the antitrust laws will take place on January 30, 2007, in Berkeley, California, and on February 13, 2007, in Chicago, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Legislation and Reports Address Issue of Iraq Troop Escalation

Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq: Key Issues for Congressional Oversight, GAO-07-308SP, January 9, 2007. “Iraq has had three successful elections, adopted a constitution, and installed its first elected government. At the same time, since the initial ground offensive ended in 2003, the costs to secure and stabilize Iraq have grown substantially, as has the level …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation

Project for Excellence in Journalism Launches News Coverage Index

“The Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ) News Coverage Index, which will be released every Tuesday, is an ongoing study of the news agenda of a wide swath of the American press, measuring the topics covered in 48 different outlets from five sectors of the American media. (See a List of Outlets.) The Index is …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research