Category «E-Government»

DOJ OIG Report on Top Management and Performance Challenges in the Department of Justice – 2006

DOJ OIG – Top Management Challenges in the Department of Justice – 2006 Challenges [Full Report] Section by section: Counterterrorism Sharing of Law Enforcement and Intelligence Information Information Technology Systems Planning, Implementation, and Security Violent Crime Financial Management and Systems Detention and Incarceration Supply and Demand for Drugs Grant Management Civil Rights and Civil Liberties …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Cybercrime, E-Government, Government Documents

Spanish Language Style Guide and Glossaries for U.S. Government Web Sites

Spanish Language Style Guide and Glossaries for U.S. Government Web Sites: “This new Spanish Style Guide is a resource for government employees, translators, and communications professionals who work with the government to improve the way we communicate with the public in Spanish. The guide contains information on grammar and style issues as well as glossaries …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Lautenberg Introduces Legislation to Require Medical Accuracy in Government Programs

Follow-up to GAO Review HHS Abstinence-Until-Marriage Education Programs, Sen. Frank Lautenberg “introduced legislation [on November 16, 2006, titled the Guarantee of Medical Accuracy in Sex Education Act] to require that federally-funded sex education/abstinence programs teach medically accurate and factual information.” [press release]

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

DHS OIG Report Assesses How Security Incidents Have Been Reported and Handled at SFO

Review of Allegations Regarding San Francisco International Airport, OIG-07-04 (PDF, 254 pages) November 16, 2006.

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2005

Bureau of Justice Statistics: “This annual report provides the number of applications checked by State points of contact, estimates of the number of applications checked by local agencies, the number of applications rejected, the reasons for rejection, and estimates of applications and rejections conducted by each type of approval system. It also provides information about …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

EPA OIG Audit of FY 2006 and 2005 Consolidated Financial Statements

Audit of EPA’s Fiscal 2006 and 2005 Consolidated Financial Statements [Report PDF – 106 pages] [At a Glance PDF], Report No. 2007-1-00019, November 15, 2006.

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

GAO Review HHS Abstinence-Until-Marriage Education Programs

Abstinence Education: Efforts to Assess the Accuracy and Effectiveness of Federally Funded Programs, GAO-07-87, and Highlights, October 3, 2006. “Efforts by HHS and states to assess the scientific accuracy of materials used in abstinence-until-marriage education programs have been limited. This is because HHS’s Administration for Children and Families (ACF)–which awards grants to two programs that …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

TSA Reminders on Holiday Travel

Press release: “The Air Transport Association (ATA), Airports Council International North America (ACI-NA) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are informing the traveling public how they can prepare for security screening during the busy holiday travel season. Passengers can greatly affect their experience at the airport by preparing in advance. This includes: Packing liquids, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

GAO Report: – Company Formations: Minimal Ownership Information Is Collected and Available

Company Formations: Minimal Ownership Information Is Collected and Available, GAO-07-196T, and Highlights, November 14, 2006: “Most states do not require ownership information at the time a company is formed or on the annual and biennial reports most corporations and limited liability companies (LLC) must file. Four of the 50 states and the District of Columbia …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight Releases 2006 Performance and Accountability Report

Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) Releases 2006 Performance and Accountability Report: “The report details OFHEO’s operations and accomplishments in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006.” Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) 2006 Performance and Accountability Report, (84 pages, PDF).

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Republican Freshman Members of Congress

Republican Freshman Members of Congress, 110th Congress, Compiled by the House Republican Study Committee Contents: Name (State-District), (Former or Current Seat Holder), Hometown/Campaign Headquarters, Previous Elected Office, Occupation, Family, Church/Religion

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

CDC Report: Health, United States, 2006

National Center on Health Statistics/CDC news release: Health, United States, 2006, With Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans With Special Feature on Pain (559 pages, PDF). Download the complete report (PDF), or section by section (all in PDF): Executive Summary — Highlights for Chartbook and Trend Tables — Chartbook on Trends in the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

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