Category «E-Government»

Kaiser Foundation Offers Pre-Queried Searches on Health Policy Issues

From kaiserEDU.org: “SmartLinks provides ‘pre-queried’ searches on health policy topics (Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Electronic Medical Records; Children’s Health Coverage; Massachusetts Health Care Reform Plan; Direct-to-Consumer Advertising; Public Health Preparedness; Drug Safety and Regulation; Stem Cell Policy; Drug Reimportation; VA Health System) in several different internet search engines. You’ll get results from: PubMed, Kaisernetwork Daily …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research, Search Engines

E-voting Technology: State by State

ComputerWorld – E-voting state by state: What you need to know “Computerworld appreciates the assistance of Electionline.org, a project of the Pew Charitable Trust, in the compilation of this project. We also read closely and highly recommend the joint survey from The Century Institute, the Common Cause Education Fund and The Leadership Conference on Civil …

Subjects: E-Government

Fact Sheet: on Weaknesses in FDA's Food Safety System

Minority Staff of the House Government Reform Committee press release, November 1, 2006: “Rep. Waxman releases a fact sheet explaining that the growing incidence of contamination in fresh produce is a symptom of weaknesses in the federal food safety system.” Fact Sheet: Weaknesses in FDA’s Food Safety System, October 30, 2006

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Presentation on Deconstructing Information Warfare

K. A. Taipale, “Deconstructing Information Warfare,” presented to the Committee on Policy Consequences and Legal/Ethical Implications of Offensive Information Warfare, The National Academies, Washington, DC (Oct. 30, 2006) [download presentation slides in PDF).

Subjects: E-Government, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy

Special Inspector for Iraq Reconstruction Reports, October 2006

Status of the Provincial Reconstruction Team Program in Iraq (48 pages, PDF), October 29, 2006 : “The U.S. government continues to advance capacity-development programs in Iraq’s ministries and provinces. For the past four decades, Iraq was a statist economy with a highly centralized administration. Baghdad drove budgeting and service delivery through ministries that funded the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New DHS OIG Reports on Classified Laptop Computer Security

Improved Administration Can Enhance U.S. Customs and Border Protection Classified Laptop Computer Security, Unclassified Summary, OIG-06-64 (PDF, 3 pages) November 1, 2006. Improved Administration Can Enchance Science and Technology Classified Laptop Computer Security, OIG-06-63, Unclassified Summary, (PDF, 3 pages) November 1, 2006.

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, PC Security

U.S. Intel Community Using Innovative Tech to Expand Homeland Security

U.S. News reports on a range of new programs sponsored by DHS that leverage innovative technology applications (wikis and blogs) and educational programs to expand and improve the effectiveness of homeland security goals and objectives. Reuters: Gov’t unveils a Wikipedia for spies – Analysts can add and edit content on government’s classified Web site

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

New LC Country Profiles on Russia and Bulgaria

Library of Congress- Federal Research Division Country Profiles: Russia, October 2006 and Bulgaria, October 2006.

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

Anti-Terrorist Financing Guidelines: Voluntary Best Practices for U.S.-Based Charities

Federal Register Notice of updated guidelines, October 31, 2006: The U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”)[has] publish[ed] an updated version of its Anti-Terrorist Financing Guidelines: Voluntary Best Practices for U.S.-Based Charities (“Guidelines”) along with a new Annex. Related Treasury resources on Protecting Charitable organizations

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

How to Report Possible Voting Rights Violations

The Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Voting Section Home Page has a link to a special feature titled, “Election 2006 – How to Report Possible Voting Rights Violations,” providing citizens with the following mechanisms for filing reports: By Calling: 1-800-253-3931(voice)or 1-888-305-3228 (TTY) By Fax: 202-307-3961 Via the Internet: Complete and submit a form detailing …

Subjects: E-Government

CBO: Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans: Summary Update for Fiscal Year 2007

CBO – Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans: Summary Update for Fiscal Year 2007, October 2006 (32 pages, PDF).

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

EPA Specialized Chemical Research Library Closed

Press release, October 30, 2006: “Without any word to the public, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has closed its specialized library [Office of Prevention, Pollution and Toxic Substances (OPPTS) Library] for research on the effects and properties of chemicals, according to documents released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). The librarys unique technical …

Subjects: E-Government, Legal Research, Libraries

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