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“FirstGov.gov, in concert with private sector partners Vivísimo, Inc., and the Microsoft Corp., has launched the government’s most powerful search engine, one that: Vastly expands the search to include federal, state, local tribal and territorial documents; Increases the universe of government documents from 8 million to 40 million; Searches more efficiently and effectively by leveraging …
From CDT: “Less than a year after the Center for Democracy & Technology made Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports freely available to the public, members of the Internet community have responded by downloading more than 1 million of the informative documents from OpenCRS.com. CDT launched OpenCRS.com in June as a way to provide citizens access …
NASA: Implementing a Knowledge-Based Acquisition Framework Could Lead to Better Investment Decisions and Project Outcomes. GAO-06-218, December 21, 2005. Highlights. “A standardized, knowledge-based approach would prepare NASA to face competing budgetary priorities and better position the agency to make difficult decisions regarding the investment in and termination of projects.”
From The Center for Technology in Government (CTG), University at Albany – Sharing Justice Information: A Capability Assessment Toolkit, November 2005, by Anthony M. Cresswell, Theresa A. Pardo, Donna S. Canestraro, Sharon S. Dawes, and Dubravka Juraga (116 pages, PDF) “This toolkit is designed for justice professionals to use when considering or planning for a …
The Dept. of Energy website has undergone a significant redesign both on the back and frontend. The news site uses a Google search appliance; it employs a content management system; users may choose to view resources and links from a drop-down menu listing each state; and Quick Links target information for Consumers, Researchers, Educators, Students …
Registry of U.S. Government Publication Digitization Projects: “The Registry contains records for projects that include digitized copies of publications originating from the U.S. Government. The projects may or may not be Federally funded. They are from libraries, government agencies, or other non-profit institutions.” Search the Registry Browse the registry If you have questions or comments, …
New 2005 FBI Computer Crime Survey (19 pages, PDF). “The survey, developed and analyzed with the help of leading public and private authorities on cyber security, is based on responses from a cross-section of more than 2,000 public and private organizations in four states.”
The January 15, 2006 issue of LLRX.com includes the following articles: Deep Web Research Research 2006, by Marcus P. Zillman The Google Library Project: The Copyright Debate, by Jonathan Band Researching Laws and Information on Nutritional and Dietary Supplements On the Web, by Joel Rothman Election Law @ Moritz, by Sara Sampson Adobe’s Macromedia Studio …
The Gun is Smoking – 2004 Ohio Precinct-Level Exit Poll Data Show Virtually Irrefutable Evidence of Vote Miscount (31 pages, PDF)
Treasury and IRS Issues Guidance Regarding Hybrid and Lean Burn Vehicles: “During a visit to the Detroit…Treasury Secretary John Snow announced the issuance of IRS guidance regarding the tax credit for hybrid vehicles. The credit, which was enacted by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, may be as much as $3,400 for those who purchase …
National Information Exchange Model (NIEM): “…establishes a single standard XML foundation for exchanging information between DHS, DOJ, and supporting domains…” Mission: “To assist in developing a unified strategy, partnerships, and technical implementations for national information sharing laying the foundation for local, state, tribal, and federal interoperability by joining together communities of interest. That foundation …
Status of a Member of the House Who Has Been Indicted for or Convicted of a Felony (14 pages, PDF), January 5, 2006. “There are no federal statutes or Rules of the House of Representatives that directly affect the status of a Member of Congress who has been indicted for a crime that constitutes a …
