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Burden Reduction Proposed Rule (Phase II) Public Notice Announcing EPAs intention to initiate a rulemaking to modify the frequency of reporting under the TRI program Fact Sheet Describing Both of the Above Actions EPA Proposes Burden Reduction Rule for the Toxics Release Inventory EPA Letter to Congress Facts from OMB Watch on TRI Proposal
Government Computer News: GPO readying draft RFP for digital storage system
Office of the Director of National Intelligence press release: “Based at the CIA, the Center will advance the Intelligence Community’s exploitation of openly available information to include the Internet, databases, press, radio, television, video, geospatial data, photos and commercial imagery. The Center’s functions will include collection, analysis and research, training and information technology management to …
U.S. Newswire: “The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) today announced that a new mine emergency operations database listing mine rescue teams nationwide and mine emergency services and related contacts at the federal, state and local levels is available on the Web…Located at https://lakegovprod1.msha.gov/MEO/Default.aspx, the Mine Emergency Operations (MEO) database can …
November 9, 2005, Dr. Vinton Cerf and Dr. Robert Kahn, Medal of Freedom Recipients: “There could not have been two more surprised people at the White House today than the two of us. Most people will immediately recognize most of the names on the list of honorees, but although our names are not household words, …
Annual Report on International Religious Freedom, November 8, 2005 “This report is submitted to the Congress by the Department of State in compliance with Section 102(b) of the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) of 1998. The law provides that the Secretary of State, with the assistance of the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, …
From the UK Chief Information Officer Council: “The Government has published Transformational Government – Enabled by Technology, a strategy for transforming public services using technology. The strategy sets out how effective use of technology designed around citizens’ and businesses’ needs can make a real difference to people’s daily lives. It is not simply about the …
After hunting around for days to locate this draft, announced in the Federal Register on November 3, it is herewith available (all 175 pages, PDF), not via the DHS website, but from Politechbot.com.
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Audit Reports: “SIGIR audits are conducted to determine whether programs and operations funded by the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund (IRRF) are being managed efficiently, effectively and economically, and if they are achieving the desired outcomes. The audit reports presented on this Web site include those conducted to evaluate …
Federal Register, November 2, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 211), Page 66470-66472. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Notice of availability of proposed records schedules; request for comments. “Each year Federal agencies create billions of records on paper, film, magnetic tape, and other media. To control this accumulation, agency records managers prepare schedules proposing retention periods …
FDA press release: “In a continuing effort to use modern information technology to help inform the public and health care providers and to further improve patient safety, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today began requiring drug manufacturers to submit prescription drug label information to FDA in a new electronic format. This electronic format will …
“Italian internet users use more e-government than other European net surfers: moreover, central government offices are actually creating traffic in the net…60% of Italian internet users have visited government public sites.” [Link]
