Category «Government Documents»

Pew Analysis Shows More Than 60 Percent of Export-Import Bank Loan Guarantees Benefited Single Company

News release: “The Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im)—the official government agency subsidizing U.S. exports of goods and services—provided nearly two-thirds of its long-term loan guarantees over the last two years to a single corporate entity, according to analysis released [11/09/09] by Pew’s Subsidyscope project. In FY2007 and FY2008 combined, Ex-Im issued $15.3 billion in long-term loan guarantees. …

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Subjects: Government Documents

ACLU Report – Building American Institutions to Protect Privacy in the Face of New Technology and Government Powers

“The American Civil Liberties Union today released a new report, Enforcing Privacy: Building American Institutions to Protect Privacy in the Face of New Technology and Government Powers, November 2009, written by Jay Stanley, recommending steps Congress should take to create the vigorous privacy oversight institutions that are desperately needed in the United States to counterbalance …

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

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Now Law

Follow up to previous postings on the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, the New York Times reports: “The most important new antidiscrimination law in two decades — the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act — will take effect in the nation’s workplaces next weekend, prohibiting employers from requesting genetic testing or considering someone’s genetic background in hiring, firing …

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Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research

Leaders and Laggards A State-By-State Report Card of Educational Innovation

“Two years ago, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Center for American Progress, and Frederick M. Hess of the American Enterprise Institute came together to grade the states on school performance. In that first Leaders and Laggards report, we found much to applaud but even more that requires urgent improvement. In this follow-up report, we …

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Subjects: Government Documents

Terrorism Information Sharing and the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Report Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress

CRS Report R40901 – Terrorism Information Sharing and the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Report Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress, November 05, 2009 “The 2004 National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the 9/11 Commission) cited breakdowns in information sharing and the failure to fuse pertinent intelligence (i.e., “connecting the dots”) as key factors …

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Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

Pakistan, Nuclear Weapons, Extemists and Ameican Security

Defending the Arsenal – In an unstable Pakistan, can nuclear warheads be kept safe? by Seymour M. Hersh “Pakistan has been a nuclear power for two decades, and has an estimated eighty to a hundred warheads, scattered in facilities around the country…[the Obama] Administration has been negotiating highly sensitive understandings with the Pakistani military. These …

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Subjects: Government Documents

100 Milestone Documents From National Archives and Records Administration

100 Milestone Documents – “The following is a list of 100 milestone documents, compiled by the National Archives and Records Administration, and drawn primarily from its nationwide holdings. The documents chronicle United States history from 1776 to 1965.” “The list begins with the Lee Resolution of June 7, 1776, a simple document resolving that the …

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Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Consultative Group to Assist the Poor – The Microfinance Gateway

“The Microfinance Gateway is the most comprehensive online resource for the global microfinance community. The website features research and publications, original articles, organization and consultant profiles, and the latest industry announcements, news, events, and job opportunities.” Poor Women and their Money: between Daily Survival, Private Life, Family Obligations and Social Norms, by Isabelle Guérin – …

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Subjects: Government Documents

New York State Homeland Security Strategy 2009

2009 New York State Homeland Security Strategy: “This Strategy provides a comprehensive framework to guide, organize and unify homeland security efforts in New York State, including strategic planning and the investment of federal homeland security grants and other applicable local, State or federal funding sources. This Strategy is intended to serve as a roadmap for …

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Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Expansion of Special Information Sharing Procedures to Deter Money Laundering and Terrorist Activity

31 CFR Part 103. RIN 1506-AB04 Notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comments, November 13, 2009 SUMMARY: FinCEN is issuing this notice of proposed rulemaking to amend the relevant Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) information sharing rules to allow certain foreign law enforcement agencies, and State and local law enforcement agencies, to submit requests for …

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Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for national and international Policy Makers 2009.

TEEB – The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for national and international Policy Makers 2009. “…[this] study was launched by Germany and the European commission in response to a proposal by the G8+5 Environment Ministers (Potsdam, Germany 2007) to develop a global study on the economics of biodiversity loss. This independent study, led by Pavan …

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Subjects: Government Documents, Knowledge Management
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