Category «Government Documents»

New on LLRX.com: Researching Intellectual Property Law In The Russian Federation

Researching Intellectual Property Law In The Russian Federation: Julian Zegelman’s updated and revised research guide is intended to assist its users with research of Russian intellectual property law by a) describing the primary sources of intellectual property law in the Russian Federation; and b) listing a number of secondary sources that interpret and comment on …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Intellectual Property, Legal Research

OCC and OTS Expand Data Collection on Mortgage Performance

News release: “The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision are expanding the scope of the mortgage performance data gathered from national banks and thrifts to include additional information on the affordability and sustainability of loan modifications. The additional data will show how loan modifications changed the total amount …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

White House Posts American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

See this White House webpage which in turn links to the final version, published in the Congressional Record version (PDF) – The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, inclusive of an online “form on the right to leave your comments, thoughts, and ideas.” Required data: email address and name. Comments are limited to 5,000 …

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

Backgrounder, Database and Executive Order: Closing Guantanamo

Closing Guantanamo, Greg Bruno, Staff Writer, February 12, 2009. Council on Foreign Relations Introduction The Guantanamo Inmates: Who Are They? The Guantanamo Inmates: How to Try Them The Guantanamo Inmates: Where to Send Them Constitutional and Other Considerations See also The Guantánamo Docket – The Detainees: “Of the 779 people who have been detained at …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

DOJ OIG: Removals Involving Illegal Alien Parents of United States Citizen Children

OIG-09-15 – Removals Involving Illegal Alien Parents of United States Citizen Children (PDF, 23 pages): “This report addresses the number of instances over the past 10 years in which the illegal alien parent of a United States citizen child was removed from the country. It is based on interviews with employees and officials of relevant …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

SEC Actions During Turmoil in Credit Markets

“The mission of the Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation. During the current turmoil in the credit markets, the SEC has worked closely with the Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and other regulators in the U.S. and around the world to …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

OMB Watch Report – The Bush Legacy

“The Bush Legacy, crafted by freelance writer and author Osha Gray Davidson, shows that attacks on a variety of common-sense regulations over the past eight years have taken a great toll on the United States and uses clear examples to document a wide range of activities, much of which occurred behind the scenes, away from …

Subjects: Government Documents

Global Employment Trends January 2009

EU: Unemployment, working poor and vulnerable employment to increase dramatically due to global economic crisis. Global Employment Trends January 2009, International Labour Organization: “The global financial crisis has triggered a serious slowdown in world economic growth including recession in the largest industrialized countries. Enterprises have stopped hiring and many are laying off workers in considerable …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

ProPublica – The Stimulus Plan: A Detailed List of Spending

The Stimulus Plan: A Detailed List of Spending by Michael Grabell and Christopher Weaver, ProPublica: “The appropriations section of the bill details spending in excess of $311 billion for programs ranging from Pell grants for college students to clean water in central Utah to nearly $100 billion in new transportation and infrastructure projects. Here’s our …

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

New GAO Report: Aviation Security – Federal Air Marshal Service

Aviation Security: Federal Air Marshal Service Has Taken Actions to Fulfill Its Core Mission and Address Workforce Issues, but Additional Actions Are Needed to Improve Workforce Survey, GAO-09-273, January 14, 2009. “Because the number of air marshals is less than the number of daily flights, FAMS’s operational approach is to assign air marshals to selected …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents