Category «Government Documents»

DOJ OIG: An Investigation of Allegations of Politicized Hiring and Other Improper Personnel Actions in the Civil Rights Division

An Investigation of Allegations of Politicized Hiring and Other Improper Personnel Actions in the Civil Rights Division, July 2, 2008 (Released Publicly January 13, 2009) “The evidence in our investigation showed that Schlozman, first as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General and subsequently as Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Acting Assistant Attorney General, considered political …

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Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Severe Space Weather Events–Understanding Societal and Economic Impacts Workshop Report

Severe Space Weather Events–Understanding Societal and Economic Impacts, Workshop Report, 2008 “As a first step toward determining the socioeconomic impacts of extreme space weather events and addressing the questions of space weather risk assessment and management, a public workshop was held in May 2008. The workshop brought together representatives of industry, the government, and academia …

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Subjects: Government Documents

POGO Releases Previously Unavailable Government Report Detailing Recommendations to Reduce Procurement Fraud

News release: “The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is publicly releasing for the first time the final version of a white paper created by the National Procurement Fraud Task Force Legislation Committee recommending ways to reduce procurement fraud. The June 9, 2008, white paper titled “Procurement Fraud: Legislative and Regulatory Reform Proposals,” consists of recommendations …

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Subjects: Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

White House: Troubled Assets Relief Program Section 115 Plan to Exercise Authority, January 12, 2009

White House – Troubled Assets Relief Program Section 115 Plan to Exercise Authority, January 12, 2009: This report to the Congress is submitted in accordance with section 115 (a) (3) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (Act) and serves to notify intent to exercise the authority provided by the Act. Section 115 provides that such …

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Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: U.S. Postal Service, Defense Inventory, IRS's 2008 Filing Season, Defense Logistic

Inspectors General: Actions Needed to Improve Audit Coverage of NASA, GAO-09-88, December 18, 2008 U.S. Postal Service: Age and Disability in the Executive Service, GAO-09-255R, January 12, 2009 Defense Inventory: Army Needs to Evaluate Impact of Recent Actions to Improve Demand Forecasts for Spare Parts, GAO-09-199, January 12, 2009 Tax Administration: IRS’s 2008 Filing Season …

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Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

EPA: Integrated Modeling for Integrated Environmental Decision Making

Integrated Modeling for Integrated Environmental Decision Making White Paper, November 2008 (69 pages, PDF), released January 12, 2009. Background: “Given the complex and multi-dimensional nature of environmental problems, the EPA’s original vision was to consider the environment as a “single, interrelated system”. To achieve its mission of protecting human health and safeguarding the natural environment, …

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Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

More American Adults Read Literature According to New NEA Study

News release: “For the first time in more than 25 years, American adults are reading more literature, according to a new study by the National Endowment for the Arts. Reading on the Rise documents a definitive increase in rates and numbers of American adults who read literature, with the biggest increases among young adults, ages …

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Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Libraries

Crime in the United States: Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report: January to June 2008

FBI – Crime in the United States: Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report: January to June 2008 “Preliminary figures indicate that, as a whole, law enforcement agencies throughout the Nation reported a decrease of 3.5 percent in the number of violent crimes brought to their attention for the first six months of 2008 when compared with …

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Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Treasury Releases Sixth in a Series of Social Security Papers

“Treasury today released the sixth and final in a series of papers on Social Security. Issue Brief No. 6 is entitled Social Security Reform: Work Incentives.” “This issue brief on Social Security reform discusses Social Security’s effect on work incentives and the implications for reform. Social Security discourages work effort in much the same way …

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Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

FTC Announces Second in Series of Hearings on Evolving Intellectual Property Marketplace

News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today announced the second in a series of public hearings exploring the evolving market for intellectual property (IP). These hearings, to be held February 11 and 12, 2009 in Washington, DC, will examine remedies for patent infringement…The February 11 hearing will address patent damages, including the standards that govern …

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

Euro area unemployment up to 7.8%

News release: “The euro area (EA15) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 7.8% in November 2008, compared with 7.7% in October3. It was 7.2% in November 2007. The EU27 unemployment rate was 7.2% in November 2008, compared with 7.1% in October. It was 6.9% in November 2007. Eurostat estimates that 17.466 million men and women in the …

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Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents
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