Category «Government Documents»

New GAO Reports: Freight Congestion, DHS Programs Oversight, Health Information Technology

Approaches to Mitigate Freight Congestion, GAO-09-163R, November 20, 2008 Department of Homeland Security: Billions Invested in Major Programs Lack Appropriate Oversight, GAO-09-29, November 18, 2008 Contract Management: DOD Developed Draft Guidance for Operational Contract Support but Has Not Met All Legislative Requirements, GAO-09-114R, November 20, 2008 Health Information Technology: More Detailed Plans Needed for the …

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Subjects: E-Government, E-Records, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legislation

CRS – Midnight Rulemaking: Considerations for Congress and a New Administration

CRS Report: Midnight Rulemaking: Considerations for Congress and a New Administration, November 18, 2008 “Summary: At the end of every recent presidential administration involving a change in the party controlling the White House, the level of rulemaking activity by federal agencies tends to increase. On May 9, 2008, White House Chief of Staff Joshua B. …

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Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Data Shows an Increase in Mercury Emissions at Power Plants

News release: In the wake of a February 2008 appeals court decision striking down weak regulations proposed by the Bush Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a new report from the nonprofit Environmental Integrity Project finds that the top 50 most polluting power plants In the U.S. emitted 20 tons of the dangerous neurotoxin mercury into …

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Subjects: Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research

Remarks by Treasury Secretary on Financial Crisis – Ronald Reagan Presidential Library

News release: “We are working through a severe financial crisis caused by many factors, including government inaction and mistaken actions, outdated U.S. and global financial regulatory systems, and by the excessive risk-taking of financial institutions. This combination of factors led to a critical stage this fall when the entire U.S. financial system was at risk…The …

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Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Federal Register Announces Launch of New Electronic Public Inspection Desk

News release: “The Office of the Federal Register has created an Electronic Public Inspection Desk to provide free worldwide electronic access to public documents. For the first time in the 72-year existence of the daily Federal Register, the documents on file are available for viewing anytime, anywhere. Every Federal business day, anyone with access to …

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Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Proposed Guidelines to Control Pollution from Construction Sites

News release: “EPA is seeking comments on its proposed guidelines to control the discharge of pollutants from construction sites. The proposal would require all construction sites to implement erosion and sediment control best management practices to reduce pollutants in stormwater discharges.” “We are proposing effluent limitations guidelines (ELGs) and new source performance standards (NSPS) to …

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Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Federal Agencies Achieve Historic Milestones in Financial Reporting

OMB: Federal Agencies Achieve Historic Milestones in Financial Reporting (November 19, 2008) “In Fiscal Year 2008, Federal agencies achieved unprecedented results in their ongoing efforts to improve the timeliness and reliability of government financial reporting. Federal agencies achieved these results by having the right people, processes, and technology in place to account for taxpayer dollars …

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Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

2007 Privacy Act Issuances

“The Privacy Act Issuances contain descriptions of Federal agency systems of records maintained on individuals and rules agencies follow to assist individuals who request information about their records. The two sources of Privacy Act Notices are: the Privacy Act Issuances (Compilations 1995-Forward) and the Federal Register which has updates to the most recent Compilation.” Browse …

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Subjects: E-Government, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Privacy

Remarks on Implementation of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act

Interim Assistant Secretary Neel Kashkari, November 19, 2008: “…The EESA is not an economic stimulus plan, nor is it an economic growth plan. It was designed to stabilize the financial system. Today, the LIBOR-OIS spread has fallen 238 basis points from its peak to 100 basis points. We believe the combined actions of Treasury, the …

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

Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers and Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, South Region

News release: “The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South1 declined 1.2 percent in October to 210.108 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Sheila Watkins, the Bureau’s regional commissioner, noted that this was the largest one-month decline since monthly reporting began in January …

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Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: DHS Acquisitions, State and Local Fiscal Challenges, Nuclear Safety

Department of Homeland Security: A Strategic Approach Is Needed to Better Ensure the Acquisition Workforce Can Meet Mission Needs, GAO-09-30, November 19, 2008 Mandate on the Department of Defense’s Contract Award Procedures for Directed Spending Items, GAO-09-113R, November 19, 2008 State and Local Fiscal Challenges: Rising Health Care Costs Drive Long-term and Immediate Pressures, GAO-09-210T, …

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Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents
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