Category «Government Documents»

Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Home Owners' Loan Corporation, and Federal Savings and Loan Corporation Annual Reports

“The annual reports and other documents relating to the Federal Home Loan Bank between 1933 and 1952 have been posted. These documents include reports on its related subsidiaries throughout that period – the Federal Home Loan Bank System and Administration, the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation, the Federal Savings and Loan Association, the Federal Savings and …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DOT OIG: Assessment of FAA's Cost Accounting System and Practices

Assessment of FAA’s Cost Accounting System and Practices, Report Number: FI-2008-045. On March 21, 2008, we issued our final report on the Assessment of FAA’s Cost Accounting System and Practices. During FY 2006, FAA completed the implementation of the cost accounting system and, in FY 2007, finalized implementation of a labor distribution system. Overall, we …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DOJ Closes Investigation of XM and Sirius Satellite Radio Merger

News release and analysis: “The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division issued the following statement today after announcing the closing of its investigation into the proposed merger of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. with Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. – After a careful and thorough review of the proposed transaction, the Division concluded that the evidence does …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

NOAA Releases Report on Deep Sea Coral Program

“NOAA released the first report to Congress on the Implementation of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program, called for in the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 (MSRA). Prepared under the auspices of NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program and in consultation with the Nation’s eight Regional Fishery Management Councils, the …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement

Remarks With Indian Minister of External Affairs Pranab Kumar Mukherjee, Secretary Condoleezza Rice, Remarks following meeting, Washington, DC, March 24, 2008: “India is the fastest-growing democracy in the world. It is also, perhaps, the fastest-growing export market for U.S. business and industry. Two-way trade and investment between our two countries is growing along with our …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New Reports Examine Consumer Direction in Four States' Medicaid Programs

“With a shift towards providing long-term services and supports (LTSS) in the community, policy interest in Medicaid consumer direction of personal assistance services (CD-PAS) has grown. Although overall enrollment in these programs is small, 42 states offered consumer direction in Medicaid in 2006. These programs allow Medicaid beneficiaries control over hiring, scheduling, training and paying …

Subjects: Government Documents, Knowledge Management

National Institute of Justice: The 'CSI Effect': Does It Really Exist

NIJ Journal Issue No. 259, March 2008: The ‘CSI Effect’: Does It Really Exist? “Many attorneys, judges, and journalists have claimed that watching television programs like CSI has caused jurors to wrongfully acquit guilty defendants when no scientific evidence has been presented. The mass media quickly picked up on these complaints. This so-called effect was …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Utility (Piped) Gas, Electricity, and Gasoline Prices

News release: “Washington-Baltimore area consumers paid more for utility (piped) gas (14.8 percent) and electricity (6.0 percent) than the U.S. city average, while the price of gasoline was similar to the average price charged throughout the country in January 2008 as measured by the Consumer Price Index, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

AIDS.gov Has a New Look

“The new AIDS.gov home page provides easier access to site information and offers new features.” Prominently displayed at the top right side of the page are links to: a well designed and organized Blog, Podcasts to which users may listen and for which transcripts are provided, RSS Feeds to the podcasts, resource announcements and alerts. …

Subjects: Blogs, E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Marketing, Web Site Accessibility and Usability