Category «Government Documents»

OMB 2009 Budget: Spending Taxpayer Dollars Wisely

2009 Budget: Spending Taxpayer Dollars Wisely – “Today, the Office of Management and Budget – consistent with its E-Budget – issued its Major Savings and Reforms Volume at www.Budget.gov. This volume provides detail on the 151 discretionary programs that are slated for termination or reduction and the mandatory spending reform proposals in the President’s FY2009 …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Green Choices Grow with Energy Star Qualified Buildings

Press release: “Finding energy efficient schools, supermarkets, offices, and other facilities throughout the country has become even easier for Americans interested in being green. Now they can find the Energy Star not only where they live but where they work, shop, play and learn. The number of commercial buildings and manufacturing plants to earn the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: Head Start, Nuclear Security, Wildland Fire Management

Head Start: A More Comprehensive Risk Management Strategy and Data Improvements Could Further Strengthen Program Oversight, GAO-08-221, February 12, 2008 Nuclear Security: Action May Be Needed to Reassess the Security of NRC-Licensed Research Reactors, GAO-08-403, January 31, 2008 Wildland Fire Management: Federal Agencies Lack Key Long- and Short-Term Management Strategies for Using Program Funds Effectively, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Cell Phone Recycling is an Easy Call

EPA press release: “The nation’s leading cell phone makers, service providers, and retailers have teamed up with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the States to answer the call for easy cell phone recycling in New England. As part of EPA’s Plug-In to eCycling program, partners supporting the cell phone recycling campaign include AT&T Wireless, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Financial Stability Working Group on Market and Institutional Resilience

FSF Working Group on Market and Institutional Resilience Interim Report to the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, February 5, 2008: ” Since the Working Group’s preliminary report in October, we have continued to sharpen our analysis of the causes of recent events and the appropriate responses to them. This interim report discusses the …

Subjects: Government Documents, Knowledge Management

DHS Begins Collecting 10 Fingerprints From International Visitors at O'Hare,

DHS press releases, February 1, 2008: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today that it has begun collecting additional fingerprints from international visitors arriving at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (O’Hare), Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (Hartsfield), and George Bush Houston Intercontinental Airport (Bush Intercontinental). The change is part of the department’s upgrade from two- …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Government Documents, Privacy

Recent CRS Reports: Economic Stimulus Proposals for 2008, DHS Directorate of Science and Technology, Tax Rebate Refundability

February 07, 2008 – Serbia: Current Issues and U.S. Policy February 01, 2008 – The DHS Directorate of Science and Technology: Key Issues for Congress February 01, 2008 – Tax Rebate Refundability: Effects and Issues February 01, 2008 – The Egypt-Gaza Border and its Effect on Israeli-Egyptian Relations February 01, 2008 – The Recovery Rebates …

Subjects: Government Documents

Non Profit Releases Free Library of Federal Case Law

Creative Commons and Public.Resource.Org announced [February 11, 2008] that the first revision of a substantial corpus of U.S. federal case law is available for download by developers. The files are all clearly marked with the new Creative Commons CCØ label, indicating that the contents are Works of the United States Government and are thus free …

Subjects: Copyright, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research, Search Engines

Statistical Data about Agency Tax Enforcement Remains Unavailable to Public

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) press release: “The Internal Revenue Service is flouting three court orders requiring it to regularly provide a nationally-recognized researcher with the statistical data she needs for her studies, according to a court action brought today by the researcher. The new motion was filed by Susan B. Long, a professor at …

Subjects: Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

Administration’s Annual IP Report: IP Related Prosecutions Up, Focus on Health and Safety Redoubled

Press release: “U.S. Coordinator for International Intellectual Property Enforcement Chris Israel released the administration’s Annual Report to the President and Congress on Coordination of Intellectual Property Enforcement and Protection today. The Annual Report conveys the yearly accomplishments and establishes priorities for the upcoming year for the federal agencies responsible for protecting and enforcing American intellectual …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Intellectual Property

Cost Estimate for H.R. 5140, Economic Stimulus Act of 2008

Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate for H.R. 5140, Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, February 11, 2008: “H.R. 5140 would provide a tax rebate to individual tax filers who satisfy specific income requirements and special depreciation allowances to businesses. In addition, the act would raise the loan limit for the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA’s) single-family program. …

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