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Tech Tools for the American Voter and the 2008 Congressional Elections, by Laura Gordon-Murnane, February 2008 Tech Tools for the American Voter and the 2008 Congressional Elections – The Tutorial: “This tutorial is a visual walk-through of how to find what you need to know for the upcoming Congressional elections. Use the tutorial to help …
Press release: “President Bushs fiscal year 2009 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) represents $50.5 billion in funding, which is an increase of 6.8 percent over the 2008 fiscal year level excluding funds provided in emergency supplemental funding. The request targets five areas that are essential to preserving freedom and privacy, …
“Issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Budget of the United States Government is a collection of documents that contains the budget message of the President, information about the President’s budget proposals for a given fiscal year, and other budgetary publications that have been issued throughout the fiscal year. Other related and …
Press release: “The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) authenticates the first-ever online Federal Budget by digital signature. The visible digital signature on an online PDF document serves the same purpose as handwritten signatures or traditional wax seals on printed documents. This signature assures the public that the document has not been changed or altered. A …
Report of the DHS National Small Vessel Security Summit – October 19, 2007. “The purpose of the National Small Vessel Security Summit (NSVSS) was to engage private, commercial and government stakeholders in discussions on a range of issues involving the security risks posed by small vessels in the U.S. maritime domain, including those risks involving …
Press release: “The FBI has recently developed information indicating cyber criminals are attempting to once again send fraudulent e-mails to unsuspecting recipients stating that someone has filed a complaint against them or their company with the Department of Justice or another organization such as the Internal Revenue Service, Social Security Administration, or the Better Business …
Second Annual Report to Congress, January 30, 2008 (36 pages, PDF): “As the efforts of the current Board come to a close, the Members wish to acknowledge and thank the many thousands of dedicated men and women in the Federal government whose responsibility it is to protect the homeland against terrorism consistent with the Constitution. …
Annual FOIA Reports for 2007 currently posted for: Federal Departments Department of Justice Federal Agencies Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Farm Credit Administration Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation Federal Housing Finance Board Federal Reserve Board Millenium Challenge Corporation National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Capital Planning Commission National Indian Gaming Commission National Labor Relations Board …
Follow up to postings on the upcoming Conversion to Digital Television, this Press release: “The Federal Communications Commission has announced that, on Tuesday, April 1, 2008, it will hold a Digital Television (DTV) Consumer Education Workshop focusing on low-income consumers. The Workshop will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at approximately 12:00 p.m., and will …
Washingtonpost.com: “The CIA’s inspector general has agreed to tighter controls over its investigative procedures, agency officials revealed yesterday, in what appeared to be an attempt to soften resentments among agency officials over the watchdog’s aggressive probes into the legality and effectiveness of the CIA’s counterterrorism efforts and detention programs.”
Press release: “Using concentrated solar energy to reverse combustion, a research team from Sandia National Laboratories is building a prototype device intended to chemically reenergize carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide using concentrated solar power. The carbon monoxide could then be used to make hydrogen or serve as a building block to synthesize a liquid combustible …
“A new analysis by the Campaign Finance Institute of end-of-the-year reports by the six presidential candidates still in the race highlights some of the candidates’ potential financial strengths and weaknesses as the presidential primary season heads toward an unprecedented twenty-two primaries on Tuesday, February 5. A fuller review of the reports, covering all the candidates, …
