Category «Government Documents»

Metropolitan Export Data Series

“Today the U.S. Commerce Department introduced a new data series that precisely measures export values for metropolitan areas. In 2006, 116 metropolitan areas recorded product sales of $1 billion or more. U.S. exporters reported a record $1.4 trillion in goods and services in 2006. Final 2007 numbers are forecast to exceed 2006 totals…The data series …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: VA and DOD Health Care, Defense Contracting, Supply Chain Security

VA and DOD Health Care: Administration of DOD’s Post-Deployment Health Reassessment to National Guard and Reserve Servicemembers and VA’s Interaction with DOD, GAO-08-181R, January 25, 2008 Defense Contracting: Contract Risk a Key Factor in Assessing Excessive Pass-Through Charges, GAO-08-269, January 25, 2008 Supply Chain Security: Examinations of High-Risk Cargo at Foreign Seaports Have Increased, but …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DOJ OIG Victim Notification System, Audit Report

Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, The Department of Justice’s Victim Notification System, Audit Report 08-04, January 2008, Redacted for public release (142 pages, PDF). “The Department of Justice (DOJ) Victim Notification System (VNS) is an automated system used by federal personnel to notify federal crime victims regarding developments in their cases, including information about the …

Subjects: Courts, E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Chairman Waxman Urges Reversal of Decision Endangering Whales

Follow up to postings on Navy sonar exercises off Southern California coast, today “in a letter to Council of Environmental Quality Chairman Connaughton, Chairman Waxman expresses deep concern over the Administration’s use of emergency powers to facilitate training exercises that could harm whales off the coast of southern California, and releases a list of previous …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Census: Capital Spending Reaches All-Time High

Press release: “Capital spending by U.S. nonfarm businesses reached an all-time high of $1.31 trillion in 2006, topping the $1.16 trillion in 2000 and $1.14 trillion in 2005. These results come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Capital Expenditures Survey: 2006, which measures business spending for new and used structures and equipment. The survey defines …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Sensitive Data Retrieved From Used Government Tapes

Press release: “Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), has sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office asking that it reopen its investigation of the privacy and national security risks posed by government agencies reselling used magnetic data tapes that may once have contained large amounts of sensitive personal and government information. Researchers working for Imation, an …

Subjects: E-Mail, E-Records, Government Documents, PC Security, Privacy

Committee Releases Updated Schedule of Depositions and Interviews for Major League Baseball Players

Follow-up to previous postings on the baseball investigation, “Today the Oversight and Government Reform Committee released an updated schedule of depositions and interviews related to allegations in Senator Mitchell’s Report to the Commissioner of Baseball of an Independent Investigation into the Illegal Use of Steroids and Other Performance Enhancing Substances by Players in Major League …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents

White House and Congressional Documents on Economic Stimulus Package

White House Fact Sheet: New Growth Package Meets Criteria to Keep Our Economy Healthy “Today, President Bush announced his Administration reached a bipartisan agreement with House leadership on an economic growth package, and he encouraged Congress to deliver a bill to his desk as soon as possible to bolster the economy this year. The President’s …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

FCC Requires Television Broadcasters to Provide More Local Programming Information to the Public

Press release: “The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today adopted a Report and Order (Order) which requires television broadcasters to provide more information on the local programming they are broadcasting and facilitate the public’s access to that information. The Commission is committed to establishing and maintaining a system of local broadcasting that is responsive to the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Privacy Impact Assessment for the Use of Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Border Crossings

DHS: Privacy Impact Assessment for the Use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology for Border Crossings, January 22, 2008. “U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employs Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology that is to be used in cross border travel documents to facilitate the land border primary inspection process. A unique number is embedded in …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Privacy