Category «Government Documents»

As Economy Slows, Demand for Children's Health Insurance and Medicaid Grows

Joint Economic Committee press release: “Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Vice Chair of the Joint Economic Committee, today released a report showing that worsening economic conditions will increase demand for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program and Medicaid, and called on colleagues in Congress to vote next Wednesday to override the President’s veto of H.R. 3963, legislation …

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

Chairman Waxman Requests FDA Provide Documents Regarding Drug Company Marketing Loophole

Oversight Committee press release: “On January 22, Chairman Waxman wrote to FDA Commissioner von Eschenbach requesting documents related to the FDA’s draft guidance allowing drug companies to use journal articles to promote potentially dangerous off-label uses of drugs and medical devices without prior FDA review and approval. According to FDA minutes of a meeting, Dan …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Money Race Widget Empowers Bloggers

“Citizens can now track fundraising for over 1,500 congressional candidates with free widgets for blogs, social networking pages, and personal web sites. MAPLight.org, a nonpartisan watchdog group, released today customizable widgets – portable chunks of code that allow content to be displayed on any web page – that make political fundraising more transparent. Bloggers and …

Subjects: Blogs, Government Documents, Internet

White House Fact Sheet: Congress Must Act Now to Keep a Critical Intelligence Gap Closed

Fact Sheet: Congress Must Act Now to Keep a Critical Intelligence Gap Closed – “Congress has just 10 days to permanently close a critical intelligence gap that was making our Nation less safe. Last August, Congress passed the Protect America Act (PAA), which provided our Intelligence Community a critical tool it needs to acquire important …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Study and Database on Administrations' Case for War in Iraq

Iraq: The War Card, Center for Public Integrity: “Over the past two and a half years, researchers at the Fund for Independence in Journalism have sought to document every public statement made by eight top Bush administration officials from September 11, 2001, to September 11, 2003, regarding (1) Iraq’s possession of weapons of mass destruction …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

New GAO Reports: Bilingual Voting Assistance, Federal Acquisition, Force Structure, Influenza Pandemic

Bilingual Voting Assistance: Selected Jurisdictions’ Strategies for Identifying Needs and Providing Assistance, GAO-08-182, January 18, 2008 Federal Acquisition: Oversight Plan Needed to Help Implement Acquisition Advisory Panel Recommendations, GAO-08-160, December 20, 2007 Force Structure–Need for Greater Transparency for the Army’s Grow the Force Initiative Funding Plan, GAO-08-354R, January 18, 2008 GAO Performance and Accountability Highlights: …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Recent CRS Reports: Foreign Ownership of U.S. Financial Assets, Regulation of Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions

January 14, 2008 – Foreign Ownership of U.S. Financial Assets: Implications of a Withdrawal: “This report provides an overview of the role foreign investment plays in the U.S. economy and an assessment of possible actions a foreign investor or a group of foreign investors might choose to take to liquidate their investments in the United …

Subjects: Government Documents

USA*Engage Marks Decade of Advocacy with Re-Launch of Website

Press release: “USA*Engage…re-launched its Web site, www.USAEngage.org, with new tools, issues pages, publications and other resources, which underscore the importance of diplomacy, trade and engagement between the United States and the international community…Since its inception more than a decade ago, USAEngage.org has been widely recognized as a resource for information about U.S. unilateral sanctions policy. …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Department of Commerce Breach Notification Response Plan

Department of Commerce Breach Notification Response Plan, September 28, 2007 (21 pages, PDF) This Plan identifies key Department officials who will serve on the Identity Theft Task Force (ID Theft Task Force) to develop strategies for handling data security breaches, including those incidents posing a potential risk of identity theft. In addition, the Plan specifies …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, ID Theft, PC Security

Iraq Landmine Impact Survey – Final Report 2007

United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, Iraq Landmine Impact Survey – Final Report 2007 (136 pages, PDF) “The contaminated sites, as estimated by local key informants, comprise 1,730 square kilometers of land. They affect the livelihoods and safety of more than 1.6 million persons. Please note that the contaminated area described above represents only that …

Subjects: Government Documents

Group Posts Analysis of News Coinciding With Missing White House Emails

Follow up to postings on the investigation into missing White House emails, news that CREW has completed an analysis [Word documents] of the national news events that took place on the dates for which there are missing White House email.” National News Analysis for Missing White House Office E-mail National News Analysis for Missing Office …

Subjects: E-Government, E-Mail, Government Documents

Annual FOIA Reports Submitted by Federal Departments and Agencies

Annual FOIA Reports Submitted by Federal Departments and Agencies: This site has been created in accordance with the Electronic FOIA Amendments of 1996, which specifies that the Attorney General should make annual FOIA reports from all federal departments and agencies available at “a single electronic access point,” beginning with reports for fiscal year 1998. Department …

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