Category «Government Documents»

Statistical Abstract of the United States 2008

“The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.” Top 5 Data Links: Statistical Abstract of the United States 2008 12 – Resident Population–States: 1980 to 2006 [Excel 50k] | [PDF 460k] 7 – Resident …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

National Security Agency Listening Post Reportedly Breached by China

Washington Times: “China’s intelligence service gained access to a secret National Security Agency listening post in Hawaii through a Chinese-language translation service, according to U.S. intelligence officials. The spy penetration was discovered several years ago as part of a major counterintelligence probe by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) that revealed an extensive program by …

Subjects: Government Documents

DOJ FOIA Post: Summaries of New Decisions — November 2007

“As announced previously by OIP, we are now posting up-to-date summaries of new court decisions. To facilitate their review, the cases are broken down by FOIA Exemption or procedural element and internal citations and quotations have been omitted. OIP provides these case summaries as a public service; due to their nature as summaries, they are …

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

NGA Center Survey Reveals Homeland Security Challenges Facing States

Press release: “States are working more closely and more effectively with federal agencies than ever before to share information that could prevent terrorist attacks, but their relationship with the federal government in a number of other key security areas remains a work in progress, according to a new issue brief from the National Governors Association …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Federal Prosecution of Child Sex Exploitation Offenders, 2006

Bureau of Justice Statistics – Federal Prosecution of Child Sex Exploitation Offenders, 2006: “Presents Federal criminal case processing statistics on child sex offenses, including sex transportation, sexual abuse, and child pornography. The report includes data on case processing, such as the number of cases referred, prosecuted, and convicted. Defendant characteristics at initial hearing for the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Approaches to Improve the Competitiveness of the U.S. Business Tax System for the 21st Century

Press release: “Today the Treasury Department released a comprehensive study addressing business taxation and global competitiveness that is a follow-up to the July conference with business leaders, economists, and policy makers about this important issue. This report, Approaches to Improve the Competitiveness of the U.S. Business Tax System for the 21st Century (121 pages, PDF), …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Joint Economic Committee Annual Report on the State of the Economy and State Economic Snapshots

“U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) and Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Vice Chair of the JEC, today released the Committee’s annual report. The President says his policies are working to make the economy strong and that all Americans are benefiting, but the facts show an economic record that has …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

FTC Closes Google/DoubleClick Investigation

Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it will not seek to block Google Inc.’s proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of Internet advertising server DoubleClick Inc. In a 4-1 vote to close its eight-month investigation of the transaction, the Commission wrote in its majority statement that “after carefully reviewing the evidence, we have concluded …

Subjects: E-Commerce, E-Government, Government Documents, Search Engines