DOJ OIG: Top Management and Performance Challenges in the Department of Justice – 2007
Top Management and Performance Challenges in the Department of Justice 2007, (21 pages, PDF), released November 16, 2007.
Category «Government Documents»
Congressional Directory 110th Congress, 2007-08
Congressional Directory 110th Congress, 2007-08: “Presents short biographies of each member of the Senate and House, listed by state or district, and additional data, such as committee memberships, terms of service, administrative assistants and/or secretaries, and room and telephone numbers.”
Geospatial One-Stop Geographic Information System Portal
National Archives: “Geospatial One-Stop (GOS) is a geographic information system portal that serves as a public gateway for improving access to geospatial information and data. This portal makes it easier, faster, and less expensive for all levels of government and the public to access geospatial information. GOS provides web access to maps, data and other …
Minimum Criminal Intelligence Training Standards For Law Enforcement and Other Criminal Justice Agencies in the US
Minimum Criminal Intelligence Training Standards, For Law Enforcement and Other Criminal Justice Agencies in the United States, Findings and Recommendations, Version 2, October 2007. Prepared by the Intelligence Training Coordination Working Group, Presented to the Counter-Terrorism Training Coordination Working Group, the Global Intelligence Working Group, and the Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council (64 pages, PDF). “The …
Report of the UN Secretary-General on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict
Report of the Secretary-General on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, United Nations S/2007/643, Security Council, Distr.: General, 28 October 2007. Original: English: “The present sixth report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict is submitted in accordance with Security Council resolutions 1674 (2006) and 1738 (2006). Resolution 1674 (2006) marked a watershed …
America Recycles Day, November 15, 2007
America Recycles Day, November 15, 2007 – “In 2006, the United States produced 251 million tons of municipal solid waste, approximately 4.6 pounds of waste per person per day. Most of this material is recyclable. Recycling benefits the environment at every stage in the life cycle of a consumer product, from the raw material used …
National Fraud Awareness Week, November 11-17, 2007
“Fraud Awareness Week is dedicated to promoting fraud awareness and educating businesses and the public about the growing global impact of fraud. Therefore, this is an appropriate time to address and promote basic steps that can be taken to recognize, report, and reduce the risk of becoming a victim of fraudulent activities. In recognition of …
New Report to Congress Demonstrates Rising Employment Numbers for Veterans in the Federal Civil Service
Press release: “U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Linda M. Springer today released the report titled Employment of Veterans in Federal Government: Fiscal Year 2006, which demonstrates a small increase in the number of armed forces veterans working for the Federal government. The report shows increases in both the number of veterans employed and …
Free Federal Case Law Archive Available Online in 2008
Press release: “Public.Resource.Org and Fastcase, Inc. announced today that they will release a large and free archive of federal case law, including all Courts of Appeals decisions from 1950 to the present and all Supreme Court decisions since 1754. The archive will be public domain and usable by anyone for any purpose.”
E-Government Re-Authorization Act Requires Agencies to Ensure Transparency to Search Engines
Google Public Policy Blog: “Google has been working to make publicly available government information more accessible to the public. We’re doing so by helping government agencies implement the Sitemap Protocol, a technical standard that makes it easier for search engines to crawl and index pages on a website…The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee…[reported …
DNI Addresses the DNI's Office of Analytic Integrity and Standards Symposium
DNI Addresses the DNI’s Office of Analytic Integrity and Standards Symposium, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, November 13, 2007: Center Director Lee Hamilton: “…today’s meeting will help, we believe, those in the media gain a greater understanding of the extraordinary challenges facing the intelligence community.” Remarks and Q&A: Strengthening Analytic Practice: Lessons From the …
Federal Reserve Will Release Federal Open Market Committee Participants' Economic Projections Four Times Each Year
From speech delivered by Federal Reserve Board Chairman Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, November 14, 2007: “Because monetary policy affects spending and inflation with a lag, policy decisions must be based on an assessment of medium-term economic prospects. Thus, the Committee cannot fully explain its policy decisions without sharing its economic outlook with the public and …
