Category «Government Documents»

Recently Released Labor OIG Audit Reports

Local Workforce Investment Area (LWIA) Executive Compensation, Report No. 02-07-204-03-390 (September 28, 2007) – Summary | Full Report Fiscal Year 2005 Department of Labor Earmarks, Report No. 02-07-205-50-598 (September 28, 2007) Full Report Complaint Involving the Department of Labor’s Competitive Sourcing of Finance and Accounting Positions, Report No. 03-07-002-07-711 (September 28, 2007) Summary | Full …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports on Debt Management and U.S. Involvement at Major International Air Shows

Debt Management: Treasury Has Improved Short-Term Investment Programs, but Should Broaden Investments to Reduce Risks and Increase Return, GAO-07-1105, September 20, 2007 U.S. Involvement at Major International Air Shows Principally Depends on Agencies’ Missions and Aerospace Companies’ Resources, GAO-07-1165R, September 21, 2007

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

EIA Electric Power Annual Report and Monthly Natural Gas Production Report

Electric Power Annual Report (10/22/2007): “The report presents 12 years (1995 – 2006) of National level data on electricity generation; electric generating capacity; capacity resource margins; fuel consumption; emissions; electricity trade; retail electric customers, sales, revenue and price; electric utility revenue and expense statistics; and demand-side management. New tables have been added which present national …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Governmentattic.org Website Launches With FOIA Request Logs for 50 Agencies

governmentattic.org…”rummaging in the government’s attic” launches with the FOIA Logs for 50 federal agencies (in PDF), as well several dozen sets of government documents obtained via FOIA requests. The topical documents range from the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Standardized Chapel Library Project book list to the US DOJ Federal Bureau of Investigation Documents re: …

Subjects: Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

U.S. State Department eJournal USA – U.S. Elections 2008

“This edition of eJournal USA, October 2007, presents an introduction to the upcoming 2008 U.S. elections. In these elections, U.S. voters will have the opportunity to vote for president and vice president, congressional representatives, state and local officials, and ballot initiatives. The journal describes aspects of this election which make it different from most recent …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

CDT Comments on FTC's Spyware Principles

CDT: “As it seeks models to address the mounting issues surrounding online behavioral targeting, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) should begin by applying the principles it developed to guide its anti-spyware enforcement efforts, CDT said today. In comments submitted to the FTC in advance of its upcoming “town hall” meeting on behavioral advertising, CDT pointed …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Government Documents, ID Theft, PC Security, Privacy

CBO Testimony on Projecting the Costs to Care for Veterans of U.S. Military Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan

House Veterans Affairs’ Committee Hearing Examines the Long-Term Costs of the Current Conflicts, October 17, 2007: “Since 2001, 1.6 million servicemembers have been deployed. According to the Congressional Budget Office, nearly half of those deployed have separated from the active component or have become eligible for VA care as reservists. One-third of these have sought …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: Air Traffic Control Costs , CFTC, Defense Trade, State Dept. Overseas Posts

Assigning Air Traffic Control Costs to Users: Elements of FAA’s Methodology Are Generally Consistent with Standards but Certain Assumptions and Methods Need Additional Support, GAO-08-76, October 19, 2007 Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Trends in Energy Derivatives Markets Raise Questions about CFTC’s Oversight GAO-08-25, October 19, 2007 Defense Trade: Clarification and More Comprehensive Oversight of Export …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Commission for Environmental Cooperation Report on Industrial Toxic Releases

Press release: “The latest Taking Stock report from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) reveals that a continued decline in releases of toxic chemicals to the environment—15 percent for the United States and Canada from 1998 to 2004—is being driven by a group of industrial facilities that are the largest generators of emissions. The CEC …

Subjects: Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management