Category «Government Documents»

OMB Issues 2008 Release Date Schedule for Principal Federal Economic Indicators

OMB Issues 2008 Release Date Schedule for Principal Federal Economic Indicators: “The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued today the schedule of release dates for Principal Federal Economic Indicators for 2008. The schedule is available here…In addition, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board serves as the United States’ primary means of …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

White House Fact Sheet: New Steps to Address Airport Passenger Delays

Fact Sheet: New Steps to Address Airport Passenger Delays, September 27, 2007: “Today, President Bush directed Transportation Secretary Mary Peters to take action to address air traffic congestion and flight delays. President Bush has asked Secretary Peters to meet with airline industry and aviation officials in the most over-stressed part of our system – the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports – Border Security, Ex-Im Bank, Homeland Security, Homeless Veterans

Border Security: Security Vulnerabilities at Unmanned and Unmonitored U.S. Border Locations, GAO-07-884T, September 27, 2007 Ex-Im Bank: The U.S. Export-Import Bank’s Financing of Dual-Use Exports, GAO-07-1234R, September 27, 2007 Homeland Security: Preliminary Information on Federal Actions to Address Challenges Faced by State and Local Information Fusion Centers, GAO-07-1241T, September 27, 2007 Homeless Veterans Programs: Bed …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Incident Reports Fault Blackwater in Fallujah Ambush

Press release: “On February 7, 2007, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing to initiate an investigation into the performance and accountability of private military contractors in Iraq. The hearing included the examination of one prominent case study: a pivotal event of the Iraq War in which four Blackwater USA security contractors …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

New First Amendment Center Report – The FCC's Regulation of Indecency

Press release: “A new First Report from the First Amendment Center examines the Federal Communications Commission’s efforts to regulate indecency on the air. The FCC’s Regulation of Indecency (115 pages, PDF), by Lili Levi, a law professor at the University of Miami School of Law, analyzes crucial cases involving broadcasts of speech or images deemed …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Government Documents, Legal Research

EPA Report: Smog Thinner, Skies Healthier over Eastern U.S.

Press release: “Smog-forming emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from power plants and industry have declined significantly in 19 eastern states and the District of Columbia. The NOx Budget Trading Program (NBP) annual report, released today, indicates that summertime NOx emissions were seven percent lower than in 2005, 60 percent lower than in 2000 and 74 …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

EAC Releases 2006 Military and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Report

“The United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC) [September 26, 2007] released its 2006 Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) Report, a collection of data from the states about UOCAVA voting. The survey was released at today’s Facilitating the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act conference. The report and other materials from the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Light-Duty Automotive Technology and Fuel-Economy Trends: 1975 Through 2007

Light-Duty Automotive Technology and Fuel-Economy Trends: 1975 Through 2007: “This report, published in September 2007, provides data on the fuel economy and technology characteristics of new light-duty vehicles (cars, minivans, sport utility vehicles, and pickup trucks) for model years 1975 through 2007. EPA projects average real-world fuel economy for Model Year 2007 to be 20.2 …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DOT OIG Audit Report on Actions Needed to Minimize Long, On-Board Flight Delays

“On September 25, we issued our final audit report on Actions Needed To Minimize Long, On-Board Delays, in response to Secretary Peters’ request to examine long, on-board delays. What we found is that the severity of the on board delays last winter demonstrates that airlines, airports, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and DOT must work …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents