Category «Government Documents»

DOJ Fact Sheet: Project Safe Neighborhoods

Fact Sheet – Project Safe Neighborhoods: America’s Network Against Gun Violence – “The Project Safe Neighborhoods strategy involves five elements: partnerships, strategic planning, training, outreach and accountability. The U.S. Attorney in each of the 94 federal judicial districts works side-by-side with local law enforcement and other officials to tailor the PSN strategy to fit the …

Subjects: Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

“The General Assembly [September 13, 2007] adopted a landmark declaration outlining the rights of the world’s estimated 370 million indigenous people and outlawing discrimination against them – a move that followed more than two decades of debate. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has been approved after 143 Member States voted …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Government Documents

New Website Alerts Regulators and Scientific Communities on Food Safety Issues

“FoodSHIELD is a web-based platform designed to create community between the various laboratories and regulatory agencies that make up our nation’s food and agricultural sectors. Through secure, integrated resources such as detailed agency profiles, departments of agriculture and health, as well as laboratories, have the ability to communicate and coordinate with their peers in other …

Subjects: Government Documents

Recently Released CRS Reports

RL34163 – The Death Penalty: Capital Punishment Legislation in the 110th Congress, September 07, 2007 (36 pages, PDF) RL34169 – The FY2008 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues, September 07, 2007 (25 pages, PDF) RL34165 – The Transition to Digital Television: Is America Ready? September 07, 2007 (13 pages, PDF) RL34171 – …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legislation

DHS Releases National Preparedness Guidelines

Press release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today publication of two important tools to organize and synchronize national efforts to strengthen preparedness: (1) the National Preparedness Guidelines, which establish a vision for national preparedness and provide a systematic approach for prioritizing preparedness efforts across the Nation; and (2) the Target Capabilities List, …

Subjects: Blogs, E-Government, Government Documents

DOJ Summary of Annual FOIA Reports for Fiscal Year 2006

“In the past, although not required to do so under the FOIA, the Office of Information and Privacy (OIP) compiled summaries of the information contained in agency annual FOIA reports and made them publicly available. OIP is now resuming that practice starting with the annual FOIA reports for Fiscal Year 2006. Set forth below is …

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