Category «Government Documents»

GAO Reports and Testimonies Released on June 26, 2007

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following reports and testimonies: Energy Efficiency: Important Challenges Must Be Overcome to Realize Significant Opportunities for Energy Efficiency Improvements in Gulf Coast Reconstruction. GAO-07-654, June 26, 2007 Wildland Fire Management: Lack of Clear Goals or a Strategy Hinders Federal Agencies’ Efforts to Contain the Costs of Fighting …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

CIA Releases Two Collections of Historical Documents

Press release: “Two significant collections of previously classified historical documents are now available in the CIA’s FOIA Electronic Reading Room. The first collection, widely known as the “Family Jewels,” consists of almost 700 pages of responses from CIA employees to a 1973 directive from Director of Central Intelligence James Schlesinger asking them to report activities …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

New CDC Report Documents Percentage of People Without Health Insurance

Press release: “CDC′s National Center for Health Statistics is issuing a new report…entitled Early Release of Health Insurance Estimates Based on Data From the 2006 National Health Interview Survey. The study examines data collected from interviews in over 100,000 households nationwide. Some of the highlights include: In 2006, there were 43.6 million Americans of all …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

State-by-State Report on Authentication of Online Legal Resources

“How trustworthy are state-level primary legal resources on the Web? The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) is pleased to announce the publication of the State-by-State Report on Authentication of Online Legal Resources that answers this very important and timely question. The comprehensive report examines the results of a state survey that investigated whether government-hosted …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

Debate On Public Access to Public Records Online Escalates

WSJ free feature: When Public Records Are Too Public – Open Records Are an Established Tradition, But Does Internet Access Call for a Change?: “Property deeds, marriage and divorce records, court files, motor-vehicle information and tax documents are increasingly being digitized, and contain a wealth of information that few of us would want online: Social …

Subjects: Courts, E-Government, E-Records, Government Documents, Privacy

Washington Post Launches Blog Series on "Most Influential and Power Man Ever to Hold Office of Vice President"

WashingtonPost.com: “Over the past six years, Cheney has shaped his times as no vice president has before. This…four-part series…explores his methods and impact, drawing on interviews with more than 200 men and women who worked for, with or in opposition to Cheney’s office. Many of those interviewed recounted events that have not been made public …

Subjects: Blogs, Civil Liberties, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation, Patriot Act

Online Source of Consolidated Acts and Regulations of Canada

Online Source of Consolidated Acts and Regulations of Canada: “Welcome to the Department of Justice’s new Laws Web site. This new site is the result of the conversion to a completely new technical environment for consolidating federal Acts and regulations. The new environment makes it possible to update the data more frequently than was possible …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research