Category «Government Documents»

GAO Report on Dissemination of Scientific Research by Federal Agencies

Federal Research: Policies Guiding the Dissemination of Scientific Research from Selected Agencies Should Be Clarified and Better Communicated, GAO-07-653, May 17, 2007. “Researchers at federal agencies disseminate their research results through a variety of approaches, including scientific publications, presentations, press releases, and media interviews. Because of recent concerns about some federal researchers possibly being restricted …

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

New Washington Post Special Report on the Watergate Story

From the Washington Post, The Watergate Story: “Find full Post coverage, analysis, interactive features and multimedia content on the story that brought down a president and forever altered the triangular relationship between government officials, the media and the public.”

Subjects: Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

New GAO Opinion on White House Signing Statements

From the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the text of a GAO Opinion on White House Signing Statements, June 18, 2007 (43 pages, PDF) Related government documents and news: Senate Committee on Appropriations Committee press release in response to the GAO opinion. AP: GAO Examines Signing Statement Cases – “The Bush administration sometimes fails to follow …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

BLS Ceases Print Publication of CPI Detailed Report and PPI Detailed Report

GPO press release: “The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor has informed GPO that they will cease the print publication of the “CPI Detailed Report” and the “PPI Detailed Report”. The last printed copies of these titles will be Volume XXXIII, Number 6, and Volume 11, Number 6, respectively. Both of …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Oversight Committee Investigation of Use of RNC E-Mail Accounts by White House Officials

Administration Oversight, White House Use of Private E-mail Accounts: “The Oversight Committee has been investigating whether White House officials violated the Presidential Records Act by using e-mail accounts maintained by the Republican National Committee and the Bush Cheney 04 campaign for official White House communications. This interim staff report provides a summary of the evidence …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, E-Mail, E-Records, Government Documents, Legal Research

DOJ OIG Review of Reporting Procedures for Loss of Sensitive Electronic Information

Review of the Department of Justices Reporting Procedures for Loss of Sensitive Electronic Information, Evaluations and Inspections Report I-2007-005, June 2007.

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, Government Documents, ID Theft

Confidentiality Arrangements Concluded Between EU (EC and EMEA) and US FDA/DHHS

Confidentiality Arrangements Concluded Between the EU (EC and EMEA) and the US FDA/DHHS – Implementation Plan for Medicinal Products for Human Use, Updated June 2007.

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Privacy

USPTO Begins Pilot Program to Open Patent Examination Process for Online Public Participation

Press release: “Peer-to-Patent, an initiative of New York Law Schools Institute for Information Law and Policy in cooperation with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), began on Friday of last week. In an Official Gazette Notice published on June 6, 2007, the USPTO announced that this pilot program to test the value of …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research, Patent and Trademark

Government Information Division Posts Presentations from SLA Conference

Government Information Division, 2007 Annual Conference Recaps Denver, Colorado, June 3-6, 2007: “The Government Information Division will be recapping all its sponsored and co-sponsored events. In addition, DGI will offer recaps of other events that impact government information. This page will be updated as new recaps are made available.”

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

Report of Department of Defense Task Force on Mental Health – June 2007

An Achievable Vision: Report of the Department of Defense Task Force on Mental Health – June 2007 (100 pages, PDF) Related news and government documents: Washington Post, June 17, 2007 – The War Inside – Troops Are Returning From the Battlefield With Psychological Wounds, But the Mental-Health System That Serves Them Makes Healing Difficult, by …

Subjects: Government Documents

Argus Leader Posts Availability of State Employee Salaries

ArgusLeader.com has posted a webpage that lists states and corresponding information on state employee salaries, if and where available, either online or via written request.

Subjects: Government Documents

OMB Issues New Guidelines for Protecting the Confidentiality of Statistical Information

Press release: OMB Issues New Guidelines for Protecting the Confidentiality of Statistical Information (June 15, 2007) Implementation Guidance for Title V of the E-Government Act, Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA). AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President. ACTION: Notice of decision. Federal Register: June 15, 2007 …

Subjects: E-Government, E-Records, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation, Privacy

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