Category «Government Documents»

Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2006

Press release: “The Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2006 report is submitted to the Congress by the Department of State in compliance with Section 665 of P.L. 107-228, the FY 03 Foreign Relations Authorization Act, which requires the Department to report on actions taken by the U.S. Government to encourage respect for …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Nation's Largest Single-Subject Declassification Effort Concludes April 2007

Eight Million Pages of New Material for Researchers on Nazi and Japanese War Crimes, Washington, D.C.: “The Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Records Interagency Working Group (IWG), the group tasked with locating, declassifying, and making publicly available U.S. records of Nazi and Japanese war crimes, will conclude its work on March 31, 2007. …

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

2006 FDA Acceptable U.S. Industries Index for Employee Ownership

2006 FDA Listing of U.S. Industries – Annual Update 1/1/07: “The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) filers (i.e., employees who are required to file either a confidential or public financial disclosure report) may not hold financial interests in companies which are significantly regulated by the FDA. For purposes of the FDA Conflict of Interest regulations …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

FDIC Releases State Bank Profiles, Performance Plan

Call and Thrift Financial Reports, April 2, 2007. “March 31, 2007 filing information for Call Reports are now available.” FDIC State Profiles, March 30, 2007: “Fourth quarter 2006 summary of state banking and economic conditions now available.” 2007 FDIC Annual Performance Plan, March 26, 2007: “This Plan sets out specific annual performance goals, indicators and …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DHS OIG Reports on Legal Permanet Residents in 2006

Legal Permanent Residents: 2006 (PDF, 6 pages) – “This report presents information on the number and characteristics of persons who became legal permanent residents in the United States during fiscal year 2006.” Data on Legal Permanent Residents – Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2006 – “Access data on immigrants who became legal permanent residents in fiscal …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Commentary on Politicizing National Security

Politicizing National Security, by Aziz Huq, April 4, 2007: “Aziz Huq directs the Liberty and National Security Project at the Brennan Center for Justice. He is co-author of Unchecked and Unbalanced: Presidential Power in Times of Terror, and recipient of a 2006 Carnegie Scholars Fellowship.” Mr. Huq focuses on three recent issues to highlight his …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Government Documents, Patriot Act, Privacy

FCC Terminates Proceeding on the Use of Cellular Phones Onboard Aircraft

Press release: “Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Memorandum Opinion and Order (Order) that terminates its proceeding on the use of cellular phones on airplanes. In December 2004, the FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to examine the existing rule that requires cellular phones to be turned off once an aircraft …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents