Category «Government Documents»

EEO Launches E-RACE Initiative

“The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has championed equal opportunity in employment since its inception, shortly after the signing of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Although the Commission has been successful in its enforcement efforts, race and color discrimination continues to exist in the workplace. In an effort to identify and implement …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Jury Convicts Libby of 4 Out of 5 Counts in CIA Leak Trial

Follow up to previous postings on the Libby indictment and trial, today the jury returned convictions on four of the five counts, including perjury obstruction of justice and lying to the FBI. Washington Post: Daily Snapshot of the Libby Trial; U.S. v I. Lewis Libby – Evidence submitted in the trial; Timeline: The Criminal Investigation …

Subjects: Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research

New, Free Searchable Database of Federal Register Rules and Notices

Tim Stanley and the Justia team keep rolling out new services for the legal community that assist us in accessing essential government documents via user-friendly websites, with accompanying RSS feeds and customized search capabilities. Today news is about the launch of a free, searchable database of Federal Register Regulations, Proposed Rules and Notices. This site …

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

HHS OIG Releases 6 State Audits of Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Emergency Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Audit of Program Support Center’s Award Process for a Contract With the Alabama Department of Public Health, Division of Minority Health PDF (A-03-06-00527), 03/05/2007 Emergency Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Audit of Program Support Center’s Award Process for a Contract With the Tennessee Department of Health, Office …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

National Women's History Month

National Women’s History Month – The U.S. Celebrates Women’s Achievements in March – “The 2007 Women’s History Month theme, Generations of Women Moving History Forward, celebrates the wisdom and tenacity of prior and future generations of women and recognizes the power of generations working together.” Department of State Publications: Women of Influence Working for Women …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

Judiciary Committee Hearing on Prosecutorial Independence

Follow-up to February 22, 2007 posting, New Report Shows No Precedent for Mass U.S. Attorney Firings, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing on Part II–Preserving Prosecutorial Independence: Is the Department of Justice Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S. Attorneys? for Tuesday, March 6, 2007. Related news: Joint Statement of Former …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legal Research

GAO Annual Assessment of the Safety, Performance, and Reliability of the Nation's Nuclear Stockpile

Nuclear Weapons: Annual Assessment of the Safety, Performance, and Reliability of the Nation’s Stockpile, GAO-07-243R, February 2, 2007. ” Congress asked us to describe the processes that DOE and DOD have established for fulfilling the requirements of the annual assessment. To determine this process, we reviewed the major reports and briefings generated during the annual …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Could Baby Boomers Be Approaching Retirement in Worse Shape Than Their Predecessors?

National Institute on Aging: “Americans in their early to mid-50s today report poorer health, more pain and more trouble doing everyday physical tasks than their older peers reported at the same age in years past, a recent analysis has shown. The research, published in print and online this week by the nonprofit National Bureau of …

Subjects: Government Documents

GAO Report on Combatting Terrorism

Combating Terrorism: Improved Training and Guidance Needed to More Effectively Address Host Nation Support and Enhance DOD’s Force Protection Efforts GAO-07-200NI, January 31, 2007. Note: “GAO products with the suffix NI following the report number are not posted on GAO’s Web site and are not available over the Internet. Order a printed copy of GAO-07-200NI …

Subjects: Government Documents

Justice Department to Monitor Elections in California

DOJ press release: “The Justice Department today announced that on March 6, 2007, it will monitor municipal elections in Azusa, Gardena, Paramount, and Rosemead, Calif., to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act. Under the Voting Rights Act, the Justice Department is authorized to ask the Office of Personnel Management to send federal observers to …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation