Category «Government Documents»

Redacted Versions of Agency Business Cases Posted Online

Federal Computer Week reported that “sixteen agencies complied with the Office of Management and Budget’s request to post their information technology business cases online.” Direct links to the data by agency, as follows: Department of Commerce business cases Department of Education business cases Department of Labor business cases Department of Housing and Urban Development business …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

County Clerk Property Records Images No Longer Available Online

“Access to online Texas county clerk public record databases has been shut down after the Attorney General issued an opinion on Feb. 21 clarifying that clerks must redact social security numbers from documents before releasing copies of them and/or posting them online. Texas Attorney General opinion GA-0519 is here…and is the cause for this removal. …

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

Report on Iran Safeguards Sent to IAEA Board, Security Council

International Atomic Energy Agency press release: “IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei has circulated his latest report [UN Security Resolution 1737] to the upcoming meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors on the Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and Relevant Provisions of Security Council Resolution 1737 (2006) in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The report …

Subjects: Government Documents

New Version of FedSpending.org Released

Press release: “On February 22, 2007, OMB Watch released a new version of FedSpending.org, free, searchable database of federal government spending, that includes updated data for FY 2006, improved navigation, upgraded features, and an application programming interface (API) for advanced users. Learn more about the new features in About This Site.”

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

FY2008 Budget Documents: Internet Access and GPO Availability

CRS Report, RS22605, FY2008 Budget Documents: Internet Access and GPO Availability, February 13, 2007: “This report provides brief descriptions of the budget volumes and related documents, together with Internet addresses, Government Printing Office (GPO) stock numbers, and prices to obtain these publications. It also tells how to find locations of government depository libraries, which can …

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

Primer on Economic Considerations in the FTC and DOJ Horizontal Merger Approval Process

CRS Report, RS22606, Mergers and Acquisitions: Primer on Economic Considerations in the FTC and DOJ Horizontal Merger Approval Process, February 15, 2007. “The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly enforce antitrust laws that cover mergers and acquisitions of large companies. Initially, firms seeking a merger notify the agencies of their intent …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Passport Flexibility Proposed for U.S. and Canadian Children

Press release: “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today its intent to propose, as part of the forthcoming Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), significant flexibility regarding travel documents required for U.S. and Canadian children as part of WHTI requirements for U.S. land and sea border entry in 2008. …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Privacy

New Report Shows No Precedent for Mass U.S. Attorney Firings

Press release: “Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) and Subcommittee Chairwoman Linda Sanchez (D-CA) released a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report [U.S. Attorneys Who Have Served Less than Full Four-year Terms, 1981-2006, February 22, 2007] showing the recent firing of seven U.S. Attorneys is unprecedented. Conyers and Sanchez requested the study, which found …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

GAO Report on Leaking Underground Storage Tanks

Leaking Underground Storage Tanks: EPA Should Take Steps to Better Ensure the Effective Use of Public Funding for Cleanups GAO-07-152, February 8, 2007. “States estimated that fully cleaning up about 54,000 of the approximately 117,000 releases (leaks) known to them as of September 30, 2005, will cost about $12 billion in public funds. The Environmental …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Comprehensive Emergency Management Program – Model for State and Territorial Courts

A Comprehensive Emergency Management Program – A Model for State and Territorial Courts 2007 , February 2007 (187 pages, PDF). “A Comprehensive Emergency Management Program (EMP) consists of… six elements [Program Management Program Management, Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, Training]…As new plans and programs that address one or more of these elements are developed, they will …

Subjects: Courts, E-Government, Government Documents, PC Security