Category «Government Documents»

Two GAO Reports on Poverty in America

Poverty In America: Consequences for Individuals and the Economy, Full text GAO-07-343T, and Highlights, January 24, 2007: “In 2005, 37 million people, approximately 13 percent of the total population, lived below the poverty line, as defined by the Census Bureau.” Poverty in America: Economic Research Shows Adverse Impacts on Health Status and Other Social Conditions …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Hearing: EIA Analysis of Draft Global Warming Legislation

Full Committee Hearing: EIA Analysis of Draft Global Warming Legislation, January 24, 2007: “The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on analysis recently completed by the Energy Information Administration, Energy Market and Economic Impacts of a Proposal to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Intensity with a Cap and Trade System.” Related postings on global warming …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Executive Order Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy and Transportation Management

Executive Order 13423: Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management, January 24, 2007. Fact Sheet: Strengthening America’s Energy Security and Improving the Environment, January 24, 2007 President Bush Discusses Energy Initiative, January 24, 2007 Executive Order 13423–Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management, Federal Register, January 26, 2007

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

GAO Report Highlights Post 9/11 Security Gaps

Homeland Security: Progress Has Been Made to Address the Vulnerabilities Exposed by 9/11, but Continued Federal Action Is Needed to Further Mitigate Security Risks, Full-text GAO-07-375, and Highlights, January 24, 2007. “While much attention has been focused on mitigating the specific risks of 9/11, other critical assets ranging from passenger rail stations to power plants …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Custom and Border Protection's Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative

Custom and Border Protection’s Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), January 23, 2007, (PDF, 6 pages) The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, in conjunction with the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State, published in the federal Register a Final Rule to implement the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) on November …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

2007 State of the Union Address, Policy Initiatives and Democratic Response

White House: 2007 State of the Union Policy Initiatives (topics include: energy, health care, education, immigration, HIV/AIDS, malaria, defense and spending reforms), Overview Fact Sheet, January 23, 2007. [Summary and Full PDF Report] The State of the Union Address by the President of the United States, January 23, 2007 [Congressional Record] State of the Union …

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