Category «Government Documents»

New Executive Order Requires Interagency Cooperation on Terror Info Sharing

Executive Order 13388, Further Strengthening the Sharing of Terrorism Information to Protect Americans, October 25, 2005, published in the Federal Register on October 28, 2005. “Duties of Heads of Agencies Possessing or Acquiring Terrorism Information…shall promptly give access to the terrorism information to the head of each other agency that has counterterrorism functions, and provide …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Study Reviews Role of Wikis and Blogs in Intelligence Community Info Sharing

Andrus, D. Calvin, The Wiki and the Blog: Toward a Complex Adaptive Intelligence Community. Studies in Intelligence, September 2005. “US policy-makers, war-fighters, and law-enforcers now operate in a real-time worldwide decision and implementation environment. The rapidly changing circumstances in which they operate take on lives of their own, which are difficult or impossible to anticipate …

Subjects: Blogs, E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

Bibliography of News and Gov. Docs on Libby Indictment

Full Text (HTML): U.S. v. Libby Indictment, Office of Special Counsel, Friday, October 28, 2005; 1:49 PM Link to indictment from DOJ website (22 pages, PDF) US Newswire – White House Official I. Lewis Libby Indicted on Obstruction of Justice, False Statement, Perjury Charges AP – ‘Official A’ stands out in indictment President’s Remarks on …

Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research

Browsable Constitution of the United States

“Constitution of the United States, Analysis & Interpretation: The 2002 Edition & 2004 Supplement of The Constitution of the United States of America, Analysis & Interpretation are now available in PDF format on GPO Access. Prepared by the Congressional Research Service, this document contains an annotated Constitution and analysis of cases decided by the Supreme …

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

Key Docs. on WMD Withheld From Senate Intelligence Cmte.

Cheney, Libby Blocked Papers To Senate Intelligence Panel, by Murray Waas, special to National Journal: “Vice President Cheney and his chief of staff, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, overruling advice from some White House political staffers and lawyers, decided to withhold crucial documents from the Senate Intelligence Committee in 2004 when the panel was investigating the …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents

GAO Report Reviews Voter Registration and Local Elections

Elections: Views of Selected Local Election Officials on Managing Voter Registration and Ensuring Eligible Citizens Can Vote, GAO-05-997, September 27, 2005, Highlights. “GAO’s past work and the work of others has shown that challenges processing voter registration applications and maintaining voter registration lists can result in individuals arriving at polls on Election Day to find …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Miers Withdraws Her Nomination

In a Letter to President Bush, White House Counsel Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. GOP senators assert independence in wake of Miers withdrawal New York Times: Miers Failed to Win Support of Key Senators and Conservatives Related links on the Miers nomination The Hill: Miers withdraws nomination…quoting …

Subjects: Congress, Courts, Government Documents