Category «Government Documents»

New Database on Bush Administration Statements on Iraq

From Rep. Henry Waxman, Ranking Member, Committee on Government Reform, this searchable database comprises “237 specific misleading statements about the threat posed by Iraq…made by “five officials (President George W. Bush, Vice President Richard Cheney, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of State Colin Powell, and National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice) in 125 public appearances in …

Subjects: Congress, Freedom of Information, Government Documents

GPO Plans for a Paperless Future

“GPO officials appeared before the Senate Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee this week [March 4] to request $25 million for digital publishing and distribution technology.” [Link] “Our vision is to move the GPO forward from a predominantly ink-on-paper distributor of printing requirements to a life-cycle manager of digital Government information, electronically collecting, organizing, processing, and protecting …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Report on Unauthorized Access to Senate Judiciary Cmte. Computer Files

“Report on the Investigation into Improper Access to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Computer System (March 4, 2004). The Report Prepared By The U.S. Senate’s Sergeant At Arms On How Two Former GOP Senate Judiciary Committee Staffers Downloaded Thousands Of Democratic Files From The Senate Judiciary Committee’s Computer Network On Democratic Opposition To President Bush’s Judicial …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents