Category «Legislation»

GAO Report – Managing for Results, Agencies Need to Fully Identify and Report Major Management Challenges

Managing for Results: Agencies Need to Fully Identify and Report Major Management Challenges and Actions to Resolve them in their Agency Performance Plans, GAO-16-510: Published: Jun 15, 2016. Publicly Released: Jun 15, 2016. “The GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRAMA) requires agencies to describe their major management challenges and identify associated performance information in their …

Subjects: E-Records, Economy, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation

LLSDC announces new sources and tools to research the Federal Register and CRF

Via Rick McKinney – “The Legislative Research Special Interest Section of the Law Librarians’ Society of Washington, D.C. is pleased to announce the availability of two new items on its Legislative Source Book entitled “Sources and Tools to the Federal Register and Sources and Tools to the Code of Federal Regulations. The new websites attempt …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation, Libraries

The Cost of ACA Repeal

Urban Institute Study, June 2016- “Six years after its enactment, many are still calling for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In January 2016, Congress passed a bill for the first time, repealing the ACA without a replacement, but this was vetoed by the president. Because considerable controversy exists among ACA opponents on …

Subjects: Congress, Economy, Government Documents, Health Care, Legislation, Medicine

TTIP and Digital Rights

TTIP and Digital Rights Published: 08.06.2015 – “The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP – pronounced “tee-tip”) is a draft trade agreement being negotiated between the United States (US) and the European Union (EU). This booklet presents the concerns that EDRi and its members have regarding TTIP, such as the lack of transparency in the …

Subjects: Digital Rights, Economy, EU Data Protection, Government Documents, Intellectual Property, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation

Sunlight Foundation is using IFTTT to make the government more open

“Want to know when the president signs a bill into law? When congress votes on a bill? When a new legislator is representing you? Since 2014, The Sunlight Foundation has been connecting its massive trove of government data to IFTTT, the popular web service that connects things on the internet to other things…For those unfamiliar …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, E-Mail, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation, Social Media

CRS Report – Intellectual Property Rights Violations

Via FAS – Intellectual Property Rights Violations: Federal Civil Remedies and Criminal Penalties Related to Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents, and Trade Secrets. Brian T. Yeh, Legislative Attorney. May 27, 2016. “This report provides information describing the federal civil remedies and criminal penalties that may be available as a consequence of violations of the federal intellectual property …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Intellectual Property, Legal Research, Legislation, Patent and Trademark

CRS – Who Is a “Veteran”? — Basic Eligibility for Veterans’ Benefits,

Via FAS – Who Is a “Veteran”? — Basic Eligibility for Veterans’ Benefits, Scott D. Szymendera, Analyst in Disability Policy. May 25, 2016. “The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers a broad range of benefits to U.S. Armed Forces veterans and certain members of their families. Among these benefits are various types of financial …

Subjects: Congress, Defense, Economy, Education, Financial System, Government Documents, Health Care, Legislation

The United Kingdom and Imperial Federation, 1900-1939

Mohr, Thomas, The United Kingdom and Imperial Federation, 1900-1939: A Precedent for British Legal Relations with the European Union? (May 27, 2016). Forthcoming Comparative Legal History November 2016; UCD Working Papers in Law, Criminology & Socio-Legal Studies Research Paper No. 05/16. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2785749 “Imperial federation was a movement in the late …

Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Bill – Subcommittee Draft

House Committee on Appropriations, H. R. [Report No. 114–] Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes: “Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out …

Subjects: Congress, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Legislation

New on LLRX – Journalism Resources on the Internet 2016

Via LLRX.com – Journalism Resources on the Internet 2016 – Marcus Zillman’s new comprehensive guide is focused on journalism resources and sites of ongoing value in your process to refine topical and subject matter research and deliver actionable work product. This guide is a value added discovery tool that includes a wide range of reliable, …

Subjects: Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation, Search Engines

New on LLRX – New Economy Resources 2016

Via LLRX.com – New Economy Resources 2016 – This guide by Marcus Zillman aggregates significant actionable sources for researchers focused on the “new economy,” including current and historical government data, analytics and alerts from Open Source providers, the private sector, and the legislative and regulatory sectors.

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legislation