VA OIG: Ensuring Services for Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans

Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General: Follow-Up Healthcare Inspection VA’s Role in Ensuring Services for Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans after Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation [Report No. 08-01023-119], May 1, 2008 “In a July 2006 report, the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG), Office of Healthcare Inspections (OHI) described the health status …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

White House Fact Sheet: Leading the Fight Against Hunger

Fact Sheet: Leading the Fight Against Hunger – “Today, President Bush called on Congress to provide an additional $770 million to support food aid and development programs. Rising prices have complicated our worldwide food assistance efforts and made it more difficult for the United States to meet its existing commitments, much less help the growing …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: Defense Infrastructure

Defense Infrastructure: Planning Efforts for the Proposed Military Buildup on Guam Are in Their Initial Stages, with Many Challenges Yet to Be Addressed, GAO-08-722T, May 1, 2008 Economic and Other Implications of Switching from Coal to Natural Gas at the Capitol Power Plant and at Electricity-Generating Units Nationwide, GAO-08-601R, May 1, 2008 Higher Education: Multiple …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New Study Challenges Popular Perception of Founder Makeup of Technology and Engineering Companies

News release: “Challenging the perception of American technology entrepreneurs as 20-something wunderkinds launching businesses from college dorm rooms, a new study by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and researchers at Duke and Harvard universities reveals most U.S.-born technology and engineering company founders are middle-aged, well-educated and hold degrees from a wide assortment of universities.” Education …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

State Department Releases Country Reports on Terrorism 2007

News release: “…Besides meeting Congressional requirements, the 2007 edition of the Country Reports on Terrorism aims to inform, to stimulate constructive debate, and to enhance our collective understanding of the international terrorist threat. The Country Reports should serve as a reference tool to inform policymakers, the American public, and our international partners about our efforts, …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Committee Report: Deploying Federal Civilians to the Battlefield: Incentives, Benefits and Medical Care, April 2008. Report Prepared by the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. “Our government has asked many federal civilian volunteers to serve in Iraq or Afghanistan. With the current plans to develop corps of more readily deployable active and reserve …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

EIA: Energy Market and Economic Impacts

May 2008 Petroleum Marketing Monthly With Data for February 2008 (04/30/2008): “Monthly price and volume statistics on crude oil and petroleum products at a national, regional and state level.” April 2008 Natural Gas Monthly With Data for February 2008 (04/30/2008): “Natural and supplemental gas production, supply, consumption, disposition, storage, imports, exports, and prices in the …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Legislation

DOD OIG Audits: Antideficiency Act Violations, Support DoD Personnel During Times of Emergency

D-2008-083 Obligation of Funds for Ship Maintenance and Repair at the U.S. Fleet Forces Command Regional Maintenance Centers, April 25, 2008 (Project No. D2007-D000FC-0151.000) D-2008-082 Summary Report on Potential Antideficiency Act Violations Resulting From DoD Purchases Made Through Non-DoD Agencies (FY 2004 Through FY 2007), April 25, 2008 (Project No. D2007-D000CF-0237.000) D-2008-080 DoD Accounting to …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

One Size Fits Few: Using Customer Insight to Transform Government.

Deloitte Research Study – One Size Fits Few: Using Customer Insight to Transform Government: “This study defines the emerging discipline of “customer strategy” in the 21st century, and shows how the insights of citizens can help your agency make more informed decisions, design and deliver more successful policies and programs, and improve customer service. In …

Subjects: Government Documents, Knowledge Management