Recently Released CRS Reports

Energy: Selected Facts and Numbers, Updated July 24, 2007 Trade Promotion Authority and Fast-Track Negotiating Authority for Trade Agreements: Major Votes, Updated July 17, 2007 Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses, Updated July 17, 2007 The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11, Updated July 16, 2007 NATO in …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

CBO Testimony on Estimated Costs of U.S. Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan

CBO Testimony Statement of Robert A. Sunshine, Assistant Director for Budget Analysis – Estimated Costs of U.S. Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and of Other Activities Related to the War on Terrorism before the Committee on Budget, U.S. House of Representatives, July 31, 2007. “Funding to Date – Since September 2001, the Congress has appropriated …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: Airport Finance, Border Security, Defense Health Care, Environmental Protection, Stabilizing Iraq

Airport Finance: Observations on Planned Airport Development Costs and Funding Levels and the Administration’s Proposed Changes in the Airport Improvement Program, GAO-07-885, June 29, 2007 Border Security: Security of New Passports and Visas Enhanced, but More Needs to Be Done to Prevent Their Fraudulent Use, GAO-07-1006, July 31, 2007 Capitol Visitor Center: Update on Status …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Florida State Univ. Security Lab Report on Diebold Voting Machine Software

Letter from Florida Department of State Kurt S. Browning, Secretary of State to Diebold Election Systems, on the Report from the Security and Assurance in Information Technology (SAIT) Laboratory Regarding Diebold Optical Scan Voting System, July 31, 2007 Software Review and Security Analysis of the Diebold Voting Machine Software, July 27, 2007 (35 pages, PDF) …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Consumer Groups Rate Web Health Sites

Press release: “Raters scored six of the Web’s most popular health information sites as excellent in ratings released today by Consumer Reports WebWatch and the Health Improvement Institute, while five scored mediocre or worse…This is the organizations’ second rating of the Web’s top information sites, published in full here.”

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Highlights Available From 2007 Digital Future Project

Press release: “The role of the Internet in politics has grown with such speed and scope that it is well on its way to becoming the dominant media force in political campaigning, according to the director of the most comprehensive study of the impact of the online technology on America…The Center for the Digital Future …

Subjects: Internet

New on LLRX.com for July 2007

Documents, Leaks and the Boundaries of Expression, by Susan Nevelow Mart Librarians as Change Agents, by Mary Alice Baish Scanning and OCR with Acrobat 8, by Rick Borstein Guide to Short Form Open Access Legal Publications, by Ken Strutin Elder Resources on the Internet, by Marcus P. Zillman Gay/Lesbian Law Pathfinder, by Mark Plotkin The …

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

TechnoLawyer BlawgWorld 2007

TechnoLawyer BlawgWorld 2007: “BlawgWorld 2007 is the best way to explore and discover legal blogs (blawgs). It features 77 remarkable essays from 77 of the most influential blawgs. Each blogger handpicked their best essay of the year for inclusion in the eBook. The 2007 TechnoLawyer Problem/Solution Guide is a revolutionary new way to find Solutions …

Subjects: Blogs, Legal Research

DOJ OIG Reports on Office of Justice Programs Grants and Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Grants

Office of Justice Programs Grants Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance Grant No. 2001-IP-BX-0002, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Scottsdale, Arizona, Audit Report GR-60-07-005, June 2007 (Executive Summary Only) Violence Against Women Grants Administered by Anishinabe Legal Services, Inc., Cass Lake, Minnesota, Audit Report GR-50-07-004, June 2007 (Executive Summary Only) Forensic Casework DNA …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Present Law And Background Information Relating to Financing of Airport And Airway Trust Fund And Airports

“In connection with a hearing scheduled by the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures of the House Committee on Ways and Means for August 1, 2007, the Joint Committee on Taxation has issued Present Law And Background Information Relating To Financing Of The Airport And Airway Trust Fund And Airports (JCX-58-07).”

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents