Executive Order Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy and Transportation Management

Executive Order 13423: Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management, January 24, 2007. Fact Sheet: Strengthening America’s Energy Security and Improving the Environment, January 24, 2007 President Bush Discusses Energy Initiative, January 24, 2007 Executive Order 13423–Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management, Federal Register, January 26, 2007

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Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

GAO Report Highlights Post 9/11 Security Gaps

Homeland Security: Progress Has Been Made to Address the Vulnerabilities Exposed by 9/11, but Continued Federal Action Is Needed to Further Mitigate Security Risks, Full-text GAO-07-375, and Highlights, January 24, 2007. “While much attention has been focused on mitigating the specific risks of 9/11, other critical assets ranging from passenger rail stations to power plants …

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Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Guiliani Dossier of Campaign Documents Online

From Politico.com, “a dossier [126 pages, PDF] of confidential Giuliani campaign documents of which the campaign lost possession in early November [2006]. The documents appear to have been prepared by Giuliani’s chief fundraiser, Anne Dickerson. Some personal information, largely cellular phone numbers, was redacted.” The Giuliani Dossier: A Brief Tour

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Subjects: Internet

Use of Workplace Technology Continues Despite Policies

LexisNexis press release: “Most office workers use workplace technology for personal reasons; many may be ignoring employer policies, new research shows…Despite the fact that nearly one-half (45%) of office workers have been explicitly informed their at-work technology usage is monitored, a majority still use their employers’ technology resources for personal reasons, according to a new …

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Subjects: E-Mail, PC Security, Privacy

Latest Waterbird Population Estimates Track Decline Around the World

“Today, the NGO Wetlands International released the Fourth edition of their Waterbird Population Estimates, a publication based on annual monitoring of millions of waterbirds, that presents estimates and trends of 878 waterbird species. The new edition reveals a decrease in waterbird populations since the third edition of 2002. At a global level 44% of populations …

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Subjects: Knowledge Management

Jakob Nielsen's 10 Best Intranets of 2007

From the Summary of Jakob Nielsen’s 10 Best Intranets of 2007: “The 10 best-designed intranets for 2007 are: American Electric Power (AEP), United States Comcast, United States; DaimlerChrysler AG, Germany; The Dow Chemical Company, United States; Infosys Technologies Limited, India; JPMorgan Chase & Co., United States; Microsoft Corporation, United States; National Geographic Society, United States; …

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Subjects: Knowledge Management

Custom and Border Protection's Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative

Custom and Border Protection’s Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), January 23, 2007, (PDF, 6 pages) The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, in conjunction with the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State, published in the federal Register a Final Rule to implement the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) on November …

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Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

2007 State of the Union Address, Policy Initiatives and Democratic Response

White House: 2007 State of the Union Policy Initiatives (topics include: energy, health care, education, immigration, HIV/AIDS, malaria, defense and spending reforms), Overview Fact Sheet, January 23, 2007. [Summary and Full PDF Report] The State of the Union Address by the President of the United States, January 23, 2007 [Congressional Record] State of the Union …

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