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European Union Law: An Integrated Guide to Electronic and Print Research, Revised and Updated, by Marylin J. Raisch The Government Domain – Information Checks and Balances, by Peggy Garvin
University Complutense of Madrid Joins Google Book Project
Press release: “Working together, Google and the University Complutense of Madrid will digitise the university’s hundreds of thousands of public domain works, so that anyone, at anytime will be able to view, browse, read, and even download the full texts from the library’s historic and special collections. The library of the Complutense University of Madrid …
Google Transit Trip Planner Expands to Include 5 More Cities
Google Transit Trip Planner allows “commuters to find the fastest and most effective way to get around the city using public transportation….we’ve added five more cities to our coverage: Eugene, Oregon; Honolulu, Hawaii; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Seattle, Washington and Tampa, Florida.”
EPA OIG Audit of Agency's Ability to Quickly Respond to Hurricane Katrina
2006-P-00038 Existing Contracts Enabled EPA to Quickly Respond to Hurricane Katrina; Future Improvement Opportunities Exist [Report PDF – 36 pages] [At a Glance PDF], September 27, 2006.
GPO's Digitization and Preservation Initiatives
“One of the strategic goals of the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is to digitize a complete legacy collection of tangible U.S. Government publications to make sure that these materials are available, in the public domain, for permanent public access. The conversion of tangible materials will begin with printed publications, and will eventually include microfiche …
New Public Interest Guide for Reducing Waste, Fraud, Abuse in CA State Gov't
Press release: For the fourth year in a row, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation (HJTF) today released the California Piglet Book, the definitive guide for reducing waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in the California state government. “The Congressional Pig Book is CAGW’s annual compilation of the pork-barrel projects in …
National Criminal History Improvement Program
DOJ’s Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics “today announced almost $11 million in awards to state agencies to improve the completeness, quality and accessibility of the nation’s criminal record systems. Of this amount, more than $2.4 million was awarded to 15 jurisdictions to improve coordination and enhance the accuracy of data entered into …
GAO Examines FEMA Programs' Vulnerability to Fraud and Abuse
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Unprecedented Challenges Exposed the Individuals and Households Program (IHP) to Fraud and Abuse; Actions Needed to Reduce Such Problems in Future, GAO-06-1013, September 27, 2006. “GAO identified the potential for significant fraud and abuse as a result of FEMA’s management of the IHP in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Flaws …
DOD IG Audit of Financial Management of Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts
D-2006-118 – Financial Management of Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts at Selected DoD Components, September 27, 2006 (Project No. D2006-D000FE-0010.000) “We performed this audit to determine whether obligations and expenditures related to the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts at selected DoD Components were executed efficiently, timely, and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.”
Consumers' Views of Patient Safety and Quality Information
“The Kaiser Family Foundation and the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality released an updated survey capturing the public’s views and knowledge of medical errors and their experiences with improving the quality of their care.” These toplines provide the complete survey questions and findings (11 pages, PDF) Summary and Chartpack: 2006 Update on Consumers …
DOJ's Privacy Technology Focus Group Publish Privacy Technology Recommendations
Press release: “In 2005, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), in partnership with DOJ’s Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative (Global), and the IJIS Institute (IJIS), chartered a group of public and private sector specialists to focus on privacy technology, charging the group to examine the …
DHS OIG Audit of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Discipline Procedures
A Review of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Discipline Procedures, OIG-06-57 (PDF, 49 pages), released on September 26, 2006.