Choosing and Using Canadian Government Documents and Government Information on the Web – Instructor: Jeff Moon, Head, Documents Unit, Queen’s University Library. (six weeks, begins April 5, $). [thanks to Rita Vine]
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Daily Archives: March 30, 2004
Science Advisor to President Works Amidst Controversy
From today’s New York Times, At the Center of the Storm Over Bush And Science is a profile of the President’s science advisor, who offers few insights to the public concerning the positions he advocates. Related references were posted on February 19, Leading Scientists Issue Report on Gov’t Control of Scientific Data Continue Reading
FCC Proposed Reg on VoIP
From the March 29, 2004 Federal Register: Review of Regulatory Requirements for IP-Enabled Services: “This document seeks comment on issues relating to services and applications utilizing Internet Protocol (IP), collectively referred to here as ‘IP-enabled services.” These services include, but are not limited to, voice over IP (VoIP) services, other communications capabilities utilizing the Internet… Continue Reading
Rice to Provide Public Testimony, Pres. & VP Will Do So In Private
As reported by AP, Rice to Testify in Public Under Oath. The statement by the 9/11 Commission indicates this agreement is “consistent with [their] mandate to provide a full and complete accounting of the terrorist attacks of September 11.” President Announces Rice to Provide Public Testimony to Commission Letter from White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales… Continue Reading
Report on Facilitating Electronic Access to Government Documents
As posted on law-lib by GPO’s Judith C. Russell: From the Working Group on the Categorization of Government Information (CGI), which is part of the Interagency Committee on Government Information (ICGI), the first draft of a paper, Defining What Government Information Is to Be Categorized (as required by the E-Government Act of 2002, specifically Sec.… Continue Reading
GAO Provides Uneven Scorecard on E-Gov Initiatives
Electronic Government: Initiatives Sponsored by the Office of Management and Budget Have Made Mixed Progress, by Linda D. Koontz, director, information technology, before the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations, and the Census, House Committee on Government Reform. GAO-04-561T, March 24. Highlights. Of OMB’s 25 e-government initiatives, kudos go to Grants.gov, “This site allows… Continue Reading
