“The Commission on Federal Election Reform is chaired by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James A. Baker, III. The Commission of twenty-one members is both bipartisan and non-partisan. During the next six months, it will examine the state of the electoral process in the United States and offer recommendations on improving it.” [Link]
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Daily Archives: April 19, 2005
OMB Reports to Congress on Citizen Access to Government Information
Report to Congress: Organizations Complementing Federal Agency Information Dissemination Programs, April 15, 2005 (23 pages, PDF): “This report discusses Government Printing Office’s (GPO) Federal Depository Libraries (FDLs), Federally funded CTCs, public libraries, and National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) research rooms. The report describes on-line government information and services available to users of these programs,… Continue Reading
Courts Make Progress in Implementing E-Case Management Systems
From the Federal Judiciary Newsroom today: “Implementation of the federal judiciary’s Case Management and Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system continues in appellate, district and bankruptcy courts across the country. The new system provides courts with the option to have case file documents in electronic form, and to accept filings over the Internet. Details. Continue Reading
New E-Gov Site Offers Guidelines for Healthier Eating
Press release: “Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today unveiled MyPyramid, a new symbol and interactive food guidance system. ‘Steps to a Healthier You,’ MyPyramid’s central message, supports President Bush’s HealthierUS initiative which is designed to help Americans live longer, better and healthier lives. MyPyramid, which replaces the Food Guide Pyramid introduced in 1992, is part of… Continue Reading
More Suggested Online Job Websites
From the WSJ free content, Where to Find Diversity-Minded Employers Continue Reading
WMD Commission Reveals Challenges Associated With Fulfilling Their Mandate
UPI reported today that key members of the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States repeatedly threatened to resign if the President did not guarantee the cooperation of intelligence agencies during the course of their enquires. Continue Reading
Bureau of Land Management Shuts Down Website
The U.S. Deptartment of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) website currently displays the following message on the homepage: “The BLM Web site is currently down for unanticipated maintenance. Thank you for your patience as we work to resolve our technical difficulties.” [Link] See this ComputerWorld article for more details. Continue Reading
Google Seeks to Shut Down Froogles
Various sources have reported on Google’s trademark infringement lawsuit against Froogles.com, and a copy of the complaint (68 pages, PDF), filed April 8, in District Court for the Eastern District of New York, is available courtesy of Search Engine Watch Blog. Continue Reading
PATRIOT Act Oversight Hearing
PATRIOT Act Oversight Hearing on Section 203 (b) and (d) of the USA-PATRIOT, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Tuesday, April 19, 2005: Chairman’s Opening Statement: “As part of the USA PATRIOT Act, Congress included a sunset provision on certain new authorities in the Act. Two of these provisions, sections 203(b) and 203(d),… Continue Reading
