From the Taubman Center for Public Policy at Brown University: “Utah and Maine are at the top of the list for e-government in the United States, according to the sixth annual e-government analysis conducted by researchers at Brown University. At the federal level, the White House and the Department of the State head the list… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2005
LC Expands Online Resources on Supreme Court Nominees
The Library of Congress Law Library Reading Room is pleased to announce the following new resources [Emily Carr, Legal Reference Specialist, Law Library of Congress], which include links to votes, hearing transcripts and Senate statements (statements made about the nominees outside of Executive Session). Supreme Court Nominees – Not Confirmed *Bork, Carswell, Haynsworth, and Thornberry… Continue Reading
STAT-USA/Internet
“STAT-USA/Internet, a service of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is a single point of access to authoritative business, trade, and economic information from across the Federal Government.” Continue Reading
CBO Report on FEMA Disaster Relief Account
From the Congressional Budget Office, a Review of historical spending for the Federal Disaster Relief Account, 1976-2005: The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s “Disaster Relief” Account, September 7, 2005. Continue Reading
National Emergency Resource Registry Assists in Disaster Recovery
“Through the National Emergency Resource Registry (NERR), the Commerce Department is mobilizing the resources and good nature of businesses across the country to help meet the needs of thousands of businesses devastated by Hurricane Katrina. This call center will take calls from affected businesses wanting to rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Katrina or businesses… Continue Reading
Advocacy Group Tracks Government Contracts Awarded For Katrina Recovery
From the Center for Public Integrity, this Katrina Watch provides documentation on companies that have been awarded contracts to rebuild the disaster ravaged areas of the Gulf Coast. Topics addressed include: Company Profile; Company Principals; Board of Directors; Contract History; Political Contributions; and News Updates. Continue Reading
Hearings on Unauthorized Disclosure of Classified Info
“The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence held a hearing on unauthorized disclosure of classified information, the first in a series of hearings the committee will hold on the subject.” [Link] Continue Reading
Google Launches Beta Blog Search Engine
Google Blog Search About Google Blog Search: “Blog Search enables you to find out what people are saying on any subject of your choice…Your results include all blogs, not just those published through Blogger; our blog index is continually updated, so you’ll always get the most accurate and up-to-date results; and you can search not… Continue Reading
Web Site Accessibility Compliance Continues to Lag
From Digital Web Magazine, 10 Reasons Clients Don’t Care About Accessibility: “As the DRC [Digital Rights Commission] pointed out in its April 2004 report The Web – Access and Inclusion for Disabled People 81% of 1,000 Web sites failed to achieve a minimum level of compliance.” Continue Reading
Review of Chertoff Memo Reveals Delay in Disaster Response
As a follow-up to my September 2005 posting, Disaster Planning Documents Benchmark Government Expectations and Warn of Outcomes, see this Knight Ridder article, Chertoff delayed federal response, memo shows. The article indicates that according to the Dept. of Homeland Security National Response Plan referenced in my aforementioned posting, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, not former… Continue Reading
Part of 9/11 Commission Report Reissued With Redacted Text Restored
Press release: “After a second review by the executive branch, a September 12, 2005 version of the 9/11 Commission Staff Monograph on the Four Flights and Civil Aviation Security has been released by the U.S. Department of Justice and transferred to the National Archives. This newer version of the report contains fewer redactions than the… Continue Reading
Journalists’ Report Documents Challenges To Obtaining Government Data
From the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ): “Journalists are having an increasingly difficult time using the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to drag information out of the federal government to shed light on Superfund sites, chemical factories, mining accidents and a host of other topics important to citizens.” Report of the First Amendement Task… Continue Reading
