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Daily Archives: July 24, 2006
World Trade Organization Negotiations and Related Reports
CRS Report – World Trade Organization Negotiations: The Doha Development Agenda, updated July 10, 2006 (21 pages, PDF) Doha Development Agenda (DDA) – Fact Sheet – USTR, July 24, 2006 WTO World Trade Report focuses on subsidies: “Government subsidies can be useful instruments in correcting market failures and working towards social objectives but can also… Continue Reading
The Boundaries of Belonging: Reflections on Migration Policies into the 21st Century
The Boundaries of Belonging: Reflections on Migration Policies into the 21st Century (16 pages, PDF) by Alison Crosby, Inter Pares, Canada. “This paper examines the politics of categorization that defines people who move, as well as the migration containment policies that set and maintain the boundaries of these categories. The paper explains why “the problem”… Continue Reading
Winners of 2006 Digital County Award Announced
Press release: “County governments are using Information Technology with greater and greater savvy each year, according to the 2006 Digital Counties Survey, an annual study by the Center for Digital Government (Center) and the National Association of Counties (NACo).” Continue Reading
CRS Report – FEMA Reorganization Legislation in the 109th Congress
FEMA Reorganization Legislation in the 109th Congress, July 7, 2006 (39 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
PC With Personal Data on More than 500,000 NY Workers Missing
AP reports that “[t]he names, addresses and Social Security numbers of as many as 540,000 injured workers [in New York] have been lost, and the state and a contracted company are trying to protect the workers from identity theft.” Continue Reading
Improving Criminal History Records for Background Checks, 2005
Bureau of Justice Statistics – Improving Criminal History Records for Background Checks, 2005: “Describes the achievements of the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP), its authorizing legislation, and program history. This program report summarizes NCHIP-funded criminal record improvement efforts, including improved accessibility of records, full participation in the Interstate Identification Index, the automation of records… Continue Reading
Treasury IG Audit of Info Provided to Customers on IRS Toll Free Tax Info Service
Data Used to Report Toll-Free Telephone Quality Are Reliable, but Internal Controls Need to Be Documented, July 21, 2006 – Reference Number 2006-40-107 (26 pages, PDF): “Each year, millions of customers call the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) toll-free telephone lines seeking assistance in understanding the tax law and meeting their tax obligations. Toll-free telephone assistors… Continue Reading
DHS OIG Audit on Buy American Act Compliance
Buy American Act Compliance, OIG-06-037, May 2006 (PDF, 17 pages), July 25, 2006. Continue Reading
DLC Releases American Dream Initiative
Democratic Leadership Conference press release: “The American Dream Initiative is an opportunity agenda for the middle class and all who aspire to join its ranks. Our vision is straightforward and clear: to leave our children a richer, safer, smarter, and stronger nation than the one we inherited. We believe that every citizen should have the… Continue Reading
ABA Task Force Report Concludes Bush's Signing Statement Undermine Separation of Powers
Press release: “Presidential signing statements that assert President Bush’s authority to disregard or decline to enforce laws adopted by Congress undermine the rule of law and our constitutional system of separation of powers, according to a report released today by a blue-ribbon American Bar Association task force.” Task Force Report with Recommendations (34 pages, PDF)… Continue Reading
Collaborative Reference Work in the Blogosphere
Collaborative Reference Work in the Blogosphere, by Jeffrey Pomerantz (16 pages, PDF): “This paper explores the use of blogs as a platform for providing reference service, and discusses Lycemum, and open source software project from ibiblio.org, for this purpose.” Continue Reading
