Committee on Government Reform Minority Office: “In an ongoing effort to protect and preserve the vast resources of the Environmental Protection Agency, Reps. Gordon, Dingell, Waxman, and Oberstar call on the agency to stop efforts to close libraries across the country pending a review by Congress. In a letter to EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson, Ranking Members Reps. Bart Gordon (D-TN), John Dingell (D-MI), Henry A. Waxman (D-CA) and James Oberstar (D-MN) expressed their serious concerns over the current implementation of “library reorganization” plans and the “destruction or disposition” of library holdings.”
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Daily Archives: November 30, 2006
International Day of Disabled Persons
Press release: “By conservative estimates, one European in ten has a disability, which means that at least 80 million people from the 46 Council of Europe member countries live with some form of disability, whether physical, intellectual or psychological. Ahead of the International Day of Disabled Persons on 3 December, the Council of Europe has… Continue Reading
Survey of College Student Information and Communication Technology Literacy
The nonprofit Educational Testing Service’s (ETS) new Information and Communications Technology (ICT) literacy exam “measures students’ abilities to research, organize, and communicate information using technology….Feedback from librarians and faculty members has shown that while most college-age students can use technology, they don’t necessarily know what to do with the content the technology provides….To achieve information… Continue Reading
Guide to Securing Your IT Infrastructure
From Bank System and Technology: The Top 10 Information Security Myths – “If you buy into all of these commonly held beliefs, you’d better believe your data is at risk. We separate the facts from fiction.” Top 10 Most Overlooked Aspects of IT Security Continue Reading
Task Force on Future of American Innovation Issues Report
Press Release on Innovation Task Force Benchmarks Report, November 16, 2006 Measuring the Moment: Innovation, National Security and Economic Competitiveness Continue Reading
Prisoners in 2005 and Probation and Parole in the United States, 2005
Bureau of Justice Statistics press release: “As of last Dec. 31 there were 1,525,924 prisoners being held by state and federal correctional authorities, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced in a report published today. At the same time a separate BJS survey found that the adult U.S. correctional population, including those on… Continue Reading
DOJ OIG Semiannual Report to Congress
Office of the Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress, April 1, 2006-September 30, 2006: “In this semiannual report we…summarize other OIG investigations, inspections, audits, and special reviews. As described throughout this report, OIG investigators continued their important work investigating allegations of criminal and administrative misconduct by Department of Justice (Department) employees and contractors.” Semiannual Report… Continue Reading
2007 Digital Future Report
“The Center for the Digital Future at the USC Annenberg School has been tracking a representative sample of the American population for over six years watching as people move on-line and then move from modems to broadband.” Highlights of the 2007 Digital Future Report “This year’s report contains a large module looking at on-line communities… Continue Reading
Court Rules FEMA Must Resume Katrina Housing Payments
U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon’s ruling stated that “the Bush administration unconstitutionally denied aid to tens of thousands of Gulf Coast residents displaced by hurricanes Katrina and Rita and must resume payments immediately.” Association of Community Organization for Reform Now (ACORN), et al. v. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Civil Action No. 2006-1521 Memorandum… Continue Reading
CBO Report: Recruiting, Retention, and Future Levels of Military Personnel
Recruiting, Retention, and Future Levels of Military Personnel, October 2006 (106 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
GAO Report on Eminent Domain
Eminent Domain: Information about Its Uses and Effect on Property Owners and Communities Is Limited, Full text GAO-07-28, and Highlights, November 30, 2006. “In the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, Congress mandated that GAO conduct a nationwide study on the use of… Continue Reading
USDA Quarterly Agricultural Export Forecast
Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade – “Offers the latest value and volume of U.S. agricultural exports, by commodity and region, as well as the agricultural trade balance and the import and export outlook.” The following charts are in PDF: Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade Commodity/Country Revisions in FY 2007 Exports Export Outlook for Grain &… Continue Reading
