The fifty-first session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 26 February to 9 March 2007. In accordance with its multi-year programme of work for 2007-2009, the Commission will consider The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child as its priority theme.
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Daily Archives: February 26, 2007
National Drug Control Strategy: FY 2008 Budget Summary
“The Office of National Drug Control Policy’s FY 2008 Budget Summary is a companion document to the National Drug Control Strategy. The Budget identifies resources that support the three key elements of the Strategy and demonstrates an approach where activities to reduce the demand for narcotics are augmented by efforts to stem their supply. (NCJ… Continue Reading
Comprehensive Study Examines Quality of 615 House and Senate Web Sites, Finds Quality Disappointing
“The 2006 Gold Mouse Report: Recognizing the Best Web Sites on Capitol Hill marks the third time that the Congressional Management Foundation has evaluated all Member, committee, and leadership Web sites and recognized the best Congressional Web sites with Mouse Awards.” Press release: “A new report card on congressional Web sites from the Congressional Management… Continue Reading
New EEOC Publication Addresses Employment of Health Care Workers With Disabilities
Press release: “Naomi C. Earp, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced the issuance of a new question-and-answer (Q&A) fact sheet, Questions and Answers about Health Care Workers and the Americans with Disabilities Act, on the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to job applicants and employees in the… Continue Reading
Implementation of the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980: A Report to the Chief Justice
Implementation of the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980: A Report to the Chief Justice: Stephen Breyer; Sarah Evans Barker; Pasco M. Bowman; D. Brock Hornby; Sally M. Rider; J. Harvie Wilkinson III, September 2006, 183 pages. “The Judicial Conduct and Disability Act 1980 Act authorizes any person to file a complaint alleging that… Continue Reading
State Climate Initiatives Are Focus of Pew Center Site
Pew Center on Global Climate Change – What’s Being Done in the States – “Across the country, states and regions are adopting policies to address climate change. These actions include increasing renewable energy generation, selling agricultural carbon sequestration credits, and encouraging energy efficiency. Such policies reduce vulnerability to energy price spikes, promote state economic development,… Continue Reading
Pew Internet and American Life Project Survey of Wireless Internet Access
“The Pew Internet & American Life Project has just released a report that 34% of internet users have logged onto the internet using a wireless connection either around the house, at their workplace, or some place else. The report profiles these wireless users and describes their intensive use of the internet, especially in exchanging emails… Continue Reading
Top 100 Federal Prime Contractors: 2006
Washington Technology: The Billion-Dollar Club – To be a member, focus on defense, homeland security, health IT, outsourcing as hot opportunities.” See also, Small companies build market muscle – The Top 100 isnt exclusively the land of giants. Many small and midsized businesses elbow their way onto the list each year. Continue Reading
Free, Open Source Site Covering Congressional Bills, News, Gossip and Elected Officials
“OpenCongress brings together official government information with news and blog coverage to give you the real story behind what’s happening in Congress. Small groups of political insiders and lobbyists know what’s really going on in Congress. Now, everyone can be an insider. OpenCongress is a free, open-source, non-profit, and non-partisan web resource with a mission… Continue Reading
Site Offers Free Searching and Viewing of Major Broadcast News Videos
“The Tyndall Report monitors the weekday nightly newscasts of the three American broadcast television networks: ABC World News with Charles Gibson, CBS Evening News with Katie Couric and NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams…The Tyndall Blog monitors and comments on each night’s newscasts and links to the stories that the networks aired.” Links to a… Continue Reading
FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile
Quarterly Banking Profile – “Provides the earliest comprehensive summary of financial results for all FDIC-insured institutions. This report card on industry status and performance includes written analyses, graphs and statistical tables.” See also the FDIC Annual Report, February 20, 2007 – The 2006 review of policy, activity, and financial status. Continue Reading
National Center for State Courts Launches Court Security Forum
“NCSC and members of the court and law enforcement communities are concerned about court security. This is an issue that affects us all. This forum was established as a central point of information about aspects of court security. We hope to provide resources, news, and networking opportunities through the Forum.” Continue Reading
