Press release: “Relatively few countries possess all the factors necessary to support a thriving information technology sector, but the United States, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom provide the strongest environments for IT competitiveness, a new study concludes. As reflected in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s “IT industry competitiveness index”, these factors include an ample… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2007
New GAO Reports: Environmental Satellite Acquisitions, Retirement Decisions, DOD's High-Risk Areas, Unmanned Aircraft Systems,
Defense Logistics: Efforts to Improve Distribution and Supply Support for Joint Military Operations Could Benefit from a Coordinated Management Approach, GAO-07-807, June 29, 2007 DOD’s High-Risk Areas: Efforts to Improve Supply Chain Can Be Enhanced by Linkage to Outcomes, Progress in Transforming Business Operations, and Reexamination of Logistics Governance and Strategy, GAO-07-1064T, July 10, 2007… Continue Reading
New Tool for Customizing Google Map Released Today
Press release: “Today Google officially released a new feature of Google Maps that enables users to layer valuable third-party information directly on Google Maps with a single click and to save these customized maps to their personal library. These mini-applications, called Mapplets, make it possible for users to view and layer maps containing information such… Continue Reading
Law Library of Congress Issues June 2007 Issue of Global Legal Monitor
Global Legal Monitor, June 2007, Issue 6 (62 pages, PDF). Previous issues of the perodical are available using a drop-down menu on this webpage. Continue Reading
EEOC Amends Age Bias Regulations To Conform With Supreme Court Ruling
Press release: “The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued revised regulations on age discrimination in the workplace in accordance with a 2004 Supreme Court decision, General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. v. Cline. The updated regulations, published in [July 6, 2007] Federal Register. The revised regulations clarify that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act… Continue Reading
White House Claims Executive Privilege as Congressional Investigation into U.S. Attorney Firings Continues
Press release: “The White House sent a letter [July 9, 2007] to Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) reiterating its assertion of executive privilege in response to congressional subpoenas, but declining to provide a complete basis for its assertion. Chairman Leahys comment on the letter.” Attorney for former White House counsel Harriet Miers states in… Continue Reading
Government Oversight Committee Hearing on the Surgeon General's Vital Mission
“On Tuesday, July 10, the Committee held a hearing focusing on the importance of the Surgeon Generals Office, the need to preserve the Surgeon Generals independence, and recent limitations on the Surgeon Generals ability to carry out its public health education mission.” The Surgeon General’s Vital Mission: Challenges for the Future – Chairman Waxman’s Opening… Continue Reading
International Journal of Electronic Governance
“International publisher Inderscience is pleased to announce the publication of the first issue of International Journal of Electronic Governance. The journal focuses on the use of electronic and information technologies in deliberation over democratic policy and decision making processes, community governance as well as governance in non-political domains such as corporate, open project, online community… Continue Reading
GAO Review of DHS Critical Infrastructure Plans Finds Continued Vulnerabilities
Critical Infrastructure Protection: Sector Plans and Sector Councils Continue to Evolve, GAO-07-706R, July 10, 2007. “In 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, damaging critical infrastructure, such as oil platforms, pipelines, and refineries; water mains; electric power lines; and cellular phone towers. The infrastructure damage and resulting chaos disrupted government and business functions alike, producing… Continue Reading
FTC Spam Summit: The Next Generation of Threats and Solutions
Spam Summit: The Next Generation of Threats and Solutions: “A two-day conference that will bring together experts from the business, government, and technology sectors, consumer advocates, and academics to explore consumer protection issues surrounding spam, phishing and malware. The agenda and a list of participants can be found here.” Continue Reading
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Cuts Funds for VP's Office
Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government today approved SGW 112, “A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Treasury, District of Columbia, The Judiciary, Executive Office of the President and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes…” Durbin Moves to Withhold Funding… Continue Reading
OMB Adds New Features to Earmarks Database
On July 10, 2007 the OMB Earmarks Database “Added earmarks contained in selected authorization bills resulting in expenditures in FY 2005…[and] estimates on the number and cost of earmarks in the individual FY 2008 Appropriations bills as they move through the legislative process.” OMB press release with additional information on earmarks database. Continue Reading
