“State governments are increasingly utilizing health information technology initiatives in order to reduce healthcare cost and improve patient care. A product of NASCIOs Health IT Working Group, this compendium provides a state-by-state snapshot of progress that each state has made in introducing health information technology (HIT) initiatives. Each individual state profile features ways in which… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2007
Forbes Latest List of 400 Richest Americans
The Forbes 400: “One billion dollars is no longer enough. The price of admission to this, the 25th anniversary edition of the Forbes 400, is $1.3 billion, up $300 million from last year. The collective net worth of the nation’s mightiest plutocrats rose $290 billion to $1.54 trillion.” Continue Reading
Foreign Relations of the United States, Documents on Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 1969 – 1972
“The Department of State released today Foreign Relations of the United States, 19691976, Volume E2, Documents on Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 19691972. This electronic-only volume is available on the Department of States website. Part of the ongoing official documentary history of U.S. foreign policy, this volume presents the record of U.S. policies towards multilateral arms… Continue Reading
European eGovernment Award Winners Announced
Press release: “Winners of the European eGovernment Awards were announced today at the Ministerial eGovernment Conference in Lisbon. The city of Amsterdam from The Netherlands, the Ministry of Government Administration and Reform of Norway, the city of Besancon from France and the portal of the Federal Government of Germany each picked up one of the… Continue Reading
DOD OIG Testimony on Fighting Corruption in Contracting
Mr. Thomas F. Gimble Principal Deputy Inspector General Department of Defense before the House Armed Services Committee on Accountability During Contingency Operations: Preventing and Fighting Corruption in Contracting and Establishing and Maintaining Appropriate Controls on Materiel, September 20, 2007. See also related government documents: Opening Statement of Chairman Ike Skelton (D-MO), Hearing on Accountability During… Continue Reading
Independent Review of The U.S. Coast Guard's Reporting of FY 2006 Drug Control Funds
OIG-07-70 – Independent Review of The U.S. Coast Guard’s Reporting of FY 2006 Drug Control Funds (PDF, 18 pages) Continue Reading
Hearing – Protecting the Protectors: Ensuring the Health and Safety of our First Responders in the Wake of Catastrophic Disasters
House Committee on Homeland Security – Protecting the Protectors: Ensuring the Health and Safety of our First Responders in the Wake of Catastrophic Disasters, September 20, 2007. Continue Reading
Newsweek: Telecoms Seeking Bill Limiting Lawsuits for Surveillance Cooperation
Newsweek, Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball, Sept. 20, 2007 – “The nations biggest telecommunications companies, working closely with the White House, have mounted a secretive lobbying campaign to get Congress to quickly approve a measure wiping out all private lawsuits against them for assisting the U.S. intelligence communitys warrantless surveillance programs. The campaignwhich involves some… Continue Reading
DOD Report on Need to Increase Science and Technology Funding
Department of Defense, Director of Defense Research and Engineering: August 24, 2007 memorandum on the Need to Increase Science and Technology Funding Continue Reading
Transcripts of Federal Court Proceedings Nationwide To Be Available Online
U.S. Courts release: “The Judicial Conference of the United States today voted to make transcripts of federal district and bankruptcy court proceedings available online through the Judiciary’s Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system. Under the new policy, transcripts created by court reporters or transcribers will be available for inspection and copying in a… Continue Reading
Senate Plans Hearing on Google-Doubleclick Merger
EPIC: “The United States Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing entitled An Examination of the Google-Doubleclick Merger and the Online Advertising Industry: What Are the Risks for Competition and Privacy on Thursday, September 27. Dave Drummond of Google, Brad Smith of Microsoft, Scott Cleland of Precursor, Tom Lenard of the Progress & Freedom Foundation,… Continue Reading
EPA Approves New Coal-Fired Power Plant Without CO2 Controls
“The Environmental Protection Agency has ignored the recent Supreme Court decision that CO2 is an air pollutant under the federal Clean Air Act and approved a permit for a new coal-fired power plant without regulating its CO2 emissions or considering the impact of the new power plant on global warming. In a letter to EPA… Continue Reading
