Report: Funds Appropriated for Afghanistan and Iraq Processed Through the Foreign Military Sales Trust Fund, Prepared by the Department of Defense Inspector General, March 24, 2009 (Project No. D2007-D000FD-0198.000)
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Daily Archives: March 24, 2009
New GAO Reports: Private Health Insurance, Private Pensions, Social Security, Iraq Oversight
Private Health Insurance: 2008 Survey Results on Number and Market Share of Carriers in the Small Group Health Insurance Market, GAO-09-363R, February 27, 2009 Private Pensions: Conflicts of Interest Can Affect Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans, GAO-09-503T, March 24, 2009 Social Security Administration: Further Actions Needed to Address Disability Claims and Service Delivery Challenges,… Continue Reading
EPA Acts to Reduce Harmful Impacts from Coal Mining
News release: “The United States Environmental Protection Agency has sent two letters to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expressing serious concerns about the need to reduce the potential harmful impacts on water quality caused by certain types of coal mining practices, such as mountaintop mining. The letters specifically addressed two new surface coal mining… Continue Reading
Library of Congress: How Does Law Protect in War?
How Does Law Protect in War? Cases, Documents and Teaching Materials on Contemporary Practice in International Humanitarian Law by Marco Sassòli and Antoine A. Bouvier, in co-operation with Susan Carr, Lindsey Cameron and Thomas de Saint Maurice, Geneva, 2006 (Second Edition). Volume I: Outline of International Humanitarian Law Possible Teaching Outlines and Volume II: Cases… Continue Reading
Google Announces Two Improvements to Search Results Pages
Two new improvements to Google results pages : “…we’re rolling out two new improvements to Google search. The first offers an expanded list of useful related searches and the second is the addition of longer search result descriptions — both of which help guide users more effectively to the information they need.” Continue Reading
Database State – a comprehensive map of UK government databases
Database State, Executive Summary and Full Report – By Ross Anderson, Ian Brown, Terri Dowty, Philip Inglesant, William Heath, Angela Sasse, Foundation for Information Policy Research (March 2009) “In recent years, the Government has built or extended many central databases that hold information on every aspect of our lives, from health and education to welfare,… Continue Reading
FTC Testifies on Efforts to Protect Consumers of Financial Services
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On “Consumer Credit and Debt: The Role of the Federal Trade Commission in Protecting the Public, Presented By Chairman Jon Leibowitz Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives (March 24, 2009) Related postings on… Continue Reading
Report: Show Us the Data – Most Wanted Federal Documents
Show Us the Data: Most Wanted Federal Documents A Report By Center for Democracy & Technology & OpenTheGovernment.org, March 2009 – “In the past few months, President Obama and his appointed officials have indicated that policies around open government and information disclosure will change drastically. While each administration adopts its own standards for the management… Continue Reading
2009 National Legal Research Teach-In Resource Kit now available online
“AALL’s Research Instruction and Patron Services Special Interest Section (RIPS-SIS) is proud to announce the release of the 2009 National Legal Research Teach-In Resource Kit on March 23, 2009. Each year in conjunction with National Library Week, RIPS creates a Teach-In Resource Kit which contains fresh materials for use in your institution’s promotional and instructional… Continue Reading
GPO Seeks Sustainable Paper Products
“The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) released a Request for Information (RFI) seeking paper manufacturers and distributors opinions on the most sustainable paper products available for GPO and other federal agencies to review. This RFI is in response torequests from GPOs federal customers to find more sustainable paper choices for their printing needs.” Continue Reading
