“President Obama is calling on all of us to come together to solve hunger in our communities. In this spirit, the Corporation for National and Community Service is launching the United We Serve: Feed a Neighbor initiative in collaboration with the White House and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The purpose of the initiative… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: November 2009
November Release of White House Visitor Records
News release: “Building upon last months historic release of nearly 500 White House visitor records, today the White House releases more than 1,600 records of visits to the White House in response to another months worth of requests. You can view all the records in a searchable database in our Disclosures section. We announced earlier… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve to run public service announcement with credit card tips for holiday shoppers
“The Federal Reserve wants consumers to use their credit cards wisely as they shop for the holidays, and is sponsoring 45-second advertisements in movie theaters with tips to help shoppers avoid unnecessary charges and fees. The advertisements will appear before movie previews at 12 highly attended theaters in major metropolitan areas from November 27 through… Continue Reading
CBO Presentation: The Economic and Budget Outlook
The Economic and Budget Outlook, November 2009. CBO Director Doug Elmendorf’s presentation to the American Association for Budget and Program Analysis. “The country faces a fundamental disconnect between the services people expect the government to provide, particularly in the form of benefits for older Americans, and the tax revenues that people are willing to send… Continue Reading
New York Review of Books: Google and the New Digital Future
Follow up to previous postings on Google Book Search (GBS), Google and the New Digital Future, Robert Darnton is Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor at Harvard “…The digitizing, open-access distribution, and preservation of orphan works could be done by a nonprofit organization such as the Internet Archive, a nonprofit group that was built as a… Continue Reading
UN: The State of World Population 2009
UN: The State of World Population 2009 – Facing a Changing World: Women, Population and Climate “Women bear the disproportionate burden of climate change, but have so far been largely overlooked in the debate about how to address problems of rising seas, droughts, melting glaciers and extreme weather, concludes The State of World Population 2009,… Continue Reading
World Health Organization: New HIV infections reduced by 17% over the past 8 years
News release: “According to new data in the 2009 AIDS epidemic update, new HIV infections have been reduced by 17% over the past eight years. Since 2001, when the United Nations Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS was signed, the number of new infections in sub-Saharan Africa is approximately 15% lower, which is about 400 000… Continue Reading
Columbia Journalism Review's Comprehensive Guide to Big Federal Spending Programs
“In a specially commissioned study, The Audit here takes a look at online resources tracking the bailout and stimulus money, from government web sites to independently run operations,” by Jaimie Dougherty. Related postings on financial system Continue Reading
Federal Housing Finance Agency: House Prices Increase Slightly in Third Quarter
News release: “U.S. house prices rose modestly in the third quarter of 2009 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agencys (FHFA) seasonally adjusted purchase-only house price index (HPI). The HPI, calculated using home sales price information from Fannie Maeand Freddie Mac-acquired mortgages, was 0.2 percent higher on a seasonally adjusted basis in the third quarter… Continue Reading
2009-2010 Edition of United States Government Manual
“The 2009-2010 edition of the United States Government Manual is now available on GPO Access. As the official handbook of the Federal Government, the United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which the United States… Continue Reading
DOE Announces $620 Million for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects
News release: “At an event in Columbus, Ohio this afternoon, Secretary Chu announced that the Department of Energy is awarding $620 million for projects around the country to demonstrate advanced Smart Grid technologies and integrated systems that will help build a smarter, more efficient, more resilient electrical grid. These 32 demonstration projects, which include large-scale… Continue Reading
Create short, trustworthy .gov URLs
“The GSA Office of Citizen Services has also launched Go.USA.gov, a beta URL shortening service for government websites. This product will allow government websites to maintain their brand and authenticity when using shortened URLs for social media purposes. So far, Go.USA.gov has shortened 480 URLs that have been clicked 60569 times. Government employees need to… Continue Reading
