Some of you may be wondering how I find the various ideas for posting every day. Some of it, as you have probably figured out, is just from a love of reading newspapers. But sometimes it comes straight from the government source. There are international organizations blogging on their work, groups blogging on issues in government information, federal agencies blogging their news releases, and libraries looking at government. This past week a new group entered the fray, the Library of Congress.
The Library of Congress Blog has the theme of "Light and liberty go together" and covers all sorts of information and thoughts from a librarian there. The first entry "What Hath God Wrought?" gives a nice introduction to the blog. This is not just a "see what we have" blog, but also asks some interesting questions for all you librarians out there, such as should blogs be given or want ISSN number?
Want a list of some other international blogs out there? Check out the UN Pulse entry on RSS feeds.
Monday, April 30, 2007
Friday, April 27, 2007
Releases from GAO this week
It is time again for the list of weekly releases from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The GAO is often called the investigative arm of Congress. This week they investigated a variety of issues, such as defense, customs, elderly drivers, and nuclear smuggling. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.
Reports
Reports
- Commercial Aviation: Potential Safety and Capacity Issues Associated with the Introduction of the New A380 Aircraft. GAO-07-483, April 20.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-483
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07483high.pdf - Intellectual Property: Better Data Analysis and Integration Could Help U.S. Customs and Border Protection Improve Border Enforcement Efforts. GAO-07-735, April 26. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-735
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07735high.pdf - Information Technology: DHS Needs to Fully Define and Implement Policies and Procedures for Effectively Managing Investments. GAO-07-424, April 27.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-424
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07424high.pdf - Veterans Benefits Administration: Progress Made in Long-Term Effort to Replace Benefits Payment System, but Challenges Persist. GAO-07-614, April 27.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-614
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07614high.pdf - Defense Inventory: Opportunities Exist to Save Billions by Reducing Air Force's Unneeded Spare Parts Inventory. GAO-07-232, April 27.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-232
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07232high.pdf - 2010 Census: Census Bureau Should Refine Recruiting and Hiring Efforts and Enhance Training of Temporary Field Staff. GAO-07-361, April 27.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-361
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07361high.pdf - Medicaid Long-Term Care: Few Transferred Assets before Applying for Nursing Home Coverage; Impact of Deficit Reduction Act on Eligibility Is Uncertain. GAO-07-280, March 26.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-280
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07280high.pdf - Bankruptcy Reform: Value of Credit Counseling Requirement Is Not Clear. GAO-07-203, April 6.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-203
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07203high.pdf - Nursing Homes: Efforts to Strengthen Federal Enforcement Have Not Deterred Some Homes from Repeatedly Harming Residents. GAO-07-241, March 26.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-241
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07241high.pdf - Inspectors General: Activities of the Department of State Office of Inspector General. GAO-07-138, March 23.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-138Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07138high.pdf
- Defense Logistics: Army and Marine Corps's Individual Body Armor System Issues. GAO-07-662R, April 26.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-662R - Aviation Security: TSA's Change to Its Prohibited Items List Has Not Resulted in Any Reported Security Incidents, but the Impact of the Change on Screening Operations Is Inconclusive. GAO-07-623R, April 25.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-623R - Public Health and Hospital Emergency Preparedness Programs: Evolution of Performance Measurement Systems to Measure Progress. GAO-07-485R, March 23.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-485R - VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment: Service Contract Management Is Improving, but Challenges Remain. GAO-07-568R, April 23.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-568R
- Maritime Security: Observations on Selected Aspects of the SAFE Port Act, by Stephen Caldwell, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, before the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism, House Committee on Homeland Security. GAO-07-754T, April 26.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-754T - Department of Homeland Security: Observations on GAO Access to Information on Programs and Activities, by Norman J. Rabkin, managing director, homeland security and justice issues, before the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight, House Committee on Homeland Security. GAO-07-700T, April 25.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-700T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07700thigh.pdf - Commercial Aviation: Programs and Options for Providing Air Service to Small Communities, by Gerald L. Dillingham, director, physical infrastructure issues, before the Subcommittee on Aviation, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. GAO-07-793T, April 25.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-793T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07793thigh.pdf - Perchlorate: EPA Does Not Systematically Track Incidents of Contamination, by John B. Stephenson, director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, House Committee on Energy and Commerce. GAO-07-797T, April 25.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-797T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07797thigh.pdf - Federal Oversight of Food Safety: High-Risk Designation Can Bring Attention to Limitations in the Government's Food Recall Programs, by Lisa R. Shames, director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, House Committee on Energy and Commerce. GAO-07-785T, April 24.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-785T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07785thigh.pdf - Federal Transit Benefits Program: Ineffective Controls Result in Fraud and Abuse by Federal Workers, by Gregory D. Kutz, managing director, forensic audits and special investigations, before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-07-724T, April 24.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-724T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07724thigh.pdf - Capitol Visitor Center: Update on Status of Project's Schedule and Cost as of April 17, 2007, by Terrell G. Dorn, director, physical infrastructure issues, before the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, House Committee on Appropriations. GAO-07-755T, April 24.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-755T - Department of Energy: Observations on Actions to Implement the New Loan Guarantee Program for Innovative Technologies, by James C. Cosgrove, acting director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, House Committee on Energy and Commerce. GAO-07-798T, April 24.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-798T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07798thigh.pdf - 2010 Census: Design Shows Progress, but Managing Technology Acquisitions, Temporary Field Staff, and Gulf Region Enumeration Require Attention, by Mathew J. Scire, director, strategic issues, before the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-07-779T, April 24.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-779T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07779thigh.pdf - Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq: Conditions in Iraq Are Conducive to Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, unclassified version of testimony delivered by David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States before a closed hearing by the Subcommittee on Defense, House Committee on Appropriations. GAO-07-525T, April 23.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-525T - Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office, by David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, before the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, House Committee on Appropriations. GAO-07-543T, April 19.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-543T
- "Transforming Government to Meet the Challenges and Capitalize on the Opportunities of the 21st Century," by David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, at the New School, in New York, New York. GAO-07-813CG, April 25.
http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d07813cg.pdf
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Discover a few CRS reports this week
The Congressional Research Service (CRS), writes reports on topics of interest to Congress. This weeks reports cover topics from child abduction to CO2 emissions to Iraq. While CRS reports are available on request from your congressional representatives, there is no free source of all these reports from the U.S. government, but there are groups that work to collect these reports. These are the reports that OpenCRS and Secrecy News released this week:
Not on campus, but still want access to additional reports? The library has created a guide linking to various additional sources of CRS reports.
- Presidential Advisers' Testimony Before Congressional Committees: An Overview
- Information Operations, Electronic Warfare, and Cyberwar: Capabilities and Related Policy Issues
- Network Centric Operations: Background and Oversight Issues for Congress
- Statutes of Limitation in Federal Criminal Cases: An Overview
- Speechwriting in Perspective: A Brief Guide to Effective and Persuasive Communication
- Iraq: Post-Saddam National Elections
- Legal Issues Raised by Provision in House Energy Bill (H.R. 6) Creating Incentives for Certain OCS Leaseholders to Accept Price Thresholds
- Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act: A Sketch
- Head Start Reauthorization: A Side-by-Side Comparison of H.R. 1429, S. 556, and Current Law
- The World Bank's International Development Association (IDA)
- Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Pipelines for Carbon Sequestration: Emerging Policy Issues
- Senate Committee Rules in the 110th Congress: A Comparison of Key Provisions
- Unauthorized Employment in the United States: Issues and Options
- United States' Trade Remedy Laws and Non-market Economies: A Legal Overview
- Screening for Youth Suicide Prevention
- Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: FY2007 Appropriations
- Greenhouse Gas Emission Drivers: Population, Economic Development and Growth, and Energy Use
- Immigration of Foreign Workers: Labor Market Tests and Protections
- Required Healthcare Contributions, Fair Share Legislation, and RILA v. Fielder
- Senate Committee Hearings: The "Minority Witness Rule"
- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Federal Budget
Not on campus, but still want access to additional reports? The library has created a guide linking to various additional sources of CRS reports.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Rising troop levels in Iraq
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) at the request of the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Defense of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget prepared a report examining the effect of rising troop levels in Iraq on force readiness. The report, "Some Implications of Increasing U.S. Forces in Iraq," looks at the number of troops that will be ready to deploy under various troop surge scenarios.
Want to know more about the CBO? Check out this previous blog posting for a more in-depth analysis of who they are and what they do.
Interested in more resources on the military? Check out this library guide.
Want to know more about the CBO? Check out this previous blog posting for a more in-depth analysis of who they are and what they do.
Interested in more resources on the military? Check out this library guide.
US Supreme Court hears arguments on Campaign Finance Law Limits
Today the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2003 (BCRA) in the cases of McCain v Wisconsin Right to Life and FEC v Wisconsin Right to Life (court briefs). At issue is the the restrictions placed on groups that limit their right to lobby Congress on specific issues during an election campaign. The law forbids most corporate entities from targeting specific candidates in ads right before an election.
This is the third challenge to this law in four years, and the outcome will affect the upcoming 2008 election. The BCRA is only one of the laws enforced by the Federal Elections Commission. For more information on elections, check out the library's Elections and Voting page.
This is the third challenge to this law in four years, and the outcome will affect the upcoming 2008 election. The BCRA is only one of the laws enforced by the Federal Elections Commission. For more information on elections, check out the library's Elections and Voting page.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Medicare and Social Security Release Annual Reports
For those of you wondering if Social Security and Medicare will be there when you retire, there were a few more glum forecasts released this week.
The Social Security program will run out of money in 2041, if they are to pay out benefits for the next 75 years, they project a need for an additional 4.7 trillion dollars. Want more information? Check out the press release and full report at the Social Security web site.
Medicare is in a little bit more trouble and will run out of funds in 2019. Want more details? Check out the press release or the full report.
Want to read reactions to the report? Check out the Washington Post's "Social Security, Medicare Panel Adjusts Forecast."
Want more information from the government on retirement and aging? Check out the library's guide.
The Social Security program will run out of money in 2041, if they are to pay out benefits for the next 75 years, they project a need for an additional 4.7 trillion dollars. Want more information? Check out the press release and full report at the Social Security web site.
Medicare is in a little bit more trouble and will run out of funds in 2019. Want more details? Check out the press release or the full report.
Want to read reactions to the report? Check out the Washington Post's "Social Security, Medicare Panel Adjusts Forecast."
Want more information from the government on retirement and aging? Check out the library's guide.
Monday, April 23, 2007
Elections in France
This weekend the French electorate held the first round of voting for the President. There were 12 candidates and Nicolas Sarkozy and Ségolène Royal won the top two spots. The second vote will take place on May 6th. (From the French Press Release)
If Ségolène Royal is elected she would be the first female President of France, she is already the first female to make it to the second round of the elections.
Want more details on the results? If you know French (or have a dictionary), check out the Minisère de l'Intérieur's site.
The Washington Post has set up a panel discussion on its site regarding this election. You can also check out their web page on the French elections for the latest headlines.
Finally, for those of you who want even more, check out the library's guide to France.
If Ségolène Royal is elected she would be the first female President of France, she is already the first female to make it to the second round of the elections.
Want more details on the results? If you know French (or have a dictionary), check out the Minisère de l'Intérieur's site.
The Washington Post has set up a panel discussion on its site regarding this election. You can also check out their web page on the French elections for the latest headlines.
Finally, for those of you who want even more, check out the library's guide to France.
Friday, April 20, 2007
Releases from the Government Accountability Office
It's Firday and time again for the list of weekly releases from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The GAO is often called the investigative arm of Congress. This week they investigated a variety of issues, such as defense, customs, elderly drivers, and nuclear smuggling. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.
Reports
Reports
- Global Health: USAID Supported a Wide Range of Child and Maternal Health Activities, but Lacked Detailed Spending Data and a Proven Method for Sharing Best Practices. GAO-07-486, April 20.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-486
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07486high.pdf - Climate Change: Financial Risks to Federal and Private Insurers in Coming Decades Are Potentially Significant. GAO-07-285, March 16.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-285
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07285high.pdf - International Organizations: Assistance Programs Constrained in Burma. GAO-07-457, April 6.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-457
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07457high.pdf - Title Insurance: Actions Needed to Improve Oversight of the Title Industry and Better Protect Consumers. GAO-07-401, April 13.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-401
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07401high.pdf - Missile Defense: Actions Needed to Improve Information for Supporting Future Key Decisions for Boost and Ascent Phase Elements. GAO-07-430, April 17.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-430
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07430high.pdf - Business Systems Modernization: Strategy for Evolving DOD's Business Enterprise Architecture Offers a Conceptual Approach, but Execution Details Are Needed. GAO-07-451, April 16.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-451
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07451high.pdf - Federal Real Property: Progress Made Toward Addressing Problems, but Underlying Obstacles Continue to Hamper Reform. GAO-07-349, April 13.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-349
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07349high.pdf
- Space Acquisitions: Actions Needed to Expand and Sustain Use of Best Practices, by Cristina T. Chaplain, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, before the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Senate Committee on Armed Services. GAO-07-730T, April 19.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-730T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07730thigh.pdf - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Serious Economic, Fiscal, and Accountability Challenges, by Jeanette Franzel, Director, Financial Management and Assurance, before the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, House Committee on Natural Resources. GAO-07-746T, April 19.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-746T - Climate Change: Financial Risks to Federal and Private Insurers in Coming Decades are Potentially Significant, by John B. Stephenson, director, natural resources and environment, before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-07-760T, April 19.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-760T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07760thigh.pdf - Information Security: Persistent Weaknesses Highlight Need for Further Improvement, by Gregory C. Wilshusen, director, information security issues, before the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology, House Committee on Homeland Security. GAO-07-751T, April 19.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-751T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07751thigh.pdf - Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance: Preliminary Observations on DOD's Approach to Managing Requirements for New Systems, Existing Assets, and Systems Development, by Michael J. Sullivan, director, acquisition and sourcing management issues; and Davi M. D'Agostino and Sharon L. Pickup, directors, defense capabilities and management issues, before the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, House Committee on Armed Services. GAO-07-596T, April 19.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-596T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07596thigh.pdf - Tax Compliance: Thousands of Federal Contractors Abuse the Federal Tax System, by Gregory D. Kutz, managing director, forensic audits and special investigations, before the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-07-742T, April 19.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-742T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07742thigh.pdf - U.S. Postal Service: Postal Reform Law Provides Opportunities to Address Postal Challenges, by Katherine A. Siggerud, director, physical infrastructure issues, before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-07-685T, April 19.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-685T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07685thigh.pdf - VA Student Financial Aid: Actions Needed to Reduce Overlap in Approval Activities, by George Scott, director, education, workforce, and income security issues, before the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. GAO-07-775T, April 19.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-775T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07775thigh.pdf - Coast Guard: Observations on the Fiscal Year 2008 Budget, Performance, Reorganization, and Related Challenges, statement for the record by Stephen L. Caldwell, acting director, homeland security and justice issues, before the Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. GAO-07-489T, April 18.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-489T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07489thigh.pdf - Elections: All Levels of Government Are Needed to Address Electronic Voting System Challenges, by Randolph C. Hite, director, information technology architecture and systems, before the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-07-741T, April 18.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-741T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07741thigh.pdf - No Child Left Behind Act: Education Actions May Help Improve Implementation and Evaluation of Supplemental Educational Services, by Cornelia M. Ashby, director, education, workforce, and income security issues, before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, House Committee on Education and Labor. GAO-07-738T, April 18.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-738T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07738thigh.pdf - U.S. Postal Service: Postal Reform Law Provides Opportunities to Address Postal Challenges, by Katherine A. Siggerud, director, physical infrastructure issues, before the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-07-684T, April 17.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-684T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07684thigh.pdf
- "DOD Transformation Challenges and Opportunities" by David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, before the Acquisition Community Conference sponsored by the Defense Acquisition University, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. GAO-07-789CG, April 17.
http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d07789cg.pdf - "DOD's 21st Century Health Care Spending Challenges" by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Task Force on the Future of Military Health Care. GAO-07-766CG, April 18.
http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d07766cg.pdf - "Federal Oversight: The Need for Good Governance, Transparency, and Accountability" by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency/Executive Council on Integrity and Efficiency's national conference, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. GAO-07-788CG, April 16.
http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d07788cg.pdf
- Using Data from the Internal Revenue Service's National Research Program to Identify Potential Opportunities to Reduce the Tax Gap. GAO-07-423R, March 15.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-423R - Implementation of OMB Circular No. A-76 at Science Agencies. GAO-07-434R, March 16.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-434R
Thursday, April 19, 2007
CRS reports found this week
Here are the latest discoveries from the Congressional Research Service (CRS). The CRS give concise, non-partisan views on topics of interest to Congress. While CRS reports are available on request from your congressional representatives, there is no free source of all these reports from the U.S. government, but there are groups that work to collect these reports. These are the reports that OpenCRS and Secrecy News released this week:
- National Security Letters in Foreign Intelligence Investigations: Legal Background and Recent Amendments
- Navy Force Structure: Alternative Force Structure Studies of 2005 -- Background for Congress
- Enemy Combatant Detainees: Habeas Corpus Challenges in Federal Court
- Opening of the International Tracing Service's Holocaust-Era Archives in Bad Arolsen, Germany
- Combating Terrorism: The Challenge of Measuring Effectiveness
- Environmental Impacts of Airport Operations, Maintenance, and Expansion
- What's the Difference? -- Comparing U.S. and Chinese Trade Data
- Vulnerability of Concentrated Critical Infrastructure: Background and Policy Options
- Polar Bears: Proposed Listing Under the Endangered Species Act
- Nominations to Article III Lower Courts by President George W. Bush During the 110th Congress
- Pakistan: Significant Recent Events
- What's the Difference? -- Comparing U.S. and Chinese Trade Data
- Counting the Homeless: Homeless Management Information Systems
- Seafood Marketing: Combating Fraud and Deception
- Elections in France, 2007
- Animal Agriculture: 2007 Farm Bill Issues
- Why Has the Economy Become Less Volatile?
- The Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as Amended by the No Child Left Behind Act: A Primer
- Arab League Boycott of Israel
- High School Graduation, Completion, and Dropouts: Federal Policy, Programs, and Issues
- Nigeria: Current Issues
- Regulation of Health Benefits Under ERISA: An Outline
- Greenhouse Gas Reductions: California Action and the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
- The Constitution and Racial Diversity in Elementary and Secondary Education: A Legal Analysis of Pending Supreme Court Cases
- Coordinated Party Expenditures in Federal Elections: An Overview
- U.S.-European Union Relations and the 2007 Summit
- Juvenile Justice: Rights During the Adjudicatory Process
Not on campus, but still want access to additional reports? The library has created a guide linking to various additional sources of CRS reports.
Gonzales Hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Right now the Senate Judiciary Committee is questioning Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales on the firings of the U.S. attorneys. Want to watch? There are two webcasts available on the site for this hearing. You can also read Patrick Leahy's statement before the hearing.
Want a prospective from the media? The Washington Post has actually set up a web site on the investigation into the firings of the U.S. attorneys. You can find links to the various articles and documents leading up to this hearing.
Want more Congressional information? Check out the library's guide.
Want a prospective from the media? The Washington Post has actually set up a web site on the investigation into the firings of the U.S. attorneys. You can find links to the various articles and documents leading up to this hearing.
Want more Congressional information? Check out the library's guide.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
National Park Service
Did you know that the largest National Park is Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve, with 13.3 million acres? The smallest is Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial at only .02 acres. The National Park Service web site in addition to links to all the National Parks, also has links to various resources on National Parks.One of my new favorites (I learned about it in a presentation today) is the WebRangers site. Now this site is designed for kids, but sometimes I want to look at government sites and be entertained and this site certainly does that! I can pack a dog sled, study pumas, do some puzzles, etc.
Want to learn more about National Parks, Forests, etc.? Check out the library's guide.
Monday, April 16, 2007
Government response to Virginia Tech Shootings
After the shootings this morning at Virginia Tech the government has responded in numerous ways. Here are a few links for additional information:
- Virginia State Government Press Release
- Virginia State Governor: press release
- Virginia Tech site on shootings
- Virginia State Emergency Virginia Tech Situation Reports
- President Bush's statement, web page on School Safety
- Washington Post, links to additional information on the right sidebar
- CNN, additional links on left sidebar
- Roanoke Times, the newspaper for the area
Friday, April 13, 2007
GAO releases this week
Yippee, it's Friday! And with the end of the work week it is time again for the list of weekly releases from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The GAO is often called the investigative arm of Congress. This week they investigated a variety of issues, such as defense, customs, elderly drivers, and nuclear smuggling. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.
Reports
Reports
- Foreign Assistance: Various Challenges Impede the Efficiency and Effectiveness of U.S. Food Aid. GAO-07-560, April 13.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-560
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07560high.pdf - Defense Acquisitions: Status and Challenges of Joint Forces Command's Limited Acquisition Authority. GAO-07-546, April 12.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-546
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07546high.pdf - Tax Administration: Telephone Excise Tax Refund Requests Are Fewer Than Projected and Have Had Minimal Impact on IRS Service. GAO-07-695, April 11.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-695
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07695high.pdf - Taxpayer Service: State Experiences Indicate IRS Would Face Challenges Developing an Internet Filing System with Net Benefits. GAO-07-570, April 5.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-570
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07570high.pdf - Project-Based Rental Assistance: HUD Should Update Its Policies and Procedures to Keep Pace with the Changing Housing Market. GAO-07-290, April 11.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-290
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07290high.pdf - Customs Revenue: Customs and Border Protection Needs to Improve Workforce Planning and Accountability. GAO-07-529, April 12.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-529
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07529high.pdf - Older Driver Safety: Knowledge Sharing Should Help States Prepare for Increase in Older Driver Population. GAO-07-413, April 11.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-413
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07413high.pdf - Older Driver Safety: Survey of States on Their Implementation of Federal Highway Administration Recommendations and Guidelines. GAO-07-517SP, April 11. [Internet only]
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-517SP
- Oil and Gas Royalties: Royalty Relief Will Cost the Government Billions of Dollars but Uncertainty Over Future Energy Prices and Production Levels Make Precise Estimates Impossible at this Time. GAO-07-590R, April 12.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-590R - Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DNDO Has Not Yet Collected Most of the National Laboratories' Test Results on Radiation Portal Monitors in Support of DNDO's Testing and Development Program. GAO-07-347R, March 9.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-347R
- Defense Acquisitions: Missile Defense Needs a Better Balance between Flexibility and Accountability, by Paul L. Francis, director, acquisition and sourcing management, before the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Senate Committee on Armed Services. GAO-07-727T, April 11.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-727T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07727thigh.pdf - 2007 Tax Filing Season: Interim Results and Updates of Previous Assessments of Paid Preparers and IRS's Modernization and Compliance Research Efforts, by James R. White, director, strategic issues, and David A. Powner, director, information technology management issues, before the Senate Committee on Finance. GAO-07-720T, April 12.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-720T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07720thigh.pdf - Gulf Coast Rebuilding: Preliminary Observations on Progress to Date and Challenges for the Future, by Stanley J. Czerwinski, director, strategic issues, before the Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-07-574T, April 12.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-574T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07574thigh.pdf - Hurricane Katrina: Agency Contracting Data Should Be More Complete Regarding Subcontracting Opportunities for Small Businesses, by William B. Shear, director, financial markets and community investment, before the House Committee on Small Business, in New Orleans, Louisiana. GAO-07-698T, April 12.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-698T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07698thigh.pdf - Transportation Security: TSA Has Made Progress in Implementing the Transportation Worker Identification Credential Program, but Challenges Remain, by Norman J. Rabkin, managing director, homeland security and justice, before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. GAO-07-681T, April 12.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-681T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07681thigh.pdf - Intellectual Property: National Enforcement Strategy Needs Stronger Leadership and More Accountability, by Loren Yager, director, international affairs and trade, before the Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and Finance, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. GAO-07-710T, April 12.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-710T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07710thigh.pdf - Smithsonian Institution: Funding for Real Property Needs Remains a Challenge, by Mark L. Goldstein, director, physical infrastructure, before the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. GAO-07-725T, April 11.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-725T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07725thigh.pdf
- "Saving Our Future Requires Tough Choices Today" by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, on the Fiscal Wake-Up Tour at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, in Syracuse, New York. GAO-07-739CG, April 4. [Slides]
http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d07739cg.pdf - "21st Century Transformation Challenges" by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Excellence in Government Conference, in Washington, D.C. GAO-07-740CG, April 5. [Slides]
http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d07740cg.pdf
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Metropolitan area growth
The Census Bureau released populations estimates yesterday on metropolitan areas in the United States. According to the press release Greeley, CO our neighbor to the north was the second fastest growing city (percent wise) in the US, with a 31% increase between April 2000 and July 2006.
Want to check out the data itself? Check out the metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas section of the population estimates.
If you check out the data you will find that Boulder only had a 4.6% increase, whereas the Denver metropolitan area saw an overall increase in population of 10.5% (table).
The site also has a number of nice maps, including this one that illustrates the table from above.
Want more demographic information? Check out the library's guide.
Want to check out the data itself? Check out the metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas section of the population estimates.
If you check out the data you will find that Boulder only had a 4.6% increase, whereas the Denver metropolitan area saw an overall increase in population of 10.5% (table).
The site also has a number of nice maps, including this one that illustrates the table from above.
Want more demographic information? Check out the library's guide.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Toxic Release Inventory
The Environmental Protection Agency has released the 2005 data for the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI). The TRI provides a database that contains information on toxic chemical releases and other waste management activities reported annually by certain covered industry groups as well as federal facilities.
On the main TRI page you can search by zip code (scroll down past the box at the top). If you would like to explore in more detail the TRI data, check out the TRI Explorer database. This database lets you look on a national, state and county level at the toxic releases back to 1988.
Want to just find data by state? Check out this page, which has data back to 2002. In case you were wondering Colorado had 25,665,802 on- and off-site Disposal and other releases in 2005 versus 24,440,601 in 2004 and 22,652,066 in 2003.
Want more environmental information? Check out the library's guide.
On the main TRI page you can search by zip code (scroll down past the box at the top). If you would like to explore in more detail the TRI data, check out the TRI Explorer database. This database lets you look on a national, state and county level at the toxic releases back to 1988.
Want to just find data by state? Check out this page, which has data back to 2002. In case you were wondering Colorado had 25,665,802 on- and off-site Disposal and other releases in 2005 versus 24,440,601 in 2004 and 22,652,066 in 2003.
Want more environmental information? Check out the library's guide.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Congressional Research Service Reports
Here are the latest discoveries from the Congressional Research Service (CRS). The CRS give concise, non-partisan views of a topic of interest to Congress. There is no free source of all these reports from the U.S. government, but there are groups that work to collect these reports (which are available upon request from your congressional representatives and/or senators). These are the reports that OpenCRS and Secrecy News released this week:
- Declarations of War and Authorizations for the Use of Military Force: Historical Background and Legal Implications
- The Iran Sanctions Act (ISA)
- Homeland Security: Compendium of Recommendations Relevant to House Committee Organization and Analysis of Considerations for the House, and 109th and 110th Congresses Epilogue
- Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances
- Kosovo and U.S. Policy
- Industrial Competitiveness and Technological Advancement: Debate Over Government Policy
- Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: A Deepening Humanitarian Crisis?
- FY2007 Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, Foreign Affairs, and Other Purposes
- V-22 Osprey Tilt-Rotor Aircraft
- U.S. Assistance to the Former Soviet Union
- Nuclear Power: Outlook for New U.S. Reactors
- Military Medical Care: Questions and Answers
- Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs: FY2007 Appropriations
- U.S. International HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Spending: FY2004-FY2008
- The Rise of Senate Unanimous Consent Agreements
- Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security
- Trade Primer: Qs and As on Trade Concepts, Performance, and Policy
- H.R. 1 (Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) and S. 4 (Improving America's Security Act of 2007): A Comparative Analysis
- Navy Nuclear-Powered Surface Ships: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress
- Alcohol Use Among Youth
- Juvenile Justice: Legislative History and Current Legislative Issue
- State and Local Economic Sanctions: Constitutional Issues
- U.S. Trade Policy and the Caribbean: From Trade Preferences to Free Trade Agreements
- The Single European Payments Area (SEPA): Implementation Delays and Implications for the United States
Not on campus, but still want access to additional reports? The library has created a guide linking to various additional sources of CRS reports.
Monday, April 09, 2007
Economic Reports on Africa and Latin America
The United Nations has released the economic reports on Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean. The Economic Report on Africa reveals that the economy is growing, 5.7% in 2006, but not fast enough to meet the development goals. If don't want to read the whole report, check out the key facts web site.
The Statistical Yearbook of Latin America and the Caribbean covers demographic, economic and environmental information. You can download the title in PDF or as in Excel.
Interested in more statistics? Check out the various library guides.
The Statistical Yearbook of Latin America and the Caribbean covers demographic, economic and environmental information. You can download the title in PDF or as in Excel.
Interested in more statistics? Check out the various library guides.
Friday, April 06, 2007
Impacts of Climate Change
The International Governmental Panel on Climate Change released the latest report of the reports on climate change. Working Group II, which worked on "Impacts, Adaptations, and Vulnerability," has released the latest report. You can view the Summary for Policymakers online. This report states that climate change is happening and will begin to have an effect on humanity, plant and animal life.
Want to learn more about the report? Check out the Washington Post article "Bleakest Climate Report Approved."
Want additional resources on climate change? Check out the library's guide.
Want to learn more about the report? Check out the Washington Post article "Bleakest Climate Report Approved."
Want additional resources on climate change? Check out the library's guide.
Releases from GAO this week
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is often called the investigative arm of Congress. This week they released reports, presentations and correspondence on topics, such as the IRS, homeland security and Social Security. Want to know more about the GAO? Check out the library's guide.
Reports
Reports
- Disability Programs: SSA Has Taken Steps to Address Conflicting Court Decisions, but Needs to Manage Data Better on the Increasing Number of Court Remands. GAO-07-331, April 5.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-331
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07331high.pdf - Internal Revenue Service: Interim Results of the 2007 Tax Filing Season and Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Request. GAO-07-673, April 3.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-673
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07673high.pdf - Nuclear Nonproliferation: Progress Made in Improving Security at Russian Nuclear Sites, but the Long-term Sustainability of U.S.-Funded Security Upgrades Is Uncertain. GAO-07-404, February 28.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-404
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07404high.pdf - First Responders: Much Work Remains to Improve Communications Interoperability. GAO-07-301, April 2.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-301
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07301high.pdf - Tactical Aircraft: DOD Needs a Joint and Integrated Investment Strategy. GAO-07-415, April 2.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-415
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07415high.pdf - Aviation Security: Cost Estimates Related to TSA Funding of Checked Baggage Screening Systems at Los Angeles and Ontario Airports. GAO-07-445, March 30.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-445
- DHS Multi-Agency Operation Centers Would Benefit from Taking Further Steps to Enhance Collaboration and Coordination. GAO-07-686R, April 5.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-686R - Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the American GI Forum of the United States for Fiscal Year 2005. GAO-07-663R, April 5.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-663R - Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the National Fund for Medical Education for Fiscal Year 2004. GAO-07-664R, April 5.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-664R - Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the American National Theatre and Academy for Fiscal Years 2004 and 2003. GAO-07-665R, April 5.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-665R - Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Reports for the American Historical Association for Fiscal Years 2002-2004. GAO-07-666R, April 5.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-666R - Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the Disabled American Veterans for Fiscal Year 2005. GAO-07-667R, April 5.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-667R - Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America, Inc., for Fiscal Years 2005 and 2004. GAO-07-668R, April 5.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-668R - Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the Former Members of Congress for Fiscal Year 2005. GAO-07-669R, April 5.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-669R - Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the Little League Baseball, Inc., for Fiscal Years 2005 and 2004. GAO-07-670R, April 5.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-670R - Internal Control: Improvements Needed in SEC's Accounting and Operational Procedures. GAO-07-482R, April 3.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-482R - Homeland Security: Information on Training New Border Patrol Agents. GAO-07-540R, March 30.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-540R - An Assessment of Dependent Care Needs of Federal Workers Using the Office of Personnel Management's Survey. GAO-07-437R, March 30.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-437R
- "Internationalizing and Modernizing the Accountability Profession" by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountability (CIPFA), in London, England. GAO-07-723CG, March 26, 2007. [slides]
http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d07723cg.pdf - "Measuring the Performance of Audit Organizations: GAO's Evolving Experiences," by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the 19th UN/INTOSAI [International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions] Seminar, in Vienna, Austria. GAO-07-598CG, March 28-30, 2007. [slides]
http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d07598cg.pdf
- GAO Strategic Plan, 2007-2012. GAO-07-1SP, March 2007.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-1SP - Forces That Will Shape America's Future: Themes from GAO's Strategic Plan, 2007-2012. GAO-07-467SP, March 2007.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-467SP
Intelligence on Saddam Hussein's ties to Al-Qaeda
The Department of Defense Inspector General has released a redacted version of "Review of the Pre-Iraqi War Activities of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy." This report is sharply critical of the intelligence that claimed there were ties between Hussein and Al-Qaeda. In fact it argues there was limited contact between the groups.
Don't want to read the whole report? Read a bit about the report and reactions from Vice President Cheney in this Washington Post article, "Hussein's Prewar ties to Al-Qaeda Discounted."
Want more resources on the military and the war in Iraq? Check out the library's guide.
Don't want to read the whole report? Read a bit about the report and reactions from Vice President Cheney in this Washington Post article, "Hussein's Prewar ties to Al-Qaeda Discounted."
Want more resources on the military and the war in Iraq? Check out the library's guide.
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
British Soldiers released from Iran
Today Iran announced (in a surprise to the media and British government) that it was pardoning and releasing 15 British soldiers. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad held a press briefing in which he was giving awards to the Iranian Republican guards who captured the Britons.
Want to read the official British reaction? Check out the Prime Minister's press release. Unfortunately the statement of President Ahmadinejad is not on his web site, but you can view it via video from the Washington Post web site.
Want to hear more reaction in the media? You can read about it on the BBC web site or at the Washington Post.
Want to check out more web resources on Great Britain and Iran? Check out the library's country guides.
Want to read the official British reaction? Check out the Prime Minister's press release. Unfortunately the statement of President Ahmadinejad is not on his web site, but you can view it via video from the Washington Post web site.
Want to hear more reaction in the media? You can read about it on the BBC web site or at the Washington Post.
Want to check out more web resources on Great Britain and Iran? Check out the library's country guides.
How do you know if there's an elephant under your bed?
Want to know the answer to these and other fine questions, such as Why is Turtle Wax so expensive? Come to "Can the Government be Funny?" drop-in session this afternoon (4-5) in room E160, next to the reference desk on the first floor. We will discover that sometimes the government can be funny and sometimes it is funny without trying to be.
For those of you not here in Boulder, I'll put the answers to the questions up as comments after the session.
For those of you not here in Boulder, I'll put the answers to the questions up as comments after the session.
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Found some CRS reports this week
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) writes reports on topics of interest to Congress. These reports are generally from 6-25 pages long and give a concise, non-partisan view of a topic. For those doing research on Congressional actions on a topic, this is also a good source of information on the history. There is no free source of all these reports from the U.S. government, but there are groups that work to collect these reports (which are available upon request from your congressional representatives and/or senators). These are the reports that OpenCRS and Secrecy News released this week:
- Recent Honey Bee Colony Declines
- Federal Advisory Committees: A Primer
- Critical Infrastructures: Background, Policy and Implementation
- Defense Acquisition: Use of Lead System Integrators (LSIs) -- Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress
- The Economics of Corporate Executive Pay
- The Financial Health of the Pension Guaranty Benefit Corporation (PBGC)
- Polar Bears: Proposed Listing Under the Endangered Species Act
- Pakistan and Terrorism: A Summary
- U.S. Forces in Afghanistan
- Legal Issues in Terminations of Single Employer Pension Plans: Beck v. PACE International Union
Interested in historical CRS reports? If you are here at the Boulder campus, check out the LexisNexis Congressional database, which has reports back to 1916.
Not on campus, but still want access to additional reports? The library has created a guide linking to various additional sources of CRS reports.
Monday, April 02, 2007
Earthquake and Tsunami in Solomon Islands
Last night (or this morning in the Solomon Islands) there was a magnitude 8 earthquake off the coast of the Solomon Islands. The earthquake triggered a tsunami. The USGS is the official source for earthquake information and they have a web site for this earthquake. On this page you can find links to maps, basic information on the earthquake and summary of the event. All the tsunami advisories have expired for this quake, but if you want to the various tsunami advisories, they are on the Pacific Tsunami Warning center web site.
Want to read more about this? Check out the Associated Press story on the Washington Post web site, "Solomon Islands hit by Post-Quake Tsunami."
Want to know the links to other government organizations involved in emergencies, conflicts and disasters? Check out the library's guide.
Want to read more about this? Check out the Associated Press story on the Washington Post web site, "Solomon Islands hit by Post-Quake Tsunami."
Want to know the links to other government organizations involved in emergencies, conflicts and disasters? Check out the library's guide.
Norlin hours are extended
Have you got a lot of papers due and want to stay in the library even later? The library is now open until 2 am! During finals week (May 4-9) the library will stay open until 4 am.
The Government Publications library hours are available on our web site. Hours for the other reference desks and branches are also available online.
The Government Publications library hours are available on our web site. Hours for the other reference desks and branches are also available online.
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