A New Era of Responsibility: Renewing America's Promise provides a description of the Obama Administration’s fiscal policies and major budgetary initiatives. This document is an overview of the full Fiscal Year 2010 Budget expected to be released this spring. A New Era is available for download at
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/fy10/pdf/fy10-newera.pdf.
A paper edition will be distributed to federal depository libraries, such as ULM. In addition, hard copies may be purchased from the Government Printing Office at http://bookstore.gpo.gov/collections/new-era.jsp.
The document begins with President Obama's message, in which he states that "This Budget is a first step in that journey. It lays out for the American people the extent of the crisis we inherited, the steps we will take to jumpstart our economy to create new jobs, and our plans to transform our economy for the 21st Century to give our children and grandchildren the fruits of many years of economic growth."
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Federal Consumer Information Center News
"Beware!" says the Better Business Bureau (BBB). The BBB has seen a considerable spike in both complaints and inquiries from consumers who state that they received misleading mailers or high-pressure telemarketing calls claiming their auto warranty was about to expire.
“As an outgrowth of our country’s economic troubles, and to some extent problems in the auto industry, BBB is hearing from consumers nationwide who are being bombarded by telemarketers and mailers trying to scare them into thinking their auto warranty is about to expire and if they don’t sign-up now the offer expires,” said Steve Cox, BBB spokesperson. “Not only are these telemarketers lying about the consumer’s coverage, they are potentially ignoring federal laws such as the Do-Not-Call registry.”
For the full story on this and other consumer alerts, visit the Federal Consumer Information News & Notes site at http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/newsnote.htm.
“As an outgrowth of our country’s economic troubles, and to some extent problems in the auto industry, BBB is hearing from consumers nationwide who are being bombarded by telemarketers and mailers trying to scare them into thinking their auto warranty is about to expire and if they don’t sign-up now the offer expires,” said Steve Cox, BBB spokesperson. “Not only are these telemarketers lying about the consumer’s coverage, they are potentially ignoring federal laws such as the Do-Not-Call registry.”
For the full story on this and other consumer alerts, visit the Federal Consumer Information News & Notes site at http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/newsnote.htm.
Monday, February 9, 2009
11th Annual National FOI Day Conference
The First Amendment Center Online has announced that the 11th annual National FOI Day Conference will be held on Friday, March 13, in the Freedom Forum’s Newseum, a "250,000-square-foot museum of news," in Washington, D.C. The theme of this year’s conference, hosted by the First Amendment Center, is “Freedom and Information: Looking Back and Looking Forward.”
The program will include legal scholars, lawyers and journalists discussing the state of freedom of information after the Bush administration and its prospects in the Obama administration. David Vladeck, a Georgetown University law professor, will speak on “The Last Eight Years: Freedom of Information in the Bush Era.” Meredith Fuchs, general counsel for the National Security Archive, will moderate a discussion afterwards with the following commentators: Mike German, national-security expert, American Civil Liberties Union, Mark Tapscott, editorial-page editor, The Washington Examiner, Richard A. Samp, chief counsel for the Washington Legal Foundation, and Professor Rena Steinzor of the University of Maryland School of Law.
The FOI Day Conference, which brings together access advocates, government officials, lawyers, librarians, journalists, educators and others, is presented in association with Sunshine Week, the American Library Association and OpenTheGovernment.org.
There is no charge to attend, but because space is limited, participants must register individually in advance. To register, e-mail ahampton@freedomforum.org or call 202/292-6288. When registering, please provide your name, title, affiliation and contact information.
The First Amendment Center, with offices at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., and Washington, D.C., is an operating program of the Freedom Forum and is associated with the Newseum and the Diversity Institute. Its affiliation with Vanderbilt University is through the Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies. Its offices on the Vanderbilt campus are located in the John Seigenthaler Center.
The program will include legal scholars, lawyers and journalists discussing the state of freedom of information after the Bush administration and its prospects in the Obama administration. David Vladeck, a Georgetown University law professor, will speak on “The Last Eight Years: Freedom of Information in the Bush Era.” Meredith Fuchs, general counsel for the National Security Archive, will moderate a discussion afterwards with the following commentators: Mike German, national-security expert, American Civil Liberties Union, Mark Tapscott, editorial-page editor, The Washington Examiner, Richard A. Samp, chief counsel for the Washington Legal Foundation, and Professor Rena Steinzor of the University of Maryland School of Law.
The FOI Day Conference, which brings together access advocates, government officials, lawyers, librarians, journalists, educators and others, is presented in association with Sunshine Week, the American Library Association and OpenTheGovernment.org.
There is no charge to attend, but because space is limited, participants must register individually in advance. To register, e-mail ahampton@freedomforum.org or call 202/292-6288. When registering, please provide your name, title, affiliation and contact information.
The First Amendment Center, with offices at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., and Washington, D.C., is an operating program of the Freedom Forum and is associated with the Newseum and the Diversity Institute. Its affiliation with Vanderbilt University is through the Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies. Its offices on the Vanderbilt campus are located in the John Seigenthaler Center.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Best Sources for Legislative Info
The Government Printing Office recently completed an in-depth analysis of access to legislative information provided by eight government and non-government websites. The report specifically evaluates the availability of legislative resources on all of the databases examined, the scope of the resources on each database, the source of those resources (i.e., whether they house their own content or link to other Web sites for it), and additional legislative resources or features exclusive to comparable Web sites.
The report, "Comparison of Legislative Resources on GPO Access and Selected Government and Non-Government Web Sites, October 2008," and previous reports are available through the Federal Bulletin Board (FBB) at http://fedbbs.access.gpo.gov/library/compare/. Federal agencies use the FBB as a means to distribute electronic files in various file formats to the public.
The eight websites studied are:
The report, "Comparison of Legislative Resources on GPO Access and Selected Government and Non-Government Web Sites, October 2008," and previous reports are available through the Federal Bulletin Board (FBB) at http://fedbbs.access.gpo.gov/library/compare/. Federal agencies use the FBB as a means to distribute electronic files in various file formats to the public.
The eight websites studied are:
Friday, January 23, 2009
New Journal: Federal History
The first issue of Federal History, January 2009, is now available online at http://www.shfg.org/SHFGv3JournalIssues.html.
The journal is published by the Society for History in the Federal Government. According to the publisher's blurb, "Federal History features scholarship on all aspects of the history and workings of the federal government, and of critical historical interactions between American society and the government, including the U.S. military, 1776 to the present. It also publishes articles examining contemporary issues and challenges in federal history work."
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
This Month in Senate History: January 21, 1861
"In a scene of high drama, Mississippi Senator Jefferson Davis and four southern colleagues rose on the Senate floor to to ffer final remarks before withdrawing from the body and returning to their states. As spectators jammed the galleries, Davis ... stated his belief that sovereign states had the right to leave the Union.... Within weeks, Davis would become president of the Confederate States of America, a position he held throughout the Civil War."
This factoid appears in "January: This Month in Senate History," Y 1.3:S.PUB.105-32, one of a series of pamphlets published by the Senate Historical Office. These pamphlets may be found at the ULM Library in the file cabinets located in Media Services, Room 205. Ask for assistance in the Government Publications Office, Room 210.
This factoid appears in "January: This Month in Senate History," Y 1.3:S.PUB.105-32, one of a series of pamphlets published by the Senate Historical Office. These pamphlets may be found at the ULM Library in the file cabinets located in Media Services, Room 205. Ask for assistance in the Government Publications Office, Room 210.
Change Comes to www.whitehouse.gov
Following the transition to the Obama administration on January 20th, there is a new look and feel and new content on the White House website at http://www.whitehouse.gov.
Web pages from the Bush administration may be found at http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/.
Web pages from the Bush administration may be found at http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/.
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