Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2009 edition
The 2009 edition of the Statistical Abstract of the United States is now available from two sites:
- The 2009 Statistical Abstract. PDF and Excel
- Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2006-2009. PDF only.
testing out wiki pages
just testing out the wiki here's an interwiki syntax link: [w:copyrights] here's '''mediawiki''' syntax [http://freegovinfo.info FGI] * bullet point 1 * bullet point 2 ** sub-bullet point 1 Continue reading
NARA Cannot Assure Complete Transfer of Bush Records
NARA Cannot Assure Complete Transfer of Bush Records, by Steven Aftergood, Secrecy News, January 5, 2009. Steven has a link to “National Archives Oversight: Protecting Our Nation’s History for Future Generations,” hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, May 14, 2008 and comments on the the integrity of the process of transferring the records to the National Archives.
Although the President is supposed to obtain the written views of the Archivist prior to any proposed destruction of non-permanent records, "the final disposal authority rests with the incumbent president… regardless of the Archivist’s views."Continue reading
Web 2.0 and the Middle East Crisis
The current Middle East crisis has received wide publicity via web 2.0. It is certainly a new way of reaching out to the international audience. Recently, there was an article in CNN about Israel’s attempt to influence the global public opinion through YouTube and Twitter. The Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson’s Unit has uploaded several videos of the crisis on YouTube. Likewise, the Israel Consulate in New York held a “Citizen’s Press Conference” on Twitter on Dec. 30, 2008. While Israel is busy in engaging the international community’s attention, Al Jazeera also has been using Twitter to spread information about the Gaza conflict. For more details, take a look at boingboing. Continue reading
Welcome Chella Vaidyanathan, blogger of the month for January 2009
Happy 2009 gentle readers! We're back to work and hoping to make FGI even better in 2009. Chella Vaidyanathan (full bio) from University of Miami is our guest blogger for January 2009. Take it away Chella! Continue reading