New Report on FOIA performance
A new report on Freedom of Information Act performance says "the government’s overall FOIA performance remains at the lowest point since agency reporting began in 1998, despite President Bush’s executive order last December directing agencies to become more service oriented and reform legislation introduced in the Congress."
- The Waiting Game: FOIA Performance Hits New Lows (pdf) Coalition of Journalists for Open Government.
The Coalition collected the FOIA performance reports from the 15 Cabinet-level departments and 15 agencies dating back to 1998.
Also see: Report finds little progress processing FOIA requests, by Daniel Pulliam, GovExec.com, March 5, 2007. Continue reading2006 Annual Report on Human Rights Released by U.S. Department of State
The U.S. Department of State has just released the 2006 Annual Report on Human Rights. The 2006 Annual Report on Human Rights Consists of the Following Sections: + Preface, Overview and Acknowledgements, and Introduction + Africa Country Reports + East Asia and the Pacific Country Reports + Europe and Eurasia Country Reports + Near East and North Africa Country Reports + South and Central Asia Country Reports + Western Hemisphere Country Reports + Appendices + Related Material You can access archived versions of the Annual Report on Human Rights back to 1995 here. Last week, DOS released the 2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. Note the * to links to a PDF of a revised report. The website notes:
The 2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report has been revised since its original posting to the website.Continue reading
“Doing Business In” Country Commercial Guides for 2007 Continue Getting Released
Over the past few week's, 2007 "Doing Business In" (aka Country Commercial Guides are hitting the web at a rapid pace from the U.S Commercial Service and we've been tracking the releases on ResourceShelf. Chapters in most reports include: + Political and Economic Environment + Selling U.S. Products and Services + Leading Sectors for U.S. Export and Investment + Trade Regulations and Standards + Investment Climate + Business Travel + Contacts, Market Research, and Trade Events You can find over 60 country guides in these 5 posts: 1||| 2 ||| 3 ||| 4 ||| 5 Stay tuned. More to come. Continue reading
New PATRIOT Act Report to Congress from DOJ IG Now Available
New online is the, "Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act, Special Report, March 2007." The document comes from the Inspector General at the U.S. Dept. of Justice. The HTML version is here. PDF version (14 pages) here. Continue reading
IFLA Posts Draft Guidelines for Libraries of Government Departments
I just noticed that IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) recently posted a draft of guidelines for government department libraries. From the document:
Libraries of Government Departments are any libraries that are established and fully supported by government to serve government with the primary audience being government although the actual audience served may be broader than government. Under this definition a public or university library, that might be created by government or provide services to government employees or the public, would not be defined as a “government library†because their primary audience would not be a government department but the general public or the student and faculty population.Full Text 39 pages; PDF. Continue reading