Archive for the ‘government’ Category
Saturday, August 29th, 2009
September 17 is Constitution Day and Citizenship Day. Link to the National Archives' page for Lesson Plans and information about the Constitution Day Poster Contest, open to students in grades K-12. Entries must be postmarked by October 1, 2009. See also this Library of Congress page about Constitution ...
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Thursday, August 13th, 2009
See HealthReform.gov and the Senate Finance Committee report: Reforming America's Health Care System: A Call to Action
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Saturday, July 25th, 2009
Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS): this program may be temporarily suspended due to extremely heavy demand that threatens to exhaust funding; but government officials said the program was not going to be suspended overnight. Go to their website to read eligibility requirements for the trade-in deals from the U.S. ...
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Friday, July 3rd, 2009
Virginia Saunders passed away June 19. She was the Government Printing Office's longest-serving employee, having recently celebrated 64 years of federal service. Virginia had been responsible for the Congressional Serial Set, a compilation of all House and Senate documents and reports for each session of Congress. See this youtube video ...
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
USAspending.gov: find government contracts, grants, loans, and other types of government spending.
Expectmore.gov : try a google search to combine a program name with the website name; for example, search the words: ROTC and Expectmore.gov
Statistical Abstract of the United States: type your keyword into the "Search the Abstract" box ...
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Friday, April 3rd, 2009
The U. S Treasury Department oversees a website called FinancialStability.gov and has released a google maps mashup that allows citizens to review which local, regional, and national banks are participating in the Capital Purchase Program and how much money they've received. See it here: Google Maps mashup ...
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Thursday, February 26th, 2009
A New Era of Responsibility: Renewing America's Promise (FY10 Budget Overview Document) is now available from the U.S. Government Printing Office. This document provides a description of the Obama Administration's fiscal policies and major budgetary initiatives. This document is expected to be released this spring, and will be distributed to ...
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Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
See the Whitehouse.gov page for Help for Homeowners. Find more info at the U. S. Treasury Dept websites about the Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan: Fact Sheet for Homeowners. See also Questions and Answers for Borrowers. and Three Cases (example homeowners.)
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Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
USASpending.gov - Where Americans Can See Where Their Money Goes. This site is a relaunch of www.FederalSpending.gov; it provides citizens with easy access to government contract, grant, and other award data.
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Find Presidential Inauguration links at www.USA.gov.
A central part of President Obama's pledge to make his the most transparent and accountable administration in American history will be the new WhiteHouse.gov website. See also Gov Gab: your US Government Blog.
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