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For LIS 5661, we have to write a “government document” story, detailing a bill as it becomes a law. I have chosen to focus on the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Today it was signed into law! As I work on my govdoc paper, I’ll be sure to share the interesting documents, testimonials from hearings, [...]
I know I’ve been talking a lot about Obama recently, but I just found something else fascinating and new about his administration. While perusing whitehouse.gov yesterday, I noticed that within his Executive Office, Obama has an “Office of Social Innovation.” Maybe Obama really is trying to make government cool again!
I have been reading chapter after chapter in United States Government: Information & Policies (Hernon, et al) about all the sources one can use to find Government documents. Lemme tell ya – there are lots. Published in 2002, the book was on the cusp of the electronic information breakthrough. As such, we have seen many [...]
Wow, whitehouse.gov already has transitioned!
I’m doing my reading for LIS5661 (government info) and one small section of my book covers financial disclosure information. (Elected officials are required to file personal financial disclosure reports every year). There are quite a few interesting resources — i.e., check out the Office of the Clerk of the House (Public Disclosure Reports), the Federal [...]
