Government News for Montana: Friday Resource Round-Up

Border Protection, Antiterrorism and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005
A report of the House Judiciary Committee.

Congressional Budget Justification and Annual Performance Plan
An accounting from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

Employees in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2004, and Salaries of Full-Time Instructional Faculty, 2004-05
A National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) report.

The Employment of Veterans in the Federal Government: FY 2004
An Office of Personnel Management (OPM) report to Congress.

EPA Nanotechnology Draft White Paper
The paper is "a road map that identifies critical questions that must be addressed in order for the United States to reap the potential environmental and economic benefits of nanotechnology."

Historical Effective Federal Tax Rates: 1979 to 2003
A Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report.

Iraq: Assessment of Progress in Economic Reconstruction and Governmental Capacity
A staff trip report to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

Meeting the Challenge of Bird Flu: Commitment Science Response
A State Department document.

National Management Measures to Control Nonpoint Source Pollution from Urban Areas
A new EPA publication.

New Electronic Titles, November 2005
A new list of web-based government documents is now available.

Notice of Intent To Audit
The U.S. Copyright Office has issued a public notice of the intent to audit 11 "nonsubscription and new subscription services that transmit sound recordings under statutory licenses."

Program of Research on the Economics of Invasive Species Management: Fiscal 2003-2005 Activities
A new report from the Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service (ERS).

Report on U.S. Portfolio Holdings of Foreign Securities
End of year (2004) data from the Treasury Department (the latest available).

The Role of Information Technology and Surveillance Systems in Bioterrorism Readiness
Bioterrorism and Health System Preparedness, Issue Brief No. 5 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

State Standards and Capacity to Track Frequency of Caseworker Visits With Children in Foster Care

State Standards and Practices for Content of Caseworker Visits With Children in Foster Care
Two reports from the Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General. Thanks to DocuTicker for the links.

The Status of Telework in the Federal Government 2005
A report from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

Summary of OPI Activities for January
Activities of the Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI).

U.S.-UK Relations at the Start of the 21st Century
A new eBook issued by the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports:

Agricultural Issues in the 109th Congress

Budget Reconciliation and the PBGC

Child Welfare and TANF Implementation: Recent Findings

Credit Card Minimum Payments

The "Farm Bill" in Brief

Federal Funding for Unauthorized Aliens' Emergency Medical Expenses

Federalism: Selected Opinions of Judge Samuel Alito

The Google Book Search Project: Is Online Indexing a Fair Use Under Copyright Law?

Humane Treatment of Farm Animals: Overview and Issues

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Schaffer v. Weast Determines Party Seeking Relief Bears the Burden of Proof

Interest Payments on the Federal Debt: A Primer

Mandatory Funding for Agriculture Conservation Programs