Friday Resource Round-Up

2005 Monthly Tourism Statistics
Data from International Trade Administration (ITA) Office of Travel & Tourism Industries.

Access to and Participation in Employer-Provided Health Care Plans, Private Industry, 2005
A Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report.

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774-2005
The Government Printing Office has released the The 16th edition of a classic reference tool which offers biographical information on members of Congress.

Cattle Inventory Report
New data from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

Deaths: Final Data for 2003
New data from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

Don't Be an On-line Victim: How to Guard Against Internet Thieves and Electronic Scams
A presentation from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

Education Statistics Quarterly
The most recent issue of this serial is now available.

Fire and the Older Adult
A report from the U.S. Fire Administration/National Fire Data Center.

Freight Rail Transportation: Long-Term Issues
A Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report.

Human Factors Considerations for Passwords and Other User Identification Techniques
A report from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Internal Controls Over the Emergency Disaster Relief Transportation Services Contract
An assessment from the Office of the Secretary of Transportation.

The Legal Significance of Presidential Signing Statements
This 1993 Department of Justice document has gained new prominence in light of recent controversial signing statements from President Bush.

Management of Rapid Regional Response Program Contracts in South-Central Iraq
A report of Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction.

Medicare Payments for Ambulance Transports
A report from the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Mineral Commodity Summaries 2006
A report from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

National Infrastructure Protection Plan
Version 2.0 of the plan has been released by the Department of Homeland Security. The text, originally issued via email, has been posted by the National Infrastructure Institute (NI2) Center for Infrastructure Expertise.

Natural Gas Processing: The Crucial Link between Natural Gas Production and Its Transportation to Market
An Energy Information Administration (EIA) report.

Redacting with Confidence: How to Safely Publish Sanitized Reports Converted From Word to PDF
A report from the National Security Agency (posted by the Federation of American Scientists).

Registry of U.S. Government Publication Digitization Projects
A new database of digitization projects has been created by the Government Printing Office (GPO).

Research Publications 2005
A bibliography of publications from the Small Business Administration's Office of Economic Research.

Sheep and Goats
Inventory data from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

State of the Union Addresses
of the American Presidents
A searchable database from askSam.

U.S. Government Printing Office 2005 Annual Report
Report on GPO's activities in 2005.

Women-Owned Firms: 2002
A Census Bureau report from the 2002 Economic Census Survey of Business Owners series.

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports:

Banking and Securities Regulation and Agency Enforcement Authorities

Congressional Gifts and Travel: Legislative Proposals for the 109th Congress

Congressional Oversight

Constitutionality of Proposals to Prohibit the Sale or Rental to Minors of Video Games with Violent or Sexual Content or "Strong Language"

Education-Related Hurricane Relief: Legislative Action

The Internal Revenue Service's Use of Private Debt Collection Agencies: Current Status and Issues for Congress

Lobbying Disclosure and Ethics Proposals Related to Lobbying Introduced in the 109th Congress: A Comparative Analysis

Protection of Classified Information by Congress: Practices and Proposals

The Republic of the Philippines: Background and U.S. Relations

USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (H.R. 3199): A Legal Analysis of the Conference Bill

Economic Research Service (ERS) Reports:

Agricultural Contracting Update: Contracts in 2003

Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program: Final Report Fiscal 2005 Activities

Food Security Status File: Survey of Program Dynamics

Sugar and Sweeteners

Federal Reserve Board Publications:

The Beige Book

Escaping the Samaritan's Dilemma: Implications of a Dynamic Model of Altruistic Intergenerational Transfers

Post Brown vs. the Board of Education: The Effects of the End of Court-Ordered Desegregation

General Accountability Office (GAO) Reports:

Drinking Water: EPA Should Strengthen Ongoing Efforts to Ensure That Consumers Are Protected from Lead Contamination

Federal Emergency Management Agency: Challenges for the National Flood Insurance Program

Homeland Security: Visitor and Immigrant Status Program Operating, but Management Improvements Are Still Needed

Internet Access Tax Moratorium: Revenue Impacts Will Vary by State

Mine Safety: MSHA's Programs for Ensuring the Safety and Health of Coal Miners Could Be Strengthened

NASA: Implementing a Knowledge-Based Acquisition Framework Could Lead to Better Investment Decisions and Project Outcomes

Social Security Numbers: Stronger Protections Needed When Contractors Have Access to SSNs

Strategic Studies Institute Reports:

Assessing the Biological Weapons and Bioterrorism Threat

Revisions in Need of Revising: What Went Wrong in the Iraq War

United Nations Documents:

2005 Update on the HIV/AIDS Epidemic and Response in China

Security Council 2005 Round-up

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2006