Sunshine Sunday Resource Round-up

Sunshine Week emphasizes citizens' rights to open government, which includes the right to freely accessible government information. Depository librarians are committed to making information about the government readily available and discoverable year-round. To give you an idea of the scope of government information, below are some of the government reports issued in the past week.

2005 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
An annual State Department report.

2006 Trade Policy Agenda and 2005 Annual Report
The agenda of the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR).

Allergen Immunotherapy for Medicare Beneficiaries
A report from the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Aquaculture Outlook
This Economic Research Service (ERS) report "examines the U.S. aquaculture industry, including production, inventory, sales, prices, inputs, and trade of catfish, trout, tilapia, salmon, mollusks, crawfish, shrimp, ornamental fish and new species."

Arab Cultural Awareness: 58 Factsheets
A handbook from U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (hosted by the Federation of American Scientists).

Enron Trial Exhibits and Releases
This site of legal documents from the United States v. Jeffrey K. Skilling and Kenneth L. Lay trial is frequently updated by the Justice Department.

Evaluating Benefit Guarantees in Social Security
A Congressional Budget Office (CBO) background paper.

Fact Sheets on Terrorist Attacks
Facts about biological, chemical, nuclear, and radiological attacks from the National Academy of Engineering.

Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2002
A Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) report.

Government Patenting and Technology Transfer
An Economic Research Service (ERS) report.

The Implementation of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act
A redacted audit report from the Inspector General of the Department of Justice.

Instructional Focus in First Grade
A new National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) report on early childhood education.

Iran's Oil and Gas Wealth
A research report from the Congressional Joint Economic Committee.

Iraq Reconstruction: Lessons in Human Capital Management
A recently released report from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction.

Medicare's Quality Improvement Organization Program: Maximizing Potential
A National Academies Press book that can be read online.

Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies: Hispanics and the American Future
A National Academies Press book.

Petrodollars and Global Imbalances
A Treasury Department Occasional Paper.

Performance Profiles of Major Energy Producers 2004
A report of the Energy Information Administration.

Social science to improve fuels management: a synthesis of research on aesthetics and fuels management
A Forest Service General Technical Report.

Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2003
A new report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).

Taking The Mystery Out Of Retirement Planning
A handbook from the Department of Labor.

Turning Bases Into Great Places: New Life for Closed Military Facilities
An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report.

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Reports:

2004-2005 changes in State unemployment rates

Duration of major work stoppages beginning in 2005

States with highest unemployment rates in 2005

Trends in retirement plan coverage

Census Bureau Reports:

Annual Capital Expenditures: 2004

Information and Communication Technology: 2004

Manufacturing: Product Summary: 2002

Utilities: Miscellaneous Subjects: 2002

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports:

Agriculture-Based Renewable Energy Production

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): The Definition of Disability

Child Nutrition and WIC Legislation in the 108th and 109th Congresses

Congress and Program Evaluation: An Overview of Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) and Related Issues

Data Security: Protecting the Privacy of Phone Records

Federal Food Assistance in Disasters: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

FY2006 Supplemental Appropriations: Iraq and Other International Activities; Additional Katrina Hurricane Relief

An Introduction to the Design of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit

The Link Between Medicaid and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Recent History and Current Issues

An Overview of the Administration's Strengthening America's Communities Initiative

Payment Limits for Farm Commodity Programs: Issues and Proposals

Securities Arbitration: Background and Questions of Fairness

Standardized Choices: Medigap Lessons for Medicare Part D

The Workforce Investment Act (WIA): Program-by-Program Overview and FY2007 Funding of Title I Training Programs

General Accountability Office (GAO) Reports:

AIDS: The Ryan White CARE Act

The Budget for Fiscal Year 2007

Children's Health Insurance: Recent HHS-OIG Reviews Inform the Congress on Improper Enrollment and Reductions in Low-Income, Uninsured Children

Defense Logistics: More Efficient Use of Active RFID Tags Could Potentially Avoid Millions in Unnecessary Purchases

Discretionary Grants: Further Tightening of Education's Procedures for Making Awards Could Improve Transparency and Accountability

Election Reform: Nine States' Experiences Implementing Federal Requirements for Computerized Statewide Voter Registration Lists

Environmental Protection Agency: Highlights of the President?s FY2007 Request

Hurricane Katrina: GAO's Preliminary Observations Regarding Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

Immigration Benefits: Additional Controls and a Sanctions Strategy Could Enhance DHS's Ability to Control Benefit Fraud

Minority Contracting and Affirmative Action for Disadvantaged Small Businesses: Legal Issues

Paperwork Reduction Act: New Approaches Can Strengthen Information Collection and Reduce Burden

The Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement: A Brief Description

Survey on State Wireless E911 Funds

Taiwan's Political Status: Historical Background and Ongoing Implications

Tax Reform and Distributional Issues

Telecommunications: Challenges to Assessing and Improving Telecommunications for Native Americans on Tribal Lands

Telecommunications: States' Collection and Use of Funds for Wireless Enhanced 911 Services

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Articles:

Carbon Monoxide Poisonings After Two Major Hurricanes - Alabama and Texas, August-October 2005

Illness Surveillance and Rapid Needs Assessment Among Hurricane Katrina Evacuees - Colorado, September 1-23, 2005

Mortality Associated with Hurricane Katrina - Florida and Alabama, August-October 2005

Progress in Reducing Global Measles Deaths, 1999-2004

Public Health Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita - United States, 2005

Rapid Assessment of Health Needs and Resettlement Plans Among Hurricane Katrina Evacuees - San Antonio, Texas, September 2005

Rapid Community Needs Assessment After Hurricane Katrina - Hancock County, Mississippi, September 14-15, 2005

Surveillance for Illness and Injury After Hurricane Katrina - Three Counties, Mississippi, September 5-October 11, 2005

United Nations Documents:

Documents for the thirty-seventh session of the Statistical Commission, New York, 7 to 10 March 2006

Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Information Management Resource Kit (IMARK)

Investing in the United Nations, For a Stronger Organization Worldwide

Report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 30 of resolution 1546 (2004) [Report on Iraq]