New from the U.S. Government

Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism.
Available online.
The Commission centered its findings on several areas where it determined the risks to the United States are increasing: the crossroads of terrorism and proliferation in the poorly governed parts of Pakistan, the prevention of biological and nuclear terrorism, and the potential erosion of international nuclear security, treaties and norms as we enter a nuclear energy renaissance.
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service
Available online.
"Since 1995, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has collected information annually on food spending, food access and adequacy, and sources of food assistance for the U.S. population. The information is collected in an annual food security survey, conducted as a supplement to the nationally representative Current Population Survey (CPS). A major impetus for this data collection is to provide information about the prevalence and severity of food insecurity in U.S. households."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.

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U.S. National Intelligence Council.
Available online.
The fourth unclassified report prepared by the National Intelligence Council (NIC) in recent years that takes a long-term view of the future. "It offers a fresh look at how key global trends might develop over the next 15 years to influence world events. Our report is not meant to be an exercise in prediction or crystal ball-gazing. Mindful that there are many possible “futures,” we offer a range of possibilities and potential discontinuities, as a way of opening our minds to developments we might otherwise miss."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.

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U.S. Small Business Administration.
Available online.
A portrait of the economic condition and activities of how small businesses performed in their respective states and how they are important their local economies and that of the United States. This annual profile contains sections on the following topics: the number of firms, industry composition, small business income, banking, business ownership, and employment.
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.

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Cline Center for Democracy, University of Illinois.
Available online.
Study finds the ephemeral nature of documents presented online in the White House Web site. The authors "are the first to show a pattern of changes in documents over time, but note that others have, on previous occasions, pointed to suspicious changes to archived documents on the White House Web site."

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Available online.
Informative, easy-to-use self-help guide on risk factors, conditions and treatments, proactive health, etc.
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.

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Here are three "official" collections of Federal Government infomation designed to assist with the transition to a new Presidential administration.

The best-known of these is the quadrennially-published Plum Book (officially United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions), which is a guide "used to identify presidentially appointed positions within the Federal Government" i.e., the jobs that are up for grabs.

The U.S. General Services Administration publishes an authorized transition directory, described by the creating legislation as a "compilation of Federal publications and materials with supplementary materials developed by the Administrator that provides information on the officers, organization, and statutory and administrative authorities, functions, duties, responsibilities, and mission of each department and agency." For example, it includes a reference to the Plum Book.

The U.S. General Accountancy Office, one of the Federal Government's nonpartisan "watchdog" agencies, prepared this guide to policy issues facing the new administration. Includes links to recent GAO reports.

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U.S. Federal Reserve System and Brookings Institution.
Available online.
Subtitled Case Studies from Communities Across the U.S, this report "profiles 16 high-poverty communities from across the country, including immigrant gateway, Native American, urban, and rural communities."
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.

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