HOT TOPICS
Commonwealth of Virginia FY2010 Reduction Plan Released by Governor Timothy M. Kaine, September 8, 2009
The Mid-Session Review, Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2010
The Mid-Session Review is an annual update of estimates for Federal receipts and outlays that reflects economic, legislative, and other changes that have occurred since the President's Budget was released in May (accessed August 26, 2009)
Data.gov
Provides access for the public to "easily find, download, and use datasets that are generated and held by the Federal Government." Hosted by the U.S. General Services Administration, http://www.data.gov (accessed May 27, 2009)
Recovery.gov
Allows the taxpayer to monitor the expenditure from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Stimulus.Virginia.gov
The Commonwealth has developed a website for citizens, groups, localities, and others to use to share project proposals for funding from the federal stimulus package. The deadline for submission of the proposals was Friday, March 6, 2009. The site is available for the public to view the suggestions that was submitted.
A New Era of Responsibility: Renewing America's Promise
"provides a description of the Obama Administration’s fiscal policies and major budgetary initiatives. This document is an overview of the full Fiscal Year 2010 Budget expected to be released this spring." U.S. Government Printing Office, http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/index.html (accessed March 4, 2009)
IRS Information Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Some highlights of the law: COBRA: Health Insurance Continuation Subsidy, First-Time Homebuyer Credit Expands, Making Work Pay Tax Credit, Economic Recovery Payment, and money back fro new vehicle purchases.
FinancialStability.gov
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner outlined a comprehensive plan to restore stability to our financial system. Newly added, "Making Homes Affordable" information.
GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
"FDsys is an advanced digital system that will enable GPO to manage Government information in a digital form. FDsys will enable GPO to manage information from all three branches of the U.S. Government. As a state-of-the-art digital content management system, FDsys will contain information previously from GPO Access. The three main functions are to search information and provide authenticity, preserve the information even as technology changes, and version control. Multiple versions of published information are common; FDsys will provide version control for government information. " U.S. Government Printing Office, http://www.gpo.gov/projects/fdsys.htm (accessed February 26, 2009)
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
High School National Debate Topics 2008/2009 (University of Michigan)
"The web team attempted to create a broad the picture of the
energy/environment tension, evaluate potential short and long term fixes,
and define mysterious terms such as carbon sequestration. The web site has annotated links to major global warming
reports, the three fossil fuels and energy alternatives ranging from
hydrogen, wind, and wave to fuel cells, plug-in electric cars, and various
hyrids. There are articles, research reports, laws, and Congressional hearings in full text. The Department of Energy has a truly outstanding
web site, which we analyzed and supplemented with those from think
tanks, automakers, state government associations, and the OECD."
OTHER TOPICS
The Daily Document (University of Minnesota Libraries)
"No Child Left Behind" Resources (Evergreen State College)
Report to the President on Issues Raised by the Virginia Tech Tragedy (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
Recent Publication on the War in Iraq:
National Resource Directory For Wounded Warriors, Families And Caregivers (U.S. Department of Defense)
"An online partnership of "shared care" providing information on, and access to, services and resources for wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans, their families and families of the fallen, and those who support them
from recovery and rehabilitation to community reintegration.
It is maintained by the Departments of Defense, Labor and Veterans Affairs. The information in the Directory is from federal, state and local governmental agencies; veteran service and benefit organizations; non-profit community-based and faith-based organizations; academic institutions, professional associations and philanthropic organizations."
Deployment of National Guard and Reserve in the Global War on Terrorism (U.S. Defense Science Board)
New Documents
New Documents is a monthly listing of received federal and Virginia depository titles added to the Simpson Library.