The government-wide financial statements for state and local governments provide new information about operational accountability of a government. Operational accountability measures the economic activity by reporting financial position and results of operations for local government. The Governmental Accounting Standards Board defines operational accountability as governments' responsibility to report the extent to which they have met their operating objectives efficiently and effectively, using all resources available for that purpose, and whether they can continue to meet their objectives for the foreseeable future. This article describes how government-wide information can be used to make meaningful comparisons among local governments by using actual data from selected cities in Virg...
Since this is a targeted request, however, the appropriate response is to refuse to confirm or deny whether such records exist, rather than just redact the identifying information from the records as in the case of PFC Ordinary. [...] since 9/11, DoD personnel have a heightened privacy interest in the personal information contained in agency records, and due consideration must be given to the protection of that personal privacy.
The US federal government has been described as the largest information machine in the world. The Internet and the Web are now key tools for distributing government information, with just about every agency having some sort of presence on the Web. As a result, government publications and data are much more accessible and useful than ever before. Since going online in Sep 2000, the FirstGov Web portal has become the number one destination for researching US government information. As is so often the case with technology, there are some issues of concern about the government's embrace of the Web as a tool for informing and serving the public. Federal and state governments have substantially reduced distribution of printed publications in favor of online distribution. As citizens, people c...
A government must protect its citizens from other nations or individuals who would inflict harm upon them. One element of accomplishing this goal is the prevention of disclosures of secret information that could endanger national security. Alternatively, in the event that such information reaches the hands of someone not authorized to receive it, the government may attempt to deter the disclosure of such information by criminally prosecuting the individual for disclosing it, or just for failing to promptly return it. This Note shows why allowing Section 793(e) of the Espionage Act to permit prosecution of both covert and public disclosures of secret government information is unacceptable from both constitutional and policy standpoints. In considering this interest in national security, ...
The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to this notice. This notice solicits comments on information needed to determine claimants' eligibility to reinstate lapsed Government Life Insurance policy.
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