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White House Visitor Logs

October 5th, 2009 · No Comments

President Obama announced in September that White House visitor logs will be available to the public on a regular basis, a decision distinctly at odds with the former administration’s policies. This new policy applies to visitors after September 15th, 2009 and the first online posting of visitors will occur around the end of the year. [...]

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Evaluating Government Recovery Act Websites

August 15th, 2009 · No Comments

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) involved a $787 billion federal stimulus  that went to states to shore up their finances, create new jobs, upgrade infrastructure and invest in energy-efficient projects. This stimulus plan was to be carried out with transparency and accountability and, accordingly, each state government created a website to outline that [...]

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Unemployment and Government Jobs

March 25th, 2009 · No Comments

The U.S. economy remains in turmoil and unemployment news remains grim. It seems like every day new figures emerge showing the loss of American jobs at staggering rates. In times of such uncertainty,   people look for stable, well-paying jobs and government jobs are often at the forefront of their job search.    Many  government [...]

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