Government Information

Earl Gregg Swem Library

The Berlin Wall, Fifty Years Ago

Categories: Communism,Germany,History,Spying/Intelligence

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB354/index.htm

A collection of declassified documents that reveals that U.S. officials initially saw advantages to the creation of the wall as a blockade preventing more East Germans from coming to the west.  From the National Security Archive

 

University Housing Fires 2007-2009

Categories: Education-Higher,Housing/Homelessness

https://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/statistics/v12i9.pdf

An estimated 3,800 fires occurred annually in university housing during the 2007-2009 period in the U.S.  This report discusses the characteristics of university housing fires including types of fires, extent of injuries and damage, time of day, and causes.  From the U.S. Fire Administration

 

How Federal Spending Affects Aggregate Demand for Goods and Services

Categories: Business/Economics,Govt Finance

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/123xx/doc12383/08-11-2011-Letter_to_Huelskamp.pdf

Response to a question from a congressional representative on the effects of government spending on economic growth.  From the Congressional Budget Office

 

Regional Solid Waste Management Plan for Southeastern Virginia

Categories: Virginia Issues,Waste Management

http://www.hrpdcva.gov/Documents/External%20Documents/DRAFT%20HRPDC-SPSA%20Regional%20SWMP_7-15-2011.pdf

Provides an overview and analysis of solid waste management plans for various localities in South Hampton Roads.  Also presents projections of future solid waste quantities and their characteristics.

From the Hampton Roads Plan District Commission