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Gifts to Federal Employees from Foreign Government Sources Reported to Employing Agencies in Calendar Year 2011

Categories: Arts/Humanities,Foreign Affairs,Govt Personnel

http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2013-09945_PI.pdf

Covers both tangible gifts and gifts of travel or travel expenses.  Includes name of person accepting gift, date, approximate value, disposition or current location, foreign donor, and circumstances justifying acceptance.  From the State Department

 

Survey of Federal Whistleblower and Anti-Retaliation Laws

Categories: Govt Personnel,Govt/Business Scandals,Laws/Regulations

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43045.pdf

Provides an overview of such laws including the activities that are protected, how the law’s protections are enforced, whether the law provides a private right of action, the remedies prescribed by the law, and the year the law’s provisions were adopted or amended.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

 

2012 Report on Security Clearance Determinations

Categories: Govt Personnel,Govt Secrecy,Homeland Security,Spying/Intelligence

http://www.fas.org/sgp/othergov/intel/clear-2012.pdf

Provides information on the number of individuals, government employees and contractors, with security clearances, the number denied clearance, the time it takes to process clearances, the number of security clearance investigations, and more.  From the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

 

Workplace Violence Against Government Employees, 1994-2011

Categories: Crime/Justice,Govt Personnel,Labor/Employment,Statistics

http://bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/wvage9411.pdf

Describes the decline in violence directed against government workers from 1994 to date.  Tables show the type of violence  and the type of worker involved in the violent incidents.From the Bureau of Justice Statistics

 

The Recess Appointment Power After Noel Canning v. NLRB: Constitutional Implications

Categories: Congress,Govt Personnel,Govt Processes/Organization,Presidency,Supreme Court/courts

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43030.pdf

Discusses the Recess Appointments Clause of the Constitution, the way in which it has been used by presidents, the recent court decision undermining presidential authority, and the increased Congressional power over appointments if the Supreme Court upholds the Appeals Court decision.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

 

EEOC African American Workgroup Report

Categories: African Americans,Civil/Human Rights,Govt Personnel,Headlines,Labor/Employment

http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/reports/aawg.cfm

Identifies seven major obstacles in the federal workplace that hinder equal employment opportunities for African American employees.  From the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

 

A Review of the Operations of the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division

Categories: Elections/Campaigns,Govt Personnel,Govt/Business Scandals,Headlines

http://www.justice.gov/oig/reports/2013/s1303.pdf

Lengthy investigation by the Inspector General of allegations that the section of the Justice Department that enforces voting rights laws has been disrupted by partisan tensions, ideological harassment, and unprofessional behavior over the past two administrations  From the Office of the Inspector General of the Justice Department

 

Characteristics of Presidential Appointments That Do Not Require Senate Confirmation

Categories: Govt Personnel,Presidency

http://www.gao.gov/assets/660/652573.pdf

Covers number of positions, rate of pay, and level of responsibility of such positions.  From the Government Accountability Office

 

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