[govinfo] GovInfo News 7-3-2007

- DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information(OSTI)archives scientific 
data on the Web
- Presidential Candidates Asked To Pledge Open Government
- Judge Orders OSHA to Release Toxic Info
- "Insanely Useful Websites"
Have a happy 4th of July!
Patrice McDermott, Director
OpenTheGovernment.org
www.openthegovernment.org
202.332.OPEN (6736)
- DOE OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION(OSTI)ARCHIVES SCIENTIFIC 
DATA ON THE WEB
By Trudy Walsh
06/29/07 -- 03:16 PM


The OSTI E-print Network is permanently archived at http://www.archiveit.org, 
where it can be viewed for free by the public. The E-print Network is the 
largest federal collection that has been preserved through Archive-It. OSTI 
worked with the Internet Archive's archiving service, Archive-It, a Web 
application that helps harvest, manage, search and preserve collections of 
archived Web pages.    The E-Print Network accesses more than 25,000 scientific 
Web sites and contains information created by researchers in chemistry, biology 
and life sciences, materials science, nuclear sciences and engineering, energy 
research, and computer and information technologies. more [GCN]

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- PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ASKED TO PLEDGE OPEN GOVERNMENT
Each of the declared presidential candidates is being asked whether he or she 
will adhere to principles of open government if elected. Developed by Public 
Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), the "Public Service Pledge" 
calls upon candidates to commit to -
. Conduct the people's business in the open and facilitate oversight by keeping 
vital documents in the public domain;
. Protect scientists who report inconvenient truths and remove from office 
those who manipulate public agency science for political ends; and
. Support public servants who tell the truth and exhibit zero tolerance for 
appointees who retaliate or condone retaliation against whistleblowers. more 
[PEER]

Link: Read the Pledge

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- JUDGE ORDERS OSHA TO RELEASE TOXIC INFO
By Jesse J. Holland, (APonline)
July 2, 2007; 5:25 PM

WASHINGTON -- A federal judge has ordered the Labor Department to share with 
the public the results of years of toxic substance sampling in American 
workplaces. Federal officials said Monday they were reviewing the decision. The 
decision, by U.S. District Judge Mary L. Cooper, came in a Freedom of 
Information Act lawsuit by former Labor Department official Adam Finkel, who 
now is a whistleblower. more [WPost]

Link: U.S. District Judge Mary Cooper's decision on Finkel v. Department of 
Labor [pdf[

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- "INSANELY USEFUL WEBSITES"
They provide a broad range of information available to track government and 
legislative information, campaign contributions and the role of money in 
politics. more

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