[govinfo] GovInfo News 7-3-2007
- From: "Patrice McDermott" <pmcdermott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "govinfo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <govinfo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "FOI-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <FOI-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 12:57:21 -0400
- 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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