Robert's US Government Info Blog February 2006 Archive

From 1998 to 2003, four percent of recent U.S. high school graduates not enrolled in college had enlisted in the Armed Forces by the October when they were age 18, ... Read More

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has announced an exiting program to make its collection of historic movies, documentaries and other films available to the public via Google Video. "This ... Read More

President Bush on Saturday defended the Medicare prescription drug program against charges by consumer groups that it is wasteful and confusing for most older and disabled Americans. "More than 25 million ... Read More

We know what the American media has to say about the ports deal that would transfer management of 11 shipping terminals at six American seaports from a British company to ... Read More

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has posted updates to its Fact Sheet on U.S. Port Security, including information on the acquisition of terminal operations at six U.S. ports by ... Read More

The Bush Administration yesterday released its complete report on the federal government's response to the disaster in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Highlights of the report, The Federal Response to Hurricane ... Read More

Just as the Department of Health and Human Services reports that more than 25 million people have signed up for the Medicare prescription drug plan, a report from the Institute ... Read More

President Bush yesterday stated that the pending sale of shipping operations at six major U.S. seaports to a state-owned business in Dubai of the United Arab Emirates would not change ... Read More

Everywhere you look on your supermarket shelves, you see labels touting “Whole Grain Goodness.” Sure, foods made from or with whole grain products are nutritious, but really, what does “whole ... Read More

News that the Bush Administration supports a $6.8 billion deal that would allow a United Arab Emirates (UAE) company to manage major U.S. seaports has touched of a major political ... Read More

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is requesting nominations from the public to fill a vacancy on its National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. The individual selected will represent ... Read More

As a farmer, he grew marijuana and was America's only Founding Father to free his slaves. On the night he died, his doctor friend tried to bring him back to ... Read More

In a letter to the Speaker of the House, President Bush has asked Congress to allocate another $72.4 billion to fund the Global War on Terror through the remainder of ... Read More

A General Accounting Office (GAO) study has revealed that seven Cabinet-level federal agencies spent over $1.62 on advertising from 2003 to 2005. In its investigation, the GAO audited the public relations ... Read More

The Bush administration’s FY 2007 federal budget includes a proposal to sell off over 300,000 acres of National Forest land and other public land managed by the U.S. Forest Service ... Read More

Facing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit, the U.S. Department of Justice has conceded that it could by March 3, begin releasing the internal memos relied on by the ... Read More

Over 43 million Americans face the daily threat of having no health insurance coverage. Wouldn't it be great if the U.S., like Canada, had a nationalized health insurance plan, with ... Read More

The Census Bureau reports that receipts from black-owned businesses totaled $92.7 billion in 2002, up 30 percent from 1997. he rate at which black-owned businesses increased their receipts was 22 ... Read More

Kids living in “close-knit” U.S. neighborhoods, where they are watched over by supportive adults who actively work to positively mold their behavior, have a 50 percent better chance of avoiding ... Read More

The recent death of an Oregon infant has motivated the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), to step up its search for some 104,000 cribs originally recalled in December 2005. The ... Read More

Environmentally-motivated taxpayers who bought a 2006 Toyota Prius during calendar year 2005 have been certified by the IRS to claim the clean fuel vehicle deduction. Qualifying Prius-owning taxpayers may claim ... Read More

As if doing taxes isn’t painful enough already, the IRS has issued its annual ‘dirty dozen’ list of tax scams and schemes that can cost you money, get you thrown ... Read More

Rather than simply paying our money and taking our chances, U.S. taxpayers now have a simple way of finding out which federal programs are working, which are not, and what ... Read More

According to the Census Bureau, 39.2 million blacks made up 13.4 percent of the total U.S. population as of July 1, 2004. This figure represents an increase of half a ... Read More

The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 4.7 percent, while non-farm payroll employment increased by 193,000 in January 2006, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Several industries, including construction, mining, ... Read More

“Ready Kids” Website Helps Children Prepare for Disaster The U.S. Department of Homeland Defense (DHS), along with the Advertising Council, have created Ready Kids, a Website designed to help parents and ... Read More

House Republicans have elected Rep. John Boehner of Ohio’s 8th District to the position of House majority leader. Boehner replaces Texan Tom DeLay, who resigned the post last September after ... Read More

In testimony before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Feb. 1, stated that the agency is actively investigating companies that offer consumer telephone ... Read More

President Bush focused on the basic concerns of Americans, including foreign policy, the economy, America's addiction to oil and health care, in his State of the Union Address. "America is addicted ... Read More