Citing a need for a strong, clearly-defined approach to software maintenance, this report emphasizes the importance of maintenance throughout the life cycle of a software system. It also stresses the need to plan, develop, use, and maintain a software system with future maintenance in mind. The report presents guidance for controlling and…

This paper begins by pointing out that privatization, or relying on the private sector to provide commercial goods and services for government departments and agencies, is a tool that has been used effectively by the federal government for several decades. It then presents the theoretical basis for privatization, describes a number of methods used…

The Supreme Court's decision regarding executive privilege in the case of the United States v. Richard Nixon focused on specifics and left the greater issues of executive privilege untouched. This report summarizes the events leading up to Nixon's confrontation with the Supreme Court and examines the future of executive privilege. Questions raised…

A manual was developed to give "some rational guidance in citing procedures for United States government publications." The manual calls for full citations, rather than abbreviations in order to ease the task of identifying and locating a document. Directions are given for bibliographic citations of: general publication; Congressional…

This document contains the hearings before the U. S. Senate's Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Narcotics on the questions of extending and improving the Drug Abuse Education Act of 1970. Because of the concerns inherent in possible repeal of this act, two bills were presented which would greatly improve both the quality and quantity of drug and…

Attributes the acquisition of large segments of U.S. information services by foreign interests to the absence of a national information policy and the lack of federal support for the domestic information industry. Appropriate responses by the federal government are suggested. (4 references) (CLB)

This book lists federal government World Wide Web sites for K-12 students, parents, and educators. The first section of the book contains descriptions, including appropriate grade level, of Web sites for students, organized in chapters that cover: the natural world; the environment; health and safety; the United States and the world; community and…

The administrators of government information review some of the problems behind federal document and information services and present their views of the future. User queries elicit responses, but some questions are left unanswered. (Author)

Reviews recent federal publications on government information, particularly in the area of general informational services, public access to government information and privacy issues, coordination of government information systems, and congressional information needs. (Author)

The controversy concerning H.R. 4572, the Public Printing Reorganization Act, is presented; the bill is scheduled to appear before Congress this month. The belief among the scientific community and publishing industry is that it will jeopardize the distribution of publications of scientists' research. (SA)

Three articles discuss major issues dealing with federal information management and policy currently being debated in the U.S. Congress. Topics discussed include the Government Printing Office Improvement Act of 1990; the Federal Information Resources Management Act of 1989; and modernization of the National Technical Information Service. (43…

This annotated bibliography lists 45 nondepository publications and CD-ROM databases disseminated by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) during 1992. A brief history of recent federal legislation affecting the Government Printing Office (GPO) is provided. (LRW)

Describes a study of federal depository libraries that was conducted to determine how and if depository CD-ROMs were being used. A 23-page appendix includes the questionnaire and responses, which indicate that many GPO distributed CD-ROMs are not being used due to a variety of reasons. (Author/LRW)

Discusses government commitment to information availability and dissemination, presents an overview of policy initiatives guiding information dissemination and agency responsiveness in meeting public-information needs, and notes challenges for the federal government in matching information dissemination and performance indicators (input, output,…

The efforts of the U.S. federal government to develop E-Government services have been the subject of many recent news stories. In February 2002, Arthur Andersen's Office of Government Services released a usability analysis of federal government Web sites. In addition, in February, Vice-President Cheney announced the release of a report detailing…