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President's Commission on Improving Economic Opportunity in Communities Dependent on Tobacco Production while Protecting Public Health

Executive Order 13168, dated September 27, 2000 established the President's Commission on Improving Economic Opportunity in Communities Dependent on Tobacco Production While Protecting Public Health (Commission). The purpose of the Commission is to provide advice to the President on changes occurring in the tobacco farming economy and recommend such measures as may be necessary to improve economic opportunity and development in communities that are dependent on tobacco production, and protect … more

Date: May 18, 2001

Creator: President's Commission on Improving Economic Opportunity in Communities Dependent on Tobacco Production while Protecting Public Health

President's Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond

The mission of the Commission shall be to provide recommendations to the President on implementation of the vision outlined in the President's policy statement entitled "A Renewed Spirit of Discovery" and the President's Budget Submission for Fiscal Year 2005 (collectively, "Policy"). The Commission shall examine and make recommendations to the President regarding: a) science research agenda to be conducted on the Moon and other destinations as well as human and robotic science activities that … more

Date: June 16, 2004

Creator: President's Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond

President's Commission on the United States Postal Service

The Commission's objective was to advise the President on the state of the United States Postal Service, prepare a report articulating a vision for the future of the United States Postal Service, and recommend the legislative and administrative steps necessary to enact reform needed to ensure the viability of postal services. Much has changed since the nation last revisited its mail system in 1970, most notably the rise of the Internet as a faster and more affordable communications alternative.… more

Date: 2003

Creator: Commission on the United States Postal Service

President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health

President George W. Bush established the Presidents New Freedom Commission on Mental Health in April 2002 as part of his commitment to eliminate inequality for Americans with disabilities. The President directed the Commission to identify policies that could be implemented by Federal, State and local governments to maximize the utility of existing resources, improve coordination of treatments and services, and promote successful community integration for adults with a serious mental illness a… more

Date: July 22, 2003

Creator: President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health

Public Interest Obligations Advisory Committee Home Page

By Executive Order No. 13038, President Clinton established the Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters (PIAC). The Committee studied and recommended the public interest responsibilities that should accompany the broadcasters' receipt of digital television licenses. NTIA serves as the Secretariat for the Advisory Committee.

Date: January 4, 1999

Creator: Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters

Return to Flight Task Group

On June 13, 2003 the NASA Administrator appointed two vetereran astronauts to lead an external task group in an independent assessment of the agency's "Return to Flight" efforts and to help the nation return the Space Shuttle safely to flight. On August 17th, 2005, the task group completed its work with the delivery of a final report to the NASA Administrator.

Date: 2003

Creator: Return to Flight Task Group

Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee

This website contains information about the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee including their final report from October 2009. Acourding to their "About" page, "[t]he "Review of United States Human Space Flight Plans" is to examine ongoing and planned National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) development activities, as well as potential alternatives, and present options for advancing a safe, innovative, affordable, and sustainable human space flight program in the yea… more

Date: March 2, 2010

Creator: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee.

Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina

On September 15, 2005, the House of Representatives approved H. Res. 437, which created the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina. According to the legislation creating it, the Select Committee was charged with conducting "a full and complete investigation and study and to report its findings to the House". Accordingly, the Select Committee presented its final Report on February 15, 2006, regarding-- (1) the development, coordination, a… more

Date: 2006

Creator: United States. Congress. House. Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina.

The Select Committee on Benghazi: Majority Website

Website for the Select Committee on Benghazi, managed by the Republican members. It includes hearings, reports, news, and other documentation about the Committee's investigations into the events around the 2012 terrorist attacks that killed several Americans in Benghazi, Libya.

Date: 2016-22~

Creator: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attacks in Benghazi, Libya

The Select Committee on Benghazi: Minority Website

Website for the Select Committee on Benghazi, managed by the Democratic members. It includes hearings, reports, news, and other documentation about the Committee's investigations into the events around the 2012 terrorist attacks that killed several Americans in Benghazi, Libya.

Date: 2016-22~

Creator: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attacks in Benghazi, Libya

The Select Committee on Energy Independence & Global Warming

Website for the United States Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming including information about the Committee, hearings and publicattions, and other resources related to research into managing the effects of petroleum reliance and global warming.

Date: 2011~

Creator: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.

Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol

Website documenting the work of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, including a final report, recordings of hearings and meetings, transcripts and other documents, and other announcements about the group's activities. The main goal of the Select Committee was "To investigate and report upon the facts, circumstances, and causes relating to the January 6, 2021, domestic terrorist attack upon the United States Capitol Complex [...] and relating… more

Date: December 2022

Creator: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.

Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis

Website documenting the work of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, charged with analyzing the preparation and response to COVID-19, related federal funding and oversight, and potential issues with the Coronavirus and future crises.

Date: December 2022

Creator: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Reform. Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis.

Special Oversight Board for Department of Defense Investigations of Gulf War Chemical and Biological Incidents

The Special Oversight Board shall provide advice and recommendations based on its review of Department of Defense investigations into possible detections of, and exposures to, chemical or biological weapons agents and environmental and other factors that may have contributed to Gulf War illnesses.

Date: December 20, 2000

Creator: Special Oversight Board for Department of Defense Investigations of Gulf War Chemical and Biological Incidents

Texas Tax Reform Commission

The Texas Tax Reform Commission (TTRC) was a bipartisan group of 24 Texans who developed proposals to modernize the state tax system and provide long-term property tax relief as well as sound financing for public schools. Governor Rick Perry directed the Commission to make recommendations on how to reform the state's business tax structure and provide significant property tax relief. Both goals are essential to promoting long-term economic growth and ensuring a stable, long-term source of reven… more

Date: 2006

Creator: Texas Tax Reform Commission

U.S.-Canada Power System Outage Task Force

The Final Report of the U.S.-Canada Power System Outage Task Force provides a thorough investigation of the causes of the August 14, 2003 blackout. It also recommends actions to minimize the likelihood and scope of similar events in the future.

Date: 2004

Creator: U.S.-Canada Power System Outage Task Force

U.S. Census Bureau: The 2011 Statistical Abstract

This website contains the social, political, and economic statistical summaries for the United States, compiled from the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, as well as other federal agencies and private organizations.

Date: January 2011

Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.

U.S. Climate Change Science Program

The U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) integrates federal research on climate and global change, as sponsored by thirteen federal agencies and overseen by the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Council on Environmental Quality, the National Economic Council and the Office of Management and Budget. During the past thirteen years the United States, through the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), has made the world's largest scientific investment in the areas of climate… more

Date: 2009

Creator: White House

U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century

The USCNS/21 is charged with thinking comprehensively and creatively about how the United States should provide for its national security in the 21st century.

Date: February 15, 2001

Creator: U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century

U.S. Trade Deficit Review Commission

The purpose of the Commission is to study the nature, causes, and consequences of the United States merchandise trade and current account deficits.

Date: December 13, 2001

Creator: U.S. Trade Deficit Review Commission

United States Commission on Ocean Policy

On September 20, 2004, the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy fulfilled its mandate to submit recommendations for a coordinated and comprehensive national ocean policy to the President and Congress. The Commission's final report, "An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century," contains 212 recommendations addressing all aspects of ocean and coastal policy. The 16 members of the Commission call on the President and Congress to take decisive, immediate action to carry out these recommendations, which wil… more

Date: February 18, 2005

Creator: United States Commission on Ocean Policy

United States Information Agency (USIA)

An independent foreign affairs agency supporting U.S. foreign policy and national interests abroad, USIA conducts international educational and cultural exchanges, broadcasting, and information programs.

Date: August 4, 1999

Creator: United States Information Agency

USAspending.gov

This website contains information about federal funding awards including (1) the name of the entity receiving the award, (2) the amount, (3) additional information (transaction type, funding agency, etc.), (4) location of the entity receiving the award, and (5) a unique identifier assigned to the entity receiving the award. It also provides an overview of government funding and the sources of data that are reported.

Date: 2007-12/2011

Creator: United States. Office of Management and Budget.

Vice President Gore's National Partnership for Reinventing Government

The National Partnership for Reinventing Government (NPR), originally the National Performance Review, was the Clinton-Gore Administration's interagency task force to reform and streamline the way the federal government works. It was the eleventh federal reform effort in the twentieth century. In creating NPR on March 3, 1993, President Clinton said: Our goal is to make the entire federal government less expensive and more efficient, and to change the culture of our national bureaucracy away f… more

Date: August 17, 1998

Creator: National Partnership for Reinventing Government