Information Policy: NTIS Financial Position Provides an Opportunity to Reassess Its Mission

Information Policy: NTIS Financial Position Provides an Opportunity to Reassess Its Mission
Author: Michael Brostek
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2008-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1428971831

Examines an issue involving the Dept. of Commerce¿s National Technical Information Service (NTIS), a permanent repository & principal disseminator for scientific, technical, & engineering information. It also responds to broader NTIS issues of congressional concern regarding NTIS¿ World News Connection (WNC), which operates an on-line foreign news service that disseminates to the public, for a fee, news obtained from the CIA¿s Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS). The Senate asked the author to determine whether WNC¿s foreign news service: (1) falls within NTIS¿ statutory authority: & (2) is detrimental to private businesses that offer similar news services. Charts & tables.

The Road to Recovery

The Road to Recovery
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia
Publisher:
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2004
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: