December 2016 New Documents (and online Resources)


New and Notable State and Federal and international government publications for December, 2016.

 

Declassified Maps from the CIA
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ciagov/albums

Dam Removal Information Portal (DRIP)a map-based resource linking scientific studies and associated geospatial information about dam removals. Duda, Jeffrey J. Reston, Virginia: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo71665

21st Century Infrastructure Commission Report. 21st Century Infrastructure Commission. Lansing, 2016.
http://miinfrastructurecommission.com/21st-century-infrastructure-commission-report

Great Lakes Regional Water Use Database: 2015 Annual Report. Great Lakes Commission. Ann Arbor, 2016.
http://projects.glc.org/waterusedata/pdf/2015-Water-Use-Report-Gallons-Liters-Final-Draft.pdf

Federal Citations to the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases. Leggett, Jane A. Congressional Research Service, Washington, D.C. 2016.
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44657.pdf

Coastal Wetland Decision Support Tools Now Available for Great Lakes.
News Release: https://www.usgs.gov/news/coastal-wetland-decision-support-tools-now-available-great-lakes
Tool website: http://greatlakeswetlands.org/dst

Protect MiFAmily Interim Report. Michigan Dept. of Health & Human Services. Lansing, July, 2016.
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdhhs/Protect_MiFamily_Interim_Evaluation_Report-Final_529218_7.pdf

Consumption of Combustible and Smokeless Tobacco — United States, 2000–2015. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), Dec 9th, 2016.
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6548a1.htm?s_cid=mm6548a1_x

Child Welfare: An Overview of Federal Programs and Their Current Funding. Stoltzfus, Emilie. Congressional Research Service, Washington, D.C. 2016.
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43458.pdf

Drugs Most Frequently Involved in Drug Overdose Deaths: United States, 2010–2014. National Vital Statistics Reports. V65 #10. Dec 20, 2016.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr65/nvsr65_10.pdf

Demographic and Social Characteristics of Persons in Poverty: 2015. Dalaker, Joseph. Congressional Research Service, Washington, D.C. 2016.
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44698.pdf

Social Security Primer. Nuschler, Dawn. Congressional Research Service, Washington, D.C. 2016.
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42035.pdf

The U.S. Income Distribution: Trends and Issues. Donovan, Sarah A. Congressional Research Service, Washington, D.C. 2016.
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44705.pdf

Notes on the 2016 State Population Estimates. Guthrie, Eric. Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget. Lansing, 2016
https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/MIDEPTTMB/2016/12/20/file_attachments/722309/2016%2BState%2BEstimates.pdf

Noncitizen Eligibility for Federal Public Assistance: Policy Overview. Siskin, Alison. Congressional Research Service, 2016.
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL33809.pdf

Facing addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s report on alcohol, drugs and heath. United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Surgeon General, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo75951

United States Policy and Supporting Positions [the Plum Book]. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Washington, D.C. 2016
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-PLUMBOOK-2016/pdf/GPO-PLUMBOOK-2016.pdf

Presidential transition guide to federal human resources management matters: election year 2016. United States. Office of Personnel Management. Washington DC: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Employee Services, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo75741

State and Local Governments' Fiscal Outlook: 2016 Update. Government Accountability Office, Washington, D.C. Dec, 2016.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-17-213SP?source=ra

21st Century Infrastructure Commission Report. 21st Century Infrastructure Commission. Lansing, 2016.
http://miinfrastructurecommission.com/21st-century-infrastructure-commission-report

The Congressional Appropriations Process: An Introduction. Saturno, James V. Congressional Research Service, Washington, D.C. 2016.
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42388.pdf

An Introduction to Judicial Review of Federal Agency Action. Cole, Jared P. Congressional Research Service, Washington, D.C. 2016.
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44699.pdf

Presidential Authority over Trade: Imposing Tariffs and Duties. Lewis, Caitlain Devereaux. Congressional Research Service, 2016.
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44707.pdf

2017 Economic Report of the President. Washington, D.C. 2017
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo19145

Blowing the whistle on retaliation: accounts of current and former federal agency whistleblowers. Hearing before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, first session June 11, 2015. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo75395

Marines at war: stories from Afghanistan and Iraq. Quantico, Virginia: Marine Corps University Press, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo75299

The crisis of the African state: globalization, tribalism, and Jihadism in the twenty-first century. Quantico, Virginia: Marine Corps University Press, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo75397

The highest level of skill and knowledge: a brief history of U.S. Army civilians 1775-2015. Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, United States Army.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo75701

Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 2008-2015. Theohary, Catherine A. Congressional Research Service, 2016.
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/R44716.pdf

Hate crimes and the threat of domestic terrorism. Hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, second session, September 19, 2012. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo75293

Hazardous materials rail shipments, a review of emergency response information in selected train documents: report to congressional committees. United States. Government Accountability Office. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Accountability Office, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo75318

Human trafficking, State has made improvements in its annual report but does does not explicitly explain certain tier rankings or changes: report to congressional requesters. United States. Government Accountability Office. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Accountability Office, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo75344

Preventing and responding to sexual assault on college campuses. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, first session, hearing held in Washington, DC, September 10, 2015. United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo75281

Allegations of improper hiring practices and whistleblower reprisal at the U.S. Marshals Service: majority staff report prepared for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, second session, November, 2016. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo75729

Emerging cyber threats to the United States. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies of the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, second session, February 25, 2016. United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo75106

Jihad 2.0: social media in the next evolution of terrorist recruitment. Hearing before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, first session May 7, 2015. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo75240

Antiterrorism awareness for social networking. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Army, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo75687

Oversight of the Bureau of Prisons: first-hand accounts of challenges facing the federal prison system. Hearing before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, first session, August 4, 2015. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo75920

Restrictive housing in the U.S.: issues, challenges, and future directions. Garcia, Marie. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo75694

Climate change and indigenous peoples: a synthesis of current impacts and experiences. Norton-Smith, Kathryn. Portland, OR; United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, October 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo75211

A bill to amend the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 and the Indian law Enforcement Reform Act to provide for advancements in public safety services to Indian communities, and for other purposes: report (to accompany S. 2739). United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo75935

Tribal Broadband: Status of Deployment and Federal Funding Programs. Kruger, Lennard G. Congressional Research Service, 2016.
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44416.pdf

Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2015: report of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on S. 2219. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo74818

Field operations guide. United States Fire Administration. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Fire Administration/National Fire Academy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo74454

The Federal Food Safety System: A Primer. Johnson, Renée. Congressional Research Service, 2016.
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS22600.pdf

Hands off: the future of self-driving cars. Hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, second session, March 15, 2016. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo75111

Department of Insurance and Financial Services: 2015 Annual Report. Lansing, 2016.
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/difs/DIFS_Annual_Report_2015_544644_7.pdf

The Dodd-Frank Act five years later: are we more free? Hearing before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, first session, September 17, 2015. United States. Congress. House. Committee on Financial Services. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo75337

Expeditionary culture field guide. Estonia. United States Air Force Culture and Language Center. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: AFCLC, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo75348

Mortality in the United States, 2015. NCHS Data Brief No. 267, December 2016.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db267.htm

2015-2018 Arts & Humanities Touring Directory. Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs. Lansing, 2016.
http://www.michiganhumanities.org/documents/touring/2015-18_MHC_Touring_Directory.pdf

The 21st century workforce: how current rules and regulations affect innovation and flexibility in Michigan’s workplaces. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, second session, hearing held in Lansing, MI, March 29, 2016. United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo75143

The first-time homebuyer education and counseling demonstration: early insights. DeMarco, Donna. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo75720

Preparing for the future of artificial intelligence. National Science and Technology Council. Committee on Technology. Subcommittee on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Washington, D.C.: Executive Office of the President, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo75059

The Parent's Supervised Driving Guide. 4th edition (revised). Michigan Department of State. State Farm. 2016.
http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-1627_60169_60173_60212-317411--,00.html

Artificial intelligence, automation, and the economy. Washington, D.C.: Executive Office of the President, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo75989

The encryption tightrope: balancing Americans’ security and privacy. Hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, second session, March 1, 2016. United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo71213

Michigan Economic Update: October 2016. Office of Revenue and Tax Analysis. Michigan Department of Treasury. Lansing, 2016.
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/treasury/MEUOct2016_546350_7.pdf 

 

 

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