Department of Defense Recovery Act Projects

The DoD has a Recovery Act site listing their projects since the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 distributed $7.4 billion to the DoD.

Latest & Greatest: United States Senate Chamber, 1859-2009

The United States Senate Chamber, 1859-2009, is an overview of the Senate for the past 150 years. At the very least, you will find yourself intrigued by the images. This document is available for your research or reading pleasure.

Image is of the United States Senate in Session. More images are available as well as exhibits, paintings and sculpture from the Art & History section of the United States Senate site.

Documents of the Week: Department of Labor

Our new display will focus on the United States Department of Labor.

• Sexual Harassment
• Pregnancy Discrimination
• Family & Medical Leave
• Age Discrimination
• Timeless Education for a Future World
• Understanding the Department of Labor Solicitation for Grant Applications & How to Write an Effective Proposal
• A Matter of Style at the Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: Counts, Rates and Characteristics, 2005
• Occupational Outlook Quarterly: Careers for Creature Lovers, winter 2006-07
• Extended Mass Layoffs in 2000
  
• Mass Layoffs by Industry in January 2009
• Mass Layoffs in January 2009
• Birmingham, AL National Compensation Survey, February 2000
• Job Safety & Health Quarterly (JSHQ), fall 1999
• Labor Information bulletin, April 1953
• The American Workers' Fact Book, 1956
• National Compensation Survey: Employee Benefits in Private Industry in the United States, 2005
• Working in the 21st Century
• Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09
  

More Stimulus Watch Sites & Scams

• SBA.gov click on Scam Alert
• Financialstability.gov from the Department of Treasury
  
• Emergency Economic Stabilization Act also from the Department of Treasury
• Congressional Research Reports search
• Congressional Budget Office Stimulus Proposals
• An Act to Provide Economic Stimulus through Recovery Rebates to Individuals, Incentives for Business Investment, and an Increase in Conforming and FHA Loan Limits, Public Law 110-185

Spring Break!!!

Samford University will be celebrating Spring Break March 16-20, 2009. The library hours are noted on the website.

The Documents of the Week display will continue with the Library of Congress.

White House Council on Women and Girls

President Obama Announces White House Council on Women and Girls

Department of Education

The Department of Education has been in the news lately. There's been talk about merit-based pay for teachers, the reality of more folks going back to school after layoffs and money to distribute from the stimulus package. The Department of Education has links to remarks made by President Obama and Ed.gov for recovery information among other timely articles.