Document Focus

Overview and discussion of public documents – how they look and what you can learn from them.

US Public Records Factor in Foreign Politics (Russian and Egyptian)

US public records recently played a role in both Russian and Egyptian politics

Military Valor Awards-Some Search Capability, Not Perfect

Verifying awards of military valor a little easier but still complex

Here Comes the STOCK Act

STOCK Act coming online –Requires monthly reports of certain transactions; web availability of federal financial disclosure reports

Steve Jobs FBI File

Steve Jobs FBI file –The FBI uses public records too

Government Guides

Use government guides to find the person with the answer you need and to learn how the government is organized

Search.US.Gov for Federal, State and Local Government Site Search

We’re not in Pueble, CO anymore — search.USA.gov allows targeted searches of state, local and federal government documents

National Medical Provider Discipline File –Public but with Restrictions

Doctor discipline data — “backing in” research technique documented; Federal agency responds by restricting use of data

Using SEC Form 13F to Learn About Hedge Fund Holdings

Some insight into the holdings of large hedge funds is provided via SEC Form 13F filings. These quarterly reports are filed by institutional investment managers like hedge funds and also including investment advisers, banks, insurance companies, some pension funds and corporations that have discretion over more than $100 million in Section 13(f) securities.

JFK Records Now Digitally Archived and Available Online

The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation recently announced the launch of its online database of newly digitized records from the JFK Presidential Archives. These records have always been available in person at the library, but efforts to digitally preserve them and make them available to the general public on the Internet have now been realized through the Access to a Legacy program.

Partnership of Library of Congress and Universal Music Group Will Put Newly Digitized Music Online

Financial realities and overlapping interests have led to an agreement that will create a set of new set of digitized music online. The Universal Music Group agreed to give the Library of Congress approximately 200,000 recordings created between 1926 and 1948 that have been sitting in underground storage.