Technological study is the driving force of our military-industrial society. Millions of dollars are appropriated for projects such as the space shuttle, breeder reactors, and Trident submarines whose merits are questionable. Most programs seem only to perpetuate the agencies involved. Informed citizens are needed to change priorities. (MR)

Outlines the history of federal library aid and suggests a new program of general aid. (PF)

There is disagreement about who is to be the primary payer when dual coverage exists under Medicare and a employer-sponsored group health plan for federal, state, and local government employees after the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986. Medicare administrators of the Health Care Financing Administration interpret the Act as applying to…

The booklet presents the text of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended by P.L. 98-221 in 1984. The act is intended to develop and implement comprehensive programs of vocational rehabilitation and independent living. The text addresses seven major titles within the act (sample subtopics in parentheses): (1) vocational rehabilitation services…

The energy crisis has proved to be a boon to the National Science Foundation. The Foundation has requested approximately $788.2 million for 1975. Nearly all the increase over the 1974 budget and about 1/3 of the total budget is energy related. (RH)

Describes the services offered by the national program administered by the Library of Congress Division for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. (Author)

This report from the Department of Interior presents information concerning individual state actions and projects related to the broad topic of outdoor recreation. Included are data on the following topics: rights-of-way for recreation; federal financing of outdoor recreation; state and local financing of outdoor recreation; federal acquisition…

The Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs held hearings on the crisis in the National School Lunch Program (September 7, 1971). This transcript on the hearings includes statements by members of the Committee and the testimony of four witnesses who are involved in the administration of various school food programs. In the appendixes,…

A selective guide to grants from both federal and private sources. Approximately 25 sources are listed with information on eligibility, purpose, type, amount, and where to write. (JPF)

The author describes the federal effort to expand private sector job opportunities for persons with developmental disabilities, beginning with an overview of the Administration on Developmental Disabilities. Positive results of the federal employment initiative are cited, and directions for the future are offered. (CL)

Outlines retreat from overall planning and management of federal scientific and technical information which began during the Nixon administration in early 1970s. Participation of the Office of Science and Technology and committees of Federal Council for Science and Technology and National Academy of Sciences-National Academy of Engineering is…

This brief examines how decreased program participation has affected poverty since welfare reform, reviewing changes in poverty from 1996-1998 and comparing families' current economic status with a scenario that assumes full participation in government support programs. Data come from the 1997 and 1999 National Surveys of America's Families (NSAF)…

Report on the uses made by disadvantaged youth of wages received from Neighborhood Youth Corps jobs. (BC)