This a G.R.E.A.T. Site
Help school-age kids say NO to gangs and violence. The Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) program helps young people meet their needs, resolve conflicts, and get to know law enforcement officers as people who can help stop trouble before it starts.

SafeCities Launched
SafeCities -- a new, unique network of local leaders aided by national partners -- is sharing strategies and techniques for reducing gun violence. One of its tools is this new website.

Putting More Medical Information Online
A National Library of Medicine team received a Hammer Award for improvements in its information services, including making its popular MEDLINE database of journal article references and abstracts free and easier for the public to use. MEDLINE searches went from 7 million a year to 216 million.

SBA's New Online Answer Desk
America's 25 million small business owners and future entrepreneurs can now e-mail their questions about starting and growing their businesses to the U.S. Small Business Administration.