Twelve AFIP in-process foil samples, fabricated by either Y-12 or LANL, were shipped from LANL to PNNL for potential characterization using optical and scanning electron microscopy techniques. Of these twelve, nine different conditions were examined to one degree or another using both techniques. For this report a complete description of the results are provided for one archive foil from each source of material, and one unirradiated piece of a foil of each source that was irradiated in the Advanced Test Reactor. Additional data from two other LANL conditions are summarized in very brief form in an appendix. The characterization revealed that all four characterized conditions contained a cold worked microstructure to different degrees. The Y-12 foils exhibited a higher degree of cold working compared to the LANL foils, as evidenced by the highly elongated and obscure U-Mo grain structure present in each foil. The longitudinal orientations for both of the Y-12 foils possesses a highly laminar appearance with such a distorted grain structure that it was very difficult to even offer a range of grain sizes. The U-Mo grain structure of the LANL foils, by comparison, consisted of a more easily discernible grain structure with a mix of equiaxed and …

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "According to U.S. Census Bureau (Bureau) officials, to inform timely design decisions, research on new methods to improve the cost effectiveness of the 2020 Census must be accomplished early enough in the decade to confirm their likely impact on both cost and quality. Three key efforts--(1) the use of the Internet as a response option, (2) a potential move towards targeted address canvassing, and (3) the possible use of administrative records to replace data collected during census field operations--present the Bureau with potential opportunities to reduce costs while maintaining quality. The Bureau's 2020 Research and Testing Program has 14 fiscal year 2012 projects focused on informing design decisions related to the three key efforts. Bureau officials are also aware that the changes they are testing come with many risks, and for each project the Bureau has identified a number of risks and prioritized them from high to low. However, the Bureau has not developed mitigation or contingency plans for these project risks. For example, there are several risks, including tight time frames and accurate cost information, without mitigation and contingency plans. Additionally, GAO found that the …

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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Schneider. Schneider was born in Akron, Ohio on 4 October 1924. After being drafted in 1943, he had basic training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Upon completing basic, he was assigned to 273rd Regimental Headquarters Company, 69th Infantry Division as a scout. After a while, he was sent to Camp Kilmer, New Jersey where he boarded the Highland Brigade. During July 1944 he landed on Omaha Beach as a replacement and was initially assigned to 3rd Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division. On July 24 and 25 the division was accidentally bombed by US aircraft resulting in 683 casualties. Among them was US General Lesley McNair. Schneider worked with the French underground during the Battle of Mortain during August 1944. He recalls entering into Belgium, Holland and Germany and describes being in the Battle of the Bulge and recounts how his battalion found the casualties of the Malmedy Massacre. In February 1945, he was assigned as the jeep driver for the assistant battalion commander. He hit a land mine, which wounded him and killed the other riders. Schneider returned to the United States aboard the RMS Queen …