Congressional Liaison Offices of Selected Federal Agencies (open access)

Congressional Liaison Offices of Selected Federal Agencies

This list of about 150 congressional liaison offices is intended to help congressional offices in placing telephone calls and addressing correspondence to government agencies. In each case, the information was supplied by the agency itself and is current as of the date of publication. Entries are arranged alphabetically in four sections: legislative branch; judicial branch; executive branch; and agencies, boards, and commissions.
Date: August 14, 2009
Creator: Crane-Hirsch, Audrey Celeste
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape (open access)

The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape

This report provides information about The Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape on the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC is an independent agency with its five members appointed by the president.
Date: May 14, 2009
Creator: Figliola, Patricia Moloney
System: The UNT Digital Library
State Health Reform Strategies (open access)

State Health Reform Strategies

This report identifies general approaches proposed at the state level to reform health insurance, and describes selected reform strategies.
Date: April 14, 2009
Creator: Fernandez, Bernadette
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Google Library Project: Is Digitization for Purposes of Online Indexing Fair Use Under Copyright Law? (open access)

The Google Library Project: Is Digitization for Purposes of Online Indexing Fair Use Under Copyright Law?

This report provides background on the Library Project, legal issues raised by digitization and indexing projects, and the proposed settlement.
Date: May 14, 2009
Creator: Manuel, Kate M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act: Overview and Issues for Congress (open access)

The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act: Overview and Issues for Congress

This report describes Congress's pursuit of postal reform, and summarizes the major provisions of the new postal reform law. The report also suggests PAEA-related oversight issues for Congress. President George W. Bush signed the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA; P.L. 109-435; 120 Stat. 3198) on December 20, 2006. The PAEA was the first broad revision of the 1970 statute that replaced the U.S. Post Office with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), a self-supporting, independent agency of the executive branch.
Date: December 14, 2009
Creator: Kosar, Kevin R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell": The Law and Military Policy on Same-Sex Behavior (open access)

"Don't Ask, Don't Tell": The Law and Military Policy on Same-Sex Behavior

This report describes the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" military policy, which holds that the presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in same-sex acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion which are the essence of military capability. This report also describes recent efforts by certain Members of Congress to amending this policy.
Date: August 14, 2009
Creator: Burrelli, David F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Strategic Arms Control After START: Issues and Options (open access)

Strategic Arms Control After START: Issues and Options

This report provides background information about the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty and reviews the discussions about a possible successor. It also presents a range of alternatives that the United States and Russia might consider if they choose to follow START with a new framework for the arms control process.
Date: August 14, 2009
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
System: The UNT Digital Library