U.S.-China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress (open access)

U.S.-China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress

This report discusses policy issues regarding military-to-military (mil-to-mil) contacts with the People's Republic of China (PRC) and provides a record of major contacts and crises since 1993. The first part of this CRS Report discusses policy issues regarding such military-to-military (mil-to-mil) contacts. The second part provides a record of such contacts since 1993, when the United States resumed exchanges after suspending them in response to the Tiananmen Crackdown in 1989. Congress has exercised important oversight.
Date: November 20, 2013
Creator: Kan, Shirley A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Minutes: The Dallas Way, November 5, 2013] (open access)

[Minutes: The Dallas Way, November 5, 2013]

Minutes for the November 5th meeting of the Dallas Way including details on upcoming organization projects.
Date: November 5, 2013
Creator: The Dallas Way
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Information Technology: Additional OMB and Agency Actions Are Needed to Achieve Portfolio Savings (open access)

Information Technology: Additional OMB and Agency Actions Are Needed to Achieve Portfolio Savings

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The 26 major federal agencies that were required to participate in the PortfolioStat initiative fully addressed four of seven key requirements established by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). However, only 1 of the 26 agencies addressed all the requirements. For example, agencies did not develop action plans that addressed all elements, such as criteria for identifying wasteful, low-value or duplicative information technology (IT) investments, or migrate two commodity IT areas—such as enterprise IT systems and IT infrastructure—to a shared service by the end of 2012."
Date: November 6, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Color Guard at the Allen Americans Hockey Team at the Allen Event Center

Webpage from McKinney TXSSAR website containing photographs of the Color Guard during a hockey event at the Allen Event Center on November 1, 2013.
Date: November 1, 2013
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, McKinney Chapter 63
Object Type: Website
System: The UNT Digital Library

Views of the November SAR McKinney Chapter Meeting

Webpage from McKinney TXSSAR website containing a flyer and photographs from the November 21, 2013 meeting.
Date: November 21, 2013
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, McKinney Chapter 63
Object Type: Website
System: The UNT Digital Library
Information Technology: Leveraging Best Practices to Help Ensure Successful Major Acquisitions (open access)

Information Technology: Leveraging Best Practices to Help Ensure Successful Major Acquisitions

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Information technology (IT) acquisition best practices have been developed by both industry and the federal government. For example, the Software Engineering Institute has developed highly regarded and widely used guidance on best practices, such as requirements development and management, risk management, validation and verification, and project monitoring and control. GAO's own research in IT management best practices led to the development of the Information Technology Investment Management Framework, which describes essential and complementary IT investment management disciplines, such as oversight of system development and acquisition management, and organizes them into a set of critical processes for successful investments."
Date: November 13, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Van Banner (Van, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 14, 2013 (open access)

Van Banner (Van, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 14, 2013

Weekly newspaper from Van, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 14, 2013
Creator: Fisher, Donnita
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Past Government Shutdowns: Key Resources (open access)

Past Government Shutdowns: Key Resources

This report provides an annotated list of historical documents and other resources related to several past government shutdowns. The report also includes links to full-text documents when available. There is limited information and guidance related to shutdowns, and it is difficult to predict what might happen in the event of one, but information about past events may help inform future deliberations.
Date: November 25, 2013
Creator: Nagel, Jared Conrad & Murray, Justin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kuwait: Security, Reform, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Kuwait: Security, Reform, and U.S. Policy

This report looks at Kuwait's relationships with its neighbors in the Persian Gulf, and its own political system which has been in turmoil since 2006.
Date: November 8, 2013
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Van Zandt News (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 28, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 17, 2013 (open access)

Van Zandt News (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 28, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 17, 2013

Weekly newspaper from Canton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 17, 2013
Creator: Fisher, Donnita
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Information Technology: Agencies Need to Strengthen Oversight of Multibillion Dollar Investments in Operations and Maintenance (open access)

Information Technology: Agencies Need to Strengthen Oversight of Multibillion Dollar Investments in Operations and Maintenance

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The 10 federal information technology (IT) operations and maintenance (O&M) investments with the largest budgets in fiscal year 2012—and the eight agencies that operate them—are identified by GAO in the table below. They support agencies by providing, for example, global telecommunications infrastructure and information transport services for the Department of Defense."
Date: November 6, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 98, Ed. 1 Friday, November 8, 2013 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 98, Ed. 1 Friday, November 8, 2013

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 8, 2013
Creator: Cobb, Dawn
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, November 29, 2013 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, November 29, 2013

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: November 29, 2013
Creator: Ramos, Steve
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Lorenzo Dow Heaton House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Lorenzo Dow Heaton House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Lorenzo Dow Heaton House, in Victoria, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: November 5, 2013
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Main Street Matters, November 2013 (open access)

Main Street Matters, November 2013

Newsletter issued by the Texas Main Street Program discussing news, events, and other information related to the program as well as featuring designated participating communities and providing technical advice regarding conservation and restoration.
Date: November 2013
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scouting, Volume 101, Number 5, November-December 2013 (open access)

Scouting, Volume 101, Number 5, November-December 2013

Publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide. A table of contents appears on page 1.
Date: November 2013
Creator: Boy Scouts of America
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
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

The report discusses the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-Related Congressional Actions in the 112th Congress.
Date: November 18, 2013
Creator: Figliola, Patricia Moloney
Object Type: Report
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

The report discusses the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-Related Congressional Actions in the 112th Congress.
Date: November 18, 2013
Creator: Figliola, Patricia Moloney
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Veterans and Homelessness (open access)

Veterans and Homelessness

This report discusses several issues relating to homelessness among veterans, which has become more prominent since the beginning of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Date: November 29, 2013
Creator: Perl, Libby
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Christian Chronicle (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 70, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, November 1, 2013 (open access)

The Christian Chronicle (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 70, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, November 1, 2013

Monthly newspaper from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that includes news and information about the Churches of Christ along with advertising.
Date: November 1, 2013
Creator: McMillon, Lynn
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Gulf Historical and Biographical Record, Volume 49, 2013 (open access)

The Texas Gulf Historical and Biographical Record, Volume 49, 2013

Annual journal of the Texas Gulf Historical Society publishing papers about the history of people, events, and development in the Texas Gulf region.
Date: November 2013
Creator: Texas Gulf Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 7, 2013 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 7, 2013

Semiweekly student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: November 7, 2013
Creator: Hill, Nadia
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Law Review, Volume 92, Number 1, November 2013 (open access)

Texas Law Review, Volume 92, Number 1, November 2013

Journal containing articles, notes, book reviews, and other analyses of law and legal cases.
Date: November 2013
Creator: Texas Law Review Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 14, 2013 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 14, 2013

Semiweekly student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: November 14, 2013
Creator: Hill, Nadia
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History