U.S. Government Accountability Office: Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Request (open access)

U.S. Government Accountability Office: Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Request

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "This testimony discusses the fiscal year 2007 budget request for the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). This request will help us continue our support of the Congress in meeting its constitutional responsibilities and will help improve the performance and ensure the accountability of the federal government for the benefit of the American people. Budget constraints in the federal government grew tighter in fiscal years 2005 and 2006. In developing our fiscal year 2007 budget, we considered those constraints consistent with GAO's and the Committee's desire to "lead by example." In fiscal year 2007, we are requesting budget authority of $509.4 million, a reasonable 5 percent increase over our fiscal year 2006 revised funding level. In the event Congress acts to hold federal pay increases to 2.2 percent, our requested increase will drop to below 5 percent. This request will allow us to continue making improvements in productivity, maintain our progress in technology and other transformation areas, and support a full-time equivalent (FTE) staffing level of 3,267. This represents an increase of 50 FTEs over our planned fiscal year 2006 staffing level and will allow us to rebuild our …
Date: March 10, 2006
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[UNT International Week Awards Banquet Reservation Form, 2006] (open access)

[UNT International Week Awards Banquet Reservation Form, 2006]

A form for people attending the International Week Awards Banquet to reserve spaces at the tables. It shows costs for a table, and individual seat costs.
Date: March 10, 2006
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Andrew Bofinger, March 10, 2006 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Andrew Bofinger, March 10, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Andrew Bofinger. Bofinger joined the Naval Reserves in October of 1941, and was called to active duty on 15 December 1941. He served as Boatswain’s Mate Second Class, and worked on the offshore patrol in sailing vessels searching for Japanese subs. In June of 1943 he received a direct commission as ensign, and was assigned as Skipper aboard the minesweeper, YMS-93. In early 1944 they traveled to Hawaii, then the Marshall Islands conducting patrols, search and rescue missions and maintenance sweeping. In March of 1945 they swept mines on the east coast of Okinawa and rescued crewman from the USS England (DE-635). Bofinger was discharged in February of 1946.
Date: March 10, 2006
Creator: Bofinger, Andrew
System: The Portal to Texas History