DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: FY2016 Appropriations (open access)

DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: FY2016 Appropriations

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Date: April 28, 2015
Creator: Sissine, Fred
System: The UNT Digital Library
New U.S.-Japan Defense Guidelines Deepen Alliance Cooperation (open access)

New U.S.-Japan Defense Guidelines Deepen Alliance Cooperation

This report discusses the U.S.-Japan alliance, which has evolved in response to changes in Japanese defense policies and the regional security environment in East Asia.
Date: April 28, 2015
Creator: Rinehart, Ian E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers: Reauthorization Proposals in the 114th Congress, In Brief (open access)

Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers: Reauthorization Proposals in the 114th Congress, In Brief

This report is designed to provide assistance in considering Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Workers reauthorization efforts in the 114th Congress. It begins with background information on TAA and a summary of recent legislation. It then presents a table that compares a recent reauthorization proposal with provisions in current and prior law.
Date: April 28, 2015
Creator: Collins, Benjamin
System: The UNT Digital Library
What are the Department of Defense (DOD) Policies on Transgender Service? (open access)

What are the Department of Defense (DOD) Policies on Transgender Service?

This report discusses the Department of Defense's (DOD) policies regarding transgender service. Previously, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Department of Justice would take the position in litigation that the protection of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act extends to an individual's gender identity. Though Title VII does not apply to military personnel, for some, this change in the Administration's position has raised questions about U.S. law and DOD policies.
Date: April 28, 2015
Creator: Kamarck, Kristy N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources, by Topic (open access)

Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources, by Topic

This report provides references to analytical reports on cybersecurity from CRS, other government agencies, trade associations, and interest groups. The reports and related websites are grouped under a variety of cybersecurity topics.
Date: April 28, 2015
Creator: Tehan, Rita
System: The UNT Digital Library
Questions of the Privileges of the House: An Analysis (open access)

Questions of the Privileges of the House: An Analysis

The first section of this report provides information on raising and considering questions of House privileges to provide assistance in anticipating potential House action. The second part focuses on the content of questions in an effort to provide guidance as to what the Speaker may determine constitutes a valid question. The final section provides extensive data on questions raised in the past two decades.
Date: April 28, 2015
Creator: Lynch, Megan S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress

This report covers Special Operations Forces (SOF) budgets for FY2014 and expected uses of the budgeted money. SOF actions play a significant role in U.S. military operations, and the Administration has given U.S. SOF greater responsibility for planning and conducting worldwide counterterrorism operations.
Date: April 28, 2015
Creator: Feickert, Andrew
System: The UNT Digital Library