The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA): Union Representation Procedures and Dispute Resolution (open access)

The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA): Union Representation Procedures and Dispute Resolution

This report begins with a brief overview of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and describes the basic procedures that employees and employers must follow during a unionizing campaign. The report explains different types of mediation and arbitration that can be used to resolve bargaining disputes. The report describes the jurisdictional standards that an employer must meet before the NLRB will exert jurisdiction over a question of union representation (e.g., for a small business).
Date: December 11, 2013
Creator: Mayer, Gerald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Trends and Current Issues (open access)

U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Trends and Current Issues

This report discusses issues regarding foreign investments and how that can affect the U.S.
Date: December 11, 2013
Creator: Jackson, James K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Paris Club and International Debt Relief (open access)

The Paris Club and International Debt Relief

This report discusses the Paris Club, a voluntary, informal group of creditor nations who meet approximately 10 times per year and provide debt relief to developing countries. Members of the Paris Club agree to renegotiate and/or reduce official debt owed to them on a case-by-case basis.
Date: December 11, 2013
Creator: Weiss, Martin A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: An Economic Analysis (open access)

Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: An Economic Analysis

This report discusses the foreign direct investment in the United States that declined sharply after 2000, when a record $300 billion was invested in U.S. businesses and real estate.
Date: December 11, 2013
Creator: Jackson, James K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dodd-Frank Regulations: Agencies Conducted Regulatory Analyses and Coordinated but Could Benefit from Additional Guidance on Major Rules (open access)

Dodd-Frank Regulations: Agencies Conducted Regulatory Analyses and Coordinated but Could Benefit from Additional Guidance on Major Rules

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Federal agencies conducted the required regulatory analyses for all rules issued pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) that GAO identified and reviewed. However, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in coordination with the agencies, may not be consistently determining which rules are considered major rules under the Congressional Review Act (CRA). Under the act, Congress is allowed to review major rules before they become effective. The act outlines criteria for determining whether a rule is major, such as whether it will result in an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more. OMB is responsible for determining which rules are major under CRA but relies on agency analyses to help make the determination. OMB guidance does not address whether independent agencies should submit all rules for review or how they should apply major rule criteria. GAO found that some independent agencies submitted all their rules to OMB, but others did not. GAO also found inconsistencies in how these agencies applied the CRA criteria. For example, GAO found rules issued by different agencies that had similar economic …
Date: December 11, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Product Safety Laboratories: OSHA's Accreditation Process Needs Reexamination (open access)

Product Safety Laboratories: OSHA's Accreditation Process Needs Reexamination

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Labor's (Labor) Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) process for accrediting Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTL) is lengthy due to the scope of staff members' responsibilities and unclear application procedures for accreditation. Among the 13 recently approved applications, OSHA took between 1 and 5 years to make accreditation decisions. All of these applications took much longer to approve than OSHA's desired time frames, and in some cases, years longer. In addition, 12 of the 29 applications that were awaiting final decisions by OSHA as of June 2012 had been under review longer than the 5-year period for which the accreditation decision would be valid. This lengthy process has potentially negative economic consequences for laboratories and requires OSHA staff to divert their time from other oversight activities. Two key factors led to the long time frames:"
Date: December 11, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Real Property: Improved Data Needed to Strategically Manage Historic Buildings, Address Multiple Challenges (open access)

Federal Real Property: Improved Data Needed to Strategically Manage Historic Buildings, Address Multiple Challenges

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The General Services Administration (GSA), the National Park Service (NPS), and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have undertaken portfolio-wide efforts in recent years to identify historic buildings they hold, nominate some of those buildings to the National Register of Historic Places, and manage their historic buildings in an effort to comply with the requirements in the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and relevant executive orders. While these agencies use and preserve some of their historic buildings to meet mission needs, others are excess or unsuited for current mission needs. GAO found several instances in which these agencies leased part or all of some historic buildings to non-federal entities that could use and preserve the buildings. GAO also found that these agencies had implemented projects in some of their historic buildings to improve their sustainable performance, such as installing green roofs and energy-efficient heating and cooling systems."
Date: December 11, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financial Audit: Office of Financial Stability (Troubled Asset Relief Program) Fiscal Years 2013 and 2012 Financial Statements (open access)

Financial Audit: Office of Financial Stability (Troubled Asset Relief Program) Fiscal Years 2013 and 2012 Financial Statements

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "GAO found (1) the Office of Financial Stability (OFS) financial statements for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) as of and for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2013, and 2012, are presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles; (2) OFS maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting for TARP as of September 30, 2013; and (3) no reportable noncompliance for fiscal year 2013 with provisions of applicable laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements GAO tested. In commenting on a draft of this report, the Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability stated that OFS is proud to receive unmodified opinions on its financial statements and its internal control over financial reporting. He also stated that OFS is committed to maintaining the high standards and transparency reflected in these audit results."
Date: December 11, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Indian Health Service: Opportunities May Exist to Improve the Contract Health Services Program (open access)

Indian Health Service: Opportunities May Exist to Improve the Contract Health Services Program

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "For Indian Health Service (IHS) contract health services (CHS) delivered in fiscal year 2011, a majority of claims were paid within 6 months of the service delivery date, but some took much longer. Specifically, about 73 percent of claims were paid within 6 months of service delivery, while about 8 percent took more than 1 year. The CHS payment process consists of three main steps: (1) the local CHS program issues a purchase order to the provider authorizing payment (either before service delivery, or after, such as in emergency situations), (2) the provider submits a claim for payment, and (3) IHS pays the provider. GAO found that the first step took the longest--often taking more than 2 months."
Date: December 11, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reverse Auctions: Guidance Is Needed to Maximize Competition and Achieve Cost Savings (open access)

Reverse Auctions: Guidance Is Needed to Maximize Competition and Achieve Cost Savings

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "GAO found that government agencies were increasingly using reverse auctions as a means to drive down prices but without adequate guidance to ensure that the potential benefits were maximized. GAO's analysis of the data also identified some common characteristics among contract awards resulting from reverse auctions."
Date: December 11, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Small Business Lending Fund: Treasury Should Ensure Evaluation Includes Methods to Isolate Program Impact (open access)

Small Business Lending Fund: Treasury Should Ensure Evaluation Includes Methods to Isolate Program Impact

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins ""
Date: December 11, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Infrastructure: Army Brigade Combat Team Inactivations Informed by Analyses, but Actions Needed to Improve Stationing Process (open access)

Defense Infrastructure: Army Brigade Combat Team Inactivations Informed by Analyses, but Actions Needed to Improve Stationing Process

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins ""
Date: December 11, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise: NNSA's Budget Estimates Do Not Fully Align with Plans (open access)

Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise: NNSA's Budget Estimates Do Not Fully Align with Plans

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) total budget estimates for modernizing the nuclear security enterprise for fiscal years 2014 through 2031 have increased by about $19 billion overall when compared with the estimates in the agency's fiscal year 2012 budget materials, with most of the increase occurring in fiscal year 2019 and beyond. Factors such as sequestration, the achievability of planned cost savings, and pension liabilities could affect the accuracy of future budget estimates as presented."
Date: December 11, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 541, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 11, 2012 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 541, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: December 11, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 542, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 11, 2012 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 542, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: December 11, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Timpson & Tenaha News (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 11, 2014 (open access)

Timpson & Tenaha News (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 11, 2014

Weekly newspaper from Timpson, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 11, 2014
Creator: Pena, Hilda
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fiscal Year 2018 Defense Spending Under an Interim Continuing Resolution (open access)

Fiscal Year 2018 Defense Spending Under an Interim Continuing Resolution

This report discusses defense spending rates and funding for programs under the FY2018 interim continuing resolution.
Date: December 11, 2017
Creator: Williams, Lynn M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Walker County, Block 10

Parent map for Walker County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:15,000.
Date: December 11, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Smith County, Inset B03

Inset map for Smith County, Texas showing detail within a census block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:5,000.
Date: December 11, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Washington County, Block 25

Parent map for Washington County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:12,000.
Date: December 11, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Willacy County, Inset D01

Inset map for Willacy County, Texas showing detail within a census block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:3,512.
Date: December 11, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Washington County, Block 10

Parent map for Washington County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:12,000.
Date: December 11, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Walker County, Block 21

Parent map for Walker County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:15,000.
Date: December 11, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Smith County, Index

Index map for Smith County, Texas showing the distribution of census blocks and smaller inset areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:86,998.
Date: December 11, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History