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Food Stamp Program: Implementation of Electronic Benefit Transfer Systems (open access)

Food Stamp Program: Implementation of Electronic Benefit Transfer Systems

A briefing report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Agriculture provided $15 billion in food stamp benefits to 17 million recipients in 2000. Until the mid-1990s, most recipients received paper coupons that they could use to buy food; today, 80 percent of all benefits are provided electronically. Recipients use cards, much like debit cards, to pay for their groceries at the checkout counter, and the costs are deducted from the recipients' monthly allocation. GAO found that 42 of the 53 jurisdictions it studied will likely meet the October 1, 2002, deadline for implementing a statewide electronic benefit transfer (EBT) system. Thirty-nine states and the District of Columbia had already implemented a statewide EBT system by October 2001, and six other states had signed EBT contracts and were on track to meet the October 2002 deadline for statewide implementation. GAO did not identify any technical barriers to statewide implementation of EBT systems that are interoperable and portable."
Date: January 16, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 23, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002 (open access)

University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 23, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002

Semiweekly newspaper from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas that includes local, national, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 2002
Creator: Chand, Daniel
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cherokeean/Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 152, No. 48, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002 (open access)

Cherokeean/Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 152, No. 48, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002

Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 16, 2002
Creator: Whitehead, Marie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002 (open access)

Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002

Semi-weekly newspaper from Seminole, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 16, 2002
Creator: Brisendine, Lynn & Fisher, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002 (open access)

The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002

Semi-weekly newspaper from Clifton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 2002
Creator: Smith, W. Leon
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Levelland and Hockley County News-Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 84, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002 (open access)

Levelland and Hockley County News-Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 84, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002

Semiweekly newspaper from Levelland, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 2002
Creator: Rigg, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 51, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 51, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 2002
Creator: Cash, Wanda Garner
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. [114], No. 15, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002 (open access)

The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. [114], No. 15, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002

Weekly newspaper from Llano, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 2002
Creator: Stephenson, Jimmy
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 103, No. 274, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002 (open access)

Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 103, No. 274, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 2002
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Alvin Advertiser (Alvin, Tex.), Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002 (open access)

The Alvin Advertiser (Alvin, Tex.), Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002

Weekly newspaper from Alvin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 2002
Creator: Schwind, Jim & Holton, Kathleen
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 87, No. 107, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 87, No. 107, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 2002
Creator: Quinnelly, Lorrie J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002 (open access)

Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002

Weekly Czech and English language newspaper from Temple, Texas published as the official organ of the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas that includes news of interest to members along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 2002
Creator: Vanicek, Brian
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Illustrated Paperboy (Cleveland, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 43, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002 (open access)

Illustrated Paperboy (Cleveland, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 43, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002

Weekly newspaper from Cleveland, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 16, 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002 (open access)

The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002

Semiweekly newspaper from Carthage, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 85, No. 79, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 85, No. 79, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 2002
Creator: Johnson, Jennifer
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Mannford Eagle (Mannford, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002 (open access)

Mannford Eagle (Mannford, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002

Weekly newspaper from Mannford, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 2002
Creator: Retherford, Bill R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002

Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 2002
Creator: Bush, Kent
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002 (open access)

The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002

Weekly newspaper from Mercedes, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 109, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002 (open access)

Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 109, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2002

Daily newspaper from Perry, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 2002
Creator: Brown, Gloria
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History