A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Coast Guard has responsibility for protecting America's ports, waterways, and waterside facilities from terrorist attacks. At the same time, the Coast Guard remains responsible for many other missions important to the nation's interests, such as conducting search and rescue and protecting important fishing grounds. GAO's past work found that despite substantial budget increases, the Coast Guard's extensive homeland security responsibilities resulted in a reduction in the levels at which the agency's ship, boat, and aircraft resources were applied to non- homeland security programs. GAO was asked to update and expand this work by analyzing: the trends in resource usage, the trends in performance results, and the implications of these trends."

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Small Business Act is one of several laws designed to enhance the participation of small and disadvantaged businesses in federal procurement--a market that reached more than $200 billion in fiscal year 2002. Section 15(k) of the act requires that all federal agencies with procurement powers establish an Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) and specifies eight functions that OSDBU directors are responsible for carrying out in their roles as advocates for small businesses. GAO surveyed OSDBU directors at 24 agencies to obtain information on the extent to which the respondents (1) viewed the functions listed in section 15(k) as functions of their offices, (2) viewed other potential activities as OSDBU duties, and (3) saw potential challenges to carrying out their functions."

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO testified before Congress and answered posthearing questions regarding "The Key to Homeland Security: The New Human Resources System.""

Photograph of Jack Light, a guest speaker attending the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. Light is seen sitting behind a table and in front of a microphone as he is on a panel with other speakers.

Photograph of Tony Pederson, of the Southern Methodist University speaking into a microphone and addressing the audience at the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. Donnis Baggett is seen standing in the background listening to Pederson give his speech.

Photograph of Wesley "Wes" R. Turner seen speaking into a microphone during 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. Turner served as a Publisher of Star-Telegram, Inc. formerly Fort Worth Star Telegram from 1997 to 2007.

Photograph of Jim Lenahan, a guest speaker attending the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. Lenahan is seated behind a table and in front of a microphone addressing the audience of the conference as he gives a presentation visible behind him on the projector.

Photograph of Mick Cohen (left) and Gene Haddock (right) in attendance at the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. Cohen and Haddock are seen sitting behind a table and sitting in front of a microphones as they are guest speakers on a panel.

Photograph of an unidentified guest speaker attending the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. The guest is seated at a table and talking into a microphone addressing the conference attendees. A diet coke is opened and poured into a glass in front of him.

Photograph of Charles Moser speaking into a microphone during the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi.

Photograph of Donnis Baggett (left) presenting an award to Phillip A. Berkebile and a woman presumed to be his wife, during the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi.

Photograph of Bob Carlquist speaking to the conference attendees during the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. Carlquist is seen standing behind the podium that reads, "Omni Corpus Christi Hotel" and displays the TDNA emblem.

Photograph of Tony Pederson, of the Southern Methodist University attending the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi.

Photograph of Donnis Baggett (left) awarding Fred Hartman (right) with a plaque at the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi.

Photograph of Rebecca Baldwin (left) and an unidentified woman in red, guest speakers attending the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. The woman in red is leaning forward to speak directly into the microphone and using her hands as emphasis as she speaks.

Photograph of Bob Carlquist (left) and Rebecca Baldwin (right), two guest speakers attending the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. Baldwin is seen leaning forward and looking out into the crowd of conference attendees.

Photograph of (L-R) Jeremy L. Halbreich, Laura Gordon, John Fish and Jim Lenahan, guest speakers attending the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. Fish is seen sitting in front of a laptop and reading from his notes as he gives a presentation to the conference goers, his fellow guest speakers sit on either side of him and listen.

Photograph of Donnis Baggett (right) handing out a man identified as Vic the John Murphy Award the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. Baggett and the man are shaking hands as Baggett gives him the engraved plaque.

Photograph of Tony Pederson, of the Southern Methodist University and Donnis Baggett looking over a Longhorn award together during the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi.

Photograph of Jim Lenahan and Laura Gordon, two a guest speakers attending the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. Lenahan and Gordon are seen seated behind a table and in front of a microphone as they are giving a presentation to the audience.

Photograph of an unidentified man standing up at a podium during the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. The man is seen speaking into the microphone placed in front of him and addressing the conference attendees.

Photograph of Mick Cohen, a guest speaker attending the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. Cohen is seen sitting behind a table and in front of a microphone as he is on a panel with other speakers.

Photograph of Donnis Baggett seen speaking into a microphone during 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi.

Photograph of an unidentified woman in red, guest speaker attending the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. The woman in red is leaning forward towards the microphone and looking out into the crowd of conference attendees.