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Military Base Closures: Lack of Data Inhibits Cost-Effectiveness of Analyses of Privatization-in Place Initiatives (open access)

Military Base Closures: Lack of Data Inhibits Cost-Effectiveness of Analyses of Privatization-in Place Initiatives

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request concerning the privatization in place of select Department of Defense industrial facilities, GAO focused on: (1) determining how contractors are responding to decreasing workloads at these privatized facilities; (2) comparing the cost-effectiveness of the privatization-in-place operations to the former government-run operations; and (3) identifying the impact of privatization on excess capacity in the Department's industrial infrastructure."
Date: December 20, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Managing for Results: Opportunities for Continued Improvements in Agencies' Performance Plans (open access)

Managing for Results: Opportunities for Continued Improvements in Agencies' Performance Plans

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the fiscal year (FY) 2000 performance plans of the 24 agencies covered by the Chief Financial Officers Act, focusing on the: (1) extent to which the agencies' plans include the three key elements of informative performance plans: (a) clear pictures of intended performance; (b) specific discussions of strategies and resources; and (c) confidence that performance information will be credible; and (2) degree of improvement the FY 2000 performance plans represent over the FY 1999 plans."
Date: July 20, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legal Services Corporation: More Needs to Be Done to Correct Case Service Reporting Problems (open access)

Legal Services Corporation: More Needs to Be Done to Correct Case Service Reporting Problems

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO determined: (1) what efforts the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) and its grantees have made to correct problems with case service reporting; and (2) whether these efforts are likely to resolve the case reporting problems that occurred in 1997."
Date: September 20, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Inventory: Management of Repair Parts Common to More Than One Military Service Can Be Improved (open access)

Defense Inventory: Management of Repair Parts Common to More Than One Military Service Can Be Improved

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) management of identical repairable parts used by more than one DOD component, focusing on: (1) DOD's progress in correcting problems in the management of identical parts; and (2) opportunities to improve management of these parts."
Date: October 20, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Information Security: Many NASA Missions-Critical Systems Face Serious Risks (open access)

Information Security: Many NASA Missions-Critical Systems Face Serious Risks

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) information security program, focusing on: (1) whether NASA's mission-critical information systems are vulnerable to unauthorized access; (2) whether NASA is effectively managing information systems security; and (3) what NASA is doing to address the risk of unauthorized access to mission-critical systems."
Date: May 20, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Energy: Key Factors Underlying Security Problems at DOE Facilities (open access)

Department of Energy: Key Factors Underlying Security Problems at DOE Facilities

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed its past work involving security at Department of Energy's (DOE) facilities."
Date: April 20, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change: Observations on the April 1999 Report on Climate Change Programs (open access)

Climate Change: Observations on the April 1999 Report on Climate Change Programs

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed activities relating to climate change programs, focusing on: (1) the Energy Information Administration's report on federal expenditures for climate change activities; and (2) a limitation--set forth in the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) appropriations act for fiscal year (FY) 1999--that was designed to prevent the agency from taking specified regulatory actions to implement the Kyoto Protocol on climate change."
Date: May 20, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Combating Terrorism: Observations on the Threat of Chemical and Biological Terrorism (open access)

Combating Terrorism: Observations on the Threat of Chemical and Biological Terrorism

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed its observations on the threat of chemical and biological terrorism, focusing on the: (1) ease or difficulty for a terrorist to create mass casualties (defined as at least 1,000 deaths or illnesses) by making and using chemical or biological agents without the assistance of a state-sponsored program; and (2) need to use intelligence estimates and risk assessments to better guide and prioritize appropriate countermeasures and programs."
Date: October 20, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Aviation Administration: Issues Concerning the Reauthorization of Aviation Programs (open access)

Federal Aviation Administration: Issues Concerning the Reauthorization of Aviation Programs

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the issues being considered in the proposed legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) aviation programs, focusing on: (1) air traffic control modernization program; (2) efforts to make its computer systems ready for the year 2000; (3) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding; (4) aviation safety and security measures; and (5) efforts to enhance aviation competition."
Date: January 20, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Year 2000 Computing Crisis: Key Actions Remain to Ensure Delivery of Veterans Benefits and Health Services (open access)

Year 2000 Computing Crisis: Key Actions Remain to Ensure Delivery of Veterans Benefits and Health Services

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) efforts to address the year 2000 computer problem, focusing on the: (1) year 2000 readiness of automated systems that support the delivery of benefits and health care services; (2) compliance status of biomedical equipment used in patient care; and (3) year 2000 readiness of the pharmaceutical and medical-surgical manufacturers upon which VA relies. In discussing biomedical equipment and pharmaceutical manufacturers, GAO provided information on the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) year 2000 efforts."
Date: April 20, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chemical and Biological Defense: Observations on Actions Taken to Protect Military Forces (open access)

Chemical and Biological Defense: Observations on Actions Taken to Protect Military Forces

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Department of Defense's (DOD) continuing efforts to protect U.S. military forces against chemical and biological weapons."
Date: October 20, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Food Stamp Program: How States Are Using Federal Waivers of the Work Requirement (open access)

Food Stamp Program: How States Are Using Federal Waivers of the Work Requirement

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Food Stamp Program, focusing on: (1) the measures used by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to assess states' requests for waivers to the work requirement for able-bodied adults without dependents; (2) how states have used the waiver provision; and (3) whether USDA and states considered the availability of employment in adjacent areas when deciding which areas to include in a waiver."
Date: October 20, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Prescription Drug Benefits: Implications for Beneficiaries of Medicare HMO Use of Formularies (open access)

Prescription Drug Benefits: Implications for Beneficiaries of Medicare HMO Use of Formularies

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO studied how Medicare health maintenance organizations (HMO) manage drug formularies to control drug expenditures and what the implications are for beneficiaries of these formulary management activities."
Date: July 20, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Observations on the Environmental Protection Agency's Fiscal Year 2000 Performance Plan (open access)

Observations on the Environmental Protection Agency's Fiscal Year 2000 Performance Plan

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) fiscal year (FY) 2000 performance plan, which was submitted to Congress in response to the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993, focusing on: (1) assessing the usefulness of the agency's plan for decisionmaking; and (2) identifying the degree of improvement the agency's FY 2000 performance plan represents over the FY 1999 plan."
Date: July 20, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Observations on the Small Business Administration's Fiscal Year 2000 Annual Performance Plan (open access)

Observations on the Small Business Administration's Fiscal Year 2000 Annual Performance Plan

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Small Business Administration's (SBA) fiscal year (FY) 2000 performance plan, focusing on: (1) assessing the usefulness of the agency's plan for decisionmaking; and (2) identifying the degree of improvement the agency's FY 2000 performance plan represents over the FY 1999 plan."
Date: July 20, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mannford Eagle (Mannford, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 34, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 20, 1999 (open access)

Mannford Eagle (Mannford, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 34, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 20, 1999

Weekly newspaper from Mannford, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 20, 1999
Creator: Retherford, Bill R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cherokeean/Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 150, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 20, 1999 (open access)

Cherokeean/Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 150, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 20, 1999

Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 20, 1999
Creator: Whitehead, Marie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 18, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 20, 1999 (open access)

The Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 18, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 20, 1999

Weekly student newspaper from Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Texas that includes campus and local news along with advertising.
Date: October 20, 1999
Creator: Pfaffengut, James
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-82 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-82

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John Cornyn, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a commissioners court may purchase fire-fighting equipment for or pay a volunteer fire department without having contracted with the volunteer fire department to provide fire-protection services for county residents.
Date: July 20, 1999
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-83 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-83

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John Cornyn, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether a county judge may conduct an inquest when the appropriate justice of the peace is unavailable to do so (RQ-0010)
Date: July 20, 1999
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Expanded Threat Reduction Initiative for the Former Soviet Union: Administration Proposals for FY2000 (open access)

The Expanded Threat Reduction Initiative for the Former Soviet Union: Administration Proposals for FY2000

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Date: May 20, 1999
Creator: Woolf, Amy F. & Tarnoff, Curt
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Colony Courier (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 20, 1999 (open access)

The Colony Courier (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 20, 1999

Weekly newspaper from The Colony, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 20, 1999
Creator: Chiniewicz, Susan
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter about Leadership Lambda Seminar, February 20 1999] (open access)

[Letter about Leadership Lambda Seminar, February 20 1999]

A one-page letter to Leadership Lambda Seminar Series Participants, 20 February 1999. The letter acts as an invitation with directions and contact information.
Date: February 20, 1999
Creator: Leadership Lambda, Inc.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Wylie News (Wylie, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 34, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 20, 1999 (open access)

The Wylie News (Wylie, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 34, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 20, 1999

Weekly newspaper from Wylie, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 20, 1999
Creator: Engbrock, Chad B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History