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TSA Explosives Detection Canine Program: Actions Needed to Analyze Data and Ensure Canine Teams Are Effectively Utilized
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the federal agency that administers the National Canine Program (NCP), is collecting and using key data on its canine program, but could better analyze these data to identify program trends. TSA collects canine team data using the Canine Website System (CWS), a central management database. TSA uses CWS to capture the amount of time canine teams conduct training as well as searching for explosives odor, among other functions. However, TSA has not fully analyzed the data it collects in CWS to identify program trends and areas that are working well or in need of corrective action. Such analyses could help TSA to determine canine teams' proficiency, inform future deployment efforts, and help ensure that taxpayer funds are used effectively. For example:"
Date:
January 31, 2013
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Broadcast and Cable Television: Requirements for Identifying Sponsored Programming Should Be Clarified
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Sponsorship identification statutes and regulations, overseen by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), require broadcasters to identify commercial content--usually an advertisement, an embedded advertisement, or a video news release--that has been broadcast in exchange for payment or other consideration. A written or verbal sponsorship announcement must be made at least once during any sponsored commercial content except when the sponsor is obvious. For content considered political or that discusses a controversial issue, broadcasters must follow all requirements for commercial content and additional requirements, such as identifying officials associated with the entity paying for an advertisement. In addition, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) enforces federal election law that requires all political communications for a federal election, including television and radio advertisements, to include a disclaimer statement. FEC also oversees requirements to report campaign funding and expenditures, including funding for political advertising. FCC has guidance that helps broadcasters determine when a sponsorship announcement is needed, such as when a deejay receives a payment for airing specific content. While broadcasters consider this guidance useful, it addresses older technology that in some cases is no longer used. Furthermore, some broadcasters indicated …
Date:
January 31, 2013
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Information Security: Actions Needed by Census Bureau to Address Weaknesses
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins ""
Date:
January 22, 2013
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Troubled Asset Relief Program: Treasury Sees Some Returns as It Exits Programs and Continues to Fund Mortgage Programs
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "As of September 30, 2012, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) was managing assets totaling $63.2 billion in nonmortgage-related Troubled Asset Relief Programs (TARP). As of this date, Treasury had exited 4 of the 10 nonmortgage-related programs, and in December 2012 Treasury announced the exit from a fifth program--the American International Group (AIG) Investment Program. Exactly when Treasury will exit the remaining five programs remains uncertain. Treasury has identified several factors that will affect its decisions. For example,"
Date:
January 7, 2013
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Facility Security: Greater Outreach by DHS on Standards and Management Practices Could Benefit Federal Agencies
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Agencies draw upon a variety of information sources in developing and updating their physical security programs. The most widely used source, according to survey responses from 32 agencies, is the institutional knowledge or subject matter expertise in physical security that agencies' security staff have developed through their professional experience. The second most used source are standards issued by the Interagency Security Committee (ISC). The standards, which are developed based on leading security practices across the government, set forth a decision-making process to help ensure that agencies have effective physical security programs in place. However, according to survey responses, the extent of agencies' use of ISC standards varied--with some agencies using them in a limited way. Agency officials from the case-study agencies said that certain conditions at their agencies--such as the types of facilities in the agencies' portfolios and their existing physical security requirements--contribute to limited use of the standards. ISC officials said that the standards are designed to be used by all agencies regardless of the types of facilities or their existing security programs; the standards can be customized to the needs of individual facilities and …
Date:
January 24, 2013
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Flood Insurance: Participation of Indian Tribes in Federal and Private Programs
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "As of August 2012, just 37 of 566 federally recognized tribes (7 percent) were participating in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), and 3 tribes accounted for more than 70 percent of policies. A number of factors have affected tribes' participation. First, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has not placed a high priority on mapping rural areas, including many Indian lands, for flood risk, and most tribal lands remain unmapped. Without flood hazard maps, tribal communities may be unaware of their flood risk, even in high-risk areas. Partly for this reason, the risk of flooding is perceived as relatively low on many tribal lands. Further, tribes may lack the resources and administrative capacity needed to administer NFIP requirements, and NFIP premiums are often too high for low-income tribal members. Finally, unique tribal issues can make participation difficult. For example, some Indian tribes do not have reservations over which they can enact and enforce the land use ordinances that are required for NFIP participation. Instead, many have lands that were allotted to individuals rather than to a tribal entity, limiting the tribes' jurisdiction."
Date:
January 4, 2013
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues
This report discusses the Domain Name System (DNS), which is the distributed set of databases that contain address numbers mapped to corresponding domain names, making it possible to send and receive messages and to access information on the Internet. The report includes background on the DNS and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) that manages the servies, as well as related issues for the 113th Congress.
Date:
January 3, 2013
Creator:
Kruger, Lennard G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Export Promotion: Small Business Administration Needs to Improve Collaboration to Implement Its Expanded Role
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Small Business Administration (SBA) and five other key agencies provide a variety of export promotion services to small businesses. In addition to outreach, which all six agencies conduct, SBA's primary activities include counseling and training, provided mainly through nonfederal partner entities called Small Business Development Centers, and export financing, provided through SBA's Office of International Trade (OIT)."
Date:
January 30, 2013
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Acquisition Workforce: DOT Lacks Data, Oversight, and Strategic Focus Needed to Address Significant Workforce Challenges
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Transportation (DOT) lacks sufficient and reliable data to fully identify its acquisition workforce needs and assess progress in addressing shortfalls over time. Over the last 3 years, the Office of the Senior Procurement Executive—the office within the Office of the Secretary of Transportation responsible for department-wide acquisition workforce management—has submitted acquisition workforce plans that reported progress in increasing the size of the workforce and the number of personnel certified to meet education, training, and experience requirements. However, GAO identified data limitations due to a lack of internal controls to maintain, compare, and reconcile the data compiled from DOT’s 11 operating administrations (OA), and determined that the department-level data were not sufficient to assess progress over time. For example, DOT did not maintain the data it used to prepare the 2010 and 2011 plans and in some cases the data were also not available from the OAs. By contrast, GAO obtained the data DOT used to prepare the 2012 plan, compared it with data from the OAs, and interviewed OA officials about the sources and methods they used to report the data. GAO found …
Date:
January 23, 2013
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
DOD Health Care: Domestic Health Care for Female Servicemembers
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Defense's (DOD) policy for assessing the individual medical readiness of a servicemember to deploy establishes six elements to review, most of which are gender-neutral. Four of the six elements--immunization status, medical readiness laboratory tests, individual medical equipment, and dental readiness--apply equally to female and male servicemembers. The remaining elements of individual medical readiness--deployment-limiting conditions and periodic health assessments--include aspects that are specific to female servicemembers. For example, the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps have policies that define pregnancy as a deployment-limiting condition."
Date:
January 29, 2013
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Prescription Drugs: The Number, Role, and Ownership of Pharmacy Services Administrative Organizations
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "At least 22 pharmacy services administrative organizations (PSAO), which varied in the number and location of the pharmacies to which they provided services, were in operation in 2011 or 2012. In total, depending on different data sources, these PSAOs represented or provided other services to between 20,275 and 28,343 pharmacies in 2011 or 2012, most of which were independent pharmacies. While the number of pharmacies with which each PSAO contracted ranged from 24 to 5,000 pharmacies, most PSAOs represented or provided other services to fewer than 1,000 pharmacies. Additionally, some PSAOs contracted with pharmacies primarily located in a particular region rather than contracting with pharmacies located across the United States."
Date:
January 29, 2013
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Report on the Audits of the Fiscal Year 2012 Financial Statements of the Department of Transportation, the Central Texas Turnpike System, and the Texas Mobility Fund
Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to an opinion on the fiscal year 2012 financial statements of the Department of Transportation, the Central Texas Turnpike System, and the Texas Mobility Fund, as well as a report on internal controls over financial reporting, compliance, and other matters.
Date:
January 2013
Creator:
Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Grant Management at the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and Selected Grantees
Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has processes and related controls to help ensure that grantees perform in accordance with the terms of their grants, and whether CPRIT has processes and related controls to help ensure that grants are awarded in accordance with state law, rules, and CPRIT policies and procedures.
Date:
January 2013
Creator:
Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Inmate Monthly Report: December 2012
Monthly report issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice providing statistical information about numbers and categories of inmates held in various locations across Texas.
Date:
January 2013
Creator:
Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Activities and Recommendations of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee: A Report to the 83rd Legislature
Report describing Texas Groundwater Protection Committee (TGPC) activities during 2011 and 2012, including select groundwater protection issues and recommendations to improve groundwater protection.
Date:
January 2013
Creator:
Texas Groundwater Protection Committee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Report of the Texas Economic Development Act: 2013
This report assesses the progress of each property tax value limitation agreement in effect as of August 2012.
Date:
January 2013
Creator:
Texas. Comptroller's Office.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Natural Resources
Report from the Texas House Committee on Natural Resources describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 83rd Texas Legislature.
Date:
January 2, 2013
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Natural Resources Committee.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Texas Response to Federal Sequestration
Report from the Texas House Committee on Texas Response to Federal Sequestration describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 83rd Texas Legislature.
Date:
January 18, 2013
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Texas Response to Federal Sequestration.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Defense and Veterans' Affairs
Report from the Texas House Committee on Defense and Veterans' Affairs describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 83rd Texas Legislature.
Date:
January 31, 2013
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Manufacturing
Report from the Texas House Committee on Manufacturing describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 83rd Texas Legislature.
Date:
January 4, 2013
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Manufacturing.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Culture, Recreation, & Tourism
Report from the Texas House Committee on Culture, Recreation, & Tourism describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 83rd Texas Legislature.
Date:
January 2, 2013
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Government Efficiency & Reform
Report from the Texas House Committee on Government Efficiency & Reform describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 83rd Texas Legislature.
Date:
January 2, 2013
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Government Efficiency and Reform.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Pubic Education
Report from the Texas House Committee on on Public Education describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 83rd Texas Legislature.
Date:
January 2, 2013
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Public Education.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Higher Education
Report from the Texas House Committee on Higher Education describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 83rd Texas Legislature.
Date:
January 11, 2013
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Higher Education.
System:
The Portal to Texas History