Nuclear Waste: Process to Remove Radioactive Waste From Savannah River Tanks Fails to Work (open access)

Nuclear Waste: Process to Remove Radioactive Waste From Savannah River Tanks Fails to Work

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Department of Energy's (DOE) efforts to clean up nuclear waste at DOE's Savannah River Site in South Carolina, focusing on: (1) the factors causing the project's delays and cost growth; (2) the effect of the in-tank precipitation process project's suspension on the Savannah River Site's cleanup plans and costs; and (3) DOE's plans for developing an alternative technology for separating high-level waste from the liquid."
Date: April 30, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Community Development: Extent of Federal Influence on 'Urban Sprawl' Is Unclear (open access)

Community Development: Extent of Federal Influence on 'Urban Sprawl' Is Unclear

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the contribution of federal programs and policies to urban sprawl, focusing on: (1) the origins and implications of urban sprawl; (2) evidence that exists on the influence of federal programs and policies on urban sprawl; and (3) regulatory review and coordination mechanisms evaluating and mitigating the effects of federal actions on urban sprawl."
Date: April 30, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Land Management Systems: Major Software Development Does Not Meet BLM's Business Needs (open access)

Land Management Systems: Major Software Development Does Not Meet BLM's Business Needs

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO recommended actions it believes the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) should take to improve its efforts to develop and deploy its Automated Land and Mineral Record System (ALMRS)."
Date: April 30, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tennessee Valley Authority: Assessment of the 10-Year Business Plan (open access)

Tennessee Valley Authority: Assessment of the 10-Year Business Plan

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) 10-year business plan, focusing on whether the 10-year plan: (1) addresses key issues facing TVA; (2) takes into consideration all applicable costs and revenue sources; (3) contains goals and assumptions that are achievable or reasonable and in line with industry estimates and expectations; and (4) has been updated to reflect significant changes in key goals and assumptions or actual experience."
Date: April 30, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Year 2000: State Insurance Regulators Face Challenges in Determining Industry Readiness (open access)

Year 2000: State Insurance Regulators Face Challenges in Determining Industry Readiness

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the readiness of the insurance industry to meet the year 2000 date change, focusing on: (1) what state regulators were doing to oversee the year 2000 readiness of the insurance industry; (2) how the regulatory oversight of the insurance industry's year 2000 readiness compared with the oversight of the banking and securities industries; (3) the status of the insurance industry's year 2000 readiness; and (4) the nature and extent of year 2000 liability exposures that insurers face and the mitigation efforts taken to address such exposures."
Date: April 30, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Traffic Control: FAA's Modernization Investment Management Approach Could Be Strengthened (open access)

Air Traffic Control: FAA's Modernization Investment Management Approach Could Be Strengthened

A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) modernization investment management approach as carried out through the Acquisition Management System (AMS), focusing on the extent to which FAA, through AMS: (1) has established a structured approach for selecting and controlling its investments; (2) incorporates all investments, including those in operation, in the agency's portfolio; and (3) selects, controls, and evaluates its investments with complete and reliable information."
Date: April 30, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Criminal Law: The “Exculpatory No” Doctrine Is Not A Defense Under 18 U.S.C. 1001 (open access)

Criminal Law: The “Exculpatory No” Doctrine Is Not A Defense Under 18 U.S.C. 1001

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Date: April 30, 1998
Creator: Wallace, Paul Starett, Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Energy: Accelerated Closure of Rocky Flats: Status and Obstacles (open access)

Department of Energy: Accelerated Closure of Rocky Flats: Status and Obstacles

A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Energy's (DOE) ability to close the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site by the end of 2006, focusing on: (1) DOE's plans for accelerating the site's closure and challenges that could impede closure; (2) the condition of the site at closure and the activities that will remain after closure; and (3) the costs of closing the site and the savings expected from accelerating its closure."
Date: April 30, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Waste: DOE's Accelerated Cleanup Strategy Has Benefits but Faces Uncertainties (open access)

Nuclear Waste: DOE's Accelerated Cleanup Strategy Has Benefits but Faces Uncertainties

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Energy's (DOE) Paths to Closure report, which details DOE's strategy to accelerate its hazardous waste cleanup efforts, focusing on the: (1) methodologies and assumptions used to develop the Paths to Closure report and any associated limitations; (2) uncertainties in the Paths to Closure report that may affect its usefulness; and (3) funding implications related to the cost of cleanup."
Date: April 30, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Developing Texas' Technology-Based Economy: Report of the Texas Science and Technology Council (open access)

Developing Texas' Technology-Based Economy: Report of the Texas Science and Technology Council

A report for the Texas governor discussing the barriers economic growth in the state and recommending a plan for overcoming them.
Date: April 30, 1998
Creator: Texas Science and Technology Council
System: The Portal to Texas History
Federal Support of School Choice: Background and Options (open access)

Federal Support of School Choice: Background and Options

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Date: April 30, 1998
Creator: Riddle, Wayne C. & Stedman, James B.
System: The UNT Digital Library