Broadband Infrastructure Programs in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (open access)

Broadband Infrastructure Programs in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

This report is about Broadband Infrastructure Programs in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Date: September 16, 2009
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
V-22 Osprey Tilt-Rotor Aircraft: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

V-22 Osprey Tilt-Rotor Aircraft: Background and Issues for Congress

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Date: September 16, 2009
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Economic Stimulus: Issues and Policies (open access)

Economic Stimulus: Issues and Policies

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Date: September 16, 2009
Creator: Gravelle, Jane G.; Hungerford, Thomas L. & Labonte, Marc
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wildfire Fuels and Fuel Reduction (open access)

Wildfire Fuels and Fuel Reduction

This report examines wildfire biomass fuels. It begins with a discussion of fuel characteristics and their relation to wildfire intensity and spread. This is followed with a description of actions proposed to reduce biomass fuel levels, their effectiveness for protecting property and resources from wildfires, and their impacts on other resource values. It concludes with an examination of the federal authorities for fuel reduction activities on federal and non-federal lands, together with data on the funding provided under each of these authorities.
Date: September 16, 2009
Creator: Gorte, Ross W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report details the Obama Administration's proposed FY2010 defense budget requests for F-35 program funding and outlines the issues that Congress must consider when deciding whether to approve, reject, or modify the administration's funding requests.
Date: September 16, 2009
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
Older Workers: Employment and Retirement Trends (open access)

Older Workers: Employment and Retirement Trends

This report begins by describing the change in the age distribution of the U.S. population that will occur between 2010 and 2030 and by summarizing the historical data on the labor force participation of older workers. This discussion is followed by an analysis of data from the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey (CPS) on employment and receipt of pension income among persons aged 55 and older.
Date: September 16, 2009
Creator: Purcell, Patrick
System: The UNT Digital Library
VH-71 Presidential Helicopter Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

VH-71 Presidential Helicopter Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report discusses the VH-71 program which is intended to provide 23 new presidential helicopters to replace the current fleet of 19 aging presidential helicopters.
Date: September 16, 2009
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
FEMA Disaster Housing: From Sheltering to Permanent Housing (open access)

FEMA Disaster Housing: From Sheltering to Permanent Housing

This report reviews standard disaster housing procedures as well as options that could be taken to improve disaster housing including increased FEMA/HUD cooperation, the use of the case management authority, the repair and renovation of private rental housing units, and the use of alternative manufactured housing.
Date: September 16, 2009
Creator: McCarthy, Francis X.
System: The UNT Digital Library