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A Change in Direction for Seoul? The Impeachment of South Korea's President (open access)

A Change in Direction for Seoul? The Impeachment of South Korea's President

This report discusses the Constitutional Court decision for impeachment of the former President of South Korea, Park Geun-hye. The decision was the latest development in a corruption scandal that has engulfed South Korean politics and the business world since October 2016, and comes against the backdrop of North Korean missile tests.
Date: March 10, 2017
Creator: Manyin, Mark E.; Chanlett-Avery, Emma & Corrado, Jonathan R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Taxpayers with Zero Income Tax Liability: Trends Over Time and Across Income Levels (open access)

Taxpayers with Zero Income Tax Liability: Trends Over Time and Across Income Levels

This report discusses situations when individuals or households have not paid federal income taxes because their income was below the filing threshold.
Date: March 10, 2017
Creator: Sherlock, Molly F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gun Control: "Bump-Fire" Stocks (open access)

Gun Control: "Bump-Fire" Stocks

This report discusses "bump-fire" stocks for guns which allow less experienced users to shoot semiautomatic rifles more rapidly. "Bump-stocks" that contain a coiled spring are considered firearms by the ATF but other varieties of modified stocks that do not contain coiled springs are not classified as firearms and as such are unregulated. The shooter in the October 1, 2017 Las Vegas shooting used semiautomatic rifles with 'bump-stocks" which has led to renewed interest in their regulation in Congress.
Date: October 10, 2017
Creator: Krouse, William J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Army's Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Program (open access)

The Army's Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Program

This report discusses the WIN-T communications program and network used by the Army for distributing information to the whole Army while in the field. There are two main stages of development and implementation the first being stationary command posts communication networks which is fully implemented and the second is equipping combat vehicles with mobile real-time communication devices to improve situational awareness and providing combat commanders with the same type of mobile communication abilities. The second stage is partially implemented and continues to be added to units each year. Related DOD reports and Congressional concerns are also addressed.
Date: October 10, 2017
Creator: Feickert, Andrew
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Open Skies Treaty: Issues in the Current Debate (open access)

The Open Skies Treaty: Issues in the Current Debate

This report discuses the Open Skies Treaty that was signed in 1992 and began operation in 2002 between 34 countries in Europe and North America including the U.S. It allows member countries to fly unarmed observation flights with cameras and video capabilities within certain parameters in other member countries territory without air-space restrictions over military installations and activities to increase transparency and help prevent accidental war. Recent noncompliance by Russia in certain areas is also discussed.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rising Costs and Delays Doom New Nuclear Reactors in South Carolina (open access)

Rising Costs and Delays Doom New Nuclear Reactors in South Carolina

This report discusses the cancellation of building two new nuclear reactors at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station in Jenkinsonville, South Carolina due to budget shortfalls, the bankruptcy of the construction company Westinghouse, delays, and rising costs.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Holt, Mark
System: The UNT Digital Library