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[DFW Federal Club: leadership in the human rights campaign] (open access)

[DFW Federal Club: leadership in the human rights campaign]

Letter from Zak and Mary Stewart to Robert Emery dated January 31, 2023. The letter discusses Emery's support of the Human Rights Campaign.
Date: January 31, 2023
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Elaine Osborn, January 31, 2019 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Elaine Osborn, January 31, 2019

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Elaine Osborn. Osborn was born in 1932 in Freeman, South Dakota and had just turned 9 years old when World War II began. She shares memories of civilian life during the war, and living in a Mennonite Community during the Great Depression. She had 5 uncles and 2 cousins in the service. Osborn recalls community building between farmers to help feed and care for one another. Additionally, she notes that her Japanese American college roommate was encamped in California during the war. Osborn provides vivid descriptions of the sacrifices made by the civilians to support the men and women serving their country.
Date: January 31, 2019
Creator: Osborn, Elaine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Lawrence Wile, January 31, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Albert Lawrence Wile, January 31, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Lawrence Wile. Wile joined the Army in 1943. He completed Cook School, and worked as a cook at Fort Meade and Fort Eustis. In late 1944, he traveled to Cherbourg, France and Belgium, working with the 1591st Labor Supervision Company. He assisted with coordinating German companies in cleaning up after the war, rebuilding roads and picking up artillery shells. Wile continued in the Army after the war, completing 30 years of service in the military.
Date: January 31, 2015
Creator: Wile, Albert Lawrence
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fiscal Year 2013 Conference Report (open access)

Fiscal Year 2013 Conference Report

"This report provides a summary of expenses incurred by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for conferences held during fiscal year 2013."
Date: January 31, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nanomanufacturing: Emergence and Implications for U.S. Competitiveness, the Environment, and Human Health (open access)

Nanomanufacturing: Emergence and Implications for U.S. Competitiveness, the Environment, and Human Health

Other written product issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The forum's participants described nanomanufacturing as a future megatrend that will potentially match or surpass the digital revolution's effect on society and the economy. They anticipated further scientific breakthroughs that will fuel new engineering developments; continued movement into the manufacturing sector; and more intense international competition."
Date: January 31, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Private Health Insurance: The Range of Base Premiums for Individuals Age 19 and 64 in the Individual Market by State in January 2013 (open access)

Private Health Insurance: The Range of Base Premiums for Individuals Age 19 and 64 in the Individual Market by State in January 2013

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "GAO reported the range of base premiums prior to underwriting for individual market health insurance plans as displayed on the HealthCare.gov Plan Finder in January 2013. The base premiums were for individuals aged 19 and 64 in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The base premiums reflected information from data submitted by insurers to the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) within the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). They represented the lowest premium amounts that would have been available to different categories of individuals at that time; however, actual premium amounts paid by consumers could have been higher as they would have been determined after more complete underwriting for health conditions and other factors, and some individuals could have been denied coverage. GAO also reported on base premiums prior to underwriting for an urban and rural zip code in four select states, one from each census region. The states included: Illinois, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Texas. This supplements data on base premiums in the individual market in January 2013 for other categories of individuals …
Date: January 31, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1040 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1040

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, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: The authority of a county appraisal district to place excess funds in a capital improvement fund or to spend excess funds on a one-time, lump-sum payment to its employees (RQ-1143-GA).
Date: January 31, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Defense Infrastructure: DOD Did Not Fully Address the Supplemental Reporting Requirements in Its Energy Management Report (open access)

Defense Infrastructure: DOD Did Not Fully Address the Supplemental Reporting Requirements in Its Energy Management Report

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Our analysis showed that DOD’s Fiscal Year 2010 Annual Energy Management Report fully addressed two, did not address one (issue 4), and partially addressed five of the eight expanded reporting requirements. In some cases, it was difficult to determine the extent to which DOD had addressed an issue because information related to a specific reporting requirement was fragmented or scattered throughout the report. With regard to the one issue not addressed, DOD indicated it had plans to address it in a separate report tentatively scheduled to be published in early 2012."
Date: January 31, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Designing Evaluations: 2012 Revision (Supersedes PEMD-10.1.4) (open access)

Designing Evaluations: 2012 Revision (Supersedes PEMD-10.1.4)

Guidance issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins ""
Date: January 31, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare: Private Sector Initiatives to Bundle Hospital and Physician Payments for an Episode of Care (open access)

Medicare: Private Sector Initiatives to Bundle Hospital and Physician Payments for an Episode of Care

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In recent years, we and other federal fiscal experts--including the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Medicare Trustees--have noted the rise in Medicare spending and expressed concern that the program is unsustainable in its present form. Concerns about the rising cost of health care are particularly pressing in light of evidence that suggests that greater spending does not necessarily translate to better health outcomes or higher-quality care. Medicare's fee-for-service (FFS) payment system may contribute to spending growth because it rewards volume of services regardless of the appropriateness, cost, and quality of those services. Under FFS, a payment is made for each unit of service based on the expected costs of delivering that service. For example, Medicare makes multiple separate payments for the services associated with a complex medical procedure performed in a hospital. It pays the hospital for the initial admission and any related readmissions; each physician involved in the patient's care, such as the surgeon and the anesthesiologist; and the skilled nursing facility for any related care immediately after hospitalization. Payments made in isolation in this way may give providers little incentive to coordinate the provision of …
Date: January 31, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rail Transit: Reliability of FTA's Rail Accident Database (open access)

Rail Transit: Reliability of FTA's Rail Accident Database

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "As Congress requested, we conducted a review of challenges associated with enhancing safety on major rail transit systems. During the course of that review, we assessed the quality of data that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) collects and maintains in its State Safety Oversight (SSO) Rail Accident Database. FTA, an agency within the Department of Transportation (DOT), collects these safety data, including data on types of accidents and causes, from SSO agencies and the rail transit agencies they oversee. FTA used the SSO Rail Accident Database to produce the agency's 2009 Rail Safety Statistics Report, which analyzed data from 2003 through 2008. Although we originally intended to report on safety trends using the SSO Rail Accident Database in the rail transit report, we determined that these data were not sufficiently reliable for such a purpose. As a result, in this review we further assess the SSO Rail Accident Database and FTA's processes for collecting and compiling the data. We determined that there are numerous inaccuracies in FTA's SSO Rail Accident Database and, consequently, the 2009 Rail Safety Statistics Report. FTA implemented changes to the data collection process over …
Date: January 31, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Conference Registration Form for Daniel C. Graney] (open access)

[Conference Registration Form for Daniel C. Graney]

Registration form filled out by Daniel C. Graney for the Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus Statewide Conference in Austin, including contact information and workshop selections in Raise Money Without Even Trying, Legal Tips for Political Action Committees, and Making Your Endorsements Matter. Also, there is an envelope addressed to the Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus at Dallas, Texas from Daniel C. Graney at San Antonio, Texas.
Date: January 31, 2009
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Conference Registration Form for Roberto J. Flores] (open access)

[Conference Registration Form for Roberto J. Flores]

Registration form filled out by Roberto J. Flores for the Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus Statewide Conference in Austin, including contact information and workshop selections in Starting A Club: Nuts and Bolts, Building A Bigger Club, and How To Run An Effective Meeting.
Date: January 31, 2009
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus Reconciliation Summary (open access)

Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus Reconciliation Summary

Reconciliation summary with an ending account balance of $7,809.18 for the period ending on January 31, 2009.
Date: January 31, 2009
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elderly Voters: Some Improvements in Voting Accessibility from 2000 to 2004 Elections, but Gaps in Policy and Implementation Remain (open access)

Elderly Voters: Some Improvements in Voting Accessibility from 2000 to 2004 Elections, but Gaps in Policy and Implementation Remain

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Voting is fundamental to our democratic system, and federal law generally requires polling places for federal elections to be accessible to older voters and voters with physical disabilities. Following reports of problems encountered in the close 2000 presidential election with respect to voter registration lists, absentee ballots, ballot counting, and antiquated voting systems, the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) was enacted. Among other provisions, HAVA includes requirements for the accessibility of voting systems, effective January 1, 2006. In the past, GAO has published several reports on issues related to voting access for older voters. Our prior work, including on-site inspections of a national sample of polling places in election year 2000, a comprehensive review of the election system in 2004, and a review of transportation issues facing seniors, has identified a number of potential barriers to voting for older Americans, as well as accommodations and progress in a number of areas. Drawing from prior work, GAO's testimony will focus on (1) a variety of factors that affect the ability of older voters to travel to polling places, cast their votes in the voting room, or avail …
Date: January 31, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Feasibility of Outsourcing the Management and Operation of the Capitol Power Plant (open access)

Feasibility of Outsourcing the Management and Operation of the Capitol Power Plant

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Capitol Power Plant (CPP), managed by the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), provides heating and cooling for the U.S. Capitol and surrounding facilities. This plant, which provides steam and chilled water year-round for about 16 million square feet of space in 24 facilities, consists of 4 main components--the steam plant, the East Refrigeration Plant, the West Refrigeration Plant, and the administration building. In 2003, CPP awarded a construction contract that involved a major effort both to expand the capacity of the plant to meet the growing heating and cooling needs of the U.S. Capitol and to update plant equipment. The centerpiece of this expansion effort is the West Refrigeration Plant Expansion project, a $100.9 million project scheduled for completion in March 2008. For more than a decade, potential overstaffing at CPP has been a principal concern. In 1996, an AOC engineering consultant for CPP asserted that CPP was overstaffed and recommended reducing staff as a way to deliver CPP services more costeffectively. In 2004, in response to a congressional mandate to assess CPP operations and infrastructure, we recommended that AOC update the consultant's 1996 study and examine …
Date: January 31, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Improper Payments: Status of Agencies' Efforts to Address Improper Payment and Recovery Auditing Requirements (open access)

Improper Payments: Status of Agencies' Efforts to Address Improper Payment and Recovery Auditing Requirements

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The federal government is accountable for how its agencies and grantees spend hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars and is responsible for safeguarding those funds against improper payments and recouping those funds when improper payments occur. The Congress enacted the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (IPIA) and section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002, commonly known as the Recovery Auditing Act, to address these issues. GAO was asked to testify on agencies' efforts to eliminate and recover improper payments. Specifically, GAO focused on (1) progress made in agencies' implementation and reporting under IPIA for fiscal year 2007, (2) major challenges that continue to hinder full reporting of improper payment information, and (3) agencies' efforts to report on recovery auditing and recoup contract overpayments. This testimony is based in part on a recently issued report (GAO-08-377R) in addition to a further review and analysis of improper payment and recovery auditing information reported in agencies' fiscal year 2007 performance and accountability reports (PAR) or annual reports. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) provided technical comments which GAO incorporated as appropriate."
Date: January 31, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Input from Key Stakeholders in the National Security Technology Incubator (open access)

Input from Key Stakeholders in the National Security Technology Incubator

This report documents the input from key stakeholders of the National Security Technology Incubator (NSTI) in developing a new technology incubator and related programs for southern New Mexico. The technology incubator is being developed as part of the National Security Preparedness Project (NSPP), funded by a Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) grant. This report includes identification of key stakeholders as well as a description and analysis of their input for the development of an incubator.
Date: January 31, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
JV Task 112-Optimal Ethanol Blend-Level Investigation (open access)

JV Task 112-Optimal Ethanol Blend-Level Investigation

Highway Fuel Economy Test (HWFET) and Federal Test Procedure 75 (FTP-75) tests were conducted on four 2007 model vehicles; a Chevrolet Impala flex-fuel and three non-flex-fuel vehicles: a Ford Fusion, a Toyota Camry, and a Chevrolet Impala. This investigation utilized a range of undenatured ethanol/Tier II gasoline blend levels from 0% to 85%. HWFET testing on ethanol blend levels of E20 in the flex fuel Chevrolet Impala and E30 in the non-flex-fuel Ford Fusion and Toyota Camry resulted in miles-per-gallon (mpg) fuel economy greater than Tier 2 gasoline, while E40 in the non-flex-fuel Chevrolet Impala resulted in an optimum mpg based on per-gallon fuel Btu content. Exhaust emission values for non-methane organic gases (NMOG), carbon monoxide (CO), and nitrogen oxides (NO{sub x}) obtained from both the FTP-75 and the HWFET driving cycles were at or below EPA Tier II, Light-Duty Vehicles, Bin 5 levels for all vehicles tested with one exception. The flex-fuel Chevrolet Impala exceeded the NMOG standard for the FTP-75 on E-20 and Tier II gasoline.
Date: January 31, 2008
Creator: Shockey, Richard; Aulich, Ted; Jones, Bruce; Mead, Gary & Steevens, Paul
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Neil Scheibel, January 31, 2008 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Neil Scheibel, January 31, 2008

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Neil Scheibel. Scheibel joined the Navy three months after graduating from high school and received basic training at Great Lakes. He attended electrician’s mate school in Iowa and was sent to Jacksonville for aviation electrician’s mate training. Upon completion, he was assigned to CASU-3. They shipped out in April 1945 and headed for Buckner Bay. After stopping at Pearl Harbor and Eniwetok for repairs, they arrived at Okinawa in July. At first, their living conditions were primitive, but Scheibel saw to it that each tent had lights. Eventually shops for maintaining PBMs were constructed out of Quonset huts. Scheibel remained on Okinawa for almost a year before he was discharged in 1946. He worked as an electrician until he retired in 1983.
Date: January 31, 2008
Creator: Scheibel, Neil
System: The Portal to Texas History
Randall Chrisman assumes DART Board chairmanship (open access)

Randall Chrisman assumes DART Board chairmanship

News release about the election of Randall Chrisman as chairman of the DART board of directors.
Date: January 31, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
[TXSSAR McKinney Chapter #63 board meeting minutes: January 31, 2008] (open access)

[TXSSAR McKinney Chapter #63 board meeting minutes: January 31, 2008]

Minutes for the January 31, 2008 TXSSAR board meeting, held by the McKinney chapter.
Date: January 31, 2008
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, McKinney Chapter 63
System: The UNT Digital Library
Understanding Similarities and Differences between Accrual and Cash Deficits: Update for Fiscal Year 2007, an E-supplement to GAO-07-117SP (open access)

Understanding Similarities and Differences between Accrual and Cash Deficits: Update for Fiscal Year 2007, an E-supplement to GAO-07-117SP

Other written product issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The unified budget deficit--sometimes called the "cash deficit"--and the net operating cost-- sometimes called the "accrual deficit"--are two key measures of the government's annual fiscal position. The cash deficit provides information on the government's current cash flow and borrowing needs. The accrual deficit provides information on the current cost of government-- the amount of resources used to produce goods or deliver services during the fiscal year-- regardless of when cash is used."
Date: January 31, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Border Security: US-VISIT Program Faces Strategic, Operational, and Technological Challenges at Land Ports of Entry (open access)

Border Security: US-VISIT Program Faces Strategic, Operational, and Technological Challenges at Land Ports of Entry

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "This testimony summarizes a December 2006 GAO report on the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) efforts to implement the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) program at land ports of entry (POE). US-VISIT is designed to collect, maintain, and share data on selected foreign nationals entering and exiting the United States at air, sea, and land POEs. These data, including biometric identifiers like digital fingerprints, are to be used to screen persons against watch lists, verify identities, and record arrival and departure. This testimony addresses DHS's efforts to (1) implement US-VISIT entry capability, (2) implement US-VISIT exit capability, and (3) define how US-VISIT fits with other emerging border security initiatives. GAO analyzed DHS and US-VISIT documents, interviewed program officials, and visited 21 land POEs with varied traffic levels on both borders."
Date: January 31, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library