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Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response: The SAFER Grant Program (open access)

Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response: The SAFER Grant Program

The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Act (the "SAFER Act") was enacted by the 108th Congress as part of the FY2004 National Defense Authorization Act. This report describes the SAFER Act in brief, discusses possible budgetary modifications to the SAFER Act that are being considered due to the recent economic downturn, and explores related issues for the 112th Congress as they consider reauthorization.
Date: September 15, 2011
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Deepwater Acquisition Programs: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress (open access)

Coast Guard Deepwater Acquisition Programs: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress

This report provides background information and oversight issues for Congress on the Coast Guard's Deepwater acquisition programs for replacing and modernizing the service's aging fleet of deepwater-capable ships and aircraft. The Coast Guard's FY2012 budget appears to request $957.2 million in acquisition funding for Deepwater programs, including $271.6 million for aircraft, $512.0 million for surface ships and boats, and $173.6 million for other items. Congress's decisions on Deepwater acquisition programs could substantially affect Coast Guard capabilities and funding requirements, as well as contractors involved in these programs.
Date: September 20, 2011
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress (open access)

Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the modernization of the Coast Guard's polar icebreaker fleet, which performs a variety of missions supporting U.S. interests in polar regions.
Date: September 21, 2011
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights (open access)

Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights

This report discusses Iraq's political system that is increasingly characterized by peaceful competition and formation of cross-sectarian alliances. However, ethnic and sectarian political and sometimes violent infighting continues, often involving the questionable use of key levers of power and legal institutions. This infighting-and the belief that holding political power may mean the difference between life and death for the various political communities-significantly delayed agreement on a new government that was to be selected following the March 7, 2010, national elections for the Council of Representatives (COR, parliament)
Date: September 30, 2011
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and potential issues for Congress on the Navy's irregular warfare (IW) and counterterrorism (CT) operations. News reports about the May 1, 2011, U.S. military operation in Pakistan that killed Osama Bin Laden state that the operation was carried out by a team of 20 to 25 Navy special operations forces, known as SEALs, specifically an elite unit known as Seal Team 6.
Date: September 16, 2011
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
European Union Enlargement: A Status Report on Turkey's Accession Negotiations (open access)

European Union Enlargement: A Status Report on Turkey's Accession Negotiations

This report provides a brief overview of the EU's accession process and Turkey's path to EU membership. The U.S. Congress has had a long-standing interest in Turkey as a NATO ally, a regional energy transit hub, and a partner in issues involving the Black Sea, the broader Middle East, and the Caucasus.
Date: September 9, 2011
Creator: Morelli, Vincent
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Guam: U.S. Defense Deployments (open access)

Guam: U.S. Defense Deployments

This report discusses the strategic significance of Guam for defense buildup and the force relocation and deployments from the U.S. mainland. It also discusses the concerns and issues for congress, such as allies and partner, China, and legislation.
Date: September 16, 2011
Creator: Kan, Shirley A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan Casualties: Military Forces and Civilians (open access)

Afghanistan Casualties: Military Forces and Civilians

This report collects statistics from a variety of sources on casualties sustained during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), which began on October 7, 2001, and is ongoing. OEF actions take place primarily in Afghanistan; however, OEF casualties also includes American casualties in Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Guantanamo Bay (Cuba), Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, the Philippines, Seychelles, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Yemen.
Date: September 30, 2011
Creator: Chesser, Susan G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tax Gap: Should the 3% Withholding Requirement on Payments to Contractors by Government Be Repealed? (open access)

Tax Gap: Should the 3% Withholding Requirement on Payments to Contractors by Government Be Repealed?

This brief discusses the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) report titled Options to Improve Tax Compliance and Reform Tax Expenditures. The JCT report identified many options, including several to increase withholding.
Date: September 12, 2011
Creator: Bickley, James M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Renewable Energy Programs and the Farm Bill: Status and Issues (open access)

Renewable Energy Programs and the Farm Bill: Status and Issues

This report focuses on those policies contained in the 2008 farm bill (the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008; P.L. 110-246) that support agriculture-based renewable energy, especially biofuels. The introductory sections briefly describe how these policies evolved and how they fit into the larger context of U.S. biofuels policy. Then, the policies specific to the 2008 farm bill are defined in terms of their function, goals, administration, funding, and implementation status. Finally, a section reviews the major emerging issues related to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) energy programs, particularly as related to their possible inclusion in the next farm bill.
Date: September 7, 2011
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections (open access)

Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections

This fact sheet tracks the current heads of government in Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. It provides the dates of the last and next elections for the head of government and the national independence date for each country.
Date: September 21, 2011
Creator: Gomez-Granger, Julissa & Sullivan, Mark P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The FCC's Authority to Regulate Net Neutrality After Comcast v. FCC (open access)

The FCC's Authority to Regulate Net Neutrality After Comcast v. FCC

This report discusses the major debate over the government's role in the Internet that is currently occurring. Legally, the question appears to be whether the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) currently has the authority to regulate the ways in which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) manage Internet traffic over their networks. The FCC adopted an Internet Policy Statement in 2005 that expressed the agency's support for a policy of non-discrimination toward Internet traffic, subject to reasonable network management.
Date: September 26, 2011
Creator: Ruane, Kathleen Ann
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Canada-U.S. Relations (open access)

Canada-U.S. Relations

This report begins with a short overview of Canada's political scene, economic conditions, security and foreign policy, and environmental initiatives, focusing particularly on issues that may be relevant to U.S. policymakers. This country survey is followed by several summaries of current bilateral issues in the political, international security, trade, and environmental arenas. The questions following each summary are designed as potential inquiries to Canadian officials to promote thought and discussion among policymakers.
Date: September 13, 2011
Creator: Ek, Carl & Fergusson, Ian F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Distributed Digital Preservation ETD Workshop

This presentation is designed to provide institutions with Electronic Theses and Dissertation (ETD) initiatives with information about preserving ETDs. In this presentation, the authors discuss ETDs and preservation needs, MetaArchive and distributed preservation, Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)/MetaArchive ETD DDPN Archive, collections management for preservation, MetaArchive and its member roles and responsibilities, and the ETD Lifecycle Management Project.
Date: September 16, 2011
Creator: McMillan, Gail & Halbert, Martin
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Deepwater Acquisition Programs: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress (open access)

Coast Guard Deepwater Acquisition Programs: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress

This report provides background information and oversight issues for Congress on the Coast Guard's Deepwater acquisition programs for replacing and modernizing the service's aging fleet of deepwater-capable ships and aircraft.
Date: September 20, 2011
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 250, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 6, 2011 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 250, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 6, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 251, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 7, 2011 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 251, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 7, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 252, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 8, 2011 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 252, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 8, 2011

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 8, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 253, Ed. 1 Friday, September 9, 2011 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 253, Ed. 1 Friday, September 9, 2011

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 9, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 254, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 11, 2011 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 254, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 11, 2011

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 11, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 255, Ed. 1 Monday, September 12, 2011 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 255, Ed. 1 Monday, September 12, 2011

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 12, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 256, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 13, 2011 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 256, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 13, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 257, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 14, 2011 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 257, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 14, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 258, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 15, 2011 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 258, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 15, 2011

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 15, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History