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Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for Congress

This report presents background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Navy's Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) and Zumwalt (DDG-1000) class destroyer programs. The Navy's proposed FY2015 budget requests funding for the procurement of two DDG-51s. Decisions that Congress makes concerning these programs could substantially affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.
Date: February 24, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Anthem Data Breach: How Safe Is Health Information Under HIPAA? (open access)

Anthem Data Breach: How Safe Is Health Information Under HIPAA?

This report discusses the implications of the recent data breach at Anthem Inc., which raised new concerns about the vulnerability of electronic health information. Security experts question whether the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy and security standards are sufficiently protective of sensitive patient information.
Date: February 24, 2015
Creator: Redhead, C. S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Senate Rules Affecting Committees (open access)

Senate Rules Affecting Committees

This report identifies and summarizes the provisions of the Senate's standing rules, standing orders, precedents, and other directives that relate to legislative activity in the Senate's standing committees. It covers four main issues: committee organization, committee meetings, hearings, and reporting.
Date: March 24, 2015
Creator: Heitshusen, Valerie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for Congress

This report presents background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Navy's Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) and Zumwalt (DDG-1000) class destroyer programs. The Navy's proposed FY2016 budget requests funding for the procurement of two DDG-51s. Decisions that Congress makes concerning destroyer procurement could substantially affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.
Date: March 24, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Israel After the 2015 Elections: What Does Netanyahu's Victory Mean for U.S. Policy? (open access)

Israel After the 2015 Elections: What Does Netanyahu's Victory Mean for U.S. Policy?

This report briefly discusses the implications of recent elections in Israel, which has leading candidates that openly differed on how to manage disagreements with the United States and the international community on various matters
Date: March 24, 2015
Creator: Zanotti, Jim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Ohio Replacement (SSBN[X]) Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Ohio Replacement (SSBN[X]) Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report focuses on the Ohio replacement program as a Navy shipbuilding program. The report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Ohio replacement program (ORP), a program to design and build a new class of 12 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) to replace the Navy's current force of 14 Ohio-class SSBNs.
Date: March 24, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of State and Foreign Operations Appropriations: A Fact Sheet on Legislation, FY1995-FY2015 (open access)

Department of State and Foreign Operations Appropriations: A Fact Sheet on Legislation, FY1995-FY2015

This report discusses the foreign affairs appropriations passed within the last 21 years; nearly all of them were passed within omnibus, consolidated, or full-year continuing resolutions, and usually after the start of the new fiscal year. Many foreign policy experts contend that stand-alone appropriation legislation would allow for a more rigorous debate on specific foreign policy activities. They also believe that the practice of delayed appropriations has constrained ongoing program operating levels and the ability to introduce or fund new programs that did not exist in the previous year's budget.
Date: March 24, 2015
Creator: Epstein, Susan B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Seventh Summit of the Americas: In Brief (open access)

Seventh Summit of the Americas: In Brief

This report discusses the Summits of the Americas, which have been held roughly every three years since 1994 and serve as opportunities for the Western Hemisphere's leaders to engage directly with one another and discuss issues of collective concern. On April 10-11, 2015, President Obama is scheduled to attend the seventh Summit of the Americas in Panama City, Panama.
Date: March 24, 2015
Creator: Meyer, Peter J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The President's Immigration Accountability Executive Action of November 20, 2014: Overview and Issues (open access)

The President's Immigration Accountability Executive Action of November 20, 2014: Overview and Issues

This report discusses President Obama's Immigration Accountability Executive Action which revises some U.S. immigration policies and initiates several programs, including a revised border security policy for the Southwest border.
Date: February 24, 2015
Creator: Kandel, William A.; Bjelopera, Jerome P.; Bruno, Andorra & Siskin, Alison
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Gerald R. Ford class aircraft carrier program. The Navy's proposed FY2016 budget requests a total of $2,633.1 million in procurement and advance procurement (AP) funding for the first three ships in the program. Congress's decisions on the Ford class program could substantially affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements and the shipbuilding industrial base.
Date: March 24, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)/Frigate Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)/Frigate Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)/Frigate program, a program to procure 52 LCSs and frigates. The first ship in the program was procured in FY2005, and a total of 23 have been procured through FY2015. The Navy's proposed FY2016 budget requests $1,437.0 million for the procurement of three more LCSs, or an average of $479.0 million each.
Date: March 24, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, focusing particularly on the influence of the Taliban and other militant groups, and on the leadership of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. This report also discusses the U.S.-Afghanistan relationship, in both the short and long term, and U.S. efforts under the Obama Administration to provide military, reconstructive, and stabilization aid.
Date: February 24, 2015
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Leonard Graphic (Leonard, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 24, 2015 (open access)

The Leonard Graphic (Leonard, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 24, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Leonard, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 24, 2015
Creator: Blevins, Betsy
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mathis News (Mathis, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 24, 2015 (open access)

Mathis News (Mathis, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 24, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Mathis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 24, 2015
Creator: Gonzales, Paul
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mathis News (Mathis, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 2015 (open access)

Mathis News (Mathis, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Mathis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 24, 2015
Creator: Gonzales, Paul
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Small Business Management and Technical Assistance Training Programs (open access)

Small Business Management and Technical Assistance Training Programs

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Date: February 24, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Land and Water Conservation Fund: Appropriations for “Other Purposes” (open access)

Land and Water Conservation Fund: Appropriations for “Other Purposes”

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Date: July 24, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Human Rights in China and U.S. Policy: Issues for the 114th Congress. March 2015 (open access)

Human Rights in China and U.S. Policy: Issues for the 114th Congress. March 2015

This report examines human rights issues in the People's Republic of China (PRC), including recent developments, ongoing rights abuses, and legal reforms.
Date: March 24, 2015
Creator: Lum, Thomas
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Democratic Republic of Congo: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Democratic Republic of Congo: Background and U.S. Relations

This report gives an overview of the background and current developments of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Date: July 24, 2015
Creator: Arieff, Alexis
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cash Versus Accrual Accounting: Tax Policy Considerations (open access)

Cash Versus Accrual Accounting: Tax Policy Considerations

This report provides a brief explanation of cash and accrual accounting. It then examines the legislative history surrounding the Tax Reform Act of 1986, which set most of the current policies related to cash accounting for tax purposes.
Date: April 24, 2015
Creator: Gnanarajah, Raj & Keightley, Mark P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2013 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5): Designating Nonattainment Areas (open access)

2013 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5): Designating Nonattainment Areas

This report focuses on the EPA's (Environmental Protection Agency) revision of rules for designated areas for compliance with the NAAQS (National Ambient Air Quality Standard) for PM2.5 (fine particulate mattter).The states and EPA must then identify areas that exceed the standard and require those areas to take steps to pollutants to meet the standard. This is then the subject of congressional oversight.
Date: March 24, 2015
Creator: Esworthy, Robert
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Invoking Cloture in the Senate (open access)

Invoking Cloture in the Senate

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Date: April 24, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Small Business Administration (SBA) Funding: Overview and Recent Trends (open access)

Small Business Administration (SBA) Funding: Overview and Recent Trends

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Date: December 24, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Research, Development, and Demonstration at the U.S. Department of Energy (open access)

Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Research, Development, and Demonstration at the U.S. Department of Energy

This report discusses research, development, and demonstration at the U.S. Department of Energy related to Carbon Capture and Sequestration.
Date: April 24, 2015
Creator: Folger, Peter
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library