The War Crimes Act: Current Issues (open access)

The War Crimes Act: Current Issues

This report discusses current issues related to the War Crimes Act of 1996 and Common Article 3 of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, which sets out minimum standards for the treatment of detainees in armed conflicts "not of an international character (e.g., civil wars, rebellions, and other conflicts between State and non-State actors).
Date: January 28, 2008
Creator: Garcia, Michael J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Force Air Refueling: The KC-X Aircraft Acquisition Program (open access)

Air Force Air Refueling: The KC-X Aircraft Acquisition Program

This report discusses the U.S. Air Force in-flight aerial refueling aircraft program. The KC-135, which makes up the preponderance of the Air Force's tanker force, is among the Air Force's oldest aircraft.
Date: February 28, 2008
Creator: Knight, William & Bolkcom, Christopher
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Highly Qualified Teacher in Every Classroom: Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act (open access)

A Highly Qualified Teacher in Every Classroom: Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act

This report examines implementation of NCLB requirement and estimates the extent to which schools will achieve the goal of placing a highly qualified teacher in every classroom. The report also analyzes data from a national survey of schools that provide information on teacher qualifications and subjects taught.
Date: January 28, 2008
Creator: Kuenzi, Jeffrey J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress

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Date: April 28, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicaid and Outpatient Hospital Services (open access)

Medicaid and Outpatient Hospital Services

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Date: May 28, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Developmental Disabilities Act (open access)

The Developmental Disabilities Act

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Date: May 28, 2008
Creator: Sommers, Andrew R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq and Al Qaeda (open access)

Iraq and Al Qaeda

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Date: April 28, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicaid and Schools (open access)

Medicaid and Schools

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Date: May 28, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Baselines and Scorekeeping in the Federal Budget Process (open access)

Baselines and Scorekeeping in the Federal Budget Process

This report is on Baselines and Scorekeeping in the Federal Budget Process.
Date: November 28, 2008
Creator: Heniff, Bill, Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

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

This report considers the debate on the efficacy of U.S. efforts to stabilize Afghanistan. Moreover, the report discusses how the Bush Administration's review of the progress resulted as inadequate, and thus ways of changing progress are being considered. The report also discusses the NATO led troops in the region.
Date: January 28, 2008
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: U.S. Casualties (open access)

Iraq: U.S. Casualties

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Date: August 28, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Rulemaking Process: An Overview (open access)

The Federal Rulemaking Process: An Overview

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Date: August 28, 2008
Creator: Copeland, Curtis W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Changes to the Regulation of Their Mortgage Portfolios (open access)

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Changes to the Regulation of Their Mortgage Portfolios

This report analyzes the costs and benefits of the Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's retained portfolios while they remain under conservatorship.
Date: October 28, 2008
Creator: Weiss, N. Eric
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lighting Efficiency Standards in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007: Are Incandescent Light Bulbs “Banned”? (open access)
Inflation: Causes, Costs, and Current Status (open access)

Inflation: Causes, Costs, and Current Status

This report describes the causes, costs, and current status of inflation.
Date: February 28, 2008
Creator: Labonte, Marc & Makinen, Gali E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Missing and Exploited Children: Background, Policies, and Issues (open access)

Missing and Exploited Children: Background, Policies, and Issues

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Date: May 28, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Standardizing State Health Insurance Regulation (open access)

Standardizing State Health Insurance Regulation

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Date: March 28, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Emergency Alert System (EAS) and All-Hazard Warnings (open access)

The Emergency Alert System (EAS) and All-Hazard Warnings

This report provides an overview of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and all hazard warnings. EAS is one of several federally managed warning systems which administers with FEMA and FCC.
Date: January 28, 2008
Creator: Moore, Linda K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financial Turmoil: Federal Reserve Policy Responses (open access)

Financial Turmoil: Federal Reserve Policy Responses

This report provides information about the Federal Reserve Policy Responses on Financial Turmoil. The federal reserve has been central in the response to the current financial turmoil.
Date: March 28, 2008
Creator: Labonte, Marc
System: The UNT Digital Library
Economic Factors Affecting Small Business Lending and Loan Guarantees (open access)

Economic Factors Affecting Small Business Lending and Loan Guarantees

This report lists some sources of information about the condition of the small business loan market.
Date: February 28, 2008
Creator: Weiss, N. Eric
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: A Legal and Policy Overview (open access)

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: A Legal and Policy Overview

This report provides a general legal and policy background on why the enterprises came into existence, what their missions are, and how they carry out those missions.
Date: February 28, 2008
Creator: Weiss, N. Eric & Seitzinger, Michael V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Health Insurance: A Primer (open access)

Health Insurance: A Primer

This report provides information about Health Insurance where people buy insurance to protect themselves against the possibility of financial loss in the future. Americans obtain insurance in different settings and a variety of methods.
Date: January 28, 2008
Creator: Bernadette, Fernandez
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enemy Combatant Detainees: Habeas Corpus Challenges in Federal Court (open access)

Enemy Combatant Detainees: Habeas Corpus Challenges in Federal Court

This report provides an overview of the CSRT procedures, summarizes court cases related to the detentions and the use of military commission, and summarizes the Detainee Treatments Act, as amended by the Military Commissions Act of 2006, analyzing its effects on detainee-related litigation in federal court.
Date: January 28, 2008
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K. & Thomas, Kenneth R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Real Earnings, Health Insurance and Pension Coverage, and the Distribution of Earnings, 1979-2006 (open access)

Real Earnings, Health Insurance and Pension Coverage, and the Distribution of Earnings, 1979-2006

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Date: April 28, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library