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Denton Independent School District Annual Report of Certain Financial and Local Debt Information: 2020 (open access)

Denton Independent School District Annual Report of Certain Financial and Local Debt Information: 2020

Denton Independent School District (the “District”) has been assigned the following independent financial/bond ratings that indicate the relative strength of the District’s financial and debt managementThis report describes School Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (“FIRST”), credit rating and state funding systems.
Date: December 18, 2020
Creator: Denton Independent School District
System: The Portal to Texas History
Call and response: Engaging with African American male students through culturally relevant music resources: Final Report (open access)

Call and response: Engaging with African American male students through culturally relevant music resources: Final Report

This report documents the Call and response: Engaging with African American male students through culturally relevant music resources project funded through the 2017 Dean's Innovation Grant. The final report describes project activities, budget, outcomes, best practices, and sustainability.
Date: October 18, 2018
Creator: Outhier, Sara & Ramin, Lilly
System: The UNT Digital Library
Homelessness: Targeted Federal Programs (open access)

Homelessness: Targeted Federal Programs

This report discusses the definitions of homelessness used by targeted federal homeless programs and federal efforts to end homelessness. In addition, the report describes the current federal programs that provide targeted assistance to homeless individuals and families (other federal programs may provide assistance to homeless individuals but are not specifically designed to assist homeless persons).
Date: October 18, 2018
Creator: Perl, Libby; Boyd, Eugene; Duff, Johnathan H.; Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L.; Granovskiy, Boris; Heisler, Elayne J. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protections: In Brief (open access)

Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protections: In Brief

This report describes various sources of Intelligence Community (IC) whistleblower protections. Generally speaking, whistleblowers are those who expose misconduct (e.g., fraud, abuse, or illegal activity) within an organization. In the context of the IC, whistleblowers are generally employees or contractors of federal intelligence agencies who bring to light information on agency wrongdoings.
Date: October 18, 2018
Creator: DeVine, Michael E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC): An Overview (open access)

The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC): An Overview

This report summarizes the background and functions of the U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC).
Date: October 18, 2018
Creator: DeVine, Michael E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
China's Engagement with Latin America and the Caribbean (open access)

China's Engagement with Latin America and the Caribbean

This report discusses the bilateral partnership agreements the People's Republic of China (PRC) has signed with multiple countries in the Latin American and Caribbean region, including "strategic partnerships" with Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela. The report also discusses concerns and considerations U.S. policymakers may want to address in response to these partnerships.
Date: September 18, 2018
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P. & Lum, Thomas
System: The UNT Digital Library
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV): Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV): Background and Issues for Congress

This report discusses the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) which is a newly-developed vehicle for the Army and Marine Corps. The major potential issues for Congress include whether an increase in endstrength and force structure might result in an increase in overall JLTV requirements, and possible effects of JLTV Foreign Military Sales.
Date: September 18, 2018
Creator: Feickert, Andrew
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Palestinians: Overview and Key Issues for U.S. Policy (open access)

The Palestinians: Overview and Key Issues for U.S. Policy

This report discusses key issues for the U.S. to consider in regard to policy toward the Palestinians, including Jerusalem, foreign aid, Hamas, Gaza, and the West Bank.
Date: September 18, 2018
Creator: Zanotti, Jim
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Palestinians: Overview and Key Issues for U.S. Policy (open access)

The Palestinians: Overview and Key Issues for U.S. Policy

This report provides an overview of current issues in U.S.-Palestinian relations. It also contains descriptions of key Palestinian issues and groups--chiefly the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the Palestinian Authority (PA), Fatah, Hamas, and the Palestinian refugee population.
Date: September 18, 2018
Creator: Zanotti, Jim
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Seventh Court of Appeals Annual Financial Report: 2018 (open access)

Texas Seventh Court of Appeals Annual Financial Report: 2018

Annual financial report of the Seventh Court of Appeals documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2018
Date: September 18, 2018
Creator: Texas. Court of Appeals (7th)
System: The Portal to Texas History
U.S.-China Relations (open access)

U.S.-China Relations

This report discusses the relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China (PRC or China). Selected issues include strategic competition, trade, North Korea, synthetic drugs, the "one-China" policy, and human rights.
Date: September 18, 2018
Creator: Lawrence, Susan V. & Morrison, Wayne M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ghana: Current Issues and U.S. Relations in Brief (open access)

Ghana: Current Issues and U.S. Relations in Brief

This report discusses the politics, governance, and economy of Ghana, as well as Ghana's relations with the United States.
Date: July 18, 2018
Creator: Cook, Nicolas
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran's Foreign and Defense Policies (open access)

Iran's Foreign and Defense Policies

This report discusses Iran's foreign and defense policy and the reasoning behind it, as well as U.S. concerns regarding their power and nuclear weapon capability.
Date: July 18, 2018
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Commission Judges Do Not Have Unilateral Power to Punish for Contempt (open access)

Military Commission Judges Do Not Have Unilateral Power to Punish for Contempt

This report discusses the case of Baker v. Spath, in which Brigadier General (Gen.) John G. Baker, Chief Defense Counsel of the Military Commission System, prevailed in his habeas case against a military commission judge who sentenced him to 21 days' confinement and fined him $1,000 for contempt.
Date: July 18, 2018
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The U.S. Trade Deficit: An Overview (open access)

The U.S. Trade Deficit: An Overview

This report provides an overview of the U.S. trade deficit, which is the numerical difference between a country's exports and imports of goods and services. Topics include the source of the trade deficit, trade agreements, unemployment, and issues for Congress.
Date: July 18, 2018
Creator: Jackson, James K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Indexing Capital Gains Taxes for Inflation (open access)

Indexing Capital Gains Taxes for Inflation

This report discusses the debate over proposals to index capital gains for inflation. The proposed change would eliminate the part of capital gains that reflects inflation by increasing the basis (i.e., the amount subtracted from sales price to determine capital gains) by inflation occurring since acquisition of the asset.
Date: June 18, 2018
Creator: Gravelle, Jane G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Intelligence Community Spending: Trends and Issues (open access)

Intelligence Community Spending: Trends and Issues

This report examines Intelligence Community (IC) funding over the past several decades, with an emphasis on the period from 2007-2019--the period in which total National Intelligence Program (NIP) and Military Intelligence Program (MIP) spending dollars have been publicly disclosed on an annual basis. Intelligence-related spending (such as the Homeland Security Intelligence Program) that does not fall within the NIP and MIP is outside the scope of this report.
Date: June 18, 2018
Creator: DeVine, Michael E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Renewable Energy R&D Funding History: A Comparison with Funding for Nuclear Energy, Fossil Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Electric Systems R&D (open access)

Renewable Energy R&D Funding History: A Comparison with Funding for Nuclear Energy, Fossil Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Electric Systems R&D

This report provides a cumulative history of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding for renewable energy compared with funding for the other energy technologies--nuclear energy, fossil energy, energy efficiency, and electric systems.
Date: June 18, 2018
Creator: Clark, Corrie E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Department of State Personnel: Background and Selected Issues for Congress (open access)

U.S. Department of State Personnel: Background and Selected Issues for Congress

This report discusses the background and current status of the U.S. Department of State and Foreign Service, as well as issues for Congress to consider in regard to the personnel of these departments.
Date: May 18, 2018
Creator: Gill, Cory R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response (open access)

Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response

This report discusses the ongoing conflict in Syria and U.S. policy regarding the conflict and potential resolutions. It includes information on the recent U.S., French, and British joint missile strike in response to the the use of chemical weapons in Douma, Syria by Syrian government forces.
Date: April 18, 2018
Creator: Humud, Carla E.; Blanchard, Christopher M. & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the Coast Guard's program for acquiring new polar icebreakers.
Date: April 18, 2018
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): An Overview (open access)

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): An Overview

This report provides an overview of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), first discussing eligibility requirements for the credit, followed by how the credit is computed and paid. The report then provides data on the growth of the EITC since it was first enacted in 1975. Finally the report concludes with data on the EITC claimed on 2015 tax returns, examining EITC claims by number of qualifying children, income level, tax filing status, and location of residence.
Date: April 18, 2018
Creator: Falk, Gene & Crandall-Hollick, Margot L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Nuclear Weapons Activities (open access)

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Nuclear Weapons Activities

This report discusses the Weapons Activities section of the annual Energy and Water Development appropriations bill which funds the maintenance of U.S. nuclear warheads and related infrastructure. The report provides an overview of the programs funded through the bill and the FY2019 budget request.
Date: April 18, 2018
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Branch: Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations (open access)

Legislative Branch: Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations

This report provides an overview of the FY2018 legislative branch appropriations bill and compares funding levels from previous years to FY2018.
Date: April 18, 2018
Creator: Brudnick, Ida A.
System: The UNT Digital Library