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Agriculture Issues in U.S.-EU Trade Negotiations (open access)

Agriculture Issues in U.S.-EU Trade Negotiations

This report briefly discusses the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) between the U.S. and the European Union (EU). The report also briefly notes the use of agricultural biotechnology.
Date: June 12, 2015
Creator: Johnson, Renée
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Force OA-X Light Attack Aircraft Program (open access)

Air Force OA-X Light Attack Aircraft Program

This report discusses the U.S. Air Force's intention to acquire a new type of aircraft. The OA-X light attack aircraft is a small, two-seat turboprop airplane designed for operation in relatively permissive environments.
Date: August 23, 2018
Creator: Gertler, Jeremiah
System: The UNT Digital Library
Army Corps of Engineers: FY2018 Appropriations (open access)

Army Corps of Engineers: FY2018 Appropriations

This report discusses the FY2018 appropriations for the Army Corps of Engineers and funding priorities for the year.
Date: April 2, 2018
Creator: Carter, Nicole T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Army's Modular Handgun Procurement (open access)

The Army's Modular Handgun Procurement

This report discusses the Army Modular Handgun System (MHS), a weapon system produced by Sig Sauer that is to replace the Beretta M9/11 pistol, which has been used by the U.S. Army since 1986. Topics discussed include the conract, previous replacement effort, criticisms of the procurement process, and price determination.
Date: June 19, 2018
Creator: Schwartz, Moshe & Purdy, Jason A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Education (open access)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Education

This report discusses artificial intelligence in education, including current applications, benefits and drawbacks, and policy considerations.
Date: August 1, 2018
Creator: Joyce, J. Lu. & Harris, Laurie A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Buy America and the Electric Bus Market (open access)

Buy America and the Electric Bus Market

This report discusses a current controversy over how Buy America (which requires that federally-funded highway, public transportation, aviation, and intercity passenger rail projects use U.S.-made manufactured goods) applies to battery-powered buses. This controversy illustrates the challenges in determining whether or not a product is made in the United States.
Date: August 6, 2018
Creator: Canis, Bill & Mallett, William J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
CFIUS Reform: Foreign Investment National Security Reviews (open access)

CFIUS Reform: Foreign Investment National Security Reviews

This report discusses recent legislation, known as the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) of 2018. The legislation amends the current process for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to review -- on behalf of the President -- the national security implications of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States.
Date: August 22, 2018
Creator: Jackson, James K. & Cimino-Isaacs, Cathleen D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
China, U.S. Leadership, and Geopolitical Challenges in Asia (open access)

China, U.S. Leadership, and Geopolitical Challenges in Asia

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Date: December 22, 2014
Creator: Lawrence, Susan V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
CIA Ethics Education: Background and Perspectives (open access)

CIA Ethics Education: Background and Perspectives

This report discusses the ethics education of CIA officers. Topics include baseline approaches to ethics education, perspectives on intelligence ethics, personal standards of conduct, and principles of professional ethics.
Date: June 11, 2018
Creator: DeVine, Michael E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger (open access)

Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger

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Date: May 5, 2014
Creator: Gilroy, Angele A. & Kruger, Lennard G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Oversight and Investigations (open access)

Congressional Oversight and Investigations

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Date: December 1, 2014
Creator: Dolan, Alissa M.; Garvey, Todd & Oleszek, Walter J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Congressional Review Act (CRA) (open access)

The Congressional Review Act (CRA)

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Date: December 11, 2014
Creator: Dolan, Alissa M. & Davis, Christopher M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Funding for FY2016 and FY2017 (open access)

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Funding for FY2016 and FY2017

This report provides an overview of Congressional funding for medical research programs in FY2016 and FY2017.
Date: March 13, 2018
Creator: Peters, Heidi M. & Vassalotti, Michael J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: President Obama’s New Policy Approach (open access)

Cuba: President Obama’s New Policy Approach

This report focuses on President Obama’s new policy approach regarding Cuba.
Date: May 18, 2015
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: U.S. Policy Overview (open access)

Cuba: U.S. Policy Overview

This report discusses U.S. policy towards Cuba, including issues of government-to-government engagement, travel and commerce, change in U.S. immigration policy, continued human rights concerns, injuries of U.S. Embassy personnel in Havana, and Congressional action.
Date: July 2, 2018
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cyber Laws: Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) (open access)

Cyber Laws: Healthcare Information Technology (HIT)

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Date: January 30, 2015
Creator: Stevens, Gina Marie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management: An Introduction (open access)

Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management: An Introduction

This report reviews cyber supply chain risks, discusses ways in which they are currently managed, and provides issues that Congress may consider.
Date: June 29, 2018
Creator: Jaikaran, Chris
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cybersecurity and Information Sharing (open access)

Cybersecurity and Information Sharing

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Date: April 29, 2015
Creator: Weiss, N. Eric
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Primer: Congress's Constitutional Authority with Regard to the Armed Forces (open access)

Defense Primer: Congress's Constitutional Authority with Regard to the Armed Forces

This report provides an overview of Congress's war powers under the U.S. Constitution.
Date: November 13, 2018
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Primer: Defense Appropriations Process (open access)

Defense Primer: Defense Appropriations Process

This report provides an overview of the defense appropriations process. The congressional appropriations process includes various rules and practices that Congress has adopted to distinguish appropriations measures and facilitate their consideration.
Date: November 16, 2018
Creator: Saturno, James V. & McGarry, Brendan W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Primer: Defense Working Capital Funds (open access)

Defense Primer: Defense Working Capital Funds

This report describes how Defense Working Capital Funds (DWCF) work and lists the major DWCF's that are currently in operation.
Date: March 23, 2018
Creator: Purdy, Jason A. & Williams, Lynn M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Primer: Department of Defense Maintenance Depots (open access)

Defense Primer: Department of Defense Maintenance Depots

This report discusses the Department of Defense's (DOD) maintenance depots which provide dedicated equipment repair for the military's vehicles, weapons systems, and electronics and provides the locations and services of each depot divided by each military service.
Date: November 7, 2017
Creator: Williams, Lynn M. & Purdy, Jason A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Primer: Department of the Army and Army Command Structure (open access)

Defense Primer: Department of the Army and Army Command Structure

This report discusses the senior leadership and operational and institutional missions of the Department of the Army (DA).
Date: November 16, 2018
Creator: Torreon, Barbara Salazar & Feickert, Andrew
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Primer: Department of the Navy (open access)

Defense Primer: Department of the Navy

This report provides basic information on the Department of the Navy, which includes both the Navy and the Marine Corps. It also describes the Coast Guard's relationship to the Department.
Date: August 6, 2018
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library