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Iran Sanctions (open access)

Iran Sanctions

Report that focuses on the United States' relationship with Iran and how the Obama Administration is handling prior administration's economic sanctions against Iran.
Date: January 11, 2011
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Missile Defense and NATO's Lisbon Summit (open access)

Missile Defense and NATO's Lisbon Summit

Report regarding the November 2010 Lisbon Summit, wherein alliance heads of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization approved a plan to integrate existing NATO members ballistic missile defense capabilities into their overall defense posture. This report looks at advantages, challenges, and current Congressional legislation regarding the Obama Administration's Phased Adaptive Approach, which would be regional ballistic missile defense capability in Europe.
Date: January 11, 2011
Creator: Hildreth, Steven A. & Ek, Carl
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Base Closures: Socioeconomic Impacts (open access)

Military Base Closures: Socioeconomic Impacts

This report explores the potential economic impact of military closures on communities, especially rural communities, which are more heavily affected by such closures and suffer from slower economic recovery times in such instances.
Date: January 11, 2011
Creator: Cowan, Tadlock & Gonzales, Oscar R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Food Safety System: A Primer (open access)

The Federal Food Safety System: A Primer

Report concerning food safety, the resources required to ensure food safety, and whether federal food safety laws themselves, first enacted in the early 1900s, have kept pace with the significant changes that have occurred in the food production, processing, and marketing sectors since then.
Date: January 11, 2011
Creator: Johnson, Renée
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cluster Munitions: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Cluster Munitions: Background and Issues for Congress

Report that discusses the background of cluster munitions in the U.S. military, and the current Department of Defense (DOD) and Obama Administration stances on the topic. It also discusses the two major international initiatives to address cluster munitions: the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) and negotiations under the U.N. Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW).
Date: January 11, 2011
Creator: Feickert, Andrew & Kerr, Paul K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interagency Contracting: An Overview of Federal Procurement and Appropriations Law (open access)

Interagency Contracting: An Overview of Federal Procurement and Appropriations Law

Recently, federal agencies have increasingly resorted to interagency contracting, relying on the contracts or contracting operations of other agencies to acquire goods and services. This increased use of interagency contracting has made it a topic of interest to some members of Congress. This report provides an overview of the federal procurement and appropriations laws governing interagency contracting. It defines key terms used in discussing interagency contracting; surveys the various interagency contracting vehicles; and describes recently enacted and proposed amendments to the laws governing interagency contracting.
Date: January 11, 2011
Creator: Manuel, Kate M. & Yeh, Brian T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Sanctions on Burma (open access)

U.S. Sanctions on Burma

Existing U.S. sanctions on Burma are based on various U.S. laws and Presidential Executive Orders. This report provides a brief history of U.S. policy towards Burma and the development of U.S. sanctions, a topical summary of those sanctions, and an examination of additional sanctions that have been considered, but not enacted, by Congress, or that could be imposed under existing law or executive orders. The report concludes with a discussion of options for Congress.
Date: January 11, 2011
Creator: Martin, Michael F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Samantar v. Yousef: The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act and Foreign Officials (open access)

Samantar v. Yousef: The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act and Foreign Officials

On June 1, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court decided unanimously in Samantar v. Yousef that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), which governs the immunity of foreign states in U.S. courts, does not apply in suits against foreign officials. The report also addresses legislation considered by the 111th Congress that would have affected the immunity of foreign officials (the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, S. 2930, 111th Cong.).
Date: January 11, 2011
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Employees' Retirement System: The Role of the Thrift Savings Plan (open access)

Federal Employees' Retirement System: The Role of the Thrift Savings Plan

Report concerning the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) and its three elements: Social Security, the FERS basic retirement annuity and FERS supplement, and the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP).
Date: January 11, 2011
Creator: Isaacs, Katelin P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 589, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 11, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 589, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: January 11, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 590, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 11, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 590, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: January 11, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 598, Ed. 1 Friday, January 11, 2013 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 598, Ed. 1 Friday, January 11, 2013

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: January 11, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dallas District Draft Interim Schematic, IH 35E from IH 635 to US 380: Roll 21 of 30

Profile schematic showing proposed changes as part of an improvement project affecting IH 35E between IH 635 and US 380.
Date: January 11, 2013
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dallas District Draft Interim Schematic, IH 35E from IH 635 to US 380: Roll 18 of 30

Profile schematic showing proposed changes as part of an improvement project affecting IH 35E between IH 635 and US 380.
Date: January 11, 2013
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dallas District Draft Interim Schematic, IH 35E from IH 635 to US 380: Roll 1 of 30

Schematic showing proposed changes related to the IH 635 managed lanes project, including expansions, additions, and other construction on the highway. This is one segment of a larger improvement project affecting IH 35E between IH 635 and US 380. Scale 1:2,400 (horizontal), 1:240 (vertical).
Date: January 11, 2013
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dallas District Draft Interim Schematic, IH 35E from IH 635 to US 380: Roll 27 of 30

Horizontal control schematic providing curve data for proposed changes related to an improvement project affecting IH 35E between IH 635 and US 380.
Date: January 11, 2013
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dallas District Draft Interim Schematic, IH 35E from IH 635 to US 380: Roll 13 of 30

Profile schematic showing proposed changes as part of an improvement project affecting IH 35E between IH 635 and US 380.
Date: January 11, 2013
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dallas District Draft Interim Schematic, IH 35E from IH 635 to US 380: Roll 19 of 30

Profile schematic showing proposed changes as part of an improvement project affecting IH 35E between IH 635 and US 380.
Date: January 11, 2013
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dallas District Draft Interim Schematic, IH 35E from IH 635 to US 380: Roll 22 of 30

Profile schematic showing proposed changes as part of an improvement project affecting IH 35E between IH 635 and US 380.
Date: January 11, 2013
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dallas District Draft Interim Schematic, IH 35E from IH 635 to US 380: Roll 5 of 30

Schematic showing proposed changes to part of I-35 in Denton County, including expansions, additions, and other construction on the highway. This is one segment of a larger improvement project affecting IH 35E between IH 635 and US 380. Scale 1:2,400 (horizontal), 1:240 (vertical).
Date: January 11, 2013
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dallas District Draft Interim Schematic, IH 35E from IH 635 to US 380: Roll 15 of 30

Profile schematic showing proposed changes as part of an improvement project affecting IH 35E between IH 635 and US 380.
Date: January 11, 2013
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dallas District Draft Interim Schematic, IH 35E from IH 635 to US 380: Roll 16 of 30

Profile schematic showing proposed changes as part of an improvement project affecting IH 35E between IH 635 and US 380.
Date: January 11, 2013
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dallas District Draft Interim Schematic, IH 35E from IH 635 to US 380: Roll 25 of 30

Horizontal control schematic providing curve data for proposed changes related to an improvement project affecting IH 35E between IH 635 and US 380.
Date: January 11, 2013
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dallas District Draft Interim Schematic, IH 35E from IH 635 to US 380: Roll 29 of 30

Horizontal control schematic providing curve data for proposed changes related to an improvement project affecting IH 35E between IH 635 and US 380.
Date: January 11, 2013
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History