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Small Business Lending Fund: Additional Actions Needed to Improve Transparency and Accountability (open access)

Small Business Lending Fund: Additional Actions Needed to Improve Transparency and Accountability

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "What GAO Found"
Date: December 14, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2010 Census: Key Efforts to Include Hard-to-Count Populations Went Generally as Planned; Improvements Could Make the Efforts More Effective for Next Census (open access)

2010 Census: Key Efforts to Include Hard-to-Count Populations Went Generally as Planned; Improvements Could Make the Efforts More Effective for Next Census

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "To overcome the long-standing challenge of enumerating hard-to-count (HTC) groups such as minorities and renters, the U.S. Census Bureau (Bureau), used outreach programs, such as paid advertising, and partnered with thousands of organizations to enlist their support for the census. The Bureau also conducted Service-Based Enumeration (SBE), which was designed to count people who frequent soup kitchens or other service providers, and the Be Counted/Questionnaire Assistance Center (QAC) program, designed to count individuals who believed the census had missed them. As requested, GAO assessed how the design of these efforts compared to 2000 and the extent to which they were implemented as planned. GAO reviewed Bureau budget, planning, operational, and evaluation documents; observed enumeration efforts in 12 HTC areas; surveyed local census office managers; and interviewed Bureau officials."
Date: December 14, 2010
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Nonproliferation: Action Needed to Address NNSA's Program Management and Coordination Challenges (open access)

Nuclear Nonproliferation: Action Needed to Address NNSA's Program Management and Coordination Challenges

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "What GAO Found:"
Date: December 14, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Follow-up on the Haiti Earned Import Allowance Program (open access)

Follow-up on the Haiti Earned Import Allowance Program

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Exports of Haitian apparel to the United States under EIAP have increased substantially since we last reported in 2011. Although only three account holders are actively earning credits and two have begun to use them, in the 12-month period ending November 19, 2012, the number of credits OTEXA issued increased to about 42 million SMEs from approximately 8 million SMEs during the same period 1 year earlier. Similarly, over this period, the number of credits redeemed, or used by account holders increased to about 25 million SMEs from approximately million SMEs in 2011. In addition, exports of Haitian apparel to the United States under EIAP have grown faster than non-EIAP exports. Last year, we reported that about $350,000 in Haitian apparel had been exported to the United States under EIAP from January through August of 2011--about 0.07 percent of all Haitian apparel exported to the United States during that period. In contrast, from January through August of 2012, nearly $18 million in Haitian apparel was exported under EIAP--about 4 percent of Haitian apparel exported to the United States during this period. Increased use of the program may be …
Date: December 14, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Telecommunications: Preliminary Information on Media Ownership (open access)

Telecommunications: Preliminary Information on Media Ownership

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Various laws and regulations constrain the ownership of television and radio stations. Five restrictions on the ownership of television and radio stations follow: (1) National television ownership cap - A single entity can own any number of television stations nationwide as long as the stations collectively reach no more than 39 percent of national television households. (2) Local television ownership limit - A single entity can own two television stations in the same DMA if (1) the "Grade B" contours of the stations do not overlap or (2) at least one of the stations is not ranked among the top four stations in terms of audience share and at least eight independently owned and operating full-power commercial and noncommercial television stations would remain in the DMA. (3) Local radio ownership limit - A single entity can own up to 5 commercial radio stations, not more than 3 of which are in the same service (that is, AM or FM), in a market with 14 or fewer radio stations; up to 6 commercial radio stations, not more than 4 of which are in the same service, in a market …
Date: December 14, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Acquisitions: Realizing Savings under Different Littoral Combat Ship Acquisition Strategies Depends on Successful Management of Risks (open access)

Defense Acquisitions: Realizing Savings under Different Littoral Combat Ship Acquisition Strategies Depends on Successful Management of Risks

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "This testimony discusses the Department of the Navy's proposed dual ship acquisition strategy for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program. LCS is envisioned as a vessel able to be reconfigured to meet three different mission areas: mine countermeasures, surface warfare, and antisubmarine warfare. Its design concept consists of two distinct parts--the ship itself (seaframe) and the mission package it carries and deploys. The Navy is procuring the first four ships in two different designs from shipbuilding teams led by Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics, which currently build their designs at Marinette Marine and Austal USA shipyards, respectively. The Navy's strategy for procuring LCS has evolved over the years. Prior to September 2009, the Navy planned to continue building the class using both ship designs. This strategy changed following unsuccessful contract negotiations that same year for fiscal year 2010 funded seaframes--an outcome attributable to industry proposals priced significantly above Navy expectations. In September 2009, the Navy announced that in an effort to improve affordability, it was revising the LCS program's acquisition strategy and would select one seaframe design before awarding contracts for any additional ships. Following approval of this …
Date: December 14, 2010
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Airspace System: Long-Term Capacity Planning Needed Despite Recent Reduction in Flight Delays (open access)

National Airspace System: Long-Term Capacity Planning Needed Despite Recent Reduction in Flight Delays

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Initiatives to address flight delays include adding new runways to accommodate more aircraft and better coordinating efforts to adjust to spring and summer storms. Although most of these efforts were developed separately, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has incorporated many of them into an Operational Evolution Plan (OEP), which is designed to give more focus to these initiatives. FAA acknowledges that the plan is not intended as a final solution to congestion and delay problems. The plan focuses on initiatives that can be implemented within 10 years and generally excludes approaches lacking widespread support across stakeholder groups. The current initiatives, if successful, will add substantial capacity to the nation's air transport system. Even so, these efforts are unlikely to prevent delays from becoming worse unless the reduced traffic levels resulting from the events of September 11 persist. One key reason is that most delay-prone airports have limited ability to increase their capacity, especially by adding new runways--the main capacity-building element of OEP. The air transport system has long-term needs beyond the initiatives now under way. One initiative would add new capacity--not by adding runways to existing …
Date: December 14, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Weapons: Improved Management Needed to Implement Stockpile Stewardship Program Effectively (open access)

Nuclear Weapons: Improved Management Needed to Implement Stockpile Stewardship Program Effectively

A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Defense Programs seeks to maintain the safety and reliability of the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile without nuclear testing. This report discusses the Department of Energy's (DOE) management of its National Nuclear Security Administration's Stockpile Stewardship Program, focusing on the program's plans, budgeting, organization, and life extension process. Although the Office of Defense Programs has tried to address some of the challenges facing the Stockpile Stewardship Program, more improvements are needed. The Office of Defense Programs has developed an extensive planning process to improve the management of its Stockpile Stewardship program. So far, however, the plans are missing vital information. The Office has developed a new structure for its fiscal year 2001 budget that can improve the overall management of the Stockpile Stewardship Program. Several external and internal studies have found that the Office of Defense Programs has a dysfunctional organization with unclear lines of authority that lead to a lack of accountability. Finally, one of the nine types of nuclear weapons in the current stockpile has begun the life extension process--a step that will be necessary to keep the …
Date: December 14, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Intraocular Pressure Changes: An Important Determinant of the Biocompatibility of Intravitreous Implants (open access)

Intraocular Pressure Changes: An Important Determinant of the Biocompatibility of Intravitreous Implants

Article discussing intraocular pressure changes and an important determinant of the biocompatibility of intravitreous implants.
Date: December 14, 2011
Creator: Zou, Ling; Nair, Ashwin; Weng, Hong; Tsai, Yi-Ting; Hu, Zhibing & Tang, Liping
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Group of men at the Accounting Club banquet]

Photograph of four men at an Accounting Club banquet at North Texas State University. The men wear suits and ties, and they stand by a display case which appears to house a handheld fan.
Date: December 14, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Accounting banquet, 4]

Photograph of a man receiving a place card during the accounting banquet in December of 1961. The unidentified men in the image are seated along a long table with two men standing, one receiving a piece of paper from the other. The table is covered with the remnants of a dinner and along the back wall is a wall sconce, a large mirror, and a buffet table- situated behind the two standing gentlemen.
Date: December 14, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Accounting banquet, 3]

Photograph of the Accounting Club's banquet in 1961. The unidentified men in the club are all turned towards one man standing up and looks to be giving a speech. Dinner table settings are place in front of each gentlemen, the room is decorated with a large mirror and wall sconces.
Date: December 14, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Group of men at the Accounting Club banquet, 3]

Photograph of four men at an Accounting Club banquet at North Texas State University. Two of the men shake hands, and all four men wear suits and ties.
Date: December 14, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mass Transit: Use of Alternative Fuels in Transit Buses (open access)

Mass Transit: Use of Alternative Fuels in Transit Buses

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reported on the: (1) status of the development and use of alternative fuel technologies in transit buses, particularly the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) as a fuel; (2) air quality benefits of such technologies; (3) costs incurred by transit operators to use CNG buses, as well as other alternative fuels, compared with the costs to use diesel buses; and (4) primary incentives and disincentives for using these technologies."
Date: December 14, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
IRS Systems Security: Although Significant Improvements Made, Tax Processing Operations and Data Still at Serious Risk (open access)

IRS Systems Security: Although Significant Improvements Made, Tax Processing Operations and Data Still at Serious Risk

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) progress in correcting serious computer security weaknesses at five IRS facilities, focusing on: (1) additional security weaknesses identified at the five facilities and at an IRS facility not included in GAO's previous report; and (2) steps IRS has taken or plans to take to implement a service-wide computer security management program."
Date: December 14, 1998
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pork Industry: USDA's Reported Prices Have Not Reflected Actual Sales (open access)

Pork Industry: USDA's Reported Prices Have Not Reflected Actual Sales

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) reports on how the pork industry's sharp decline in prices does not reflect pork prices at the retail level, focusing on the: (1) structural changes in the pork industry that have occurred since the 1980s and their effect on production and marketing; (2) reasons for the sudden and rapid decline in prices paid to farmers in late 1998; and (3) extent to which USDA's methods for obtaining and reporting on prices at the farm and retail level for hogs and pork products result in accurate estimates of these prices."
Date: December 14, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Accounting banquet, 2]

Photograph of accounting club members at the accounting banquet in 1961. The unidentified men and women are talking and eating along different dining tables in the room. A large mirror, wall sconces, and furniture decorate the background of the event.
Date: December 14, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Group of men at the Accounting Club banquet, 2]

Photograph of six men at an Accounting Club banquet at North Texas State University. They wear suits and ties, and stand in front of a set of double doors.
Date: December 14, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Accounting banquet]

Photograph of the accounting banquet being held in 1961. The unidentified men in the image are talking and eating together along a large dining table that turns around the room. A finger in front of the lens causes the black mass in the top left of the frame.
Date: December 14, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph 2012.201.B0136.0456]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Lighting holiday candles at a recent meeting of La Junta Review Club is Mrs. Richard H. Clay, center."
Date: December 14, 1972
Creator: Miller, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Food Stamp Program: Information on Employment and Training Activities (open access)

Food Stamp Program: Information on Employment and Training Activities

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on: (1) the number of able-bodied adults without dependents who are receiving food stamp benefits, the number who are required to meet the work requirements, and the number who are exempted from the requirements; (2) the number of able-bodied adults without dependents participating in qualifying employment and training or Workfare programs; and (3) the amounts of federal grant funds that states spent through the first three quarters of fiscal year 1998 for employment and training or workfare programs for food stamp recipients."
Date: December 14, 1998
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Liabilities: Cleanup Costs From Certain DOD Operations Are Not Being Reported (open access)

Environmental Liabilities: Cleanup Costs From Certain DOD Operations Are Not Being Reported

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO examined the environmental cleanup costs of ongoing operations of the Department of Defense (DOD). These include general property, plant, and equipment facilities or other assets that are being operated or are in use at DOD installations. GAO found that DOD has not developed policies, procedures, and methodologies to ensure that cleanup costs required for all of its ongoing and inactive or closed operations are identified, consistently estimated, and appropriately reported. As a result, DOD's financial statements and environmental reports continue to underreport environmental liabilities and related long-term budgetary needs. The military installations GAO visited had a total of 221 sites with estimated cleanup costs of $259 million. Of these, only 45 sites with estimated cleanup costs of $61 million were being reported for the Defense Environmental Restoration Program Annual Report to Congress, and only that amount was likely included in DOD's financial statements. GAO found DOD was not reporting 149 sites related to ongoing operations with estimated cleanup costs of $91 million and 27 inactive and closed operations with estimated cleanup costs of $107 million. The environmental offices at the six installations GAO visited had …
Date: December 14, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph 2012.201.B0134.0145]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "An angel's dulcet tones ring . . ."
Date: December 14, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0134.0369]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "CHRISTMAS SPIRIT is shown in downtown Oklahoma City in the 200 block of Park Avenue. Shopper's cars and those hurrying home from working late line up under the artificial trees and different colored lights attached to light poles."
Date: December 14, 1970
Creator: Wilson, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History