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[Students at Ralph Strangis guest lecture]

Photograph of a group of students at a guest lecture featuring Ralph Strangis. They are all gathered around a central conference table, some are sitting while others stand. Strangis is standing at the head of the table and is holding a backpack.
Date: March 24, 2015
Creator: Clark, Junebug
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Ralph Strangis in front of presentation]

Photograph of Ralph Strangis standing in front of a display, giving a guest lecture. He is speaking to a group of Mayborn School of Journalism students that are out of frame. On the presentation behind him is a sketch of him laughing and the words "What they do -- and do n . . . you in college." Some of the words aren't visible.
Date: March 24, 2015
Creator: Clark, Junebug
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Ralph Strangis speaking]

Photograph of Ralph Strangis standing in front of a display, giving a guest lecture. He is speaking to a group of Mayborn School of Journalism students that are out of frame. The presentation reads "Senseless Productions; The Ralph Method".
Date: March 24, 2015
Creator: Clark, Junebug
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) and Defense Strategy: Issues for Congress (open access)

The 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) and Defense Strategy: Issues for Congress

This report briefly reviews the statutory Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) mandate and characterizes the context for the 2014 QDR. It also raises a series of issues that Congress may choose to consider in evaluating the QDR mandate, the 2014 QDR, and the Department of Defense (DOD) strategic direction more broadly.
Date: February 24, 2014
Creator: Dale, Catherine
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Democratic Republic of Congo: Background and U.S. Policy (open access)

Democratic Republic of Congo: Background and U.S. Policy

This report reviews the status of the Democratic Republic of the Congo peace process, provides background on recent conflicts in the Congo, briefly summarizes the political history that led to these conflicts, and assesses prospects for the future. It also describes relevant U.S. policy and congressional involvement.
Date: February 24, 2014
Creator: Arieff, Alexis
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY2014 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Issues (open access)

FY2014 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Issues

This report focuses exclusively on the annual defense authorization process and the interest Congress members have in the military.
Date: February 24, 2014
Creator: Jansen, Don J.; Burrelli, David F.; Kapp, Lawrence & Theohary, Catherine A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY2014 Continuing Resolutions: Overview of Components (open access)

FY2014 Continuing Resolutions: Overview of Components

This report summarizes the components of the four FY2014 continuing resolutions. They include P.L. 113-39 (Pay Our Military Act), P.L. 113-44 (Department of Defense Survivor Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014), P.L. 113-46 (Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014), and P.L. 113-73 (Making Further Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2014, and for Other Purposes).
Date: February 24, 2014
Creator: Tollestrup, Jessica
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy (open access)

The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy

This report discusses the open economy and society of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), provides a general description of the UAE's government and political structure, and outlines the effects of the recent global economic downturn on the UAE in general and on the city of Dubai in particular. It also describes U.S. concern over the proliferation of advanced technology in relation to a recently-signed U.S.-UAE civilian nuclear agreement, due to the UAE economy and the UAE's lax export controls.
Date: February 24, 2014
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Independence of Federal Financial Regulators (open access)

Independence of Federal Financial Regulators

This report discusses institutional features that make federal financial regulators (as well as other independent agencies) relatively independent from the President and Congress.
Date: February 24, 2014
Creator: Hogue, Henry B.; Labonte, Marc & Webel, Baird
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Berry Amendment: Requiring Defense Procurement to Come from Domestic Sources (open access)

The Berry Amendment: Requiring Defense Procurement to Come from Domestic Sources

This report examines the original intent and purpose of the Berry Amendment, legislative proposals to amend the application of domestic source restrictions, and potential options for Congress.
Date: February 24, 2014
Creator: Grasso, Valerie Bailey
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables (open access)

Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables

The report contains information on congressional pay procedure and recent adjustments. It includes historical information on pay rates since 1789; the adjustments projected by the Ethics Reform Act as compared to actual adjustments in Member pay; details on past legislation enacted with language prohibiting the annual pay adjustment; and Member pay in constant and current dollars since 1992.
Date: September 24, 2013
Creator: Brudnick, Ida A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Coast Guard's programs for procuring 8 National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs).
Date: July 24, 2013
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Budget Reconciliation Process: Timing of Legislative Action (open access)

The Budget Reconciliation Process: Timing of Legislative Action

This report discusses the budget reconciliation process that has been one of the chief tools used by Congress during the period covering from 1980 to the present to implement major changes in budget policy. Following a brief overview of the budget reconciliation process, this report provides information on the timing of House and Senate action on reconciliation measures.
Date: October 24, 2013
Creator: Lynch, Megan S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trends in Discretionary Spending (open access)

Trends in Discretionary Spending

This report provides a graphical overview of historical trends in discretionary budget authority (BA) from FY1976 through FY2011, enacted levels for FY2012 spending, and the levels consistent with President Obama's proposals for FY2013 through FY2017. It also includes a background on functional categories and a section discussing historical spending trends.
Date: January 24, 2014
Creator: Austin, D. Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations During President Obama's First Five Years: Comparative Analysis With Recent Presidents (open access)

U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations During President Obama's First Five Years: Comparative Analysis With Recent Presidents

This report concerns nominations made by President Obama and other recent Presidents to the U.S. circuit courts of appeals and the U.S. district courts. It discusses the selection and confirmation process for U.S. circuit and district court judges.
Date: January 24, 2014
Creator: McMillion, Barry J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Discretionary Budget Authority by Subfunction: An Overview (open access)

Discretionary Budget Authority by Subfunction: An Overview

This report provides a graphical overview of historical trends in discretionary budget authority (BA) from FY1976 through FY2012, preliminary estimates for FY2013 spending, and the levels consistent with the President's proposals for FY2014 through FY2018 using data from President Obama's FY2014 budget submission that was released on April 10, 2013.
Date: January 24, 2014
Creator: Austin, D. Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Medical Care: Questions and Answers (open access)

Military Medical Care: Questions and Answers

This report answers several frequently asked questions about military health care, including: how the system is structured, a TRICARE summary, TRICARE eligibility and plan options, cost of military health care to beneficiaries, relationship of TRICARE to MEDICARE, how the Affordable Care Act affects TRICARE, long-term trends of defense health care costs, and a summary of the fund which funds TRICARE.
Date: July 24, 2013
Creator: Jansen, Don J. & Blakeley, Katherine
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
International Crises and Disasters: U.S. Humanitarian Assistance Response Mechanisms (open access)

International Crises and Disasters: U.S. Humanitarian Assistance Response Mechanisms

Report that examines U.S. humanitarian assistance in international crises and disaster situations. It considers the sources and types of U.S. government aid, the response mechanisms of key U.S. agencies and departments, and possible issues for Congress--including competing aid and budget priorities, burden sharing and donor-fatigue, the transparency and efficacy of U.S. humanitarian assistance, consequences of such assistance, and potential links to broader U.S. foreign policy goals.
Date: May 24, 2013
Creator: Margesson, Rhoda
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Honduras-U.S. Relations (open access)

Honduras-U.S. Relations

Report that examines current political and economic conditions in Honduras as well as issues in Honduran-U.S. relations.
Date: July 24, 2013
Creator: Meyer, Peter J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress

Report that is written in response to the Coast Guard's budget request for a new polar ice breaker, of which the Coast Guard currently has none in operation. Polar icebreakers perform a variety of missions supporting U.S. interests in polar regions. Issues for Congress include what to do with decommissioned ice breakers, the impact of having no ice breakers, how to budget for new ice breakers, and how future ice breakers should be obtained.
Date: July 24, 2013
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (open access)

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

This report provides a background of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) financial crisis and the issues for Congress.
Date: September 24, 2013
Creator: Jackson, James K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trafficking in Persons: International Dimensions and Foreign Policy Issues for Congress (open access)

Trafficking in Persons: International Dimensions and Foreign Policy Issues for Congress

Report that explores current foreign policy issues regarding U.S. efforts to combat human trafficking, the interrelationship among existing polices, and the historical and current role of Congress in such efforts.
Date: July 24, 2013
Creator: Wyler, Liana Sun
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources (open access)

Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources

Report that provides links to selected authoritative resources related to cybersecurity issues, including: legislation, hearings in the 112th Congress, data and statistics, and cybersecurity glossaries.
Date: July 24, 2012
Creator: Tehan, Rita
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Budget Control Act of 2011: Budgetary Effects of Proposals to Replace the FY2013 Sequester (open access)

The Budget Control Act of 2011: Budgetary Effects of Proposals to Replace the FY2013 Sequester

Report that provides information on the levels of deficit reduction if the Budget Control Act's (BCA) automatic cuts are implemented as under current law and contrasts that with the alternative proposals offered by some Members of Congress and President Obama. It also discusses specific determinations made by the Office of Management and Budget regarding the exempt/non-exempt status of certain programs, as well as a discussion of information to be disclosed regarding the FY2013 BCA sequester impact.
Date: August 24, 2012
Creator: Levit, Mindy R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library