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Community Policing: Observations on the COPS Program Midway Through Program Implementation (open access)

Community Policing: Observations on the COPS Program Midway Through Program Implementation

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the implementation of the Community Policing Act, focusing on statutory requirements for implementing the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants."
Date: October 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Export Controls: Implementation of the 1998 Legislative Mandate for High Performance Computers (open access)

Export Controls: Implementation of the 1998 Legislative Mandate for High Performance Computers

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the export of high performance computers to countries of concern that might use the computers for military or nuclear proliferation purposes, focusing on whether: (1) exporters' notifications to the Department of Commerce of proposed sales of high performance computers to countries of concern have resulted in any license applications and what action was taken on these licenses; and (2) Commerce is verifying the use of high performance computers after their export to these countries."
Date: October 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fresh Produce: Potential Consequences of Country-of-Origin Labeling (open access)

Fresh Produce: Potential Consequences of Country-of-Origin Labeling

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the labelling requirements for fresh produce, focusing on: (1) the potential costs associated with the compliance and enforcement of a mandatory country-of-origin labelling requirement at the retail level for fresh produce; (2) the potential trade issues associated with such a requirement; (3) the potential impact of such a requirement on the ability of the federal government and the public to respond to outbreaks of illness caused by contaminated fresh produce; and (4) consumers' views of country-of-origin labelling."
Date: April 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Year 2000 Computing Challenge: Update on the Readiness of the Department of Veterans Affairs (open access)

Year 2000 Computing Challenge: Update on the Readiness of the Department of Veterans Affairs

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) efforts to address the year 2000 computer problem, focusing on the: (1) year 2000 readiness of automated systems that support the delivery of veterans' benefits and health care services, the compliance status of biomedical equipment used in patient care, and the year 2000 readiness of the pharmaceutical and medical-surgical manufacturers on which VA relies; and (2) Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) year 2000 efforts to address biomedical equipment and pharmaceutical products."
Date: October 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security Administration: Effective Date of Application for Supplemental Security Income Benefits (open access)

Social Security Administration: Effective Date of Application for Supplemental Security Income Benefits

Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Social Security Administration's (SSA) new rule on the effective date of application for Supplemental Security Income benefits. GAO noted that: (1) the rule implements section 204 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, which changes the date a social security application is effective so that the earliest month for which benefits can be paid is the month following the month in which the application is filed; (2) previously, benefits were prorated for the month in which the application was filed; (3) the rule makes changes concerning emergency advance payments, interim assistance reimbursements, and in the definition of eligible spouse; and (4) SSA complied with applicable requirements in promulgating the rule."
Date: June 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Youth Mentoring Programs: Fiscal Year 1998 (open access)

Youth Mentoring Programs: Fiscal Year 1998

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed federal programs created to address the needs of at-risk and delinquent youths, focusing on: (1) identifying at-risk and delinquent youth programs that included mentoring as a type of service; (2) who administers the programs; (3) the objectives of the programs; and (4) the authorizing legislation for the programs."
Date: May 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Budget Issues: Treasury's Interest Rate Calculation Changes (open access)

Budget Issues: Treasury's Interest Rate Calculation Changes

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reported on the Department of the Treasury's decision to change the calculation of the interest rates used since 1980 to determine the investment returns for a number of government trust funds, including Social Security and Medicare, focusing on: (1) how and why Treasury changed its rules for calculating interest rates in 1980 and 1998; (2) the effects of these changes on the unified budget and on the financial status of Social Security and Medicare trust funds; and (3) what other trust funds were affected by Treasury's decision."
Date: May 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Community Development: Census Tracts With High Poverty Levels in Medium-Sized to Large Metropolitan Statistical Areas (open access)

Community Development: Census Tracts With High Poverty Levels in Medium-Sized to Large Metropolitan Statistical Areas

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO: (1) identified census tracts in medium-sized to large cities that met specific poverty criteria; and (2) provided additional information on each census tract."
Date: July 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reported Y2K Readiness of State Employment Security Agencies' Unemployment Insurance Benefits and Tax Systems (open access)

Reported Y2K Readiness of State Employment Security Agencies' Unemployment Insurance Benefits and Tax Systems

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on year 2000 readiness of State Employment Security Agencies' (SESA) unemployment insurance benefits and tax systems and determined the reported status of whether these systems have been independently verified and validated for year 2000 compliance. GAO also determined whether SESAs have submitted contingency plans for continuity of business operations."
Date: October 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Acquisitions: Testing of F-15 and F-16 Radomes (open access)

Defense Acquisitions: Testing of F-15 and F-16 Radomes

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO provided information on the potential for shortfalls in the performance of two radomes, one for the F-15 Eagle and one for the F-16 Falcon, focusing on whether replacement radomes, bought for spares and supplied by vendors other than the original manufacturer, met the Air Force's specifications for the original radomes."
Date: January 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Historic Marker Application: Burton Cafe] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Burton Cafe]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Burton Cafe, in Burton, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: August 28, 1992
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Infant Jesus of Prague Catholic Church] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Infant Jesus of Prague Catholic Church]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Infant Jesus of Prague Catholic Church, in Victoria, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: May 28, 1991
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
How Do We Live With Each Other's Deepest Differences? (open access)

How Do We Live With Each Other's Deepest Differences?

Text of a speech entitled "How Do We Live With Each Other's Deepest Differences?" given by Barbara C. Jordan at a conference related to Race Relations in Ohio.
Date: June 28, 1990
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
How Do We Live With Each Other's Deepest Differences? (open access)

How Do We Live With Each Other's Deepest Differences?

Speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding racial discrimination and a resurgence of racism in the United States.
Date: June 28, 1990
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
State Legislatures: Ethics and the 1990s (open access)

State Legislatures: Ethics and the 1990s

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at the National Conference of State Legislatures in Cincinnati, Ohio. She discusses the political ethical environment of the 1990s, the behavior of legislators, and racism.
Date: July 28, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
State Legislatures: Ethics and the 1990s (open access)

State Legislatures: Ethics and the 1990s

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at the National Conference of State Legislatures in Cincinnati, Ohio. She discusses the political ethical environment of the 1990s, the behavior of legislators, and racism.
Date: July 28, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks by Barbara Jordan, Chair, U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (open access)

Remarks by Barbara Jordan, Chair, U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, to the Immigration and Naturalization Service

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan, as chair of the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, to the Immigration and Naturalization Service, speaking of the work of her commission in the area of immigration.
Date: November 28, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Statewide School Bus Accidents: Calendar Year 1994 (open access)

Statewide School Bus Accidents: Calendar Year 1994

Booklet with charts detailing types of accidents involving school buses for calendar year 1994.
Date: February 28, 1995
Creator: Texas. Department of Public Safety.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Statewide School Bus Accidents: Calendar Year 1998 (open access)

Statewide School Bus Accidents: Calendar Year 1998

Booklet with charts listing all accidents involving school buses for calendar year 1998.
Date: February 28, 1999
Creator: Texas. Department of Public Safety.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Statewide School Bus Accidents: Calendar Year 1993 (open access)

Statewide School Bus Accidents: Calendar Year 1993

Booklet with school bus accident data for year 1993 with charts listing accident statistics.
Date: February 28, 1994
Creator: Texas. Department of Public Safety.
System: The Portal to Texas History
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (open access)

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

A press release from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force discussing the laws that outlaw same sex intercourse.
Date: February 28, 1996
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Typed Notes: Interview with Chris Luther] (open access)

[Typed Notes: Interview with Chris Luther]

Typed notes from an interview with Chris Luther, the president of the Coalition of Lesbian/Gay Student Group, discussing the maintenance and expansion of the group and goals for the organizations future.
Date: September 28, 1990
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[AIDS Service Dallas vs. Paul Von Heeder] (open access)

[AIDS Service Dallas vs. Paul Von Heeder]

A document containing the plaintiffs original petition in the PWA Coalition of Dallas and the AIDS Services of Dallas and Donald J. Maison Jr. versus Paul Von Heeder.
Date: July 28, 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Copy of handwritten notes: Interview with Alan Ross] (open access)

[Copy of handwritten notes: Interview with Alan Ross]

Xerographic of handwritten notes written during an interview with Alan Ross.
Date: March 28, 1990
Creator: Vercher, Dennis
System: The UNT Digital Library