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Congressional Member Organizations: Their Purpose and Activities, History, and Formation (open access)

Congressional Member Organizations: Their Purpose and Activities, History, and Formation

This report examines the purpose and activities of Committee on House Administration as congressional Member organizations (CMO) and the reasons Members form them. It also identifies and describes seven CMO types, and it provides an overview of the historical development of informal Member organizations since the first Congress, focusing on their regulation in the House by the Committee on House Oversight/Committee on House Administration, the rise and fall of legislative service organizations (LSOs), and the House's decision in 1995 to issue regulations for establishing CMOs and governing their behavior. It concludes with a step-by-step guide for House Members and staff who might be interested in forming a CMO.
Date: August 28, 2013
Creator: Dilger, Robert Jay & Gerrity, Jessica C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Obama Administration's Proposal to Establish a National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (open access)

The Obama Administration's Proposal to Establish a National Network for Manufacturing Innovation

Report that discusses the proposed creation of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI), which would help accelerate innovation and support manufacturing technology commercialization. It includes an overview of the topic as well as discussion on the Administration's proposal, preliminary activities, legislative status, and issues for consideration.
Date: August 28, 2012
Creator: Sargent, John F., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stealing Trade Secrets and Economic Espionage: An Overview of 18 U.S.C. 1831 and 1832 (open access)

Stealing Trade Secrets and Economic Espionage: An Overview of 18 U.S.C. 1831 and 1832

Report that gives an overview of 18 U.S.C. 1832 (theft of trade secrets) and 18 U.S.C. 1831 (economic espionage). It also describes what constitutes as a stolen trade secret, and how such crimes are prosecuted.
Date: August 28, 2012
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Services Block Grant: Background and Funding (open access)

Social Services Block Grant: Background and Funding

This report discusses the background and funding information of the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG). Topics include the use of the funds provided by the grant, its funding history, and its proposed repeal.
Date: August 28, 2012
Creator: Lynch, Karen E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change and Existing Law: A Survey of Legal Issues Past, Present, and Future (open access)

Climate Change and Existing Law: A Survey of Legal Issues Past, Present, and Future

This report discusses climate change and surveys existing law for legal issues that have arisen, or may arise in the future, on account of climate change and government responses thereto.
Date: August 28, 2013
Creator: Meltz, Robert
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Disability System: Improved Monitoring Needed to Better Track and Manage Performance (open access)

Military Disability System: Improved Monitoring Needed to Better Track and Manage Performance

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Case processing times under the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) have increased over time, and measures of servicemember satisfaction have shortcomings. Since 2008, annual average processing times for IDES cases have steadily climbed, while the percentage of cases meeting established timeliness goals declined. Average case processing times reached 394 and 420 days for active and reserve component members in fiscal year 2011--compared to goals of 295 and 305 days, respectively, and just 19 percent of active duty and 18 percent of guard or reserve servicemembers completed the process and received benefits within established goals. Of the four phases comprising IDES, the medical evaluation board phase increasingly fell short of timeliness goals, while the physical evaluation board phase, although meeting goals, was taking increasingly more time to complete. With respect to servicemember satisfaction with the IDES process, GAO found shortcomings in how these data are collected and reported, such as unduly limiting who is eligible to receive a survey and computing average satisfaction scores in a manner that may overstate them. Department of Defense (DOD) officials told GAO they are considering alternatives for gauging satisfaction with the …
Date: August 28, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Community Reinvestment Act: Challenges in Quantifying Its Effect on Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Investment (open access)

Community Reinvestment Act: Challenges in Quantifying Its Effect on Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Investment

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "While CRA should increase investor demand for LIHTCs, quantifying the extent of any effect of CRA on LIHTC equity contributions is difficult given data and methodological challenges. In part because of the qualitative nature of the CRA investment test, regulatory ratings cannot be systematically linked to banks' LIHTC investments. Although a bank's overall rating and the associated narrative of its CRA examination are publicly available, the performance evaluation report does not individually list qualified investments and how they were considered for that examination. Furthermore, quantifying potential bank demand for LIHTCs in specific geographic areas is complicated because not every bank assessment area is considered to the same degree in a CRA examination. Although one way to assess demand for LIHTCs is by examining how much equity investors are willing to contribute, the common LIHTC price measure--the ratio of investors' equity contribution to the total amount of LIHTCs in nominal dollars--is subject to misinterpretation. Specifically, an investor's equity contribution reflects the value of not just the LIHTCs, but also any other tax and regulatory benefits--such as higher CRA ratings--plus project risks. Such other tax benefits include deductions for depreciation …
Date: August 28, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Border Security: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Has Taken Steps to Address GAO's Recommendations Aimed at Ensuring Officers Are Fully Trained (open access)

Border Security: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Has Taken Steps to Address GAO's Recommendations Aimed at Ensuring Officers Are Fully Trained

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has taken actions to address the recommendations from GAO's December 2011 report on CBP officer training programs aimed at strengthening officer training; three of the four recommendations are closed, and CBP has actions underway to address the remaining open recommendation, as follows:"
Date: August 28, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Border Security: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Provides Integrity-Related Training to Its Officers and Agents throughout Their Careers (open access)

Border Security: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Provides Integrity-Related Training to Its Officers and Agents throughout Their Careers

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins ""
Date: August 28, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

UNT Libraries Digital Collections: An Overview

Presentation for a meeting at Texas A & M University. This presentation gives an overview of the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries digital collections.
Date: August 28, 2014
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cultural and Social Systems (open access)

Cultural and Social Systems

Lesson plan containing a collection of activities and resources regarding cultural and social systems that meet state education standards and national sustainability standards for the 4th grade level.
Date: August 28, 2014
Creator: Parsons, John
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 361, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 28, 2012 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 361, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: August 28, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 362, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 28, 2012 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 362, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: August 28, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Timpson & Tenaha News (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 28, 2014 (open access)

Timpson & Tenaha News (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 28, 2014

Weekly newspaper from Timpson, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 28, 2014
Creator: Pena, Hilda
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Homicide] captions transcript

[News Clip: Homicide]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: August 28, 2017, 5:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The "Flores Settlement" and Alien Families Apprehended at the U.S. Border: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

The "Flores Settlement" and Alien Families Apprehended at the U.S. Border: Frequently Asked Questions

This report answers frequently asked legal questions pertaining to the Flores Settlement and the settlement's impact on the detention of alien families apprehended at or near the U.S. border. In particular, the report addresses (1) background of the litigation, (2) how the Settlement restricts DHS's power to keep families in detention, (3) the relationship between the Ms. L. litigation and the Settlement, (4) the executive branch's policy options under the Settlement, and (5) the extent to which either the executive branch or Congress can override or modify the terms of the Flores Settlement.
Date: August 28, 2018
Creator: Peck, Sarah Herman & Harrington, Ben
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Appropriations Process: A Brief Explanation (open access)

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Appropriations Process: A Brief Explanation

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Date: August 28, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The “1033 Program,” Department of Defense Support to Law Enforcement (open access)

The “1033 Program,” Department of Defense Support to Law Enforcement

This report focuses on the "1033 Program" that grants authority to the Secretary of Defense to give defense material to federal and state agencies. The focal point of the program is mostly for terrorism and illegal drug activities. This report describes how law enforcement agencies may apply to be part of the program and the structure of the program.
Date: August 28, 2014
Creator: Else, Daniel H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Thailand: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Thailand: Background and U.S. Relations

This report includes information regarding Thailand, its background, and relations with the United States. Sections include security and regional relations.
Date: August 28, 2014
Creator: Chanlett-Avery, Emma; Dolven, Ben & Scott, Christopher H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Summary Report: FY2014 Supplemental Appropriations (open access)

Summary Report: FY2014 Supplemental Appropriations

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Date: August 28, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Report of Official Foreign Travel to Montreal, Canada (open access)

Report of Official Foreign Travel to Montreal, Canada

How can DOE, NNSA, and Y-12 best handle the integration of information from diverse sources, and what will best ensure that legacy data will survive changes in computing systems for the future? Although there is no simple answer, it is becoming increasingly clear throughout the information-management industry that a key component of both preservation and integration of information is the adoption of standardized data formats. The most notable standardized format is XML, to which almost all data is now migrating. XML is derived from SGML, as is HTML, the common language of the World Wide Web. XML is becoming increasingly important as part of the Y-12 data infrastructure. Y-12 is implementing a new generation of XML-based publishing systems. Y-12 already has been supporting projects at DOE Headquarters, such as the Guidance Streamlining Initiative (GSI) that will result in the storage of classification guidance in XML. Y-12 collects some test data in XML as the result of Electronic Data Capture (EDC), and XML data is also used in Engineering Releases. I am participating in a series of projects sponsored by the PRIDE initiative that include the capture of dimensional certification and other similar records in XML, the creation of XML formats …
Date: August 28, 2010
Creator: Mason, J. D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analyses: Environmental Monitoring Well ER-20-5 #3 Pu data (open access)

Analyses: Environmental Monitoring Well ER-20-5 #3 Pu data

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Date: August 28, 2013
Creator: Zavarin, M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
X-ray and neutron sensitivity of imaging plates (open access)

X-ray and neutron sensitivity of imaging plates

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Date: August 28, 2013
Creator: Izumi, N.; Lee, J.; Romano, E.; Stone, G.; Maddox, B.; Ma, T. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
TECHNICAL EVALUATION OF TEMPORAL GROUNDWATER MONITORING VARIABILITY IN MW66 AND NEARBY WELLS, PADUCAH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT (open access)

TECHNICAL EVALUATION OF TEMPORAL GROUNDWATER MONITORING VARIABILITY IN MW66 AND NEARBY WELLS, PADUCAH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT

Evaluation of disposal records, soil data, and spatial/temporal groundwater data from the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP) Solid Waste Management Unit (SWMU) 7 indicate that the peak contaminant concentrations measured in monitoring well (MW) 66 result from the influence of the regional PGDP NW Plume, and does not support the presence of significant vertical transport from local contaminant sources in SWMU 7. This updated evaluation supports the 2006 conceptualization which suggested the high and low concentrations in MW66 represent different flow conditions (i.e., local versus regional influences). Incorporation of the additional lines of evidence from data collected since 2006 provide the basis to link high contaminant concentrations in MW66 (peaks) to the regional 'Northwest Plume' and to the upgradient source, specifically, the C400 Building Area. The conceptual model was further refined to demonstrate that groundwater and the various contaminant plumes respond to complex site conditions in predictable ways. This type of conceptualization bounds the expected system behavior and supports development of environmental cleanup strategies, providing a basis to support decisions even if it is not feasible to completely characterize all of the 'complexities' present in the system. We recommend that the site carefully consider the potential impacts to groundwater and …
Date: August 28, 2012
Creator: Looney, B. & Eddy-Dilek, C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library