[Email: Gay Marriage Challenge Ruled Moot] (open access)

[Email: Gay Marriage Challenge Ruled Moot]

An email about Hawaii's Supreme Court ruling that same sex marriage will not be legally recognized.
Date: December 9, 1999
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Park Service: Information Concerning the Gettysburg National Military Park and Two of Its Partners (open access)

National Park Service: Information Concerning the Gettysburg National Military Park and Two of Its Partners

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the National Park Service's Gettysburg National Military Park and two of its partners--the Gettysburg National Military Park Advisory Commission and the Friends of the National Parks of Gettysburg, Inc."
Date: December 9, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Press release: Hawai'i same-sex marriage ruling] (open access)

[Press release: Hawai'i same-sex marriage ruling]

Press release to undisclosed recipients reporting the ruling of the Hawaiian Supreme Court on Baehr v. Anderson, including statements from the plaintiff's lead attorney.
Date: December 9, 1999
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
EPA: Lowering of Reporting Thresholds for Certain PBT Chemicals, Addition of Certain PBT Chemicals and Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Reporting (open access)

EPA: Lowering of Reporting Thresholds for Certain PBT Chemicals, Addition of Certain PBT Chemicals and Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Reporting

Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new rule on the lowering of reporting thresholds for certain persistent bioaccumulative toxic (PBT) chemicals. GAO noted that: (1) the rule would lower the reporting thresholds for certain PBTs that are subject to reporting under section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA) and section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990; (2) among other actions, the final rule adds other chemicals to the EPCRA section 313 list of toxic chemicals; and (3) EPA complied with applicable requirements in promulgating the rule."
Date: November 9, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Communications Commission: Wireless Radio Services--Compatibility with Enhanced 911 Emergency Calling Systems (open access)

Federal Communications Commission: Wireless Radio Services--Compatibility with Enhanced 911 Emergency Calling Systems

Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) new rule on wireless radio services. GAO noted that: (1) the rule would permit wireless carriers the use of handset-based solutions, or hybrid solutions that require changes both to handsets and wireless networks in providing caller location information as part of Enhanced 911 services; and (2) FCC complied with the applicable requirements in promulgating the rule."
Date: November 9, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicaid: Federal and State Leadership Needed to Control Fraud And Abuse (open access)

Medicaid: Federal and State Leadership Needed to Control Fraud And Abuse

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed ways to combat fraud and abuse in the Medicaid program, focusing on: (1) an overview of the problem; (2) key components of fraud control; and (3) the importance of federal and state cooperation."
Date: November 9, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Money Laundering: Observations on Private Banking and Related Oversight of Selected Offshore Jurisdictions (open access)

Money Laundering: Observations on Private Banking and Related Oversight of Selected Offshore Jurisdictions

A statement of record issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed money laundering in relation to private banking and highlighted some regulatory issues related to the vulnerability of selected offshore jurisdictions to money laundering, focusing on: (1) regulators' oversight of private banking in general; (2) regulators' oversight of private banking in selected offshore jurisdictions; (3) barriers that have hampered regulators' oversight of offshore banking; and (4) future challenges that confront regulators' efforts to combat money laundering in offshore jurisdictions."
Date: November 9, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Private Banking: Raul Salinas, Citibank, and Alleged Money Laundering (open access)

Private Banking: Raul Salinas, Citibank, and Alleged Money Laundering

A statement of record issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed its 1998 investigation of alleged illegalities involving Raul Salinas de Gotari, brother of the former President of Mexico, Carlos Salinas de Gotari, and a U.S. bank, Citibank."
Date: November 9, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security: The President's Proposal (open access)

Social Security: The President's Proposal

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the President's proposal for Social Security financing, focusing on: (1) the extent to which the proposal achieves sustainable solvency and how the proposal would affect the economy and the federal budget; (2) whether the proposal balances individual equity and income adequacy; and (3) how readily changes could be implemented, administered, and explained to the public."
Date: November 9, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Certification Requirements: Guidance Governing Agency Actions Is Limited (open access)

Certification Requirements: Guidance Governing Agency Actions Is Limited

A statement of record issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the certification requirements of federal agencies, focusing on: (1) the extent and variety of certification activities in the federal government; (2) the extent to which any policies, procedures, or guidance exist governing these activities, either governmentwide or within selected agencies; and (3) an agency certification practice that could serve as an example or best practice for other agencies."
Date: September 9, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Export Promotion: U.S. Export Assistance Centers' Efforts to Support U.S. Businesses (open access)

Export Promotion: U.S. Export Assistance Centers' Efforts to Support U.S. Businesses

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the activities of the U.S. Export Assistance Centers (USEAC), focusing on: (1) USEAC agencies' efforts to improve coordination among federal agencies and nonfederal export service providers; and (2) the challenges USEAC agencies face in their efforts to better meet the needs of the business community--particularly firms that export services and firms that are not yet ready to export."
Date: September 9, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare: HCFA Oversight Allows Contractor Improprieties to Continue Undetected (open access)

Medicare: HCFA Oversight Allows Contractor Improprieties to Continue Undetected

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) efforts to monitor the activities of Medicare fee-for-service claims administration contractors, focusing on: (1) how deceptive activities became a way of doing business at some of HCFA's Medicare fee-for-service contractors; (2) why HCFA did not detect these activities through its oversight; and (3) weaknesses in HCFA's monitoring process that could allow these types of activities to recur without detection."
Date: September 9, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-108 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-108

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John Cornyn, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether the governing body of a hospital district may meet in closed session when acting as a medical peer review committee under the Medical Practice act and related questions (RQ-005).
Date: September 9, 1999
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-109 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-109

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John Cornyn, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether a section 4B development corporation is subject to section 272.001 of the Local Government Code and related questions (RQ-0045)
Date: September 9, 1999
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-110 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-110

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John Cornyn, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Authority of a Court with jurisdiction of truancy cases to compel the appearance in court of a truant who is living with custodian, and related questions(RQ-0043)
Date: September 9, 1999
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Welfare Reform: States' Implementation and Effects on the Workforce Development System (open access)

Welfare Reform: States' Implementation and Effects on the Workforce Development System

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed states' efforts to implement welfare reform, focusing on: (1) what is known about the effectiveness of various approaches for moving welfare recipients into jobs; (2) how states are implementing welfare reform; (3) the status of those leaving welfare; and (4) the challenges that lie ahead as welfare reform continues to evolve."
Date: September 9, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Year 2000 Computing Challenge: FAA Continues to Make Important Strides, But Vulnerabilities Remain (open access)

Year 2000 Computing Challenge: FAA Continues to Make Important Strides, But Vulnerabilities Remain

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) efforts to address the year 2000 computing problem, focusing on: (1) FAA's progress to date; (2) challenges FAA faces in ensuring that its internal systems will work; (3) risks associated with external organizations--airports, airlines, and international entities; and (4) the critical need for business continuity and contingency plans that identify how aviation operations will continue should systems fail."
Date: September 9, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
HHS OIG: Review of Its Investigation of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Bureau of Family Support Operations (open access)

HHS OIG: Review of Its Investigation of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Bureau of Family Support Operations

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed whether the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) conducted a thorough and complete investigation of possible misconduct by management of the Los Angeles District Attorney's Bureau of Family Support Operations (BFSO)."
Date: August 9, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Information Security: Answers to Posthearing Questions (open access)

Information Security: Answers to Posthearing Questions

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO responded to congressional questions regarding its June 24, 1999, testimony on the need for stronger information security management, focusing on: (1) the effectiveness of federal agencies' implementation of the 1987 Computer Security Act; (2) what gaps the Presidential Decision Directive (PDD) No. 63 will fill within existing federal programs that would improve the security of federal computer systems; (3) how GAO's Information Security Management guide differ from existing National Institute of Standards Technology (NIST) issued guidelines and bulletins, and how agencies responded to the guidelines; and (4) whether the 1992 information security audits conducted by NIST and National Security Agency (NSA) were effective and useful and whether NIST and NSA should perform these audits on a regular basis."
Date: August 9, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-85 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-85

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John Cornyn, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of a commissioners court to set salaries for employees of a juvenile probation department and related questions (RQ-963)
Date: August 9, 1999
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Federal Land Management: Information on Usage of the Antiquities Act (open access)

Federal Land Management: Information on Usage of the Antiquities Act

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on how the Antiquities Act of 1906 has been used since its passage, focusing on: (1) the monuments that have been established under the act; and (2) a comparison of the requirements, if any, for environmental documentation and public participation, and of the processes, if any, for facilitating congressional oversight found in the act and in three other pieces of legislation--the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), and the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (NFMA)."
Date: July 9, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Year 2000 Computing Challenge: Important Progress Made, Yet Much Work Remains to Avoid Disruption of Critical Services (open access)

Year 2000 Computing Challenge: Important Progress Made, Yet Much Work Remains to Avoid Disruption of Critical Services

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the progress being made in addressing the year 2000 computing challenge, focusing on: (1) the federal government's progress and the challenges that remain in correcting its systems; (2) state and local government year 2000 issues; and (3) the readiness of key public infrastructure and economic sectors."
Date: July 9, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Combating Terrorism: Observations on Growth in Federal Programs (open access)

Combating Terrorism: Observations on Growth in Federal Programs

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed its prior work and observations on federal efforts to combat terrorism, focusing on: (1) the foreign- and domestic-origin terrorism threats, as GAO understands them from intelligence analyses; (2) the growth in federal programs to provide training and equipment to local first responders--police, fire, and emergency medical services--and the expansion of the federal response elements and teams to deal with a possible chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorist attack; and (3) steps the executive branch has taken to better manage federal efforts to combat terrorism and some opportunities GAO sees for additional focus and direction."
Date: June 9, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Transportation: Credit Assistance for Surface Transportation Projects (open access)

Department of Transportation: Credit Assistance for Surface Transportation Projects

Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Department of Transportation's (DOT) new rule on credit assistance for surface transportation projects. GAO noted that: (1) the final rule would implement the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998 to provide credit assistance to surface transportation projects; (2) the Act authorizes DOT to provide secured loans, lines of credit, and loan guarantees to public and private project sponsors of eligible surface transportation projects; and (3) DOT complied with applicable requirements in promulgating the rule."
Date: June 9, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library