Adverse Drug Events: The Magnitude of Health Risk Is Uncertain Because of Limited Incidence Data (open access)

Adverse Drug Events: The Magnitude of Health Risk Is Uncertain Because of Limited Incidence Data

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO summarized from available research what is known about adverse drug events (ADE), focusing on the: (1) different types and causes of ADEs; (2) evidence on the overall incidence and cost of ADEs in the United States; and (3) measures that have been proposed to reduce the number and severity of ADEs."
Date: January 18, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY2004: Energy and Water Development (open access)

Appropriations for FY2004: Energy and Water Development

This report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year. It summarizes the status of the bill, its scope, major issues, funding levels, and related congressional activity, and is updated as events warrant.
Date: January 30, 2000
Creator: Behrens, Carl & Humphries, Marc
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program Facilities Newsletter, December 1999 (open access)

Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program Facilities Newsletter, December 1999

Monthly newsletter discussing news and activities related to the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program, articles about weather and atmospheric phenomena, and other related topics.
Date: January 17, 2000
Creator: Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Audit Report on the Department of Economic Development (open access)

An Audit Report on the Department of Economic Development

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining if the Department of Economic Development's financial transactions are in accordance with the requirements of Government Code, Section 481.008, and analyzing and assessing the key management control systems related to the Smart Jobs program.
Date: January 2000
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Balanced Dairying: Production, Volume 23, Number 1, January 2000 (open access)

Balanced Dairying: Production, Volume 23, Number 1, January 2000

Newsletter of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service discussing topics related to raising dairy cows, dairy production, and managing dairy operations.
Date: January 2000
Creator: Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beef and Lamb: Implications of Labeling by Country of Origin (open access)

Beef and Lamb: Implications of Labeling by Country of Origin

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on mandatory country-of-origin labelling for beef and lamb, focusing on the potential: (1) compliance costs associated with mandatory country-of-origin labelling for fresh and processed beef and lamb; (2) enforcement costs associated with such a requirement; (3) trade issues associated with such a requirement; and (4) benefits of mandatory country-of-origin labelling."
Date: January 27, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Biotechnology: Information on Prices of Genetically Modified Seeds in the United States and Argentina (open access)

Biotechnology: Information on Prices of Genetically Modified Seeds in the United States and Argentina

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the pricing of genetically modified seeds, focusing on the: (1) prices of Roundup Ready soybean seeds and Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) corn seeds in the United States and Argentina; and (2) major reasons for the price differences, if any, between the two countries for these seeds."
Date: January 21, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Border Business Indicators, Volume 24, Number 1, January 2000 (open access)

Border Business Indicators, Volume 24, Number 1, January 2000

Monthly publication documenting statistics related to economic information in the Mexico-Texas border areas including types of border crossings, employment, customs revenues, and other related data.
Date: January 2000
Creator: Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
CEA Horse Newsletter, January 2000 (open access)

CEA Horse Newsletter, January 2000

Newsletter issued by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service related to news, events and other updates in the organization related to raising and managing horses, as well as other relevant topics of interest to county extension agents.
Date: January 2000
Creator: Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chemogram, January 2000 (open access)

Chemogram, January 2000

Monthly newsletter of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service discussing research, recommendations, and other information related to pesticide regulation and use in Texas.
Date: January 2000
Creator: Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Child Care: State Efforts to Enforce Safety and Health Requirements (open access)

Child Care: State Efforts to Enforce Safety and Health Requirements

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on states' efforts to ensure the safety and health of children in child care settings, focusing on: (1) the most critical licensing and enforcement activities that help states ensure the safety and health of children in child care; (2) the extent to which states conduct these critical activities for their regulated providers; and (3) how states ensure that nonregulated providers receiving block grant funds meet the law's safety and health requirements."
Date: January 24, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Consumer Price Index: Recent Improvements and Prospective Changes (open access)

The Consumer Price Index: Recent Improvements and Prospective Changes

As part of a long running effort to make the Consumer Price Index (CPI) a better measure of price change, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor has made a number of changes in recent years which have affected actual measures of inflation and hence both federal outlays and receipts. This report summarizes those changes, presents estimates of their effect on measured inflation, and expands what other changes are expected for the CPI.
Date: January 18, 2000
Creator: Cashell, Brian W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Credit Reform: HUD's Fiscal Year 2000 Credit Subsidy Budget Estimates Were Reasonable, But Could Have Been Improved (open access)

Credit Reform: HUD's Fiscal Year 2000 Credit Subsidy Budget Estimates Were Reasonable, But Could Have Been Improved

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO provided information on the Federal Housing Administration's credit subsidy budget estimates used to formulate the President's fiscal year (FY) 2000 budget to determine whether: (1) these estimates were reasonable; and (2) any changes need to be made to the credit subsidy estimation process to ensure that future budget estimates are reasonable."
Date: January 14, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
DC Courts: Review of Fiscal Year 1999 Defender Services Obligations (open access)

DC Courts: Review of Fiscal Year 1999 Defender Services Obligations

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed: (1) the total amount of the District of Columbia (DC) Court's reported fiscal year (FY) 1999 obligations for the Criminal Justice Act (CJA), Counsel on Child Abuse and Neglect (CCAN), and Guardianship programs; (2) whether the reported FY 1999 obligations appear to have been lawfully incurred; and (3) whether the reported obligations exceeded DC Court's obligational authority available to pay such amounts."
Date: January 27, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Budget: Army National Guard Operation and Maintenance Budget (open access)

Defense Budget: Army National Guard Operation and Maintenance Budget

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO identified the reasons for the Army National Guard's unfinanced Operation and Maintenance (O&M) requirements, focusing on the: (1) way the Guard prepares its O&M budget; (2) five Army models the Guard uses to generate most of its O&M requirements; and (3) improvements the Army and the Guard are making to correct problems in their use of the models."
Date: January 11, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Inventory: Opportunities Exist to Expand the Use of Defense Logistics Agency Best Practices (open access)

Defense Inventory: Opportunities Exist to Expand the Use of Defense Logistics Agency Best Practices

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO evaluated the extent to which the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has implemented commercial inventory practice initiatives contained in a schedule submitted to Congress, focusing on: (1) DLA's progress in implementing the initiatives; and (2) opportunities to build on and expand existing efforts."
Date: January 26, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service: Irradiation of Meat Food Products (open access)

Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service: Irradiation of Meat Food Products

Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Food Safety and Inspection Service's (FSIS) new rule on the irradiation of meat and meat food products. GAO noted that: (1) the final rule amends the FSIS rules to permit the use of ionizing radiation for treating refrigerated or frozen uncooked meat, meat byproducts, and certain other meat food products to reduce levels of foodborne pathogens and to extend shelf-life; (2) the rule revises existing regulations governing the irradiation of poultry products so that they will be as consistent as possible with the regulations for the irradiation of meat food products; and (3) FSIS complied with applicable requirements in promulgating the rule."
Date: January 12, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: Regional Transmission Organizations (open access)

Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: Regional Transmission Organizations

Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) new rule on Regional Transmission Organizations (RTO). GAO noted that: (1) the rule requires that each public utility that owns, operates, or controls facilities for the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce make certain filings with respect to forming and participating in a RTO; and (2) FERC complied with applicable requirements in promugating the rule."
Date: January 24, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Detailed Tables for the Quarterly Report of Full-Time Equivalent State Employees for the Quarter Ending August 31, 1999 (open access)

Detailed Tables for the Quarterly Report of Full-Time Equivalent State Employees for the Quarter Ending August 31, 1999

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the statistics of full-time employees, part-time employees, appropriated funds, and various other data collected in a table.
Date: January 2000
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drug Control: DOD Allocates Fewer Assets to Drug Control Efforts (open access)

Drug Control: DOD Allocates Fewer Assets to Drug Control Efforts

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the role of the Department of Defense (DOD) in reducing the supply of illegal drugs entering the United States, focusing on: (1) the decline in DOD's aerial and maritime support allocated to counterdrug activities from fiscal years 1992 through 1999 and some of the consequences and reasons for the decline; (2) the obstacles DOD faces in helping foreign governments counter illegal drug activities; and (3) DOD's counterdrug strategy and the need for performance measures to judge its counterdrug program effectiveness."
Date: January 27, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elementary and Secondary Education: Flexibility Initiatives Do Not Address Districts' Key Concerns About Federal Requirements (open access)

Elementary and Secondary Education: Flexibility Initiatives Do Not Address Districts' Key Concerns About Federal Requirements

A statement of record issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed its report on how federal requirements affect local school districts, focusing on: (1) the major federal requirements that affect school districts; (2) the issues school districts face in implementing these requirements; and (3) recent initiatives by Congress and the Department of Education to provide flexibility to school districts."
Date: January 25, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Environmental Four Rs for the Home: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rebuy (open access)

The Environmental Four Rs for the Home: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rebuy

Informational pamphlet explaining the ins and outs of recycling, how to conserve energy and resources, general conservation tips, alternative cleaner recipes, pest controls, and other relevant information. Includes a Spanish translation at the back.
Date: January 2000
Creator: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Environmental Guide for Texas Metal Finishers (open access)

An Environmental Guide for Texas Metal Finishers

Report containing environmental regulations pertinent to metal finishers as well as tips for reducing waste.
Date: January 2000
Creator: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Excess Defense Articles: Grants and Sales to Allies and Friendly Countries (open access)

Excess Defense Articles: Grants and Sales to Allies and Friendly Countries

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Date: January 10, 2000
Creator: Grimmett, Richard F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library