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School Bullying: Legal Protections for Vulnerable Youth Need to Be More Fully Assessed (open access)

School Bullying: Legal Protections for Vulnerable Youth Need to Be More Fully Assessed

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "With regard to the prevalence and effects of bullying, our findings suggest that reported levels of bullying and related effects are significant. Research shows that bullying can have detrimental outcomes for victims, including adverse psychological and behavioral outcomes. According to four nationally representative surveys conducted from 2005 to 2009, an estimated 20 to 28 percent of youth, primarily middle- and high- school-aged youths, reported they had been bullied during the survey periods. However, differences in definitions and questions posed to youth respondents make it difficult to discern trends and affected groups. For example, the surveys did not collect demographic informationby sexual orientation or gender identity. Education and HHS are partially addressing the issue of inconsistent definitions by collaborating with other federal departments and subject matter experts to develop a uniform definition of bullying that can be used for research purposes. However, gaps in knowledge about the extent of bullying of youths in key demographic groups remain."
Date: June 8, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare: Progress Made to Deter Fraud, but More Could Be Done (open access)

Medicare: Progress Made to Deter Fraud, but More Could Be Done

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)—the agency that administers Medicare—has made progress in implementing several key strategies GAO identified in prior work as helpful in protecting Medicare from fraud; however, important actions that could help CMS and its program integrity contractors combat fraud remain incomplete."
Date: June 8, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
IRS 2013 Budget: Continuing to Improve Information on Program Costs and Results Could Aid in Resource Decision Making (open access)

IRS 2013 Budget: Continuing to Improve Information on Program Costs and Results Could Aid in Resource Decision Making

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The results of our work show:"
Date: June 8, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: U.S. Efforts to Vet Non-U.S. Vendors Need Improvement (open access)

Afghanistan: U.S. Efforts to Vet Non-U.S. Vendors Need Improvement

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Departments of Defense (DOD) and State (State) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have collectively obligated billions of dollars for contracts and assistance to support U.S. efforts in Afghanistan. There are concerns that U.S. funds are being diverted to fund insurgent and criminal activity in Afghanistan. In light of these concerns, under the authority of the Comptroller General of the United States, we initiated a review to identify DOD, State, and USAID efforts to vet non-U.S. contractors and assistance recipients in Afghanistan. GAO examined (1) the extent to which DOD has established a process to vet non-U.S. vendors to ensure that resources are not used to support insurgents; (2) the extent to which State and USAID have established processes to vet vendors and assistance recipients; and (3) the extent to which vetting information is shared among DOD, State, and USAID. GAO reviewed documents and met with a variety of agency officials to address the report's objectives."
Date: June 8, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tax Policy: Factors for Evaluating Expiring Tax Provisions (open access)

Tax Policy: Factors for Evaluating Expiring Tax Provisions

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Factors commonly used to evaluate tax policy, as well as other policy tools such as spending programs or regulations, can be applied to decisions about whether and how to extend expiring tax expenditures, as discussed below."
Date: June 8, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hatch Act: Candidacy for Office by Federal Employees in the Executive Branch (open access)

Hatch Act: Candidacy for Office by Federal Employees in the Executive Branch

This report provides information on the permissibility, under federal law, of a federal employee in an agency or department of the executive branch of government being a candidate for elective office.
Date: June 8, 2014
Creator: Maskell, Jack
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dynamic Scoring for Tax Legislation: A Review of Models (open access)

Dynamic Scoring for Tax Legislation: A Review of Models

This report first explains dynamic scoring, including the types of effects incorporated and the types of models used, as well as what groups conduct or have conducted macroeconomic analysis of tax changes. The following section discusses the specific issues associated with tax reform. The final section discusses general issues surrounding the use of various models and reviews the empirical evidence on supply side responses.
Date: June 8, 2014
Creator: Gravelle, Jane G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ukraine: Current Issues and U.S. Policy (open access)

Ukraine: Current Issues and U.S. Policy

This report offers background information on Ukraine's current political and economic situation, and foreign policy towards NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization), the European Union, and Russia. It also discusses U.S. policy, U.S. aid to Ukraine, the congressional response, and related legislation.
Date: June 8, 2014
Creator: Woehrel, Steven
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 217, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 8, 2010 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 217, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: June 8, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 218, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 8, 2010 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 218, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: June 8, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 226, Ed. 1 Friday, June 8, 2012 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 226, Ed. 1 Friday, June 8, 2012

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: June 8, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $468 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments (open access)

Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $468 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

This document provides information on the distribution of $468 million in monthly sales tax revenue to local government.
Date: June 8, 2011
Creator: Combs, Susan
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 228, Ed. 1 Friday, June 8, 2012 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 228, Ed. 1 Friday, June 8, 2012

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: June 8, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 222, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 8, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 222, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: June 8, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 141, No. 23, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 8, 2016 (open access)

Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 141, No. 23, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Weekly newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 8, 2016
Creator: Newman, Doris
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mannford Eagle (Mannford, Okla.), Vol. 54, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 8, 2011 (open access)

Mannford Eagle (Mannford, Okla.), Vol. 54, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Weekly newspaper from Mannford, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 8, 2011
Creator: Hughes, Dustin
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs: FY2019 Budget and Appropriations (open access)

Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs: FY2019 Budget and Appropriations

This report outlines the 2019 fiscal year budget request for the U.S. State Department, foreign operations, and related programs such as foreign aid. It discusses information about funding levels requested, major projects for the year, and Congressional actions.
Date: June 8, 2018
Creator: Epstein, Susan B.; Lawson, Marian L. & Gill, Cory R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Capital Markets, Securities Offerings, and Related Policy Issues (open access)

Capital Markets, Securities Offerings, and Related Policy Issues

This report analyzes legislative proposals that would generally affect the terms and amounts of capital provided to companies by investors. It analyzes a number of current legislative proposals and agency actions to expand both public and private securities offerings through amendments to program design, investor access, and disclosure requirements, among other provisions.
Date: June 8, 2018
Creator: Su, Eva
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources (open access)

Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources

This report provides links to selected authoritative resources related to cybersecurity issues, including: legislation, hearings in the 112th Congress, data and statistics, and cybersecurity glossaries.
Date: June 8, 2012
Creator: Tehan, Rita
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mexico's Drug Trafficking Organizations: Source and Scope of the Rising Violence (open access)

Mexico's Drug Trafficking Organizations: Source and Scope of the Rising Violence

This report provides background on drug trafficking in Mexico: it identifies the major drug trafficking organizations (DTOs); how the organized crime “landscape” has been altered by fragmentation; and analyzes the context, scope, and scale of the violence. It examines current trends of the violence, analyzes prospects for curbing violence in the future, and compares it with violence in Colombia.
Date: June 8, 2012
Creator: Beittel, June S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rare Earth Elements in National Defense: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress (open access)

Rare Earth Elements in National Defense: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress

This report covers concerns that Congress has expresses over U.S. acquisition of rare earth elements, particularly those used in various components of defense weapon systems. Specific concerns are the acquisition of these elements, especially from foreign sources such as China; how dependence of foreign sources affects national security; and methods for decreasing the relationship between reliance on foreign sources and national security.
Date: June 8, 2011
Creator: Bailey Grasso, Valerie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress

The report discusses the question of how the United States should respond to China's military modernization effort, including its naval modernization effort, that has emerged as a key issue in U.S. defense planning. Admiral Michael Mullen, the Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, stated in June 2010 that "I have moved from being curious to being genuinely concerned" about China's military programs. The question of how the United States should respond to China's military modernization effort is of particular importance to the U.S. Navy, because many U.S. military programs for countering improved Chinese military forces would fall within the Navy's budget.
Date: June 8, 2011
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response: The SAFER Grant Program (open access)

Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response: The SAFER Grant Program

The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Act (the "SAFER Act") was enacted by the 108th Congress as part of the FY2004 National Defense Authorization Act. This report describes the SAFER Act in brief, discusses possible budgetary modifications to the SAFER Act that are being considered due to the recent economic downturn, and explores related issues for the 112th Congress as they consider reauthorization.
Date: June 8, 2012
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress (open access)

Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress

This report looks at Japan-U.S. relations since WWII. The report focuses on some problems which can be addressed by Congress, including the earthquake and tsunami which hit Japan in March, 2011, the Futenma Marine Air Station in Okinawa, bilateral trade, and economic issues resulting from the recent credit crisis and related economic recession.
Date: June 8, 2011
Creator: Chanlett-Avery, Emma; Cooper, William H.; Manyin, Mark E. & Nanto, Dick K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library