A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In 1997, the National Security Agency and the National Institute of Standards and Technology formed the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) to boost federal agencies' and consumers' confidence in information security products manufactured by vendors. To facilitate this goal, NIAP developed a national program that requires accredited laboratories to independently evaluate and validate the security of these products for use in national security systems. These systems are those under control of the U.S. government that contain classified information or involve intelligence activities. GAO was asked to identify (1) the governmentwide benefits and challenges of the NIAP evaluation process on national security systems, and (2) the potential benefits and challenges of expanding the requirement of NIAP to non-national security systems, including sensitive but unclassified systems."

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Taxpayers disagreeing with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) compliance decisions can request an independent review by IRS's Appeals Office (Appeals). In 2004 the Commissioner requested that Appeals establish a feedback program to share the results of Appeals' reviews with the compliance programs. GAO was asked to assess whether (1) information on Appeals results would provide useful feedback to IRS operating divisions to benefit compliance programs, Appeals, and taxpayers through better case resolution and (2) the feedback project is being effectively managed to maximize its potential to improve IRS's performance and thereby reduce disputes with taxpayers."

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) estimated that the Medicare program paid approximately $20 billion (net) in error for fee-for-service (FFS) claims in fiscal year 2004. CMS established two programs--the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Program and the Hospital Payment Monitoring Program (HPMP)--to measure the accuracy of claims paid. The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 directed GAO to study the adequacy of the methodology that CMS used to estimate the Medicare FFS claims paid in error. GAO reviewed the extent to which CMS's methodology for estimating the fiscal year 2004 error rates was adequate by contractor type for (1) the CERT Program, (2) the HPMP, and (3) the combined national error rate (including both the CERT Program and the HPMP). GAO reviewed relevant CMS documents and reports related to the CERT Program and the HPMP. In addition, GAO reviewed work performed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) and its contractor that evaluated CMS's fiscal year 2004 statistical methods and other aspects of the error rate estimation process. GAO also conducted interviews with …

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "On November 17, 2005, the Comptroller General testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs at a hearing entitled: "From Proposed to Final: Evaluating the Regulations for the National Security Personnel System." The Comptroller General responded to questions regarding labor relations for unique segments of the workforce, employee involvement and representation, system evaluation, impact on veterans, safeguarding of teamwork and fairness, pay and performance standards, and safeguards against abuse."

This report is part of the Web-at-Risk project. This report includes the following three sections: (a) the methodology used to conduct the focus groups and analyze the data, (b) the detailed results of the analysis organized into phases of the collection development process, and (c) a discussion of the key findings.

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Sonoma offers the first cost-effective, broad-area, high-resolution, real-time motion imagery system for surveillance applications. Sonoma is unique in its ability to provide continuous, real-time video imagery of an area the size of a small city with resolutions sufficient to track 8,000 moving objects in the field of view. At higher resolutions and over smaller areas, Sonoma can even track the movement of individual people. The visual impact of the data available from Sonoma is already causing a paradigm shift in the architecture and operation of other surveillance systems. Sonoma is expected to cost just one-tenth the price of comparably sized sensor systems. Cameras mounted on an airborne platform constantly monitor an area, feeding data to the ground for real-time analysis. Sonoma was designed to provide real-time data for actionable intelligence in situations such as monitoring traffic, special events, border security, and harbors. If a Sonoma system had been available in the aftermath of the Katrina and Rita hurricanes, emergency responders would have had real-time information on roads, water levels, and traffic conditions, perhaps saving many lives.

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Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.

Weekly magazine edition of the daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.

A photo of Antonio Lozano Hinojosa at his home. He is wearing a brown shirt and looking at the camera. On the wall to his left hang a picture in a gold frame and a light fixture decorated with flowers.

Antonio Lozano Hinojosa and his family at their home.

Antonio Lozano Hinojosa with his wife María in the privacy of their home. Antonio is wearing a brown shirt, open at the top to reveal a gold chain and a white undershirt. He has a mustache and looks directly at the camera. His wife is behind him, with her hands on his shoulders. She is wearing a black shirt and also looking at the camera. To their right is a vase of red roses. Behind them the interior of a kitchen can be seen.

Antonio Lozano Hinojosa y su familia en su casa. Antonio está de pie a la izquierda de la foto con su hijo, su hija y su esposa sentados en el sofá a su izquierda. Su hijo lleva una camisa negra con rayas blancas y pantalones negros y mira a la cámara. La hija lleva una camisa blanca y pantalones vaqueros y mira a su padre. Su esposa lleva una camisa negra y pantalones caqui y mira hacia la cámara. También se ven los adornos de la casa, que incluyen arte enmarcado en las paredes y muñecos sobre el sofá.

Antonio Lozano Hinojosa and his family at their home. Antonio sits on a backwards chair, smiling at the camera. His arms are crossed, highlighting his watch and wedding ring. On the couch behind him to the left sit his wife Maria, their daughter, and their son. Maria wears a black shirt and khaki pants. The daughter wears a white shirt and jeans. The son wears a black shirt with white stripes and black pants. They all look at the camera but do not smile. Decorations in the home are also visible, including framed art on the walls, dolls above the couch, and a garland of flowers.

A group of children perform a Mexican folk dance at Cesar Chavez School.

A group of children perform a dance behind a Cesar Chavez Day banner.

A photo of part of the administrative team of the Cesar Chavez elementary school of Fort Worth, from left to right: Alicia Menchaca, Christine Gardiner, Lina Aguillon, Lourdes Martinez, Mary Jane Cantu, Teresa Brown, Nora Barron, and Betty Delarosa. The women all wear jeans and pose close together in front of the mural.

Future activists and community leaders might be in this youth group of the League of Latin American Citizens (LULAC). They pose with a banner for the creation of a national holiday for Cesar Chavez.

From right to left: Lidia Martinex, Anabel Tavera, and Ivonne Tavera volunteered in the carnival that was organized by Cesar Chavez Elementary School in Fort Worth to commemorate the birth of the union organizer that the school is named after.

A girl waits to perform a Mexican folk dance at Cesar Chavez School in Fort Worth, Texas.

Students wait to perform a Mexican folk dance at Cesar Chavez School in Fort Worth, Texas.