This report discusses Germany's recent trends in economic performance and trade relations with the U.S. This report elaborates on these themes in three parts: historical economic performance; reform challenges facing German political leaders; and selected U.S.-German economic policy differences.

A key mission of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) is to enhance the security and reliability of the nation’s energy infrastructure. Improving the security of control systems, which enable the automated control of our energy production and distribution, is critical for protecting the energy infrastructure and the integral function that it serves in our lives. The DOE-OE Control Systems Security Program provides research and development to help the energy industry actively pursue advanced security solutions for control systems. The focus of this report is analyzing how, where, and what type of wireless communications are suitable for deployment in the electric power system and to inform implementers of their options in wireless technologies. The discussions in this report are applicable to enhancing both the communications infrastructure of the current electric power system and new smart system deployments. The work described in this report includes a survey of the following wireless technologies: • IEEE 802.16 d and e (WiMAX) • IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) family of a, b, g, n, and s • Wireless sensor protocols that use parts of the IEEE 802.15.4 specification: WirelessHART, International Society of Automation (ISA) 100.11a, and Zigbee • …

This Tech Talks presentation covers the principles that apply to "good" digital collections and analyzes how objects, metadata, and the user interface together create the users' experience of a collection.

This report examines logistical support contracts for troop support services in Iraq and Afghanistan (for Afghanistan, beginning with LOGCAP IV) administered through the U.S. Army's Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP). LOGCAP is an initiative designed to manage the use of civilian contractors that perform services during times of war and other military mobilizations.

This report discusses the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (the Stafford Act) that authorizes the President to issue major disaster, emergency, and fire management declarations, which in turn enable federal agencies to provide assistance to state and local governments overwhelmed by catastrophes.

Photograph of the 1916 Taylor-Woods Building on South First Street in downtown Lufkin, Texas. The two story brick building has its completion date and a name medallion on a stone top cap. Currently occupied by the Deep East Texas Council of Governments.

Photograph of the front of the 1925 Pines Theater and left side alley in downtown Lufkin, Texas. The lower portion of the facade is brick with white trim, doors, a large window on the left, framed movie posters, and a recessed entryway and box office. The upper portion of the facade is a white board with ornamental green designs with a red and white marquee, and an electric red sign protruding from beige pilasters that says "Pines."

Photograph of the front of the 1925 Pines Theater and left side alley in downtown Lufkin, Texas. The lower portion of the facade is brick with white trim, doors, a large window on the left, framed movie posters, and a recessed entryway and box office. The upper portion of the facade is a white board with ornamental green designs with a red and white marquee, and an electric red sign protruding from beige pilasters that says "Pines."

Photograph of the 1929 Central Fire Station on East Lufkin Avenue in downtown Lufkin, Texas. The building is two stories, made of brick, and has emergency vehicles parked on either side.

Photograph of a balcony on the front of the 1929 Central Fire Station in downtown Lufkin, Texas.

Photograph of the left front of the 1929 Central Fire Station in downtown Lufkin, Texas. The included building citation lists those involved with its construction.

Photograph of the 1929 Lufkin Central Fire Station in downtown Lufkin, Texas. A white building citation appears on the left side of the brick building. Two open garage doors contain emergency vehicles. A red sport utility vehicle appears to the left, bearing the words "Lufkin fire" and "battalion I" on its side.

Photograph of the southeast corner of the Angelina County Courthouse. A clock on the building's facade shows noon. A black stone Angelina County Peace Officers Memorial sits on the lawn.

Photograph of the front (south side) of the Angelina County courthouse in Lufkin, Texas. A black tiled fountain rises behind a concrete wall.

Photograph of World War I sculpture memorial and three part gray granite war memorials on the southwest corner of the 1955 Angelina County Courthouse.

Photograph of the 1955, Modern, Angelina County Courthouse on Lufkin Avenue in downtown Lufkin.The architect was Wilbur Kent. It was built in a "Modern Style" of brick, limestone, and steel.

Photograph of an ambulance and a fire truck on the driveway outside a red brick building in Lufkin, Texas.

Photograph of SHSC marker for Calder Square, formerly Cotton Square.

Photograph of the Texas Historical Committee marker that marks the location of the 1913 depot explosion in downtown Lukin. Located in the old "Cotton Square". The marker is near the south end of the square.

Photograph of the the Angelina Hotel in downtown Lufkin, Texas. The five story brick building stands on the corner of an intersection.

Photograph of a brick building at the corner of W Angelina St and Cotton Square in Lufkin, Texas. There are trash bags and wooden boards on the sidewalk in front of the building.

Photograph of the Brookshire Brothers mural on Frank Street in downtown Lufkin, Texas, painted by Lance Hunter.

Photograph of a mural, with the Brookshire Brothers logo at the top, depicting from left to right: several men sitting on boxes, a little girl in a yellow dress holding a lollipop sitting next to a dog, and the interior of a store. It is painted on the side of a building in Lufkin, Texas.

Photograph of the large red brick 1924 Pate Building on S. First Street in downtown Lufkin. C.A. Pate was a car dealer and founding member of the Lufkin Lions Club in the 1920's. The second story appears original, four symmetrical bays with four windows each. Note street lights on side and front of building.