A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "At the end of fiscal year 2011, GAO identified more than $794 million in funding remaining in expired grant accounts—accounts that were more than 3 months past the grant end date and had no activity for 9 months or more—in the Payment Management System (PMS). GAO found that undisbursed balances remained in some grant accounts several years past their expiration date: $110.9 million in undisbursed funding remained unspent more than 5 years past the grant end date, including $9.5 million that remained unspent for 10 years or more. GAO also found $126 million in grant accounts in the Automated Standard Application for Payments (ASAP) for which there had been no activity for 2 years or more, including $11 million that remained inactive for 5 years or more. However, data from these two systems are not comparable because, unlike PMS, ASAP accounts can include multiple grant agreements between a federal agency and a grantee, only some of which may be eligible for closeout."

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Given the mobility of money and proliferation of foreign financial institutions (FFI), the potential for U.S. taxpayers to evade taxes on funds held in offshore accounts is greater than ever. To improve tax compliance for foreign accounts and entities, and cross-border transactions, Congress passed the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) as part of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act of 2010. FATCA requires certain U.S. taxpayers to report to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) their overseas assets and requires U.S. entities to withhold a portion of certain payments made to FFIs that have not entered into an agreement with IRS to report certain information with respect to the FFI’s U.S. accounts. FATCA is an effort to reduce tax evasion by creating greater transparency and accountability with respect to offshore accounts and entities held by U.S. taxpayers and by providing IRS with tools to further enforce tax laws. IRS believes that implementing these new requirements will increase tax compliance, which will help close the gap between taxes owed and taxes paid. IRS recently estimated a net tax gap of $385 billion for tax year 2006, …

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "From fiscal years 2005 through 2011, the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) human capital strategies contributed to reductions in the vacancy rate for all positions in the Counterterrorism Division (CTD) from 26 percent to 6 percent. Most vacancies were caused by transfers to other parts of the FBI. While overall vacancies declined, trends in vacancies varied by position. For example, vacancies for special agents and professional staff generally decreased each year while vacancies for intelligence analysts varied during the same time period."

Photograph of Arthur Barrow (left) speaking during a concert titled, "Zappa Unlocked: The Mars/Barrow Connection," held at Voertman Hall. Barrow is holding the neck of a guitar as he speaks. Tommy Mars (right) is sitting at a keyboard in the background.

Photograph of a performance of "Zappa Unlocked: The Mars/Barrow Connection," held at Voertman Hall. Guest artists Arthur Barrow (3rd from left) and Tommy Mars (right) are playing the bass guitar and organ, respectively, as the College Rhythm Band performs between them.

Semi-monthly newspaper from Lexington, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Rock Combo concert performed at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.

Ensemble concert performed at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.

Funeral program for Herbert Lawrence Brewer, born December 1, 1924 and died March 27, 2012. The funeral was held April 16, 2012 at St. Luke's Episcopal Church.

Racial profiling is the practice of targeting individuals for police or security detention based on their race or ethnicity in the belief that certain minority groups are more likely to engage in unlawful behavior. Examples of racial profiling by law enforcement agencies suggest that minorities are disproportionately the subject of security-related practices. The issue has periodically attracted congressional interest and several courts have considered the constitutional ramifications of the practice as an "unreasonable search and seizure" under the Fourth Amendment and, more recently, as a denial of the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection guarantee. A variety of federal and state statutes provide potential relief to individuals who claim that their rights are violated by race-based law enforcement practices and policies.

The 112th Congress has a full legislative and oversight agenda on international trade. The agenda so far has included approval of legislation to implement free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea, and may take up enhanced enforcement of U.S. trade agreements, as well as Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status, oversight of the World Trade Organization's Doha Round, and trade relations with China. This report provides information and context for many of these topics. It is divided into four sections in a question-and-answer format: trade concepts; U.S. trade performance; formulation of U.S. trade policy; and trade and investment issues. Additional suggested readings are provided in an appendix.

The U.S. Secret Service has two missions: criminal investigations and protection. This report looks at the history of the organization and purpose as it relates to Congress.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is a federal government agency established in 1974 by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA; P.L. 93-406). It was created to protect the pensions of participants and beneficiaries covered by private sector, defined benefit (DB) plans. The PBGC is chaired by the Secretary of Labor, with the Secretaries of the Treasury and Commerce serving as board members. In the 112th Congress, an amendment offered by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), contains provisions that would address the use of excess defined benefit pension plan assets and the interest rates that defined benefit plans use to value plan liabilities.

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.

Weekly student newspaper from San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.

Photograph of Tommy Mars playing the organ during a concert titled, "Zappa Unlocked: The Mars/Barrow Connection," held at Voertman Hall. Mars is looking down at the instrument in front of him.

Photograph of a performance of "Zappa Unlocked: The Mars/Barrow Connection," held at Voertman Hall. Guest artist Arthur Barrow (front right) is standing with his back to the camera, facing the College Rhythm Band in front of him.