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[AACSB International Certificate of Accreditation]
Certificate that proves the continued accreditation of UNT under the AACSB. The Certificate reads "The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business; AACSB International Certificate of Accreditation granted to University of North Texas for achievement of the highest standard in management education through a commitment to quality and continuous improvement; College of Business; April 26, 2009 Maintenance of Business Accreditation". It is signed by both the President and the Chair of the Board of Directors of the organization.
Date:
April 26, 2009
Creator:
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Community Development Block Grant Formula: Targeting Assistance to High-Need Communities Could Be Enhanced
Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Congress asked GAO to comment on the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) 2005 report on the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), "CDBG Formula Targeting to Community Development Need." The CDBG program distributes funding to communities using two separate formulas that take into account poverty, older housing, community size, and other factors. That study evaluates the program's funding formula from two perspectives: (1) to what extent do communities with similar needs receive similar CDBG funding, and (2) to what extent are program funds directed to communities with greater community development needs. The HUD report is particularly salient in light of the administration's 2006 budget request which criticizes the program for not effectively targeting high-need communities. Congress asked us to provide our views on the HUD study based on our experience and past assistance to various congressional committees on a wide variety of federal formula funding issues."
Date:
April 26, 2005
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Defense Acquisition: Employing Best Practices Can Shape Better Weapon System Decisions
Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed issues the Department of Defense (DOD) faces in its acquisition of weapon systems."
Date:
April 26, 2000
Creator:
United States. General Accounting Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Defense Budget: Review of DOD's Report on Budgeting for Fuel Cost Fluctuations
Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) establishes for the Department of Defense (DOD) the price DOD will use for pricing crude oil when constructing its budget for upcoming fiscal years. DOD in turn uses OMB's price in establishing the standard price to be used for a barrel of fuel for budgeting purposes by DOD fuel customers such as the military services. Because of the volatility of world petroleum prices, the standard price for a barrel of fuel included in the President's annual budget request for DOD may be lower or higher than the actual price established by the world market at any point in time after DOD's budget request is submitted to the Congress. During the fiscal year, DOD pays for fuel at the actual market rate, which typically varies from the budgeted rate. As a result, if the actual price of crude oil increases above the price DOD charges its customers, more dollars are needed to pay for fuel than originally budgeted. If the actual price is lower than what DOD charges its customers, DOD has more dollars than needed. Additionally, if DOD responds to increases …
Date:
April 26, 2007
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Defense Logistics: Army and Marine Corps's Individual Body Armor System Issues
Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Since combat operations began in Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. forces have been subjected to frequent and deadly attacks from insurgents using various weapons such as improvised explosive devices (IED), mortars, rocket launchers, and increasingly lethal ballistic threats. Since 2003, to provide protection from ballistic threats, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which is responsible for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and other areas, has required service members and Department of Defense (DOD) civilians in its area of operations to be issued the Interceptor Body Armor (IBA) system. Used by all U.S. military service members and DOD civilians in the area of operations, the IBA consists of an outer tactical vest with ballistic inserts or plates that cover the front, back, and sides. As the ballistic threat has evolved, ballistic requirements have also changed. The vest currently provides protection from 9mm rounds, while the inserts provide protection against 7.62mm armor-piercing rounds. Additional protection can also be provided for the shoulder, throat, and groin areas. Concerns also regarding the level of protection and amount of IBA needed to protect U.S. forces have occurred in recent years, prompted by a number of reports, …
Date:
April 26, 2007
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Export Promotion: Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee's Role Remains Limited
Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In 1992, Congress established the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC) to provide a unifying interagency framework to coordinate U.S. export promotion activities and to develop a governmentwide strategic plan. TPCC member agencies' activities include providing training, market information, advocacy, trade finance and other services to U.S. companies, especially small- and medium-sized businesses. These U.S. government agencies together have $1.5 billion in budget authority for export promotion programs and activities for fiscal year 2006. Each year, the TPCC submits to Congress a mandated national export strategy, reporting member agencies' activities and trade promotion budget authority and establishing broad priorities. The TPCC secretariat, which has no budget of its own, is housed in the Commerce Department, which chairs the committee. In this testimony, which updates findings from a 2002 report, GAO (1) reports on trends in TPCC member agencies' budget authority; (2) assesses TPCC's coordination of trade promotion and its national export strategies; and (3) discusses small- and medium-sized businesses' participation in trade promotion activities."
Date:
April 26, 2006
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office
Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "We are pleased to appear before the Congress today in support of the fiscal year 2007 budget request for the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). This request will help us continue our support of the Congress in meeting its constitutional responsibilities and will help improve the performance and ensure the accountability of the federal government for the benefit of the American people. Budget constraints in the federal government grew tighter in fiscal years 2005 and 2006. In developing our fiscal year 2007 budget, we considered those constraints consistent with GAO's and Congress's desire to "lead by example." In fiscal year 2007, we are requesting budget authority of $509.4 million, a reasonable 5 percent increase over our fiscal year 2006 revised funding level. In the event Congress acts to hold federal pay increases to 2.2 percent, our requested increase will drop to below 5 percent. This request will allow us to continue making improvements in productivity, maintain our progress in technology and other transformation areas, and support a full-time equivalent (FTE) staffing level of 3,267. This represents an increase of 50 FTEs over our planned fiscal year 2006 staffing …
Date:
April 26, 2006
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
FTS 2001: Contract Transition Delays and Their Impact on Program Goals
Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This testimony discusses the status of the FTS 2001 long distance telecommunication program. The General Services Administration (GSA) failed to meet its goal of completing the transition from FTS 2000 to the FTS 2001 contracts by December 6, 2000. Several factors contributed to the delays, including staffing shortages and turnover, contractor billing problems, and contract-related modifications. As of April 11, 2001, the overall FTS 2001 transition was about 92 percent complete. The transition of voice services from FTS 2000 and FTS 2001 is almost entirely complete and switched data services and dedicated transmission services are about 82 and 88 percent complete, respectively. The remaining transition requirements are scheduled for completion by the end of June 2001. Nevertheless, the collective effect of delays encountered during this complex transition has jeopardized the timely achievement of FTS 2001's goals of (1) ensuring best service and price to the government and (2) maximizing competition. GSA has taken steps to position the FTS 2001 program for greater success, including developing better telecommunications planning procedures and improving contractor billing. This testimony summarizes a March 2001 GAO report, GAO-01-289."
Date:
April 26, 2001
Creator:
United States. General Accounting Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Internal Revenue Service--Status of the Modernized Research Operations
Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Since 1998, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has been undergoing a major effort to modernize its overall structure. This report examines the status of the IRS' efforts to improve its research operations. GAO discusses the (1) steps IRS has taken to modernize its research operations since October 1, 2000, (2) areas of concern raised in past reports and studies of IRS research operations, and (3) status of IRS' efforts to address these concerns within the new research operations. GAO found that IRS has completed the creation of research units within each of its operational divisions to work together collaboratively and has continuously placed staff in key leadership positions. IRS is just beginning its efforts to address past areas of concern. Challenges involving research leadership, human capital, organizational infrastructure, systems and data management, customer focus, and performance measures must still be addressed."
Date:
April 26, 2001
Creator:
United States. General Accounting Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Management Report: Improvements Needed in IRS's Internal Controls and Accounting Procedures
Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In November 2003, we issued our report on the results of our audit of the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2003 and 2002, and on the effectiveness of its internal controls as of September 30, 2003. We also reported our conclusions on IRS's compliance with significant provisions of selected laws and regulations and on whether IRS's financial management systems substantially comply with requirements of the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996. A separate report on the implementation status of recommendations from our prior IRS financial audits and related financial management reports including this one will be issued shortly. The purpose of this report is to discuss issues identified during our fiscal year 2003 audit regarding internal controls and accounting procedures that could be improved for which we do not presently have any recommendations outstanding. Although not all of these issues were discussed in our fiscal year 2003 audit report, they all warrant management's consideration."
Date:
April 26, 2004
Creator:
United States. General Accounting Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Maritime Security: Observations on Selected Aspects of the SAFE Port Act
Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The United States has a vital national interest in maritime security. The safety and economic security of the United States depend in substantial part upon the secure use of the world's waterways and ports. In an effort to further the progress made through the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002, the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act (SAFE Port Act) was passed and became effective in October 2006. This testimony, which is based on past GAO work, synthesizes the results of this work as it pertains to the following: (1) overall port security, (2) facility security at U.S. ports, (3) the international supply chain and cargo container security, and (4) customs revenue collection efforts."
Date:
April 26, 2007
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Medicare Home Health: Clarifying the Homebound Definition Is Likely to Have Little Effect on Costs and Access
Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Medicare's home health benefit provides skilled nursing and other services to beneficiaries who are homebound. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) had a long-standing policy that beneficiaries who regularly attend adult day care were not considered homebound, particularly if the purpose of attending was to receive nonmedical or custodial care. In 2000, Congress indicated that Medicare beneficiaries who attended adult day care could still be considered homebound if they still met the other homebound requirements. GAO found that this clarification will have little effect on program costs or access to services because the number of affected individuals is small. On the basis of National Long Term Care Survey data, GAO estimates that 0.2 percent of elderly Medicare beneficiaries who attended adult day care had mobility or cognitive impairments that might make some eligible for Medicare home health services."
Date:
April 26, 2002
Creator:
United States. General Accounting Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Millennium Challenge Corporation: Progress Made on Key Challenges in First Year of Operations
Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In January 2004, Congress established the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to administer the Millennium Challenge Account. MCC's mission is to promote economic growth and reduce extreme poverty in developing countries. The act requires MCC to rely to the maximum extent possible on quantitative criteria in determining countries' eligibility for assistance. MCC will provide assistance primarily through compacts--agreements with country governments. MCC aims to be one of the top donors in countries with which it signs compacts. For fiscal years 2004 and 2005, Congress appropriated nearly $2.5 billion for the Millennium Challenge Corporation; for fiscal year 2006, the President is requesting $3 billion. GAO was asked to monitor MCC's (1) process for determining country eligibility, (2) progress in developing compacts, (3) coordination with key stakeholders, and (4) establishment of management structures and accountability mechanisms."
Date:
April 26, 2005
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Weapons: Views on Proposals to Transform the Nuclear Weapons Complex
Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Over the past several years, a serious effort has begun to comprehensively reevaluate how the United States maintains its nuclear deterrent and what the nation's approach should be for transforming its aging nuclear weapons complex. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a separately organized agency within the Department of Energy, is responsible for overseeing this weapons complex, which comprises three nuclear weapons design laboratories, four production plants, and the Nevada Test Site. At the direction of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board's (SEAB) Nuclear Weapons Complex Infrastructure Task Force issued a report in October 2005 that provided a systematic review of the requirements for the weapons complex for the next 25 years and offered its vision for an agile and responsive weapons complex. GAO was asked to discuss (1) the current actions NNSA is taking to address the SEAB task force's recommendations and (2) the critical steps that will be needed to achieve and sustain a meaningful, cost-effective transformation of the weapons complex."
Date:
April 26, 2006
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Pete Craig, July 10, 2002
Interview with Pete Craig, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served in the Pacific Theatre during World War II from Houston, Texas. Craig describes his time as a Private 1st Class in the Infantry, as well as his experiences in basic training and the places he visited throughout the United States. Included at the end of the transcript is a written summarization by the interviewer, Colby Burmaster, which was provided with the two audiotapes of the interview.
Date:
April 26, 2003
Creator:
Burmaster, Colby & Craig, Pete
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Vernon Rutherford, March 31, 2002
Interview with Vernon Rutherford, a Buck Sergeant in the Korean War. He answers question about his life during the war and his experiences abroad.
Date:
April 26, 2004
Creator:
Espinoza, Joni & Rutherford, Vernon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William Trimmer, April 26, 2007
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Trimmer. Trimmer was born in Cumberland, Maryland 18 September 1918. Joining the Navy in 1940, he initially trained at Norfolk, Virginia, and then went aboard the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) as an electrician. He describes the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and recalls sixty-two of his shipmates died. After repairs in California, the Pennsylvania participated in the invasion of Guadalcanal. In July 1942, Trimmer reported to a gyro and battery school. In December, 1943, he went aboard the submarine S-37 stationed at San Diego. One year later he was transferred to the USS Redfish (SS-395) at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. In July 1944 the Redfish departed Pearl Harbor for its first war patrol. By October 1944, they sank five Japanese ships. Only later were they notified that one of the ships carried 250 Australian prisoners of war. On the next patrol, the Redfish was accompanied by two sister boats that located and sank seven ships in a convoy. The Redfish was credited with sinking a transport. While in the Sea of Japan, in December 1944, they joined forces with the USS Sea Devil (SS-400) and damaged the Japanese carrier …
Date:
April 26, 2007
Creator:
Trimmer, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Policy and Criteria Used to Assess Potential Commissary Store Closures
Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "As part of its pay and benefits package for service members, the Department of Defense (DOD) operates supermarket-type stores called commissaries to provide service members and their families with groceries and authorized household supplies at the lowest practical price. The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA), DOD's designated agency for managing commissary stores, operates 273 commissary stores in the United States and abroad. To ensure efficient operation of the commissary stores, all commissary stores are assessed annually to determine whether there should be any operational changes or possible store closures. The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), which has oversight responsibility for DeCA operations, can either endorse or change the results of the assessments or direct additional actions. In August 2003, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) proposed that the military services consider the closure of 14 commissary stores not previously under consideration for closure. Subsequently, various members of Congress raised questions about these proposed actions, including whether DOD's policy and criteria for deciding whether to close commissary stores adequately considered the impact on quality of life of service members and …
Date:
April 26, 2005
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Privacy Standards: Issues in HHS' Proposed Rule on Confidentiality of Personal Health Information
Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) proposed rule on the confidentiality of patient health care information, focusing on: (1) the authoritative basis in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) statute for some of the approaches taken by HHS in the proposed rule; (2) the overall pattern of public responses to the rule among a selected group of 40 organizations representing different constituencies affected by the rule; (3) the views expressed by those organizations with respect to sections of the rule that prompted an especially large volume of comments; and (4) concerns that would require legislative action to address."
Date:
April 26, 2000
Creator:
United States. General Accounting Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Proposed Amendments / Changes to the Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus Bylaws
Document containing proposed amendments to bylaws of the Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus.
Date:
April 26, 2004
Creator:
Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ryan White CARE Act: AIDS Drug Assistance Programs, Perinatal HIV Transmission, and Partner Notification
Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Despite progress in HIV/AIDS drug treatments and the reduction of AIDS mortality in the United States, challenges remain concerning the availability of these drugs for individuals with HIV/AIDS and the prevention of new cases. The CARE Act authorizes grants to the states and certain territories specifically for AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAP) to purchase and provide HIV/AIDS drugs to eligible individuals. In its report issued today, Ryan White CARE Act: Improved Oversight Needed to Ensure AIDS Drug Assistance Programs Obtain Best Prices for Drugs (GAO-06-646), GAO examines the program design of ADAPs in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, their funding sources, and drug purchasing. GAO also reports on state approaches to reducing perinatal HIV transmissions and identifying and notifying partners of HIV-infected individuals."
Date:
April 26, 2006
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
System Administration Guide for FEMIS Version 1.5
The Federal Emergency Management System (FEMIS) is an emergency management planning and response tool. The FEMIS System Administration Guide provides information on FEMIS System Administrator activities as well as the utilities that are included with FEMIS.
Date:
April 26, 2002
Creator:
Bower, John C.; Burnett, Robert A.; Carter, Richard J.; Downing, Timothy R.; Homer, Brian J.; Holter, Nancy A. et al.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0183
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether 49 U.S.C. § 14501(c)(1) preempts chapter 145 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code (RQ-0123-GA)
Date:
April 26, 2004
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0543
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether, in light of section 716.101 of the Health and Safety Code, a county may cremate an unidentified deceased pauper's remains.
Date:
April 26, 2007
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System:
The Portal to Texas History