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Master's Recital: 2007-10-05 Dianna Grabowski, mezzo-soprano

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Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Master of Music (MM) degree.
Date: October 5, 2007
Creator: Grabowski, Dianna
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Information Technology: Census Bureau Needs to Improve Its Risk Management of Decennial Systems (open access)

Information Technology: Census Bureau Needs to Improve Its Risk Management of Decennial Systems

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Automation and information technology (IT) are expected to play a critical role in the 2010 decennial census. The Census Bureau plans to spend about $3 billion on automation and technology that are to improve the accuracy and efficiency of census collection, processing, and dissemination. The Bureau is holding what it refers to as a Dress Rehearsal, during which it plans to conduct operational testing that includes the decennial systems. In view of the importance of IT acquisitions to the upcoming census, GAO was asked to (1) determine the status and plans for four key IT acquisitions, including schedule and cost, and (2) assess whether the Bureau is adequately managing associated risks. To achieve its objectives, GAO analyzed acquisition documents and the projects' risk management activities and compared these activities to industry standards."
Date: October 5, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financial Audit: Restated Financial Statements: Agencies' Management and Auditor Disclosures of Causes and Effects and Timely Communication to Users (open access)

Financial Audit: Restated Financial Statements: Agencies' Management and Auditor Disclosures of Causes and Effects and Timely Communication to Users

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "GAO continues to have concerns about restatements to federal agencies' previously issued financial statements. During fiscal year 2005, at least 7 of the 24 Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act agencies restated certain of their fiscal year 2004 financial statements to correct misstatements. To study this trend, GAO reviewed the nature and causes of the restatements made by certain CFO Act agencies in fiscal year 2004 to their fiscal year 2003 financial statements. Eleven CFO Act agencies had restatements for fiscal year 2003. Nine of those 11 received unqualified opinions on their originally issued fiscal year 2003 financial statements. GAO's view is that users of federal agencies' financial statements and the related audit reports need to be provided at least a basic understanding of why a restatement was necessary and its effect on the agencies' previously issued financial statements and related audit reports. This report communicates GAO's observations on the transparency and timeliness of the 9 federal agencies' and their auditors' restatement disclosures."
Date: October 5, 2006
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financial Management: Assessment of the Airline Industry's Estimated Losses Arising From the Events of September 11 (open access)

Financial Management: Assessment of the Airline Industry's Estimated Losses Arising From the Events of September 11

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The airline industry's losses from the terrorist attacks will total at least $5 billion through December 2001. Even so, carrier-by-carrier losses are likely to vary significantly from the formula-derived allocations of $5 billion. Therefore, some carriers may experience losses higher than their individual formula amount, while others' losses may be lower."
Date: October 5, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cost of Prisons: Bureau of Prisons Needs Better Data to Assess Alternatives for Acquiring Low and Minimum Security Facilities (open access)

Cost of Prisons: Bureau of Prisons Needs Better Data to Assess Alternatives for Acquiring Low and Minimum Security Facilities

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Over the last 10 years, the cost to confine federal Bureau of Prison (BOP) inmates in non-BOP facilities has nearly tripled from about $250 million in fiscal year 1996 to about $700 million in fiscal year 2006. Proponents of using contractors to operate prisons claim it can save money; others question whether contracting is a cost-effective alternative. In response to Conference Report 109-272, accompanying Pub. L. No. 109-108 (2005), this report discusses the feasibility and implications of comparing the costs for confining federal inmates in low and minimum security BOP facilities with those managed by private firms for BOP. GAO reviewed available data on a selection of 34 low and minimum security facilities; related laws, regulations, and documents; and interviewed BOP and contract officials."
Date: October 5, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ryan White Care Act: Impact of Legislative Funding Proposal on Urban Areas (open access)

Ryan White Care Act: Impact of Legislative Funding Proposal on Urban Areas

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990 (CARE Act), administered by the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), was enacted to address the needs of jurisdictions, health care providers, and people with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and their family members. In December 2006 the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006 reauthorized CARE Act programs for fiscal years 2007 through 2009. In July 2007, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3043, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2008, which contains a hold-harmless provision covering funding for urban areas that receive funding under the CARE Act. This bill has not been passed by the Senate. Under the CARE Act, funding for Eligible Metropolitan Areas (EMA) and Transitional Grant Areas (TGA) is primarily provided through three categories of grants: (1) formula grants that are awarded based on the case counts of people with HIV/AIDS living in an urban area; (2) supplemental grants that are awarded on a competitive basis based on an urban area's demonstration …
Date: October 5, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
School Mental Health: Role of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and Factors Affecting Service Provision (open access)

School Mental Health: Role of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and Factors Affecting Service Provision

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The U.S. Surgeon General reported in 1999 that about one in five children in the United States suffers from a mental health problem that could impair their ability to function at school or in the community. Yet many children receive no mental health services. While many of the existing mental health services for children are provided in schools, the extent and manner of school mental health service delivery vary across the country and within school districts. Federally led initiatives have identified schools as a potentially promising location for beginning to address the mental health needs of children. Both the report of the Surgeon General's Conference on Children's Mental Health and the 2003 report of the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health--Achieving the Promise: Transforming Mental Health Care in America--identified school mental health services as a means of improving children's mental and emotional well-being. At the federal level, the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has a stated mission of building resilience and facilitating recovery for people--including children at risk for mental health problems. Although SAMHSA is the federal …
Date: October 5, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
United Nations: Management Reforms Progressing Slowly with Many Awaiting General Assembly Review (open access)

United Nations: Management Reforms Progressing Slowly with Many Awaiting General Assembly Review

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Despite various reform efforts, significant inefficiencies in United Nations (UN) management operations persist. In September 2005, heads of UN member states approved a resolution that called for a series of reforms to strengthen the organization. As the largest financial contributor to the UN, the United States has a strong interest in the progress of UN reform initiatives. GAO was asked to (1) identify and track the status of UN management reforms in five key areas and (2) identify factors that may affect the implementation of these reform initiatives. To address these objectives, GAO reviewed documents proposing UN management reform and interviewed U.S. and UN officials."
Date: October 5, 2006
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Human Capital: Preliminary Observations on the Administration's Draft Proposed "Working for America Act" (open access)

Human Capital: Preliminary Observations on the Administration's Draft Proposed "Working for America Act"

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The federal government must have the capacity to plan more strategically, react more expeditiously, and focus on achieving results. Critical to the success of this transformation are the federal government's people--its human capital. We have commended the progress that has been made in addressing human capital challenges in the last few years. Still, significant opportunities exist to improve strategic human capital management to respond to current and emerging 21st century challenges. A key question, for example, is how to update the federal government's classification and compensation systems to be more market-based and performance-oriented. The Administration's draft proposed "Working for America Act" is intended to ensure that agencies are equipped to better manage, develop, and reward their employees. Under this proposal, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is to design a new core classification and pay system, among other things. In addition, the draft proposal amends some provisions of Title 5 covering labor management relations and adverse actions and appeals. This testimony presents preliminary observations on the draft proposal; presents the principles, criteria, and processes for human capital reform; and suggests next steps for selected and targeted actions."
Date: October 5, 2005
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Future Years Defense Program: Risks in Operation and Maintenance and Procurement Programs (open access)

Future Years Defense Program: Risks in Operation and Maintenance and Procurement Programs

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This report summarizes GAO's findings on the Department of Defense's (DOD) Future Years Defense Program (FYDP). Although total funding in the 2001 FYDP is about $16 billion more than in the 2000 FYDP, DOD may not be able to implement its operation and maintenance and procurement programs as planned. GAO identified several areas in which costs may be understated or savings overstated, increasing the risk that in the next FYDP the military will have to shift more funds to these accounts from other accounts. DOD's efforts to reduce its infrastructure costs may not yield the savings that it planned to use to fund modernization and readiness needs. Because the military services and the defense organizations have already adjusted their current budgets and future years funding projects to reflect these expected savings, they will likely experience funding shortfalls unless other adjustments are made or additional ends are provided."
Date: October 5, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aviation Infrastructure: Challenges Associated With Building and Maintaining Runways (open access)

Aviation Infrastructure: Challenges Associated With Building and Maintaining Runways

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This testimony discusses challenges associated with building new runways and with ensuring that existing runways are properly maintained. Recent flight delays and cancellations as well as significant media attention have heightened public concern about the need to increase the capacity of the National Airspace System. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 24 of the nation's 50 busiest commercial service airports have proposed, planned, or begun construction on new runways and runway extensions at an estimated cost of $6.5 billion. Airports and FAA face challenges in building new runways and in determining at what point runway pavement conditions warrant repair in order for existing runways to be maintained in the most cost-effective manner. The federal government and the aviation industry are involved in several efforts to balance airports' growth with environmental concerns and to address runway maintenance in a cost-effective way. Additional actions would help minimize some delays associated with adding capacity and problems with preserving existing capacity."
Date: October 5, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Relations: Migration From Micronesian Nations Has Had Significant Impact on Guam, Hawaii, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (open access)

Foreign Relations: Migration From Micronesian Nations Has Had Significant Impact on Guam, Hawaii, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Migration from the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau has had a significant impact on Guam, Hawaii, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The health and education needs of these migrants have particularly affected the budgetary resources of Guam and the CNMI. The budgetary impact on Hawaii is smaller but is expected to grow as Hawaii absorbs health care costs once covered by the U.S. government. Public health is an important concern for all three U.S. island areas. Migrants from the region with limited financial means are able to enter the United States with few restrictions, and U.S. island areas are absorbing much of the health care costs of this population. Furthermore, Guam, Hawaii, and the CNMI can be expected to continue to experience migration as long as weak economic conditions persist in Micronesia and the Marshall Islands. Targeting future U.S. assistance to Micronesia and the Marshall Islands for education and health purposes could reduce some of the motivation to migrate. Improvements in migrant health and education status might be expected to reduce immigration to U.S. destinations."
Date: October 5, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
It's not too Late for the Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja): High Levels of Genetic Diversity and Differentiation Can Fuel Conservation Programs (open access)

It's not too Late for the Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja): High Levels of Genetic Diversity and Differentiation Can Fuel Conservation Programs

Article on the harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) and how high levels of genetic diversity and differentiation can fuel conservation programs.
Date: October 5, 2009
Creator: Lerner, Heather R. L.; Johnson, Jeff A.; Lindsay, Alec R.; Kiff, Lloyd F. & Mindell, David P.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bioterrorism: Coordination and Preparedness (open access)

Bioterrorism: Coordination and Preparedness

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This testimony discusses on the efforts of federal agencies to prepare for the consequences of a bioterrorist attack. GAO found that federal agencies are participating in research and preparedness activities, from improving the detection of biological agents to developing a national stockpile of pharmaceuticals to treat victims of disasters. Federal agencies also have several efforts underway to coordinate these activities on a formal and informal basis, such as interagency work groups. Despite these efforts however, coordination between agencies remains fragmented. GAO also found emerging concerns about the preparedness of state and local jurisdictions, including insufficient state and local planning for response to terrorist events, inadequate public health infrastructure, a lack of hospital participation in training on terrorism and emergency response planning, insufficient capabilities for treating mass casualties, and the timely availability of medical teams and resources in an emergency. This testimony summarizes a September 2001 report (GAO-01-915)."
Date: October 5, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance (open access)

Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance

This executive order establishes sustainability and energy efficiency as priorities in the operations of the federal government.
Date: October 5, 2009
Creator: United States. President (2009- : Obama)
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Briefing on Air Force's Response on Fee-For-Service Aerial Refueling (open access)

Briefing on Air Force's Response on Fee-For-Service Aerial Refueling

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Section 1081 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 calls for the Secretary of the Air Force to conduct a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of utilizing commercial fee-for-service air refueling tanker aircraft for Air Force operations. In response to your May 2009 letter to the Secretary of the Air Force requesting an update on the status of this pilot program, the Air Force submitted the Status of the Pilot Program on Commercial Fee-For-Service Air Refueling Support for the Air Force on August 7, 2009."
Date: October 5, 2009
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
BRAC Early Bird 5 October 2005 (open access)

BRAC Early Bird 5 October 2005

BRAC Early Bird 5 October 2005
Date: October 5, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Letter from Milton L. Jenkins to BRAC Commission dtd 28 Sep 05 (open access)

Letter from Milton L. Jenkins to BRAC Commission dtd 28 Sep 05

Letter from Milton L. Jenkins to BRAC Commission dtd 28 Sep 05 concerning Keesler Medical Center, MS.
Date: October 5, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Letter from Carol Street to BRAC Commission dtd 29 Sep 05 (open access)

Letter from Carol Street to BRAC Commission dtd 29 Sep 05

Letter from Carol Street to BRAC Commission dtd 29 Sep 05 concerning the closure of NAS Oceana, VA.
Date: October 5, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Letter from Thomas M. Mattingly to BRAC Commissioners dtd 3 Jul 05 (open access)

Letter from Thomas M. Mattingly to BRAC Commissioners dtd 3 Jul 05

Letter from Thomas M. Mattingly to BRAC Commissioners dtd 3 Jul 05 concerning the 142nd fight wing.
Date: October 5, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
DON-0033A - Scenario (Not Candidate Recommendation) (open access)

DON-0033A - Scenario (Not Candidate Recommendation)

Disregard Restriction of Header and Footer: DON-0033A - Scenario (Not Candidate Recommendation). Contains C5, C6, C7, and C8 data.
Date: October 5, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
DON-0034 - Scenario (Not Candidate Recommendation) (open access)

DON-0034 - Scenario (Not Candidate Recommendation)

Disregard Restriction of Header and Footer: DON-0034 - Scenario (Not Candidate Recommendation). Contains C5, C6, C7, and C8 data.
Date: October 5, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
DON-0036 - Scenario (Not Candidate Recommendation) (open access)

DON-0036 - Scenario (Not Candidate Recommendation)

Disregard Restriction of Header and Footer: DON-0036 - Scenario (Not Candidate Recommendation). Contains C5 data.
Date: October 5, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
DON-0036B - Scenario (Not Candidate Recommendation) (open access)

DON-0036B - Scenario (Not Candidate Recommendation)

Disregard Restriction of Header and Footer: DON-0036B - Scenario (Not Candidate Recommendation). Contains C5, C6, C7, and C8 data.
Date: October 5, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library