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Military Personnel: Federal Management of Servicemember Employment Rights Can Be Further Improved (open access)

Military Personnel: Federal Management of Servicemember Employment Rights Can Be Further Improved

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) of 1994 protects millions of people, largely National Guard and Reserve members, as they transition between their federal duties and their civilian employment. The act is intended to eliminate or minimize employment disadvantages to civilian careers that can result from service in the uniformed services. This report examines the extent to which the Departments of Defense (DOD), Labor (DOL), Justice (DOJ), and the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) have achieved this purpose, specifically, the extent to which the agencies (1) have data that indicate the level of compliance with USERRA, (2) have efficiently and effectively conducted educational outreach, and (3) have efficiently and effectively addressed servicemember complaints."
Date: October 19, 2005
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Health Care: Health Insurance Stipend Program Expected to Cost More Than TRICARE But Could Improve Continuity of Care for Dependents of Activated Reserve Component Members (open access)

Defense Health Care: Health Insurance Stipend Program Expected to Cost More Than TRICARE But Could Improve Continuity of Care for Dependents of Activated Reserve Component Members

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Department of Defense (DOD) has increased its reliance on its National Guard and reserve forces to support the Global War on Terrorism, and particularly Operation Iraqi Freedom. Congress has been interested in making improvements and enhancements to compensation and benefit programs for reserve component members. When reserve component members are activated for more than 30 days under federal authorities, they are covered under TRICARE, DOD's health care system. While reserve component members are automatically covered by TRICARE when activated, their spouses and other dependents have the option of using either TRICARE or their private health insurance. However, our prior work found that dependents of reserve component members who had dropped their private health insurance reported problems accessing the TRICARE system--such as difficulty finding a health care provider, establishing eligibility, understanding TRICARE benefits, and knowing where to go when questions and problems arise. In addition, maintaining continuity of care with the same health care providers, especially for dependents with chronic medical conditions, may be problematic after switching to TRICARE. To address these concerns, some legislative proposals would give reserve component members …
Date: October 19, 2005
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Joint Strike Fighter Acquisition: Mature Critical Technologies Needed to Reduce Risks (open access)

Joint Strike Fighter Acquisition: Mature Critical Technologies Needed to Reduce Risks

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Joint Strike Fighter Program (JSFP), the military's most expensive aircraft program, is intended to produce affordable, next-generation aircraft to replace aging aircraft in military inventories. Although JSFP has made good progress in some technology areas, the program may not meet its affordability objective because critical technologies are not projected to be matured to levels GAO believes would indicate a low risk program at the planned start of engineering and manufacturing development in October 2001."
Date: October 19, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Assigning Air Traffic Control Costs to Users: Elements of FAA's Methodology Are Generally Consistent with Standards but Certain Assumptions and Methods Need Additional Support (open access)

Assigning Air Traffic Control Costs to Users: Elements of FAA's Methodology Are Generally Consistent with Standards but Certain Assumptions and Methods Need Additional Support

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported the results of its study that assigned the fiscal year 2005 costs of its Air Traffic Organization (ATO) to users. FAA used this study to support the President's proposal to replace many current excise taxes with cost-based fees for commercial aviation users and higher fuel taxes for general aviation users. GAO assessed (1) the consistency of FAA's cost assignment methodology with established standards and guidance, (2) the support for selected cost assignment assumptions and methods, and (3) the impact of including budgeted capital costs in the cost baseline. GAO compared FAA's methodology to federal accounting standards and international guidance, reviewed available documents and analyses supporting FAA's assumptions and methods, and interviewed FAA officials and consultants."
Date: October 19, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Contract Management: Further Action Needed to Improve Veterans Affairs Acquisition Function (open access)

Contract Management: Further Action Needed to Improve Veterans Affairs Acquisition Function

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is among the largest federal acquisition agencies, spending $7.3 billion on product and service acquisitions in 2004 alone. Recent reports by VA and other organizations identified weaknesses in the agency's acquisition function that could result in excess costs to the taxpayer. One report by the Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) made 24 recommendations to improve VA's acquisition function. VA has accepted these recommendations. GAO was asked to review the progress VA has made in implementing the key NAVSUP recommendations. GAO identified 7 of the 24 recommendations as key, based primarily on its professional judgment and prior experience."
Date: October 19, 2005
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
State Department: Evacuation Planning and Preparations for Overseas Posts Can Be Improved (open access)

State Department: Evacuation Planning and Preparations for Overseas Posts Can Be Improved

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Since 1988, the Department of State (State) has ordered over 270 evacuations from overseas posts due to civil strife, terrorist incidents, natural disasters, conventional war threats, and disease outbreaks. To prepare for evacuation, overseas posts rely on a variety of guidance, plans, and training, such as Emergency Action Plans (EAP). GAO was asked to assess State's (1) guidance and plans to prepare for evacuation, (2) training and exercises to prepare post staff for crisis, and (3) efforts to collect, analyze, and incorporate evacuation lessons learned into guidance and training. GAO examined State and Department of Defense (DOD) documents, spoke with State and DOD officials, conducted a survey of 243 overseas posts, and completed 22 structured interviews with State personnel."
Date: October 19, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Trends in Energy Derivatives Markets Raise Questions about CFTC's Oversight (open access)

Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Trends in Energy Derivatives Markets Raise Questions about CFTC's Oversight

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Prices for four energy commodities--crude oil, heating oil, unleaded gasoline, and natural gas--have risen substantially since 2002. Some observers believe that higher energy prices are the result of changes in supply and demand. Others believe that increased futures trading activity has also contributed to higher prices. This report, conducted under the Comptroller General of the United States' authority, examines (1) trends and patterns in the physical and energy derivatives markets, (2) the scope of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) regulatory authority over these markets, and (3) the effectiveness of CFTC's monitoring and detection of market abuses and enforcement. For this work, GAO analyzed futures and large trader data and interviewed market participants, experts, and officials at six federal agencies."
Date: October 19, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chemical and Biological Defense: DOD Needs to Clarify Expectations in Medical Readiness (open access)

Chemical and Biological Defense: DOD Needs to Clarify Expectations in Medical Readiness

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Public assessments by Department of Defense (DOD) officials have emphasized the seriousness of the military threat from chemical and biological (CB) weapons. However, neither DOD nor the services have systematically examined the adequacy of the current specialty mix of medical personnel for CB defense. Although some of the services have begun to review the adequacy of staffing of deployable medical units that would manage the consequences of chemical warfare scenarios, they have not done so for biological warfare scenarios. Joint protocols for treating CB casualties have recently been completed, but the services have not yet agreed on which health care providers should provide treatment. Relatively few military health care providers are trained to a standard of proficiency in providing care to CB casualties. The service surgeons general have begun integrating chemical and a few biological scenarios into their medical exercises, but no realistic field exercise of medical support for CB warfare had been concluded. DOD and the services have not fully addressed weaknesses and gaps in modeling, planning, training, tracking, or proficiency testing for the treatment of CB casualties. The resulting medical structure has not been …
Date: October 19, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Internet Pharmacies: Adding Disclosure Requirements Would Aid State and Federal Oversight (open access)

Internet Pharmacies: Adding Disclosure Requirements Would Aid State and Federal Oversight

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The first Internet pharmacies began online service in early 1999. Public health officials are concerned about Internet pharmacies that do not adhere to state licensing requirements and standards. Public officials are also concerned about the validity of prescriptions and international drugs that are not approved in the United States being sent by mail. The unique qualities of the Internet pose new challenges for enforcing state pharmacy and medical practice laws because they allow pharmacies and physicians to reach consumers across state and international borders and remain anonymous. Congress is considering legislation to strengthen oversight of Internet pharmacies."
Date: October 19, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Small Business Innovation Research: Agencies Need to Strengthen Efforts to Improve the Completeness, Consistency, and Accuracy of Awards Data (open access)

Small Business Innovation Research: Agencies Need to Strengthen Efforts to Improve the Completeness, Consistency, and Accuracy of Awards Data

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program was created to increase the use of small businesses to meet federal research needs and commercialize the results of this research. To monitor the program, the Small Business Administration (SBA) requires participating agencies to provide, in a standard format, specific data on all SBIR awards they make. SBA then compiles these data into a database known as Tech-Net. Congress also required SBA to create, by 2001, a restricted and more comprehensive database that would provide information for government agencies to use in evaluating the program. GAO was asked to identify the (1) types of data that agencies report to SBA for inclusion in the Tech-Net database, (2) extent to which these data are provided in a standard format, (3) extent to which SBA has established the government-use database, and (4) extent to which SBIR agencies have developed and implemented techniques to track commercialization of SBIR projects. GAO reviewed 8 of the 11 agencies participating in SBIR."
Date: October 19, 2006
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Novel Metal Hydroxide Derivatives Containing Chemically Bound Organophosphorus or Polyphosphate Species as Flame Retardants (open access)

Novel Metal Hydroxide Derivatives Containing Chemically Bound Organophosphorus or Polyphosphate Species as Flame Retardants

Patent relating to novel metal hydroxide derivatives containing chemically bound organophosphorus or polyphosphate species as flame retardants.
Date: March 29, 2006
Creator: Braterman, Paul S.; D'Souza, Nandika & Dharia, Amit
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library
O-MM-0282-v Provision of Certified DON Data to ETJCSG (open access)

O-MM-0282-v Provision of Certified DON Data to ETJCSG

Disregard Restriction of Header and Footer: O-MM-0282-v Provision of Certified DON Data to ETJCSG. Navy memo dtd January 18, 2005. PROVISION OF CERTIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY DATA TO THE BRAC 2005 EDUCATION AND TRAINING JOINT CROSS SERVICE GROUP - RANGES SUBGROUP. Scenario/Activities with Certified Data.
Date: October 19, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
O-MM-0282-w Provision of Certified DON Data to ET JCSG (open access)

O-MM-0282-w Provision of Certified DON Data to ET JCSG

Disregard Restriction of Header and Footer: O-MM-0282-w Provision of Certified DON Data to ET JCSG. Navy memo dtd April 1, 2005. PROVISION OF CERTIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY DATA TO THE BRAC 2005 EDUCATION AND TRAINING JOINT CROSS SERVICE GROUP - FLIGHT TRAINING SUBGROUP. Scenario/Activities with Certified Data.
Date: October 19, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
O-MM-0282-x Provision of Certified DON Data to ET JCSG (open access)

O-MM-0282-x Provision of Certified DON Data to ET JCSG

Disregard Restriction of Header and Footer: O-MM-0282-x Provision of Certified DON Data to ET JCSG. Navy memo dtd April 1, 2005. PROVISION OF CERTIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY DATA TO THE BRAC 2005 EDUCATION AND TRAINING JOINT CROSS SERVICE GROUP - RANGE SUBGROUP FOR E&T-0038A. Scenario Certified Data.
Date: October 19, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
O-MM-0288 Provision of Certified Data to BRAC 05 Ind JCSG (open access)

O-MM-0288 Provision of Certified Data to BRAC 05 Ind JCSG

Disregard Restriction of Header and Footer: O-MM-0288 Provision of Certified Data to BRAC 05 Ind JCSG. Navy memo dtd December 6, 2004. PROVISION OF CERTIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY DATA TO THE BRAC 2005 INDUSTRIAL JOINT CROSS SERVICE GROUP - INDUSTRIAL JCSG SHIPOVERHAUL & REPAIR. Scenarios/Activities with Certified Data.
Date: October 19, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
O-MM-0288-a Provision of Certified DON Data to Industrial JCSG (open access)

O-MM-0288-a Provision of Certified DON Data to Industrial JCSG

Disregard Restriction of Header and Footer: O-MM-0288-a Provision of Certified DON Data to Industrial JCSG. Navy memo dtd December 8, 2004. PROVISION OF CERTIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY DATA TO THE BRAC 2005 INDUSTRIAL JOINT CROSS SERVICE GROUP - INDUSTRIAL JCSG SHIP OVERHAUL & REPAIR. Scenarios/Activities with Certified Data.
Date: October 19, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
O-MM-0288-aa Provision of Certified DON Data to the Ind JCSG (open access)

O-MM-0288-aa Provision of Certified DON Data to the Ind JCSG

Disregard Restriction of Header and Footer: O-MM-0288-aa Provision of Certified DON Data to the Ind JCSG. Navy memo dtd January 6, 2005. PROVISION OF CERTIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY DATA TO THE BRAC 2005 INDUSTRIAL JOINT CROSS SERVICE GROUP - INDUSTRIAL JCSG MAINTENANCE SUBGROUP. Scenarios/~ctivities with Certified Data; and Summary of Data Concerns.
Date: October 19, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
O-MM-0288-ab Provision of Certified DON Data to Ind-JCSG (open access)

O-MM-0288-ab Provision of Certified DON Data to Ind-JCSG

Disregard Restriction of Header and Footer: O-MM-0288-ab Provision of Certified DON Data to Ind-JCSG. Navy memo dtd January 7, 2005. PROVISION OF CERTIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY DATA TO THE BRAC 2005 INDUSTRIAL JOINT CROSS SERVICE GROUP. Department of Navy Base Operating Support manpower data.
Date: October 19, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
O-MM-0288-ac Provision of Certified DON Data to Ind JCSG (open access)

O-MM-0288-ac Provision of Certified DON Data to Ind JCSG

Disregard Restriction of Header and Footer: O-MM-0288-ac Provision of Certified DON Data to Ind JCSG. Navy memo dtd February 7, 2005. PROVISION OF CERTIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY DATA TO THE BRAC 2005 INDUSTRIAL JOINT CROSS SERVICE GROUP - INDUSTRIAL JCSG SHIP OVERHAUL & REPAIR. Certified Scenario Supplemental Data Call IND-0128.
Date: October 19, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Report (open access)

2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Report

This is the Commission's complete final report as considered by Congress. It includes all technical changes and errata as submitted to the president from September 8-22, 2005.
Date: October 19, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
O-MM-0288-ae Provision of Certified DON Data to Ind JCSG (open access)

O-MM-0288-ae Provision of Certified DON Data to Ind JCSG

Disregard Restriction of Header and Footer: O-MM-0288-ae Provision of Certified DON Data to Ind JCSG. Navy memo dtd April 5, 2005. PROVISION OF CERTIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY DATA TO THE BRAC 2005 INDUSTRIAL JOINT CROSS SERVICE GROUP. MCLB Barstow Document attached to DONBITS 1 April 2005; and MCLB Albany Document attached to DONBITS 1 April 2005.
Date: October 19, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
O-MM-0288-af Provision of Certified DON Data to the Ind JCSG (open access)

O-MM-0288-af Provision of Certified DON Data to the Ind JCSG

Disregard Restriction of Header and Footer: O-MM-0288-af Provision of Certified DON Data to the Ind JCSG. Navy memo dtd April 8, 2005. PROVISION OF CERTIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY DATA TO THE BRAC 2005 INDUSTRIAL JOINT CROSS SERVICE GROUP - INDUSTRIAL JCSG MAINTENANCE SUBGROUP. Scenarios/Activities with Certified Data.
Date: October 19, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Report, Vol 1 (open access)

2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Report, Vol 1

This is Volume 1 of the Commission's complete final report as considered by Congress. It includes all technical changes and errata as submitted to the president from September 8-22, 2005.
Date: October 19, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
O-MM-0288-ag Provision of Certified DON Data to Ind JCSG (open access)

O-MM-0288-ag Provision of Certified DON Data to Ind JCSG

Disregard Restriction of Header and Footer: O-MM-0288-ag Provision of Certified DON Data to Ind JCSG. Navy memo dtd April 8, 2005. PROVISION OF CERTIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY DATA TO THE BRAC 2005 INDUSTRIAL JOINT CROSS SERVICE GROUP - INDUSTRIAL JCSG MAINTENANCE SUBGROUP. Scenarios/Activities with Certified Data.
Date: October 19, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library