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Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus Reconciliation Summary (open access)

Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus Reconciliation Summary

Reconciliation summary with an ending balance of $3,340.25 for the period ending on December 30, 2005.
Date: December 30, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clearinghouse Response to Inquiry JCS 75 (open access)

Clearinghouse Response to Inquiry JCS 75

Clearinghouse response to inquiry JCS 75 concerning a modified cost of base Realignment and Closure Actions (COBRA)report for Secretary of Defense recommendation "Create an Integrated Weapons & Armaments Specialty Site for Guns and Ammunition."
Date: December 29, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0387 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0387

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 Government Code section 51.961(g), which requires one-half of the family protection fee collected in divorce suits to be deposited in the child abuse and neglect prevention trust account, violates the open courts provision, Texas Constitution article I, section 13 (RQ-0362-GA)
Date: December 28, 2005
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0388 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0388

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 Chamber's County has authority to contract with a bank to invest and manage its permanent school fund (RQ-0364-GA)
Date: December 28, 2005
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0389 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0389

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 section 693.002 of the Health and Safety Code requires a justice of the peace to allow an organ procurement organization to remove organs of a deceased person before the justice of the peace has determined whether an autopsy should be performed (RQ-0365-GA)
Date: December 28, 2005
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0390 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0390

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 a deputy sheriff is an "individual who acts in any capacity for permitting authority" for purposes of title 30, section 285.50(g) of the Texas Administrative Code, which prohibits such persons from working as an installer for an on-site sewage facility withing the permitting authority's jurisdiction (RQ-0366-GA)
Date: December 28, 2005
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0385 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0385

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 a nonprofit organization that sponsors a "poker run" violates gambling statutes (RQ-0357-GA)
Date: December 27, 2005
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0386 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0386

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 a legislator may simultaneously serve as president of a municipal management district operating under chapter 375, Local Government Code (RQ-0385-GA)
Date: December 27, 2005
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Deposit Summary (open access)

Deposit Summary

Dallas National Bank deposit receipt and summary of $100.00 made on December 23, 2005.
Date: December 23, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Deposit Summary (open access)

Deposit Summary

Deposit summary and receipt of $835.00 made on December 23, 2005.
Date: December 22, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financial Audit: Restatements to the National Science Foundation's Fiscal Year 2003 Financial Statements (open access)

Financial Audit: Restatements to the National Science Foundation's Fiscal Year 2003 Financial Statements

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Secretary of Treasury, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is required to annually prepare and submit audited financial statements of the U.S. government to the President and Congress. We are required to audit these consolidated financial statements (CFS) and report on the results of our work. An issue meriting concern and close scrutiny that emerged during our fiscal year 2004 CFS audit was the growing number of Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act agencies that restated certain of their financial statements for fiscal year 2003 to correct errors. Errors in financial statements can result from mathematical mistakes, mistakes in the application of accounting principles, or oversight or misuse of facts that existed at the time the financial statements were prepared. Frequent restatements to correct errors can undermine public trust and confidence in both the entity and all responsible parties. Further, when restatements do occur, it is important that financial statements clearly communicate, and readers of the restated financial statements understand, that the financial statements originally issued by management in the previous year and the opinion thereon should no longer be relied …
Date: December 22, 2005
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pilot Project to Expand Merchandise Sold in Commissary Stores Will Likely Have a Negligible Impact on the Exchange Dividend (open access)

Pilot Project to Expand Merchandise Sold in Commissary Stores Will Likely Have a Negligible Impact on the Exchange Dividend

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Defense (DOD) has three military exchanges--the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, the Navy Exchange, and the Marine Corps Exchange--that operate retail and other specialty stores. During fiscal years 2000 through 2004, the three exchanges provided more than $300 million annually, an average of 55 to 70 percent of their profits, in the form of a dividend to support the military services' morale, welfare, and recreation programs. DOD, through the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA), also operates commissaries that sell groceries and authorized household products at the lowest practical price, charging patrons only for the cost of goods sold plus a 5 percent surcharge. The funds generated by the surcharge are used to construct new and modernize existing commissaries. The Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 authorized the Secretary of Defense to conduct a pilot project involving the sale of film, one-time use cameras, and telephone cards in not less than 10 commissary stores for a period selected by the Secretary, but not less than 6 months. Previously, these items had only been sold by the exchanges. Concerns were expressed by …
Date: December 22, 2005
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus Invoice 75 (open access)

Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus Invoice 75

An invoice from Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus to fundraiser of $835.00 on June 22, 2005.
Date: December 22, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Information Technology: Responses to Subcommittee Post-Hearing Questions Regarding the FBI's Management Practices and Acquisition of a New Investigative Case Management System (open access)

Information Technology: Responses to Subcommittee Post-Hearing Questions Regarding the FBI's Management Practices and Acquisition of a New Investigative Case Management System

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "This letter responds to follow-up questions about our September 14, 2005, testimony before Congress. In that testimony, we discussed the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) progress in building management capabilities essential to successfully modernizing its information technology (IT) systems. Systems modernization is a vital part of the FBI's ongoing efforts to transform itself in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks."
Date: December 21, 2005
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Status of Two Authorities Granted to the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (open access)

Status of Two Authorities Granted to the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Commerce's (Commerce) Economic Development Administration (EDA) Reauthorization Act of 2004 directed us to regularly review the implementation of two authorities granted to the Secretary of Commerce: (1) allowing excess funds from projects constructed under projected cost to be reinvested in new or existing projects and (2) establishing a performance award process for grant recipients that meet or exceed performance measures established in connection with the grant. This report (1) discusses EDA's authority to reinvest excess funds and provides information on the portion of these funds EDA has had to return to the U.S. Treasury and (2) describes the status of the performance award system and identifies some steps EDA could take to develop a useful performance award system."
Date: December 21, 2005
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0384 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0384

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 federal law preempts a portion of Senate Bill 410, enacted during the regular session of the Seventy-ninth Legislature, that purports to authorize the importation of Canadian pharmaceuticals into Texas, and the require the State Board of Pharmacy to assist in such importation (RQ-0355-GA)
Date: December 21, 2005
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus Invoice 77 (open access)

Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus Invoice 77

Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus invoice of $150.00 made on December 21, 2005.
Date: December 21, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lone Star Ride Fighting Aids 2005 Final Return Totals (open access)

Lone Star Ride Fighting Aids 2005 Final Return Totals

Photograph of four representatives smiling at the camera and standing behind a large printed check in the amount of $280,890.00 dated December 20, 2005. The paper that the photo is printed on reads, "LONE STAR RIDE FIGHTING AIDS 2005, FINAL RETURN TOTALS, $280,890.00", "Hurricane Rita may have forced the cancellation of the scheduled two-day event on September 24 and 25, but it did not cancel the enthusiasm of Lone Star Ride participants who participated in a one day ride on November 5." Left to right the individuals are Don Maison, president and CEO of AIDS Services of Dallas, Janie Bush, LSR Event Manager, Dara Austin, Executive Director AIDS Outreach Center of Tarrant County; Paul Scott, Executive Director Resource Center of Dallas.
Date: December 20, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Managerial Cost Accounting Practices: Departments of Education, Transportation, and the Treasury (open access)

Managerial Cost Accounting Practices: Departments of Education, Transportation, and the Treasury

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Authoritative bodies have promulgated laws, accounting standards, information system requirements, and related guidance to emphasize the need for cost information and cost management in the federal government. For example, the Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act of 1990, contains several provisions related to managerial cost accounting, one of which states that an agency's CFO should develop and maintain an integrated accounting and financial management system that provides for the development and reporting of cost information. Statement of Federal Accounting Standards No. 4, Managerial Cost Accounting Concepts and Standards for the Federal Government, and the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program's (JFMIP) Framework for Federal Financial Management Systems established accounting standards and system requirements for managerial cost accounting (MCA) information at federal agencies. The Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 built on this foundation and required, among other things, CFO Act agencies' systems to comply substantially with federal accounting standards and federal financial management systems requirements. MCA involves the accumulation and analysis of financial and nonfinancial data, resulting in the allocation of costs to organizational pursuits such as performance goals, programs, activities, and outputs. The data analyzed depend on the …
Date: December 19, 2005
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0383 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0383

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 a commissioners court may pay a vendor who has rendered goods or services to the county for the reasonable value of a benefit the county has recieved under an implied contract when the county auditor has rejected the claim (RQ-0354-GA)
Date: December 19, 2005
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Medicare: Contingency Plans to Address Potential Problems with the Transition of Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries from Medicaid to Medicare Drug Coverage (open access)

Medicare: Contingency Plans to Address Potential Problems with the Transition of Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries from Medicaid to Medicare Drug Coverage

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) established a voluntary outpatient prescription drug benefit, known as Medicare Part D. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is responsible for implementing this benefit. This new drug coverage will be provided through competing private Part D plans sponsored by health care organizations, which may charge premiums, deductibles, or copayments for drugs. As a result of MMA, on January 1, 2006, drug coverage for dual-eligible beneficiaries will transition from Medicaid to Medicare Part D. This transition will occur for approximately 6 million full-benefit dual-eligible beneficiaries--Medicare beneficiaries who receive full Medicaid benefits for services not covered by Medicare. CMS is in the process of implementing this transition. During May and June 2005, CMS mailed notices to these beneficiaries informing them of the transition in coverage and that they will receive a subsidy to cover their entire deductible and help cover any prescription drug plan (PDP) premiums. During October and November 2005, CMS automatically assigned dual-eligible beneficiaries to PDPs and mailed notices to these beneficiaries informing them of the assignment and also that they may select a different …
Date: December 16, 2005
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
BRAC Analysis-Notes and Research (open access)

BRAC Analysis-Notes and Research

Contains notes and research (DFAS)Various States-by Bob Cook of the INTERAGENCY Team.
Date: December 15, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library
BRAC Analysis-Notes and Research (open access)

BRAC Analysis-Notes and Research

Contains notes and research (Postgraduate Education Realignment Scenarios) by Syd Carroll of the JOINT Cross Service Team.
Date: December 15, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library
BRAC Analysis-Notes and Research (open access)

BRAC Analysis-Notes and Research

Contains notes and research (General) Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. By Art Beauchamp of the AIR FORCE Team.
Date: December 15, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library