Paperwork Reduction Act: Burden Increases and Violations Persist (open access)

Paperwork Reduction Act: Burden Increases and Violations Persist

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This testimony discusses the implementation of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and information collection authorizations from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that either expired or were otherwise inconsistent with the act. GAO found that federal paperwork rose by 290 million burden hours during fiscal year 2001--the largest one-year increase since the act was amended and recodified in 1995. This occurred largely because the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) increased its paperwork estimate by about 250 million burden hours during the year. Most of the paperwork increase at IRS resulted from changes made by the agency--not because of new statutes. Federal agencies providing information to OMB identified more than 400 violations of the act during fiscal year 2001. Some of these violations have been going on for years, and they collectively represent substantial opportunity costs."
Date: April 11, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Internal Revenue Service: Enhanced Efforts to Combat Abusive Tax Schemes--Challenges Remain (open access)

Internal Revenue Service: Enhanced Efforts to Combat Abusive Tax Schemes--Challenges Remain

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Estimating the extent of abusive tax schemes used by individual taxpayers is difficult because they are often hidden. Nevertheless, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) believes that the number and dollar consequences of these schemes has grown recently. IRS estimates that 740,000 taxpayers used abusive schemes in tax year 2000. IRS caught $5 billion in improper tax avoidance or tax credit and refund claims, but estimates that another $20 to $40 billion went undetected. Recent developments suggest that the number of individuals using an abusive tax scheme involving offshore accounts may be greater than estimated and potential lost revenues may be higher than estimated. Because no one individual or office could provide an agencywide perspective on IRS's strategy, goals, objectives, performance measures, or program results, it is difficult to provide a clear picture of IRS's efforts to address abusive tax schemes. IRS has created new offices, reemphasized and reorganized earlier efforts, and plans to assign at least 200 additional staff to its efforts. Limited data suggest that IRS's enhanced efforts have helped to successfully convict those promoting and taking advantage of abusive schemes, publicize these results, and uncover previously …
Date: April 11, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Buildings: Billions Are Needed for Repairs and Alterations (open access)

Federal Buildings: Billions Are Needed for Repairs and Alterations

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the results of its work on the General Services Administration's (GSA) Repairs and Alterations Program, focusing on: (1) the extent of repairs and alterations that have been identified at government-owned buildings managed by GSA; (2) factors that impede GSA's ability to satisfy its repair and alteration requirements; and (3) GSA's efforts to improve its management of repairs and alterations."
Date: April 11, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security: Providing Useful Information to the Public (open access)

Social Security: Providing Useful Information to the Public

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed information the public should have about the Social Security program and the role that the individualized Social Security Statement plays in providing that information, focusing on: (1) basic information about program benefits; (2) the current and projected financial status of the Social Security program; and (3) proposed changes to the program."
Date: April 11, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Paperwork Reduction Act: Record Increase in Agencies' Burden Estimates (open access)

Paperwork Reduction Act: Record Increase in Agencies' Burden Estimates

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Paperwork Reduction Act requires federal agencies to minimize the paperwork burden they impose on the public. The act also requires agencies to obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) before collecting covered information. GAO examined changes during the past fiscal year in federal agencies' paperwork burden estimates and their causes, focusing on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). GAO also examined changes in the number of violations of the Paperwork Reduction Act."
Date: April 11, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tax Administration: IRS Should Reassess the Level of Resources for Testing Forms and Instructions (open access)

Tax Administration: IRS Should Reassess the Level of Resources for Testing Forms and Instructions

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Taxpayers rated the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) ability to provide clear and easy-to-use forms and instructions among the lowest of 27 indicators of service in 1993. Due to continuing concerns about unclear forms and instructions, GAO was asked to determine (1) whether and how often IRS tests the clarity of new and revised individual income tax forms and instructions; (2) the benefits, if any, of testing forms and instructions for clarity prior to their use; and (3) whether any factors limit IRS's ability to do more tests and if so, how they can be addressed."
Date: April 11, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Human Capital: Selected Agency Actions to Integrate Human Capital Approaches to Attain Mission Results (open access)

Human Capital: Selected Agency Actions to Integrate Human Capital Approaches to Attain Mission Results

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Successful strategic human capital management requires the integration of human capital approaches with strategies for accomplishing organizational missions and program goals. Such integration allows the agency to ensure that its core processes efficiently and effectively support mission-related outcomes. Based on the recommendations of various human capital experts, GAO identified six executive branch agencies that had taken key actions to integrate their human capital approaches with their strategic planning and decision making. The agencies were the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the General Services Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, the Social Security Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the U.S. Geological Survey. These key actions may prove helpful to other agencies as they seek to ensure that their human capital approaches are aligned with their program goals."
Date: April 11, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Project-Based Rental Assistance: HUD Should Update Its Policies and Procedures to Keep Pace with the Changing Housing Market (open access)

Project-Based Rental Assistance: HUD Should Update Its Policies and Procedures to Keep Pace with the Changing Housing Market

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In light of the pressing need for rental housing affordable to low-income households and concerns that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) may not be committed to maintaining its Section 8 project-based housing stock--a key source of such housing--Congress directed GAO to assess HUD's efforts to preserve its project-based housing and recommend ways to improve these efforts. This report discusses (1) patterns in the volume and characteristics of HUD's Section 8 project-based properties; (2) tools and incentives that are available to encourage property owners to stay in the program; and (3) the views of property owners, managers, and industry representatives on HUD's preservation efforts. To address these issues, GAO analyzed HUD data, reviewed pertinent legislation and regulations, and interviewed HUD officials and industry representatives."
Date: April 11, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 110, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 11, 2006 (open access)

Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 110, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: April 11, 2006
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 118, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 2008 (open access)

Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 118, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 2008

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: April 11, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 120, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 2008 (open access)

Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 120, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 2008

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: April 11, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 114, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 11, 2007 (open access)

Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 114, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: April 11, 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Helen Snapp and WASP]

Photograph of two WASP and Helen Snapp standing side by side with a man (on the far right) in front of two WWII airplanes inside a hangar. The woman on the left is wearing a blue jacket with WASP insignia, and the WASP on the middle right is wearing a blue Women Air Force Service Pilots scarf.
Date: 2009-04-11~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Woman soared as WWII flier] (open access)

[Clipping: Woman soared as WWII flier]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Elizabeth "Kit" MacKethan Magid, a WASP , and her experiences serving in WWII. On the back of the clipping, there is a listing for a Health Fair at different colleges and public schools.
Date: April 11, 2004
Creator: Martin, Claire
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 2008 (open access)

The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 2008

Weekly student newspaper from San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 11, 2008
Creator: San Antonio College
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape (open access)

The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape

The report discusses the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-Related Congressional Actions in the 112th Congress. The policymakers, including some in Congress, have long called for varying degrees and types of reform to the FCC. Most proposals fall into two categories: (1) procedural changes made within the FCC or through congressional action that would affect the agency's operations or (2) substantive policy changes requiring congressional action that would affect how the agency regulates different services and industry sectors.
Date: April 11, 2008
Creator: Moloney Figliola, Patricia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 158, No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 11, 2007 (open access)

Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 158, No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 11, 2007
Creator: Whitehead, Marie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 99, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 11, 2006 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 99, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 11, 2006
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scene: North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 2008 (open access)

Scene: North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 2008

Weekly magazine edition of the daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 11, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 73, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 11, 2007 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 73, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 11, 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The University News (Irving, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 16, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 11, 2007 (open access)

The University News (Irving, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 16, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Weekly student newspaper from the University of Dallas in Irving, Texas that includes campus news and commentaries along with advertising.
Date: April 11, 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 114 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 114

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate commemorating the dedication of the Camp Fannin Association WWII Memorial on the campus of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler.
Date: April 11, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 118 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 118

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate honoring all who have served in the U.S. Marine Corps since September 11, 2001, and especially the members of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 234.
Date: April 11, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 119 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 119

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate recognizing March 23, 2005, as Marshall Day at the State Capitol.
Date: April 11, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History