This report describes seismic activity at and around the Hanford Site during Fiscal Year 2004. It is also the first description of seismic activity during the fourth quarter of FY04.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the statewide turnover rate for full-time classified employees, which is used to monitor total employee loss to the State. Turnover rates are broken down into various categories in order to determine trends. Retention strategies are provided to monitor and curb excessive turnover, which can affect an organization's ability to meet its mission.

Annual report detailing expenditures by the Texas Department of Transportation during 2004, including the unified transportation program (UTP), turnpike and toll road projects, and some rail facilities, as well as the amount of bonds, public securities, and other funds used for transportation projects.

This report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year.

This report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year, related to energy and water development. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Energy and Water Development. It summarizes the status of the bill, its scope, major issues, funding levels, and related congressional activity, and is updated as events warrant.

This report tracks the progress of the bill providing FY2004 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (L-HHS-ED). This report summarizes L-HHS-ED discretionary funding issues but not authorization or entitlement issues.

After a series of devastating hurricanes struck Florida and other states in the summer of 2004, the 108th Congress passed two emergency supplemental appropriations statutes that provide a total of $16.475 billion to areas stricken by the hurricanes and other natural disasters. The House and Senate quickly approved legislation (H.R. 5005) the day after President Bush submitted a request on September 6 for $2 billion in FY2004 funding, largely in response to the devastation caused by Hurricanes Charley and Frances in Florida. The other issue that was a matter of public debate focused on a proposed amendment in the House to fully offset the cost of the FY2005 supplemental through a proportional reduction in discretionary funds; the House rejected the amendment.

A biennial report of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for fiscal years 2003 and 2004 outlining the agencies activities and accomplishments in the past two years.

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This report analyzes each of the provisions in Title XI of P.L. 108-136.

This report is a research aid, which lists the Department of Defense (DOD) authorization bills (Table 1) and appropriations bills (Table 2).

This report provides background information on defense-related environmental programs, analyzes key implementations issues, and examines final versions of legislation to authorize and appropriate funding for these activities for FY2004.

Financial report for the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas contains information about revenues and expenditures for the organization during the 2003-2004 fiscal year. It includes general statements, schedules of accounts broken down by category, and other supplementary notes.

Financial report for the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas contains information about revenues and expenditures for the organization during the 2003-2004 fiscal year. It includes general statements, schedules of accounts broken down by category, and other supplementary notes.

Financial report for the University of North Texas Health Science Center contains information about revenues and expenditures for the organization during the 2003-2004 fiscal year. It includes general statements, schedules of accounts broken down by category, and other supplementary notes.

Financial report for the University of North Texas Health Science Center contains information about revenues and expenditures for the organization during the 2003-2004 fiscal year. It includes general statements, schedules of accounts broken down by category, and other supplementary notes.

Financial report for the University of North Texas System Administration contains information about revenues and expenditures for the organization during the 2003-2004 fiscal year. It includes general statements, schedules of accounts broken down by category, and other supplementary notes.

Financial report for the University of North Texas System Administration contains information about revenues and expenditures for the organization during the 2003-2004 fiscal year. It includes general statements, schedules of accounts broken down by category, and other supplementary notes.

This report describes seismic activity at and near the Hanford Site during the first and second quarters of FY 2004 (October 1, 2003-March 31, 2004).

Research done by the Infrared Photonics team at PNNL is focused on developing miniaturized integrated optics for the MWIR and LWIR by exploiting the unique optical and material properties of chalcogenide glass. PNNL has developed thin film deposition capabilities, direct-laser writing techniques, IR photonic device demonstration, holographic optical element design and fabrication, photonic device modeling, and advanced optical metrology - all specific to chalcogenide glass. Chalcogenide infrared photonics provides a pathway to Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) transmitter miniaturization. QCLs provide a viable infrared laser source for a new class of laser transmitters capable of meeting the performance requirements for a variety of national security sensing applications. The high output power, small size, and superb stability and modulation characteristics of QCLs make them amenable for integration as transmitters into ultra-sensitive, ultra-selective point sampling and remote short-range chemical sensors that are particularly useful for nuclear nonproliferation missions.

The basic science goal in this project identifies structure/affinity relationships for selected radionuclides and existing sorbents. The task will apply this knowledge to the design and synthesis of new sorbents that will exhibit increased cesium, strontium and actinide removal. The target problem focuses on the treatment of high-level nuclear wastes. The general approach can likewise be applied to non-radioactive separations.

The basic science goal in this project identifies structure/affinity relationships for selected radionuclides and existing sorbents. The task will apply this knowledge to the design and synthesis of new sorbents that will exhibit increased cesium, strontium and actinide removal. The target problem focuses on the treatment of high-level nuclear wastes. The general approach can likewise be applied to non-radioactive separations.

The principal goal of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's (PNNL's) Infrared Technology for Advanced Sensors Project is to explore and develop the science and technology behind point and stand off infrared (IR) spectroscopic chemical sensors that are needed for detecting weapons proliferation activity. The primary use of the technology is to detect the chemical signatures associated with the production or use of chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons. In FY04 PNNL continued the development of a Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) point sensor based on optical Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy (CRDS). During the year this instrument participated in 3 field tests, including the indoor UF6 release experiment which took place on the Hanford Site in Aug. 2004. The field tests demonstrated the robustness of CRDS as a fieldable technology for sensitive detection of airborne analytes. The instrument was altered from detecting ammonia with a detection limit of {approx} 1 ppmv to detect hydrogen fluoride with a detection limit of {approx} 3 ppbv. The differences in limits of detection between these two chemicals is accounted for by the relative differences in the absorption strength of the two molecules (with HF having a much larger absorption strength than ammonia). In addition to the field tests, the instrument …

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