Environmental Protection: EPA Needs to Follow Best Practices and Procedures When Reorganizing Its Library Network (open access)

Environmental Protection: EPA Needs to Follow Best Practices and Procedures When Reorganizing Its Library Network

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Established in 1971, the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) library network provides access to critical environmental information that the agency needs to fulfill its mission of protecting human health and the environment. The library network also provides information and services to the public. In fiscal year 2006, the network included 26 libraries across headquarters, regional offices, research centers, and laboratories. These libraries were independently operated by several different EPA program offices, depending on the nature of the libraries' collections. In 2006, facing proposed budget cuts, EPA issued a plan to reorganize the network beginning in fiscal year 2007. The plan proposed a phased approach to closing libraries and dispersing, disposing of, and digitizing library materials. GAO was asked to summarize the findings in its report being released today, Environmental Protection: EPA Needs to Ensure That Best Practices and Procedures Are Followed When Making Further Changes to Its Library Network (GAO-08-304). GAO made four recommendations in this report aimed at best practices and procedures that EPA should follow when continuing to reorganize its library network. The agency agreed with the recommendations."
Date: March 13, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Our Changing Planet: U.S. Climate Change Science Program Annual Report, 2009 (open access)

Our Changing Planet: U.S. Climate Change Science Program Annual Report, 2009

Annual report of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program documenting activities and research, goals for the upcoming year, proposed budget considerations, and other information about the organization for fiscal year 2009.
Date: 2008
Creator: Climate Change Science Program (U.S.)
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Report To Congress On The Implementation of DoD Directive 3000.05 Military Support For Stability, Security, Transition and Reconstruction (SSTR) Operations (open access)

Report To Congress On The Implementation of DoD Directive 3000.05 Military Support For Stability, Security, Transition and Reconstruction (SSTR) Operations

This document relates to the Department of Defenses restructuring of principle Federal agencies to create an environment of operational stability.
Date: April 1, 2007
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Report to the Congressional Defense Committees (open access)

Annual Report to the Congressional Defense Committees

2008 Annual Report measuring and updating the accomplishments and priorities of the Department of Defense (DoD) in regards to business transformation and the Military Health System. The report offers extensive documentation of the DoD Business Enterprise Priorities, reporting on milestones, modernization, property accountability, and visibility in regards to personnel, acquisitions, and finances.
Date: March 15, 2008
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Final Implementation Report for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (open access)

Final Implementation Report for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008

This report on the implementation of National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2008, section 904 "Management of the Department of Defense," presents the consensus recommendations of the Department's senior management team on the assignment of duties for the Chief Management Office (CMO), the Deputy Chief Management Office, and the Military Department CMO's, as well as summarizing the Department's inaugural Strategic Management Plan.
Date: July 25, 2008
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Strategic Management Plan. (open access)

Strategic Management Plan.

A report which discusses last year's Strategic Management Plan by describing the integrated activities that comprise the Department's performance management system. It also establishes five top-level priorities for business operations.
Date: July 31, 2009
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2007 (open access)

Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2007

Annual report of the U.S. Good Neighbor Environmental Board describing the organization's activities, goals, and recommendations for further development along the U.S.-Mexico border region. This report focuses on undocumented human crossings and hazardous materials crossings.
Date: March 2007
Creator: United States. Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Military Power of the People's Republic of China (open access)

The Military Power of the People's Republic of China

A report outlining China's national and military strategies, progress and trends in its military modernization, and their implications for regional security and stability.
Date: 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States [Highlights] (open access)

Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States [Highlights]

This booklet highlights key findings from the Global climate Change Impacts in the United States. a state of knowledge report about the observed and projected consequences of climate change for our nation and people. It is an authoritative scientific report written in plain language, with the goal of better informing public and private decision making at all levels.
Date: June 2009
Creator: U.S. Global Change Research Program
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Strategic Plan (open access)

Strategic Plan

This is the strategic plan for the CCTP.
Date: September 2006
Creator: Climate Change Technology Program (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Literacy: The Essential Principles of Climate Science (open access)

Climate Literacy: The Essential Principles of Climate Science

This report presents information that is deemed important for individuals and communities to know and understand about the Earth's climate, impacts of climate change, and approaches to adaptation or mitigation.
Date: March 2009
Creator: United States. Global Change Research Group.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency, Chapter 6: Energy Efficiency Program Best Practices (open access)

National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency, Chapter 6: Energy Efficiency Program Best Practices

Chapter from the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency documenting key findings from energy efficiency programs that have been successfully operating for many years.
Date: July 2006
Creator: National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency (U.S.)
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Form CJ-8, Annual Probation Survey: 2004 (open access)

Form CJ-8, Annual Probation Survey: 2004

Blank probation data survey containing a series of questions related to the probationary population in a particular location, with instructions for filling out the survey.
Date: November 16, 2004
Creator: United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Marine Corps Order: 5000.12E W/CH 1-2 (open access)

Marine Corps Order: 5000.12E W/CH 1-2

This is the Marine Corps policy for pregnancy and parenthood.
Date: December 8, 2004
Creator: Hagee, Michael, W., Gen.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Form CJ-7, Annual Parole Survey: 2001 (open access)

Form CJ-7, Annual Parole Survey: 2001

Blank parole data survey containing a series of questions related to the parole population in a particular location, with instructions for filling out the survey.
Date: November 13, 2001
Creator: United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Form CJ-7, Annual Parole Survey: 2005 (open access)

Form CJ-7, Annual Parole Survey: 2005

Blank parole data survey containing a series of questions related to the parole population in a particular location, with instructions for filling out the survey.
Date: November 9, 2005
Creator: United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chemical Accident Prevention: Site Security (open access)

Chemical Accident Prevention: Site Security

A paper about site security for companies. Site security minimizes crimes and intends to protect company assets.
Date: February 2000
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Community Culture and the Environment: A Guide to Understanding a Sense of Place (open access)

Community Culture and the Environment: A Guide to Understanding a Sense of Place

This publication looks at human communities and their interactions with the environment.
Date: November 2002
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
NMFS Auke Bay Laboratory Marine Ecology and Stock Assessment (MESA) Program Activities and Accomplishments, April 1, 2008 - April 1 2009 (open access)

NMFS Auke Bay Laboratory Marine Ecology and Stock Assessment (MESA) Program Activities and Accomplishments, April 1, 2008 - April 1 2009

This report discusses the activities and accomplishments of the Auke Bay Marine Ecology and Stock Assessment Program based in Juneau Alaska.
Date: April 2009
Creator: United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Quality Scorecard : Incorporating Green Infrastructure Practices at Municipal, Neighborhood, and Site Scales (open access)

Water Quality Scorecard : Incorporating Green Infrastructure Practices at Municipal, Neighborhood, and Site Scales

EPA's Water Quality Scorecard was developed to help local governments identify opportunities to remove barriers, and revise and create codes, ordinances, and incentives for better water quality protection. It guides municipal staff through a review of relevant local codes and ordinances, across multiple municipal departments and at the three scales within the jurisdiction of a local government (municipality, neighborhood, and site) to ensure that these codes work together to protect water quality goals.
Date: October 2009
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Building an Americanization Movement for the Twenty-first Century (open access)

Building an Americanization Movement for the Twenty-first Century

A document detailing the Task Force on New Americans impact and constitution. It details information about immigration and diversity.
Date: 2008
Creator: United States. Department of Homeland Security.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Biomass Combined Heat and Power Catalog of Technologies, [Part] 2. Basic First Steps and Considerations (open access)

Biomass Combined Heat and Power Catalog of Technologies, [Part] 2. Basic First Steps and Considerations

Part 2 of a larger report on biomass energy partnerships between the EPA and biomass stakeholders; this section outlines the necessary steps, considerations, and resources to establish a biomass industry.
Date: September 2007
Creator: [Wickwire, Susan]
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Biomass Combined Heat and Power Catalog of Technologies.  7. Representative biomass CHP System Cost and Performance Profiles (open access)

Biomass Combined Heat and Power Catalog of Technologies. 7. Representative biomass CHP System Cost and Performance Profiles

Part 7 of a larger report on a partnership between the EPA and biomass stakeholders; this section provides information on the cost and performance of various biomass industries.
Date: September 2007
Creator: [Wickwire Susan]
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
United States Marine Fisheries Service Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2005-2010 (open access)

United States Marine Fisheries Service Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2005-2010

Strategic plan for the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) describing the agency's goals and programs related to protecting coastal waters and other environmental features.
Date: 2004~
Creator: United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library