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Multiple U.S. Agencies Provided Billions of Dollars to Train and Equip Foreign Police Forces (open access)

Multiple U.S. Agencies Provided Billions of Dollars to Train and Equip Foreign Police Forces

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Over the past few years, the United States has increased its emphasis on training and equipping foreign police as a means of supporting a wide range of U.S. foreign-policy goals, including countering terrorists overseas and stopping the flow of narcotics to the United States. Funding for these activities has increased significantly since we last reported on these issues in 1992. In response to congressional request, this report provides estimates of the funding the U.S. government provided for activities to train and equip foreign police, hereafter referred to as "police assistance," during fiscal year 2009. We defined "police" as all law-enforcement units or personnel with arrest, investigative, or interdiction authorities."
Date: April 27, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Troubled Asset Relief Program: Update of Government Assistance Provided to AIG (open access)

Troubled Asset Relief Program: Update of Government Assistance Provided to AIG

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Assistance provided by the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) to American International Group, Inc. (AIG)--a holding company that, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in a broad range of insurance and insurance-related activities in the United States and abroad--represents one of the federal government's largest investments in a private sector institution since the financial crisis began in 2008. Treasury and the Federal Reserve provided assistance to AIG in September 2008 that was restructured in November 2008 and March 2009. As part of GAO's statutorily mandated oversight of TARP, this report updates the risk and repayment indicators GAO originally reported in September 2009 (GAO-09-975). Specifically in this report, GAO discusses (1) trends in AIG's financial condition, (2) trends in the unwinding of AIG Financial Products (AIGFP), (3) the financial condition of AIG's insurance companies, and (4) the status of AIG's repayment of its federal assistance. To update the indicators, GAO primarily used data as of December 31, 2009, and more current publicly available information; reviewed rating agencies' reports; identified …
Date: April 27, 2010
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Satellites: Strategy Needed to Sustain Critical Climate and Space Weather Measurements (open access)

Environmental Satellites: Strategy Needed to Sustain Critical Climate and Space Weather Measurements

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Environmental satellites provide data on the earth and its space environment that are used for forecasting the weather, measuring variations in climate over time, and predicting space weather. In planning for the next generation of these satellites, federal agencies originally sought to fulfill weather, climate, and space weather requirements. However, in 2006, federal agencies restructured two key satellite acquisitions, the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) and the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R series (GOES-R). This involved removing key climate and space weather instruments. GAO was asked to (1) assess plans for restoring the capabilities that were removed from the two key satellite acquisitions, (2) evaluate federal efforts to establish a strategy for the long-term provision of satellite-provided climate data, and (3) evaluate federal efforts to establish a strategy for the longterm provision of satellite-provided space weather data. To do so, GAO analyzed agency plans and reports."
Date: April 27, 2010
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Checked Baggage Screening: TSA Has Deployed Optimal Systems at the Majority of TSA-Regulated Airports, but Could Strengthen Cost Estimates (open access)

Checked Baggage Screening: TSA Has Deployed Optimal Systems at the Majority of TSA-Regulated Airports, but Could Strengthen Cost Estimates

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Electronic Baggage Screening Program (EBSP) reports that 76 percent of the airports (337 of 446) the agency regulates for security have a mix of in-line and stand-alone baggage screening configurations that best meet airport needs (i.e., optimal systems). However, only 36 percent (10 of 28) of the nation’s larger airports—based on factors such as the total number of takeoffs and landings annually—have complete optimal systems. This is because the larger airports generally need more complex in-line systems and often require a significant amount of airport infrastructure modification and construction. In August 2011, TSA shifted its focus from installing optimal baggage screening systems to replacing aging machines (recapitalization). However, TSA plans to continue to optimize systems during many of its recapitalization projects."
Date: April 27, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bureau of the Public Debt: Areas for Improvement in Information Systems Controls (open access)

Bureau of the Public Debt: Areas for Improvement in Information Systems Controls

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In connection with fulfilling our requirement to audit the financial statements of the U.S. government, we audited and reported on the Schedules of Federal Debt Managed by the Bureau of the Public Debt (BPD) for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. As part of these audits, we performed a review of information systems controls over key BPD financial systems. As we reported in connection with our audit of the Schedules of Federal Debt for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, we concluded that BPD maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting relevant to the Schedule of Federal Debt as of September 30, 2010, that provided reasonable assurance that misstatements, losses, or noncompliance material in relation to the Schedule of Federal Debt would be prevented, or detected and corrected on a timely basis. However, we identified information systems deficiencies affecting internal control over financial reporting, which, while we do not consider them to be collectively either a material weakness or significant deficiency, nevertheless warrant BPD management's attention and action. This report presents the control deficiencies we identified during our …
Date: April 27, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard: Civil Rights Directorate's Action Plans to Improve Its Operations Could Be Strengthened by Implementing Several Aspects of Project Planning and Implementation Practices (open access)

Coast Guard: Civil Rights Directorate's Action Plans to Improve Its Operations Could Be Strengthened by Implementing Several Aspects of Project Planning and Implementation Practices

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Allegations of management weaknesses, unsecured personal information, and employee dissatisfaction have been made against U.S. Coast Guard's Civil Rights Directorate (CRD). To address these allegations, the Director of CRD commissioned an external review of civil rights operations. In February 2009, the review made 53 recommendations to improve the civil rights operations. CRD developed action plans to address these recommendations. As requested, GAO reviewed (1) how Coast Guard's action plans align with EEOC's elements of a model equal employment opportunity program (2) how Coast Guard developed and reviewed its action plans, and (3) the extent to which Coast Guard's action plans align with generally accepted project management practices. To conduct this work GAO reviewed documentation from CRD, EEOC, internal control standards, and literature on project management. We also interviewed CRD officials."
Date: April 27, 2010
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Peace Corps: Current Issues (open access)

The Peace Corps: Current Issues

This report provides a brief overview of the Peace Corps and discusses how the 112th Congress is considering the President's annual funding request for the Peace Corps and efforts to reauthorize the Peace Corps. Current issues for Congress include the extent to which there is available funding for Peace Corps expansion, whether the Peace Corps has the institutional capacity to expand, and whether volunteers are able to function in a safe and secure environment.
Date: April 27, 2011
Creator: Tarnoff, Curt
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Piracy off the Horn of Africa (open access)

Piracy off the Horn of Africa

This report discusses recent (2010) pirate attacks on vessels, including United States vessels, in the waters off the Horn of Africa. The Horn of Africa is sometimes called the Somali Peninsula and includes the nations of Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Somalia. This report explores reasons behind the increased number of pirate attacks in recent years, as well as what efforts are being taken to combat said attacks, including those by the 111th Congress and President Obama and his Administration.
Date: April 27, 2011
Creator: Ploch, Lauren; Blanchard, Christopher M.; O'Rourke, Ronald; Mason, R. Chuck & King, Rawle O.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 145, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 27, 2010 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 145, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: April 27, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 154, Ed. 1 Friday, April 27, 2012 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 154, Ed. 1 Friday, April 27, 2012

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: April 27, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 146, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 27, 2010 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 146, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: April 27, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 150, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 27, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 150, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: April 27, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 156, Ed. 1 Friday, April 27, 2012 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 156, Ed. 1 Friday, April 27, 2012

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: April 27, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 2017 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 2017

Weekly student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 27, 2017
Creator: Lauritzen, Hannah
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 52, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 27, 2011 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 52, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Bi-weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 27, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 141, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 27, 2016 (open access)

Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 141, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Weekly newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 27, 2016
Creator: Newman, Doris
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 54, Ed. 1 Friday, April 27, 2012 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 54, Ed. 1 Friday, April 27, 2012

Bi-weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 27, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 15, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 27, 2010 (open access)

The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 15, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Bi-weekly student newspaper from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas that includes campus news and local news of interest to students along with advertising.
Date: April 27, 2010
Creator: Wong, Adriel
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mannford Eagle (Mannford, Okla.), Vol. 53, No. 47, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 27, 2011 (open access)

Mannford Eagle (Mannford, Okla.), Vol. 53, No. 47, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Weekly newspaper from Mannford, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 27, 2011
Creator: Hughes, Dustin
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 46, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 27, 2011 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 46, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 27, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 53, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 27, 2010 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 53, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 27, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 162, No. 9, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 27, 2011 (open access)

Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 162, No. 9, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 27, 2011
Creator: Whitehead, Marie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 12, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 27, 2011 (open access)

The Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 12, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Weekly student newspaper from Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Texas that includes campus and local news along with advertising.
Date: April 27, 2011
Creator: Banks, Shauna
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The University News (Irving, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 22, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 27, 2010 (open access)

The University News (Irving, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 22, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Weekly student newspaper from the University of Dallas in Irving, Texas that includes campus news and commentaries along with advertising.
Date: April 27, 2010
Creator: Nelson, Heather
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History