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Federal Real Property: High-Risk Designation Remains due to Persistent Management Challenges (open access)

Federal Real Property: High-Risk Designation Remains due to Persistent Management Challenges

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins ""
Date: February 27, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Franziska Sprinkmeyer hits forehand during TCU match]

Photograph of Franziska Sprinkmeyer hitting the ball during a tennis match against Texas Christian University. Sprinkmeyer is standing on the left side of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera and using her right hand to swing a racket toward the ball in front of her.
Date: February 27, 2013
Creator: Chaney, Ken
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Funeral Program for Daniel Webster Shaw Clark, February 27, 2013] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Daniel Webster Shaw Clark, February 27, 2013]

Funeral program for Daniel "Wolfman" Webster Shaw Clark, born May 28, 1935 and died February 16, 2013. The funeral was held February 27, 2013 and officiated by Reverend Andrew Wilson. Funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Funeral Home and he was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, near San Antonio, Texas.
Date: February 27, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
GAO's 2013 High-Risk Update: Medicare and Medicaid (open access)

GAO's 2013 High-Risk Update: Medicare and Medicaid

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Medicare Program: CMS has not met GAO's criteria to have the Medicare program removed from the High-Risk List. For example, although CMS has made progress in measuring and reducing improper payment rates in different parts of the program, it has yet to demonstrate sustained progress in lowering the rates. Because the size of Medicare relative to other programs leads to aggregate improper payments that are extremely large, continuing to reduce improper payments in this program should remain a priority for CMS. Further, CMS should complete some actions required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that were designed to improve the integrity of the program, such as determining which providers must post surety bonds to help in recovering payments for fraudulent billing, using fingerprint screening for high-risk providers, issuing a final regulation that requires providers to disclose additional information, and establishing core elements for provider compliance programs."
Date: February 27, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 27, 2013 (open access)

The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 27, 2013
Creator: Overton, Mac
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 330, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 27, 2013 (open access)

The Greensheet (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 330, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: February 27, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 52, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 27, 2013 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 52, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: February 27, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 53, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 27, 2013 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 53, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: February 27, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 54, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 27, 2013 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 54, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: February 27, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hilltop Views (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 27, 2013 (open access)

Hilltop Views (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Weekly student newspaper from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas that includes news and information of interest to the college community along with advertising.
Date: February 27, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indian Affairs: Management Challenges Continue to Hinder Efforts to Improve Indian Education (open access)

Indian Affairs: Management Challenges Continue to Hinder Efforts to Improve Indian Education

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Management challenges within the Department of Interior's Office of the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs (Indian Affairs), such as fragmented administrative structures and frequent turnover in leadership, continue to hamper efforts to improve Indian education. For example, incompatible procedures and lack of clear roles for the Bureau of Indian Education and the Indian Affairs' Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management (DAS-M), which provides administrative functions to BIE, such as human resources and acquisitions, contribute to delays in schools acquiring needed materials and resources. According to BIE officials, some DAS-M staff are not aware of the necessary procedures and timelines to meet schools' needs. For instance, delays in contracting have occasionally affected BIE's ability to provide services for students with disabilities in a timely manner. A study commissioned by Indian Affairs to evaluate the administrative support structure for BIE and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)--also under Indian Affairs--concluded that organizations within Indian Affairs, including DAS-M, BIA, and BIE, do not coordinate effectively and communication among them is poor. Similarly, preliminary results from GAO's work suggest that lack of consistent leadership within DAS-M and BIE hinders collaboration between the two …
Date: February 27, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Standards Needed to Improve Identification of Racial and Ethnic Overrepresentation in Special Education (open access)

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Standards Needed to Improve Identification of Racial and Ethnic Overrepresentation in Special Education

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In 2010, states required about 2 percent of all districts to use Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) funds for early intervening services to address the overrepresentation of racial and ethnic groups in special education. Based on definitions states individually developed to measure this overrepresentation-- referred to in IDEA as significant disproportionality--356 districts were required to provide services. Half of these districts were clustered in five states and 73 were in Louisiana alone. States have used flexibility provided by Education to develop their own definitions of significant disproportionality and GAO's analysis of 16 selected states found wide variation in definitions. Further, GAO found that the way some states defined overrepresentation made it unlikely that any districts would be identified and thus required to provide early intervening services. Nebraska and Louisiana illustrate differing outcomes that can result from different state definitions. In Nebraska, one of 21 states that did not require any districts to provide services in 2010-11, racial and ethnic groups must be identified for special education at a rate three times higher than for other groups for 2 consecutive years. In contrast, racial and ethnic …
Date: February 27, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Issues in Homeland Security Policy for the 113th Congress (open access)

Issues in Homeland Security Policy for the 113th Congress

This report outlines an array of homeland security issues that may come before the 113th Congress. After a brief discussion of the overall homeland security budget, the report divides the specific issues into five broad categories: counterterrorism and security management, border security and trade, immigration, disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, and departmental management.
Date: February 27, 2013
Creator: Painter, William L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Jackson County Herald-Tribune (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 106, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 27, 2013 (open access)

Jackson County Herald-Tribune (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 106, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Weekly newspaper from Edna, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 27, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, February 27, 2013 (open access)

Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the twentieth day of the Regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: February 27, 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
KC-46 Tanker Aircraft: Program Generally Stable but Improvements in Managing Schedule Are Needed (open access)

KC-46 Tanker Aircraft: Program Generally Stable but Improvements in Managing Schedule Are Needed

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The KC-46 program 2012 estimates for cost, schedule, and performance are virtually the same as last year's, with the contractor running very close to the planned budget and schedule. Development work is more than one-fourth complete and a successful preliminary design review was held on schedule in April 2012. In response to a prior GAO recommendation, the program now has fully implemented metrics to measure the progress toward its key performance parameters and expects to meet these requirements. There are two areas of concern regarding program cost: first, both the contractor and government estimate the cost of development will exceed the contract ceiling price of $4.9 billion (although government liability is capped at that ceiling); and second, the contractor has already allocated about 80 percent of the management reserves budget, primarily for identified, yet unresolved, development risks, with the bulk of work--about 5 years--remaining. GAO maintains that significant use of these funds early in a program may indicate problems. The program has not yet evaluated how the significant use of these funds early could impact future milestones."
Date: February 27, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Low density biodegradable shape memory polyurethane foams for embolic biomedical applications (open access)

Low density biodegradable shape memory polyurethane foams for embolic biomedical applications

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Date: February 27, 2013
Creator: Singhal, P.; Small, W.; Cosgriff-Hernandez, E.; Maitland, D. & Wilson, T.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Managing for Results: Data-Driven Performance Reviews Show Promise But Agencies Should Explore How to Involve Other Relevant Agencies (open access)

Managing for Results: Data-Driven Performance Reviews Show Promise But Agencies Should Explore How to Involve Other Relevant Agencies

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "GAO identified nine leading practices to promote successful data-driven performance reviews--referred to as quarterly performance reviews--at the federal level."
Date: February 27, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Master's Recital: 2013-02-27 - Jon Lenich, oboe

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Master's Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: February 27, 2013
Creator: Lenich, Jon
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Media Ethics and Dilemmas: Journalists, Citizens and Technology (open access)

Media Ethics and Dilemmas: Journalists, Citizens and Technology

This paper was awarded a Nicholas and Anna Ricco Award for 2013. In this paper, the author discusses media ethics and how changes in journalism and technology have led to new ethical dilemmas.
Date: February 27, 2013
Creator: Lewis, Christopher G.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library

Media Ethics and Dilemmas: Journalists, Citizens and Technology [Presentation]

This presentation accompanies an essay that was awarded a Nicholas and Anna Ricco Award for 2013. In this presentation, the author discusses media ethics and how changes in journalism and technology have led to new ethical dilemmas.
Date: February 27, 2013
Creator: Lewis, Christopher G.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Media Ethics and Dilemmas: Journalists, Citizens and Technology [Presentation Notes] (open access)

Media Ethics and Dilemmas: Journalists, Citizens and Technology [Presentation Notes]

This document offers notes that accompany a presentation on media ethics and dilemmas. The presentation and its accompanying notes were presented with an essay that was awarded a 2013 Nicholas and Anna Ricco Ethics Award. The notes discuss media ethics and how changes in journalism and technology have led to new ethical dilemmas.
Date: February 27, 2013
Creator: Lewis, Christopher G.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 138, No. 09, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 27, 2013 (open access)

Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 138, No. 09, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Weekly newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 27, 2013
Creator: Newman, Doris
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nano Structured Activated Carbon for Hydrogen Storge (open access)

Nano Structured Activated Carbon for Hydrogen Storge

Development of a nanostructured synthetic carbons materials that have been synthesized by thermal-decomposition of aromatic rich polyether such as poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) is reported. These polymers based nanostructured carbons efficacious for gas adsorption and storage and have Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area of more than 3000 m2/g, and with average pore diameter of < 2nm. Surface-area, pore characteristics, and other critical variables for selecting porous materials of high gas adsorption capacities are presented. Analysis of the fragments evolved under various carbonization temperatures, and the correlation between the activation and carbonization temperatures provides a mechanistic perspective of the pore evolution during activation. Correlations between gas (N2 and H2) adsorption capacity and porous texture of the materials have been established. The materials possess excellent hydrogen storage properties, with hydrogen storage capacity up to 7.4 wt% (gravimetric) and ~ 45 g H2 L-1 (volumetric) at -196oC and 6.0 MPa.
Date: February 27, 2013
Creator: Cabasso, Israel & Yuan, Youxin
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library