Collection
Country
States
Month
Day
573 Matching Results
Results open in a new window/tab.
Results:
1 - 24 of
573
next
Defense's 30-Year Aircraft Plan Reveals New Details
This report discusses the U.S. Department of Defense 30-year aviation plan released in April 2018. The yearly plan is intended to chart the direction of the aviation enterprise and is typically relatively short on specifics. By contrast, the most recent 30-year aviation plan is full of details on specific programs, including cancellations, life extensions, and new starts.
Date:
October 9, 2018
Creator:
Gertler, Jeremiah
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Nuclear Weapons Activities
This report discusses the Weapons Activities section of the annual Energy and Water Development appropriations bill which funds the maintenance of U.S. nuclear warheads and related infrastructure. The report provides an overview of the programs funded through the bill and the FY2019 budget request.
Date:
November 9, 2018
Creator:
Woolf, Amy F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Effects of U.S. Tariff Action on U.S. Aluminum Manufacturing
This report discusses the aluminum tariffs put in effect by the U.S. in March 2018. The United States has assessed duties of 10% or more on certain imports of aluminum on national security grounds. The duties are controversial, with some Members of Congress questioning whether the duties will encourage domestic aluminum production and whether they could adversely affect U.S. industries that use aluminum.
Date:
October 9, 2018
Creator:
Platzer, Michaela D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Social Media Adoption by Members of Congress: Trends and Congressional Considerations
This report examines Member adoption of social media platforms outside of Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, such as Instagram, Flickr, and Google+, which have each been adopted by at least 2.5% of Representatives and Senators. It discusses the possible implications of the adoption of social media, including managing multiple platforms, the type of content and posting location, the allocation of office resources to social media communications, and archiving social media content.
Date:
October 9, 2018
Creator:
Straus, Jacob R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Proposed U.S.-EU Trade Negotiations: Hitting Pause on a Trade War?
This report discusses the announcement by the United States and European Union (EU) that they are at a "new phase" in their relationship for "freer, fairer, and more reciprocal trade." The announcement came on July 25, 2018 at a challenging time for transatlantic trade relations.
Date:
August 9, 2018
Creator:
Akhtar, Shayerah Ilias
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hazing in the Armed Forces
This report discusses the issue of hazing as an initiation custom in the Armed Forces. Congress has oversight of this issue under Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution; this report outlines the context of this issue and recent actions taken to counteract it to help Congress decide whether or not to address hazing in the military through oversight and legislation.
Date:
August 9, 2018
Creator:
Kamarck, Kristy N. & Kehn, Carolyn M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI)
This report looks at the background and current status of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI), which was formed to increase international cooperation in interdicting shipments of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
Date:
August 9, 2018
Creator:
Nikitin, Mary Beth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congress's Power over Courts: Jurisdiction Stripping and the Rule of Klein
This report highlights a series of Supreme Court rulings that have examined separation-of-powers-based limitations on the Exceptions Clause, congressional jurisdiction stripping, and the ability of Congress to amend laws with the purpose of directly impacting litigation. The Court's jurisprudence largely begins with the Reconstruction-era case, United States v. Klein, and leads to Patchak v. Zinke, from the October 2017 term.
Date:
August 9, 2018
Creator:
Peck, Sarah Herman
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The U.S. Export Control System and the Export Control Reform Initiative
This report discusses the U.S. export control system for defense related exports and examines the current split administration of the various parts of the system and proposals to unify and streamline the system.
Date:
August 9, 2018
Creator:
Fergusson, Ian F. & Kerr, Paul K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) in the United States
This report includes a primer on the CCS (and carbon utilization) process and discusses the current state of CCS in the United States, as well as the DOE program for CCS R&D and CCS-related legislation in the 115th Congress.
Date:
August 9, 2018
Creator:
Folger, Peter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs: FY2019 Budget and Appropriations
This report outlines the 2019 fiscal year budget request for the U.S. State Department, foreign operations, and related programs such as foreign aid. It discusses information about funding levels requested, major projects for the year, and Congressional actions.
Date:
August 9, 2018
Creator:
Epstein, Susan B.; Gill, Cory R. & Lawson, Marian L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S Policy toward Rhodesia: Background and Pro and Con arguments, 1967
This report is a brief summary of the Rhodesian situation as it has evolved since UDI these pro and con arguments are listed in this report.
Date:
February 9, 1967
Creator:
Riley, Barry M
System:
The UNT Digital Library
International Security Assistance: An analysis of Recent Developments in U.S. Government Organization and Management
This paper was created to examine efforts by the Nixon Administration to correct a number of deficiencies in the organization and management of military assistance.
Date:
January 9, 1973
Creator:
Lockwood, David E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Comecon and Soviet Economic Integration of Eastern Europe
This report is categorized into four category:(I) Attempted Soviet Economic Integration, (II) Economic Factory in Integration, (III) Renewed Pressures for Integration and (IV) Some Consideration.
Date:
April 9, 1969
Creator:
Whelan, Joseph G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Recent Reports on Environmental Policy
This is a compilation of studies that focus on environment policies by committees of Congress.
Date:
October 9, 1969
Creator:
Weliman, John D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Change in Innovation in American Education
This report provides references on topics in educational change in the American education system.
Date:
July 9, 1969
Creator:
Pearce, Lilla
System:
The UNT Digital Library
National Debt of the United States: Historical Survey and Analysis
This report describes the national debt of the United States at the time of writing.
Date:
November 9, 1971
Creator:
Brite, George K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Social Indicators: A Review of Research and Policy Issues (Including Annotated Bibliography)
This report outlines the effects of "social indicators", data series on the condition of society intended to describe and measure social changes in public programs, government decisions and national goals.
Date:
February 9, 1973
Creator:
Knezo, Genevieve J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Uses and Sources of Federal Government Budget Funds (Unified Budget Concept and Federal Funds Basis), Fiscal Years 1972-1974
This report outlines the Federal budget's proposed plans and policies for the fiscal years 1972 through 1974.
Date:
March 9, 1973
Creator:
Maffei, Barbara
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Soviet Strategic Buildup and the American Reaction, 1967-1969
This report is the first part in a series outlining American responses to Soviet military strategies. This report outlines the American deployment of SENTINEL in 1967.
Date:
July 9, 1969
Creator:
Whelan, Joseph G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
French Government Indebtedness to the United States: A Summary of Basic Data
This report tallies the costs of the aid that the United States gave to France from World War 1, World War 2, and the post-war period up until 1949 with mutually agreed-upon interest rates. The total of the unpaid debt came to $7,149,282,046 with the vast majority coming from World War 1.
Date:
January 9, 1968
Creator:
Economics Division
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Who Interprets Foreign Law in U.S. Federal Courts?
This report discusses the interpretation of foreign law, from routine breach of contract and tort claims to complex cases implicating the judicial branch's role in international affairs. In Animal Science Products, Inc. v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., the Supreme Court announced the standard of deference for U.S. federal courts to apply when considering a foreign government's interpretation of its own law.
Date:
July 9, 2018
Creator:
Mulligan, Stephen P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Program: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the Coast Guard's program for acquiring new polar icebreakers. The Coast Guard's proposed FY2019 budget requests $750 million in acquisition funding for the program.
Date:
July 9, 2018
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oil and Gas Activities Within the National Wildlife Refuge System
This report contains sections on recent developments related to oil and gas wells in the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) and related issues for Congress. The report presents information on the number and location of oil and gas wells, compatibility of oil and gas activities with NWRS purposes, and regulatory mechanisms for the administration of oil and gas activities.
Date:
May 9, 2018
Creator:
Crafton, R. Eliot; Comay, Laura B. & Humphries, Marc
System:
The UNT Digital Library