The Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: 2014 Open Season (open access)

The Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: 2014 Open Season

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Date: November 28, 2014
Creator: Cornell, Ada S. & Blom, Kirstin B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
DOD Train and Equip Authorities to Counter the Islamic State (open access)

DOD Train and Equip Authorities to Counter the Islamic State

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Date: January 9, 2015
Creator: Serafino, Nina M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy and Mineral Development on Federal Land (open access)

Energy and Mineral Development on Federal Land

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Date: February 6, 2015
Creator: Humphries, Marc
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Provisions in Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) (open access)

Environmental Provisions in Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)

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Date: May 28, 2015
Creator: Lattanzio, Richard K. & Fergusson, Ian F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Enlisted Personnel (open access)

Military Enlisted Personnel

This report provides background information and includes charts that show active military enlisted members by pay grade and branch, as well as associated insignia.
Date: June 3, 2017
Creator: Kapp, Lawrence & Cucchiara, Adam J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Affairs Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) Funding: Background and Current Status (open access)

Foreign Affairs Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) Funding: Background and Current Status

This report provides background information and discusses the foreign affairs Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funding.
Date: July 19, 2017
Creator: Epstein, Susan B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Officers (open access)

Military Officers

This report provides background information and includes charts that show active military officers by pay grade and branch, as well as associated insignia.
Date: July 3, 2017
Creator: Kapp, Lawrence & Cucchiara, Adam J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Enlisted Personnel (open access)

Military Enlisted Personnel

This report describes each level of military enlisted personnel and the percentage of the force that they make up along with how many people are in each pay grade in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines. A chart of insignia for the various ranks is also included.
Date: July 3, 2017
Creator: Kapp, Lawrence & Cucchiara, Adam J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Primer: Military Pay Raise (open access)

Defense Primer: Military Pay Raise

This report discusses military pay raises and the annual statutory basic pay raise based on changes in the Employment Cost Index. It includes descriptions of information related to the topic along with a table of historical increases in basic pay.
Date: October 10, 2017
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) (open access)

National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)

This report provides a brief description of the establishment, purposes, and organization of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC).
Date: August 18, 2017
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Money and U.S. Campaign Finance Policy (open access)

Foreign Money and U.S. Campaign Finance Policy

This report discusses regulations forbidding the use of foreign money in U.S. election campaigns and various debates and recent actions surrounding enforcement of the rules.
Date: September 3, 2017
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Primer: Department of Defense Maintenance Depots (open access)

Defense Primer: Department of Defense Maintenance Depots

This report discusses the Department of Defense's (DOD) maintenance depots which provide dedicated equipment repair for the military's vehicles, weapons systems, and electronics and provides the locations and services of each depot divided by each military service.
Date: November 7, 2017
Creator: Williams, Lynn M. & Purdy, Jason A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
End-Year DOD Contract Spending (open access)

End-Year DOD Contract Spending

This report discusses the levels of year-end contract spending by defense agencies and reasons this occurs and possible wasteful spending practices.
Date: November 17, 2017
Creator: Schwartz, Moshe
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Primer: Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence) (open access)

Defense Primer: Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence)

This report provides an overview of the duties of the Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence Division) and the origin of the position.
Date: January 3, 2018
Creator: Peters, Heidi M. & DeVine, Michael E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fiscal Year 2018 Defense Spending Under an Interim Continuing Resolution (open access)

Fiscal Year 2018 Defense Spending Under an Interim Continuing Resolution

This report discusses defense spending rates and funding for programs under the FY2018 interim continuing resolution.
Date: December 11, 2017
Creator: Williams, Lynn M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Possible U.S. Policy Approaches to North Korea (open access)

Possible U.S. Policy Approaches to North Korea

This report describes President Trump's current policy toward North Korea and possible options for future U.S. policy. Options include diplomatic engagement, international and U.S. sanction increases, military strikes, destabilization of the North Korean government through intelligence activities and popular resentment, enhanced military cooperation with allies, and additional funding for preventing arms trading and related trade with North Korea.
Date: September 4, 2017
Creator: Chanlett-Avery, Emma & Manyin, Mark E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Primer: Military Retirement (open access)

Defense Primer: Military Retirement

This report provides a brief overview and guide to military retirement plans and funding methods.
Date: March 27, 2018
Creator: Kamarck, Kristy N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Primer: Defense Working Capital Funds (open access)

Defense Primer: Defense Working Capital Funds

This report describes how Defense Working Capital Funds (DWCF) work and lists the major DWCF's that are currently in operation.
Date: March 23, 2018
Creator: Purdy, Jason A. & Williams, Lynn M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Funding for FY2016 and FY2017 (open access)

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Funding for FY2016 and FY2017

This report provides an overview of Congressional funding for medical research programs in FY2016 and FY2017.
Date: March 13, 2018
Creator: Peters, Heidi M. & Vassalotti, Michael J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Domestic Solar Manufacturing and New U.S. Tariffs (open access)

Domestic Solar Manufacturing and New U.S. Tariffs

This report discusses solar energy panel manufacturing and the effects new U.S. tariffs on imports of solar energy materials may have on the industry.
Date: February 2, 2018
Creator: Platzer, Michaela D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (open access)

Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962

This report outlines the contents of Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 which is the bill that mandates that the Department of Commerce conduct studies of industries to determine whether foreign competition is harming national security and allows the President to impose tariffs or other restrictions on imports found to be threats to national security.
Date: February 23, 2018
Creator: Fefer, Rachel F. & Jones, Vivian C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fiscal Year 2018 Defense Appropriations Act: An Overview (open access)

Fiscal Year 2018 Defense Appropriations Act: An Overview

This report provides an overview of the appropriations and provisions of the FY2018 Defense Appropriations Act.
Date: April 5, 2018
Creator: McGarry, Brendan W. & Towell, Pat
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade Remedies: Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974 (open access)

Trade Remedies: Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974

This report discusses new trade safeguards for the importation of certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells (solar cells) and a three-year safeguard on large residential washing machines.
Date: January 26, 2018
Creator: Jones, Vivian C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Introduction to U.S. Economy: The Business Cycle and Growth (open access)

Introduction to U.S. Economy: The Business Cycle and Growth

This report describes the concept of business cycles and their effect on the economy.
Date: December 13, 2017
Creator: Stupak, Jeffrey M.
System: The UNT Digital Library