DOD Financial Management: Significant Improvements Needed in Efforts to Address Improper Payment Requirements (open access)

DOD Financial Management: Significant Improvements Needed in Efforts to Address Improper Payment Requirements

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Defense (DOD) did not adequately implement key provisions of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (IPIA) and the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 (IPERA) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requirements for fiscal year 2011. Most important, GAO found that DOD's improper payment estimates reported in its fiscal year 2011 Agency Financial Report were neither reliable nor statistically valid because of long-standing and pervasive financial management weaknesses and significant deficiencies in the department's procedures to estimate improper payments. For example, DOD did not"
Date: May 13, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
DOE/SC0001389 Final technical report: Investigation of uranium attenuation and release at column and pore scales in response to advective geochemical gradients (open access)

DOE/SC0001389 Final technical report: Investigation of uranium attenuation and release at column and pore scales in response to advective geochemical gradients

Experimental approach Column experiments were devised to investigate the role of changing fluid composition on mobility of uranium through a sequence of geologic media. Fluids and media were chosen to be relevant to the ground water plume emanating from the former S-3 ponds at the Oak Ridge Integrated Field Research Challenge (ORIFC) site. Synthetic ground waters were pumped upwards at 0.05 mL/minute for 21 days through layers of quartz sand alternating with layers of uncontaminated soil, quartz sand mixed with illite, quartz sand coated with iron oxides, and another soil layer. Increases in pH or concentration of phosphate, bicarbonate, or acetate were imposed on the influent solutions after each 7 pore volumes while uranium (as uranyl) remained constant at 0.1mM. A control column maintained the original synthetic groundwater composition with 0.1mM U. Pore water solutions were extracted to assess U retention and release in relation to the advective ligand or pH gradients. Following the column experiments, subsamples from each layer were characterized using microbeam X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XANES) in conjunction with X-ray fluorescence mapping and compared to sediment core samples from the ORIFC, at SSRL Beam Line 2-3. Results U retention of 55 – 67 mg occurred in phosphate >pH …
Date: May 13, 2013
Creator: Savage, Kaye S.; Zhu, Wenyi & Barnett, Mark O.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Drug Testing and Crime-Related Restrictions in TANF, SNAP, and Housing Assistance (open access)

Drug Testing and Crime-Related Restrictions in TANF, SNAP, and Housing Assistance

This report describes and compares the drug- and crime-related policy restrictions contained in selected federal programs that provide assistance to low-income individuals and families: the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly Food Stamps), and the three primary federal housing assistance programs (the public housing program, the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program, and the project-based Section 8 rental assistance program).
Date: May 13, 2013
Creator: McCarty, Maggie; Falk, Gene; Aussenberg, Randy Alison & Carpenter, David H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hi Power S-band Window Optimized to Minimize Surface Electric and Magnetic Fields (open access)

Hi Power S-band Window Optimized to Minimize Surface Electric and Magnetic Fields

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Date: May 13, 2013
Creator: Yeremian, A.D.; Dolgashev, V.A. & Tantawi, S.G.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
High Accuracy Predictions of the Bulk Properties of Water (ESP Technical Report: February, 2013): ALCF-2 Early Science Program Technical Report (open access)

High Accuracy Predictions of the Bulk Properties of Water (ESP Technical Report: February, 2013): ALCF-2 Early Science Program Technical Report

A project simulating water with high accuracy and precision.
Date: May 13, 2013
Creator: Mayes, Maricris L.; Fletcher, Graham D. & Alexeev, Yuri
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
In-Situ Neutron Diffraction Studies of Complex Hydrogen Storage Materials (open access)

In-Situ Neutron Diffraction Studies of Complex Hydrogen Storage Materials

The thrust of this project was to investigate the structures of important materials with potential application to hydrogen storage, in an effort to meet the DOE goals for 2010 and 2015, namely 9% (wt) and 15% (wt) respectively. Unfortunately, no material has been found, despite the efforts of many laboratories, including our own, that achieves these goals in a reversible complex hydride such as ammonia borane (NH{sub 4}BH{sub 4}), and other ammonia based compounds, or with light hydrides such as LiBH{sub 4}, due either to their irreversibility or to the high decomposition temperatures and residual simple hydrides such as LiH from the decomposition of the last named compound. Nevertheless, several important technical goals have been accomplished that could be valuable to other DOE programs and would be available for collaborative research. These include the development of a high quality glove box with controlled (low) oxygen and water content, which we continue to employ for the synthesis of potential new materials (unfunded research) and the development of a high quality neutron diffraction furnace with controlled gas environment for studies of hydrogen uptake and loss as well as for studies with other gasses. This furnace was initially constructed with an alumina (Al{sub …
Date: May 13, 2013
Creator: Yelon, William B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Monday, May 13, 2013 (open access)

Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Monday, May 13, 2013

Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the fifty-seventh day of the Regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: May 13, 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, First Called Session, Tuesday, June 18, 2013 [Continued] (open access)

Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, First Called Session, Tuesday, June 18, 2013 [Continued]

Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the fifty-seventh day of the Regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: May 13, 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Management Report: Improvements Are Needed to Enhance the Internal Revenue Service's Internal Controls (open access)

Management Report: Improvements Are Needed to Enhance the Internal Revenue Service's Internal Controls

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "During its audit of the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) fiscal year 2012 financial statements, GAO identified one new internal control deficiency that contributed to IRS's continuing material weakness in internal control over unpaid tax assessments as of September 30, 2012. Specifically, IRS's controls over its process for estimating the balances of federal taxes receivable and other unpaid tax assessments were not effectively implemented to ensure the proper accounting classification and dollar amounts."
Date: May 13, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Measurement of Separate Cosmic-Ray Electron And Positron Spectra with the Fermi Large Area Telescope (open access)

Measurement of Separate Cosmic-Ray Electron And Positron Spectra with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

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Date: May 13, 2013
Creator: Ackermann, M.; Ajello, M.; Allafort, A.; Baldini, L.; Barbiellini, G.; Bastieri, D. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Military Commissions Act of 2009 (MCA 2009): Overview and Legal Issues (open access)

The Military Commissions Act of 2009 (MCA 2009): Overview and Legal Issues

This report provides a background and analysis comparing military commissions as envisioned under the revised Military Commissions Act (MCA) to those established by the MCA 2006. After reviewing the history of the implementation of military commissions in the armed conflict against Al Qaeda and associated forces, the report provides an overview of the procedural safeguards provided in the MCA. Finally, the report provides two charts comparing the MCA as amended by the MCA 2009 to the original MCA enacted in 2006 and to general courts-martial.
Date: May 13, 2013
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Multiscale Molecular Simulations at the Petascale (Parallelization of Reactive Force Field Model for Blue Gene/Q): ALCF-2 Early Science Program Technical Report (open access)

Multiscale Molecular Simulations at the Petascale (Parallelization of Reactive Force Field Model for Blue Gene/Q): ALCF-2 Early Science Program Technical Report

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Date: May 13, 2013
Creator: Lange, A.W.; Nelson, G.; Knight, C.; Voth, G.A. (CLS-CI); LCF), ( & Chicago), (University of
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
NAMD - The Engine for Large-Scale Classical MD Simulations of Biomolecular Systems Based on a Polarizable Force Field: ALCF-2 Early Science Program Technical Report (open access)

NAMD - The Engine for Large-Scale Classical MD Simulations of Biomolecular Systems Based on a Polarizable Force Field: ALCF-2 Early Science Program Technical Report

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Date: May 13, 2013
Creator: Roux, B.; Luo, Y.; Jiang, W. (LCF) & Chicago), (University of
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Petascale, Adaptive Cfd (ALCF) ESP Technical Report): ALCF-2 Early Science Program Technical Report (open access)

Petascale, Adaptive Cfd (ALCF) ESP Technical Report): ALCF-2 Early Science Program Technical Report

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Date: May 13, 2013
Creator: Jansen, K.E.; Rasquin, M. (LCF) & Boulder), (University of Colorado
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Progress in 2012-2013 on HEDLP LAB 11-583 Eagle Nebula (open access)

Progress in 2012-2013 on HEDLP LAB 11-583 Eagle Nebula

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Date: May 13, 2013
Creator: Kane, J O
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Serbia: Current Issues and U.S. Policy (open access)

Serbia: Current Issues and U.S. Policy

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Date: May 13, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Structure and function of subsurface microbial communities affecting radionuclide transport and bio-immobilization (open access)

Structure and function of subsurface microbial communities affecting radionuclide transport and bio-immobilization

The purpose of this study was to provide comparative information regarding the changes in clay structure that occur due to biotic or abiotic reduction, as probed by variable-temperature Mössbauer spectroscopy.
Date: May 13, 2013
Creator: Stucki, Joseph William
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Chinese Motor Vehicle Trade: Overview and Issues (open access)

U.S.-Chinese Motor Vehicle Trade: Overview and Issues

This report examines the rise of China's auto and auto parts industries, Chinese government policies to promote these industries, trends in U.S.-China trade in autos and parts, auto-related trade disputes, and implications for U.S.-China commercial relations.
Date: May 13, 2013
Creator: Canis, Bill & Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wildfire Fuels and Fuel Reduction (open access)

Wildfire Fuels and Fuel Reduction

This report examines wildfire biomass fuels. It discusses fuel characteristics and their relation to wildfire intensity and spread, and includes a description of actions proposed to reduce biomass fuel levels, their effectiveness for protecting property and resources from wildfires, and their impacts on other resource values. It concludes with an examination of the federal authorities for fuel reduction activities on federal and non-federal lands, together with data on the funding provided under each of these authorities.
Date: May 13, 2013
Creator: Bracmort, Kelsi
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Body Armor for Law Enforcement Officers: In Brief (open access)

Body Armor for Law Enforcement Officers: In Brief

This report contains an overview of the Matching Grant Program for Law Enforcement Armor Vests (BPV program). It also provides a discussion of data on law enforcement agencies that require their officers to wear armor vests while on duty, research on why officers may choose to wear armor vests, research on the life cycle for armor vests, data on the use of body armor by law enforcement officers who were killed with a firearm, and research on the effectiveness of armor vests.
Date: May 13, 2014
Creator: James, Nathan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1058 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1058

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a municipal development district may fund a new building for a senior civic center if the center will be operated by a private nonprofit corporation (RQ-1165-GA).
Date: May 13, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
U.S.-Vietnam Nuclear Cooperation Agreement: Issues for Congress (open access)

U.S.-Vietnam Nuclear Cooperation Agreement: Issues for Congress

This report discusses the U.S.-Vietnamese cooperation on nuclear energy and nonproliferation that has grown in recent years along with closer bilateral economic, military, and diplomatic ties.
Date: May 13, 2014
Creator: Nikitin, Mary Beth D.; Holt, Mark & Manyin, Mark E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 181, Chapter 7 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 181, Chapter 7

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to information printed by school districts on high school diplomas.
Date: May 13, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Child Support Enforcement: Program Basics (open access)

Child Support Enforcement: Program Basics

This report provides background and elements of Child Support Enforcement (CSE) program, enacted in 1975, to help strengthen families by securing financial support for children from their non-custodial parent.
Date: May 13, 2015
Creator: Solomon-Fears, Carmen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library