Privacy Protection: Mandating New Arrangements to Implement and Assess Federal Privacy Policy and Practice (open access)

Privacy Protection: Mandating New Arrangements to Implement and Assess Federal Privacy Policy and Practice

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Date: May 27, 2004
Creator: Relyea, Harold C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Internet: Status Report on Legislative Attempts to Protect Children from Unsuitable Material on the Web (open access)

Internet: Status Report on Legislative Attempts to Protect Children from Unsuitable Material on the Web

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Date: May 26, 2004
Creator: Smith, Marcia S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Courts-Martial: An Overview (open access)

Military Courts-Martial: An Overview

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Date: May 26, 2004
Creator: Pollack, Estela I
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Treatment of Prisoners in Iraq: Selected Legal Issues (open access)

U.S. Treatment of Prisoners in Iraq: Selected Legal Issues

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Date: May 24, 2004
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Border Security: Inspections Practices, Policies, and Issues (open access)

Border Security: Inspections Practices, Policies, and Issues

Some argue that this reorganization of border inspections has been long needed and is resulting in a more streamlined and efficient set of procedures at the border with a clear, single, chain of command. Others warn that the different types of inspections are quite complex in their own right and that the reorganization is exacerbating the conflicting priorities at the border, ultimately resulting in many more people and goods being sent to secondary inspections. This report, which will not be updated, discusses a range of legal, administrative, and policy issues that are emerging with the implementation of the unified border inspections.
Date: May 26, 2004
Creator: Wasem, Ruth Ellen; Lake, Jennifer E.; Seghetti, Lisa M.; Monke, James & Viña, Stephen R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Homeland Security: Navy Operations - Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Homeland Security: Navy Operations - Background and Issues for Congress

This report discusses the Navy's homeland security (HLS) and homeland defense (HLD) operations, which raise several potential oversight issues for Congress, including Navy coordination with the Coast Guard in HLS and HLD operations.
Date: May 17, 2004
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Forces: What is the Appropriate Size for the United States? (open access)

Military Forces: What is the Appropriate Size for the United States?

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Date: May 28, 2004
Creator: Bruner, Edward F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Import Terminals: Siting, Safety and Regulation (open access)

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Import Terminals: Siting, Safety and Regulation

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Date: May 27, 2004
Creator: Parfomak, Paul W. & Flynn, Aaron M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. National Science Foundation: An Overview (open access)

U.S. National Science Foundation: An Overview

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Date: May 24, 2004
Creator: Matthews, Christine M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Homeland Security: Department Organization and Management - Implementation Phase (open access)

Homeland Security: Department Organization and Management - Implementation Phase

This report mainly discusses about Implementation Phase on Homeland Security of Department Organization and Management .overseeing the implementation of the legislation mandating the new department of homeland security and possible refining it.
Date: May 27, 2004
Creator: Relyea, Harold C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Overview, FY2005 Budget in Brief, and Key Issues for Congress (open access)

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Overview, FY2005 Budget in Brief, and Key Issues for Congress

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Date: May 10, 2004
Creator: Smith, Marcia S. & Morgan, Daniel
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Border Security: Immigration Issues in the 108th Congress (open access)

Border Security: Immigration Issues in the 108th Congress

This report provides background information on the main immigration-related border security issues that have been raised as a result of the terrorist attacks and resulting concern for homeland security. It describes enacted legislation in the 107th Congress as well as in previous Congresses that focus on immigration-related border security issues. The report also poses possible immigration-related border security issues the 108th Congress may consider.
Date: May 18, 2004
Creator: Seghetti, Lisa M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Copyright Law: Digital Rights Management Legislation (open access)

Copyright Law: Digital Rights Management Legislation

Digital Rights Management (DRM) refers to the technology that copyright owners use to protect digital media. This report surveys several of the DRM bills that were introduced in the 107th Congress and those that are pending in the 108th Congress. Generally, the bills are directed at two separate goals. One goal is to increase access to digitally-protected media for lawful purposes. The other attempts to thwart digital piracy and would do so by enhancing civil and criminal sanctions for digital (and traditional) copyright infringement and educating the public about the rights of copyright holders.
Date: May 28, 2004
Creator: Jeweler, Robin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Land Management Agencies: Background on Land and Resources Management (open access)

Federal Land Management Agencies: Background on Land and Resources Management

This report provides an overview of how federal lands and resources are managed, the agencies that manage the lands,the authorities under which these lands are managed, and some of the issues associated with federal land management.
Date: May 21, 2004
Creator: Hardy-Vincent, Carol; Corn, M. Lynne; Gorte, Ross W.; Johnson, Sandra L.; Whiteman, David & Calvert, Kori
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Estate Tax Legislation in the 108th Congress (open access)

Estate Tax Legislation in the 108th Congress

Under provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA, P.L. 107-16, enacted June 7, 2001), the estate tax and generation-skipping transfer tax are scheduled to be repealed in 2010 but reinstated in 2011. This is because all tax cut provisions of EGTRRA are scheduled to sunset on December 31, 2010. This report tracks actions in the 108th Congress to permanently repeal — or retain but alter — the estate tax.
Date: May 14, 2004
Creator: Noto, Nonna A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Data Mining: An Overview (open access)

Data Mining: An Overview

Data mining is emerging as one of the key features of many homeland security initiatives. Often used as a means for detecting fraud, assessing risk, and product retailing, data mining involves the use of data analysis tools to discover previously unknown, valid patterns and relationships in large data sets. This report discusses the data mining uses (i.e. Terrorism Information Awareness (TIA) Program) and issues (i.e. data quality, interoperability, privacy), as well as the limitations of data mining.
Date: May 3, 2004
Creator: Seifert, Jeffrey W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Internet Taxation: Issues and Legislation in the 108th Congress (open access)

Internet Taxation: Issues and Legislation in the 108th Congress

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Date: May 4, 2004
Creator: Maguire, Steven & Noto, Nonna A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wireless Technology and Spectrum Demand: Third Generation (3G) and Beyond (open access)

Wireless Technology and Spectrum Demand: Third Generation (3G) and Beyond

Advances in wireless telecommunications technology are converging with Internet technology to foster new generations of applications and services. Presently, the United States and other countries are moving to third-generation (3G) and fourth-generation mobile telephony. The defining feature of these technologies is that transmission speeds are significantly faster than prevailing technologies. A related trend is the growth in use of Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity) and WiMAX (an industry designation for a specific broadband standard). This report describes various legislation relating to this expansion and ongoing telecommunications development.
Date: May 27, 2004
Creator: Moore, Linda K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Small-scale Terrorist Attacks Using Chemical and Biological Agents: An Assessment Framework and Preliminary Comparisons (open access)

Small-scale Terrorist Attacks Using Chemical and Biological Agents: An Assessment Framework and Preliminary Comparisons

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Date: May 20, 2004
Creator: Shea, Dana A. & Gottron, Frank
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Force FB-22 Bomber Concept (open access)

Air Force FB-22 Bomber Concept

The Air Force has expressed interest in developing a bomber variant of the F/A-22 Raptor to “bridge the gap” between today’s bombers and a follow-on bomber in 2037. Questions exist regarding the FB-22’s feasibility, cost, and combat potential.
Date: May 26, 2004
Creator: Bolkcom, Christopher
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Crime Control Assistance to State and Local Governments (open access)

Federal Crime Control Assistance to State and Local Governments

This report provides profiles of eight major Department of Justice programs to assist the state and local governments in combating crime.
Date: May 26, 2004
Creator: O'Bryant, JoAnne
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Final Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Rules on Retiree Health Plans and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (open access)

Final Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Rules on Retiree Health Plans and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act

This report discusses Final Equal Employment Opportunity Commission rules on Retiree Health Plans and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
Date: May 20, 2004
Creator: Dale, Charles V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Palestinians and Middle East Peace:  Issues for the United States (open access)

Palestinians and Middle East Peace: Issues for the United States

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Date: May 20, 2004
Creator: Mark, Clyde R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
India-U.S. Relations (open access)

India-U.S. Relations

This report discusses the context of India - U.S. relationship, and its bilateral issues.
Date: May 20, 2004
Creator: Kronstadt, K. Alan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library