The 2014 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (open access)

The 2014 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review

This report provides an update to the five basic homeland security missions set forth by the first Quadrennial Homeland Security Review in 2010. They include: prevent terrorism and enhance security, secure and manage our borders, enforce and administer our immigration laws, safeguard and secure cyberspace, and strengthen national preparedness and resilience.
Date: June 2014
Creator: United States. Department of Homeland Security.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate (open access)

Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate

This report discusses the continued debate amongst congressional policymakers regarding telecommunications reform. A major point of the ongoing discussion is whether action is needed to ensure unfettered access to the Internet.
Date: June 12, 2014
Creator: Gilroy, Angele A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Advertising by the Federal Government: An Overview (open access)

Advertising by the Federal Government: An Overview

This report discusses government advertising that can be controversial if it conflicts with citizens' views about the proper role of government.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Kosar, Kevin R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance (open access)

Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance

This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan and the Afghan government. It also discusses Afghanistan's relationship with the United States, particularly U.S. efforts to urge President Hamid Karzai to address corruption within the Afghan government.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aliens' Right to Counsel in Removal Proceedings: In Brief (open access)

Aliens' Right to Counsel in Removal Proceedings: In Brief

This report provides an overview of the various legal authorities governing aliens' right to counsel--as that term is broadly understood--in removal proceedings.
Date: June 20, 2014
Creator: Manuel, Kate M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response (open access)

Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response

This report discusses the recent conflict in Syria including an overview of the situation, information about anti- and pro-Asad forces, background on chemical weapons and disarmament, plans for U.S. policy and assistance, and a general sense of the future outlook.
Date: June 27, 2014
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.; Humud, Carla E. & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response (open access)

Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response

This report discusses the recent conflict in Syria including an overview of the situation, information about anti- and pro-Asad forces, background on chemical weapons and disarmament, plans for U.S. policy and assistance, and a general sense of the future outlook.
Date: June 24, 2014
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.; Humud, Carla E. & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Assessment of the Effects of Regional Channel Stability and Sediment Transport on Roadway Hydraulic Structures: Final Report (open access)

Assessment of the Effects of Regional Channel Stability and Sediment Transport on Roadway Hydraulic Structures: Final Report

Technical report on the failures of using HEC-RAS when considering stream channel stability.
Date: June 2014
Creator: University of Texas at San Antonio. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Selected Contracts at the Health and Human Services Commission (open access)

An Audit Report on Selected Contracts at the Health and Human Services Commission

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the Health and Human Services Commission's (Commission) ability to comply with state requirements for contract formation and oversight for two Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT), and the Commission's inability to provide documentation showing that it complied with certain procurement requirements and scored vendors' proposals in accordance with applicable requirements.
Date: June 2014
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the CSCOPE Contract at Education Service Centers (open access)

An Audit Report on the CSCOPE Contract at Education Service Centers

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the development and implementation of the CSCOPE curriculum management system was conducted in compliance with applicable procurement and contracting laws; determining the amounts of revenues or fees assessed or collected, expenditures, and support or in-kind contributions that education service centers or independent school districts made or authorized for the development, installation, distribution, and marketing of CSCOPE and whether those amounts were administered in compliance with applicable laws and rules; and determining the amounts of expenditures, revenues, or in-kind contributions that education service centers made to the Texas Education Service Center Curriculum Collaborative (Collaborative) and whether those amounts were administered in compliance with laws and rules.
Date: June 2014
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the LatinWorks Marketing Contract at the Texas Lottery Commission (open access)

An Audit Report on the LatinWorks Marketing Contract at the Texas Lottery Commission

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Texas Lottery Commission (Commission) planned, procured, and established the selected contract for goods and services in accordance with applicable statutes, rules, Comptroller's Office requirements, and state entity policies, and procedures to help ensure that the State's interests were protected; and whether the Commission managed and monitored the selected contract for goods and services to help ensure that the contractor performed according to the terms of the contract and that contractor billings were valid and supported, in accordance with applicable statutes, rules, Comptroller's Office requirements, and state entity policies and procedures.
Date: June 2014
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bahrain: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Bahrain: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report discusses the current state of Bahrain, which has undergone substantial political reforms since the late 1990s, but which still suffers from tension between the Shiite majority and the Sunni-led government. It focuses particularly on Bahrain's relationship with Iran and with the United States.
Date: June 11, 2014
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bankhead Highway: The Broadway of America (open access)

Bankhead Highway: The Broadway of America

Pamphlet describing history of the Bankhead Highway and its significance in Texas history. Modern and historic photographs of famous points along the route are included as well as a historical map of the highway's route.
Date: June 2014
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beware Employment Scams (open access)

Beware Employment Scams

An information sheet on avoiding employment scams and reporting suspicious employment opportunities.
Date: June 2014
Creator: Texas Workforce Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beware Employment Scams (open access)

Beware Employment Scams

An information sheet on avoiding employment scams and how to report suspected fraudulent employment offers.
Date: June 2014
Creator: Texas Workforce Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boating & Seagrass (open access)

Boating & Seagrass

Guide on how to prevent boating scars using boating lift, drift, pole or troll methods. Benefits of seagrass on environment listed along with quick guide to the different types of Texas seagrass species. Each listing is accompanied by picture and characteristic descriptions.
Date: June 2014
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bond v. United States: Validity and Construction of the Federal Chemical Weapons Statute (open access)

Bond v. United States: Validity and Construction of the Federal Chemical Weapons Statute

The report discusses the court's decision in bond, majority opinion and concurrence. It also discusses Mrs. Bond's Constitutional Challenge and Mrs. Bond's Application Challenge.
Date: June 20, 2014
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Broadband Loan and Grant Programs in the USDA's Rural Utilities Service (open access)

Broadband Loan and Grant Programs in the USDA's Rural Utilities Service

This report discusses the broadband loan and grant programs at Rural Utilities Service (RUS) that is intended to accelerate the deployment of broadband services in rural America.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Pilots: Ideas and Lessons Learned for Communities (open access)

Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Pilots: Ideas and Lessons Learned for Communities

This publication is the U.S. EPA's Brownsfields Area-Wide Planning program as the EPA attempt to assist communities cleanup and reuse properties and surrounding areas.
Date: June 2014
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Pilots: Summary of Ideas and Lessons Learned for Communities (open access)

Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Pilots: Summary of Ideas and Lessons Learned for Communities

This document is the summary of ideas and lessons learned for communities under the Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Pilots.
Date: June 2014
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Budgetary Treatment of Federal Credit (Direct Loans and Loan Guarantees): Concepts, History, and Issues for Congress (open access)

Budgetary Treatment of Federal Credit (Direct Loans and Loan Guarantees): Concepts, History, and Issues for Congress

The purpose of this report is to explain the provisions of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 or FCRA; examine the implementation of credit reform, including credit reform provisions of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (P.L. 105- 33, ยง1011; 111 Stat. 254,692); discuss proposed modifications of credit reform; and describe proposed legislation in the 113th Congress.
Date: June 24, 2014
Creator: Levit, Mindy R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
C-130 Hercules: Background, Sustainment, Modernization, Issues for Congress (open access)

C-130 Hercules: Background, Sustainment, Modernization, Issues for Congress

This report provides background information regarding Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard, and discusses the number of C-130s airlift aircraft, and C-130 modernization issues.
Date: June 24, 2014
Creator: Heisler, Timrek
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Cabin Connection, June 2014 (open access)

The Cabin Connection, June 2014

Newsletter of the Texas General Land Office Asset Inspection Program discussing news, events, updates, and other information related to the program.
Date: June 2014
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
California's Paid Family Leave Law: Lessons from the First Decade (open access)

California's Paid Family Leave Law: Lessons from the First Decade

This is a report covering California's paid family leave law during its first ten years.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Bartel, Ann, Ph.D.; Baum, Charles, Ph.D.; Rossin-Slater, Maya, Ph.D.; Ruhm, Christopher, Ph.D. & Waldfogel, Jane, Ph.D.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library