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Federal Quantum Information Science: An Overview
This report provides an overview of quantum information science (QIS) technologies, including examples of their existing and future applications; brief summaries of funding and selected initiatives in research and development (R&D) in the United States and elsewhere around the world; a description of U.S. congressional activity; and a discussion of related policy considerations.
Date:
July 2, 2018
Creator:
Figliola, Patricia Moloney
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Private Flood Insurance and the National Flood Insurance Program
This report describes the current role of private insurers in U.S. flood insurance, and discusses barriers to expanding private sector involvement. The report considers potential effects of increased private sector involvement in the U.S. flood market -- both for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and for consumers -- and outlines the provisions relevant to private flood insurance in the House and Senate NFIP reauthorization bills.
Date:
July 2, 2018
Creator:
Horn, Diane P. & Webel, Baird
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: U.S. Policy Overview
This report discusses U.S. policy towards Cuba, including issues of government-to-government engagement, travel and commerce, change in U.S. immigration policy, continued human rights concerns, injuries of U.S. Embassy personnel in Havana, and Congressional action.
Date:
July 2, 2018
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Defense Acquisitions: How and Where DOD Spends Its Contracting Dollars
This report examines how much money the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) obligates on contracts, what DOD is buying, and where that money is being spent. This report also examines the extent to which these data are sufficiently reliable to use as a factor when developing policy or analyzing government operations.
Date:
July 2, 2018
Creator:
Schwartz, Moshe; Sargent, John F., Jr. & Mann, Christopher T.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) class aircraft carrier program. The Navy's proposed FY2019 budget requests a total of $1,598.2 million in procurement funding for the program. Congress's decisions on the CVN-78 program could substantially affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements and the shipbuilding industrial base.
Date:
July 2, 2018
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Equal Rights Amendment: Close to Adoption?
This report discusses the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which was first presented to the states in 1972 and has been ratified by 37 states, most recently by Illinois in May 2018.
Date:
July 2, 2018
Creator:
Shimabukuro, Jon O.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
FY2019 Funding for CCS and Other DOE Fossil Energy R&D
This report discusses carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), a process that aims to capture man-made carbon dioxide (CO2) at its source and store it to prevent its release to the atmosphere.
Date:
July 2, 2018
Creator:
Folger, Peter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Partisan Gerrymandering: Supreme Court Provides Guidance on Standing and Maintains Legal Status Quo
This report discusses the Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Gill v. Whitford. On June 18, 2018 the Supreme Court ruled that in order to establish standing to sue upon a claim of unconstitutional partisan gerrymandering on the basis of vote dilution, challengers must allege injuries to their interests as voters in individual districts. Topics discussed include Supreme Court precedent, case background, and implications for the future.
Date:
July 2, 2018
Creator:
Whitaker, L. Paige
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texas Inmate Monthly Report: June 2018, Part 5
Monthly report issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice providing statistical information about numbers and categories of inmates held in various locations across Texas. Information on how many inmates are at each prison across Texas.
Date:
July 2, 2018
Creator:
Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Inmate Monthly Report: June 2018, Part 3
Monthly report issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice providing statistical information about numbers and categories of inmates held in various locations across Texas.
Date:
July 2, 2018
Creator:
Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
System:
The Portal to Texas History