Cuba: Issues for the 114th Congress (open access)

Cuba: Issues for the 114th Congress

Cuba remains a one-party communist state with a poor record on human rights. The country's political succession in 2006 from the long-ruling Fidel Castro to his brother Raul was characterized by a remarkable degree of stability. This report contains information on U.S. policy as related to Cuba, legislative action, and more related information.
Date: July 17, 2015
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financing the U.S. Trade Deficit (open access)

Financing the U.S. Trade Deficit

This report provides an overview of the U.S. balance of payments, an explanation of the broader role of capital flows in the U.S. economy, an explanation of how the country finances its trade deficit or a trade surplus, and the implications for Congress and the country of the large inflows of capital from abroad.
Date: July 17, 2015
Creator: Jackson, James K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cyber Intrusion into U.S. Office of Personnel Management: In Brief (open access)

Cyber Intrusion into U.S. Office of Personnel Management: In Brief

This report provides an overview of the current understanding of the recent U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) breaches, which may have compromised personal information of former and current federal employees. It also discusses issues and questions raised about the source of the breaches, possible uses of the information exfiltrated, potential national security ramifications, and implications for the cybersecurity of federal information systems.
Date: July 17, 2015
Creator: Finklea, Kristin; Christensen, Michelle D.; Fischer, Eric A.; Lawrence, Susan V. & Theohary, Catherine A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Can Military Servicemembers Carry Firearms for Personal Protection on Duty? (open access)

Can Military Servicemembers Carry Firearms for Personal Protection on Duty?

This report briefly discusses the applicable law and policy regarding government-issued firearms for personal protection of servicemembers on duty.
Date: July 17, 2015
Creator: Kamarck, Kristy N. & Peters, Heidi M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Europe’s Migration Crisis (open access)

Europe’s Migration Crisis

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Date: July 17, 2015
Creator: Archick, Kristin & Margesson, Rhoda
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 29, Pages 4489-4752, July 17, 2015 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 29, Pages 4489-4752, July 17, 2015

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: July 17, 2015
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History