Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations for the Department of Energy (open access)

Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations for the Department of Energy

This report discusses the appropriations budget for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), funding proposed in the request, and key changes .
Date: September 12, 2018
Creator: Clark, Corrie E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Use of Group Care for Children in Foster Care (open access)

Use of Group Care for Children in Foster Care

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Date: May 12, 2015
Creator: Congressional Research Service
System: The UNT Digital Library
Zimbabwe: Forthcoming Elections (open access)

Zimbabwe: Forthcoming Elections

This report discusses the election players, electoral challenges, and U.S. role in the July 2018 Zimbabwe elections -- the first since the November 2017 resignation of President Robert Mugabe after 37 years in office. The election has raised hopes for the resolution of a persistent economic crisis and for a democratic transition ending a long pattern of human rights violations and undemocratic governance--and an end to the years of international condemnation, sanctions, and isolation generated by such trends.
Date: July 26, 2018
Creator: Cook, Nicolas
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ebola: 2014 Outbreak in West Africa (open access)

Ebola: 2014 Outbreak in West Africa

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Date: November 24, 2014
Creator: Cook, Nicolas & Salaam-Blyther, Tiaji
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: 2014 Open Season (open access)

The Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: 2014 Open Season

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Date: November 28, 2014
Creator: Cornell, Ada S. & Blom, Kirstin B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Use Authorization and FDA's Related Authorities (open access)

Emergency Use Authorization and FDA's Related Authorities

This report discusses when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may permit a medical product to be provided to patients outside of the standard regulatory framework.
Date: August 13, 2018
Creator: Dabrowska, Agata
System: The UNT Digital Library
CIA Ethics Education: Background and Perspectives (open access)

CIA Ethics Education: Background and Perspectives

This report discusses the ethics education of CIA officers. Topics include baseline approaches to ethics education, perspectives on intelligence ethics, personal standards of conduct, and principles of professional ethics.
Date: June 11, 2018
Creator: DeVine, Michael E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) (open access)

The Director of National Intelligence (DNI)

This report describes the creation, responsibilities, and authorities of the U.S. Director of National Intelligence (DNI).
Date: May 1, 2018
Creator: DeVine, Michael E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Intelligence Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Evaluation Process (IPPBE) (open access)

Intelligence Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Evaluation Process (IPPBE)

This report describes the phases of the Intelligence Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Evaluation Process (IPPBE). The Intelligence Community (IC) uses IPPBE to identify requirements and allocate resources that produce IC capabilities (e.g., human intelligence, signals intelligence, and geospatial intelligence) throughout development and execution of the National Intelligence Program (NIP) and budget. The NIP addresses priorities described in national security-related strategy documents such as the National Intelligence Strategy (NIS) and Consolidated Intelligence Guidance (CIG).
Date: May 30, 2018
Creator: DeVine, Michael E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC): An Overview (open access)

The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC): An Overview

This report summarizes the background and functions of the U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC).
Date: October 18, 2018
Creator: DeVine, Michael E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) (open access)

National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)

This report provides a brief description of the establishment, purposes, and organization of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC).
Date: July 11, 2018
Creator: DeVine, Michael E. & Peters, Heidi M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Intelligence Community Elements: Establishment Provisions (open access)

U.S. Intelligence Community Elements: Establishment Provisions

This report summarizes dates and directives for the establishment of each of the 17 U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) component organizations.
Date: June 27, 2018
Creator: DeVine, Michael E. & Peters, Heidi M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Congressional Review Act (CRA) (open access)

The Congressional Review Act (CRA)

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Date: December 11, 2014
Creator: Dolan, Alissa M. & Davis, Christopher M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Oversight and Investigations (open access)

Congressional Oversight and Investigations

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Date: December 1, 2014
Creator: Dolan, Alissa M.; Garvey, Todd & Oleszek, Walter J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Opioid Treatment Programs and Related Federal Regulations (open access)

Opioid Treatment Programs and Related Federal Regulations

This report provides information on federal regulations regarding treatment for opioid addiction, including medication-assisted treatment (MAT), opioid treatment programs (OTPs), and DATA-waived providers (DWPs).
Date: June 26, 2018
Creator: Duff, Johnathan H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Primer: Congress's Constitutional Authority with Regard to the Armed Forces (open access)

Defense Primer: Congress's Constitutional Authority with Regard to the Armed Forces

This report provides an overview of Congress's war powers under the U.S. Constitution.
Date: November 13, 2018
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Primer: Legal Authorities for the Use of Military Forces (open access)

Defense Primer: Legal Authorities for the Use of Military Forces

This report provides an overview of United States war powers.
Date: November 13, 2018
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Affairs Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) Funding: Background and Current Status (open access)

Foreign Affairs Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) Funding: Background and Current Status

This report provides background information and discusses the foreign affairs Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funding.
Date: July 19, 2017
Creator: Epstein, Susan B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Relations Reauthorization: Background and Issues (open access)

Foreign Relations Reauthorization: Background and Issues

This report summarizes foreign relations reauthorization, including history, current legislation, background, and relevance.
Date: June 27, 2018
Creator: Epstein, Susan B. & Gill, Cory R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Role of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Environmental Justice (open access)

Role of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Environmental Justice

This report explains what environmental justice means and how it is implemented by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Date: August 2, 2018
Creator: Esworthy, Robert & Bearden, David M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (open access)

Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962

This report outlines the contents of Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 which is the bill that mandates that the Department of Commerce conduct studies of industries to determine whether foreign competition is harming national security and allows the President to impose tariffs or other restrictions on imports found to be threats to national security.
Date: February 23, 2018
Creator: Fefer, Rachel F. & Jones, Vivian C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proposed U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Trade Agreement (open access)

Proposed U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Trade Agreement

This report discusses the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which is to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Topics include market access, dispute settlement, intellectual property rights (IPR), energy, and labor and environment.
Date: October 5, 2018
Creator: Fergusson, Ian F. & Villarreal, M. Angeles
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Quantum Information Science: An Overview (open access)

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
The Designation of Election Systems as Critical Infrastructure (open access)

The Designation of Election Systems as Critical Infrastructure

This report discusses the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designating the election infrastructure used in federal elections as a component of U.S. critical infrastructure. The designation was made in January 2017, in response to a series of cyberattacks that occurred on information systems of state and local election jurisdictions prior to the 2016 election. The report explains the concept of critical infrastructure and the implications of the designation.
Date: July 6, 2018
Creator: Fischer, Eric A.
System: The UNT Digital Library