Immigration of Foreign Nationals with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Degrees (open access)

Immigration of Foreign Nationals with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Degrees

Report regarding renewed Congressional interest in facilitating the immigration of foreign professional workers in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) fields.
Date: November 26, 2012
Creator: Wasem, Ruth Ellen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 112th Congress: A Profile (open access)

Membership of the 112th Congress: A Profile

Report that presents a profile of the membership of the 112th Congress (2011-2012). Statistical information is included on selected characteristics of Members, including data on party affiliation, average age, occupation, education, length of congressional service, religious affiliation, gender, ethnicity, foreign births, and military service.
Date: November 26, 2012
Creator: Manning, Jennifer E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Basic Federal Budgeting Terminology (open access)

Basic Federal Budgeting Terminology

Report that provides a brief overview of the basic terminology and concepts used in the federal budget process.
Date: November 26, 2012
Creator: Heniff, Bill, Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Hearings: Preparation (open access)

House Committee Hearings: Preparation

Report containing a checklist that identifies many of the tasks that need to be performed for committee hearings.
Date: November 26, 2012
Creator: Davis, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Baselines and Scorekeeping in the Federal Budget Process (open access)

Baselines and Scorekeeping in the Federal Budget Process

This report provides a brief explanation of baselines and scorekeeping and their uses in the federal budget process.
Date: November 26, 2012
Creator: Heniff, Bill, Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Budget Reconciliation Legislation: Development and Consideration (open access)

Budget Reconciliation Legislation: Development and Consideration

This report briefly discusses the budget reconciliation process, which is an optional two-step process Congress may use to assure compliance with the direct spending, revenue, and debt-limit levels set forth in budget resolutions.
Date: November 26, 2012
Creator: Heniff, Bill, Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicaid: More Transparency of and Accountability for Supplemental Payments Are Needed (open access)

Medicaid: More Transparency of and Accountability for Supplemental Payments Are Needed

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The recently implemented annual audits and reports for states' disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments could improve oversight by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)--the federal agency that oversees Medicaid--by illuminating needed changes. States are required to submit audits and reports to CMS as a condition for receiving federal funds for their DSH payments. The first set of DSH audits was submitted by states in 2010 and covers states' 2007 DSH payments. The audits give CMS information on how well states are complying with six DSH requirements, including whether payments are limited to hospitals' uncompensated care costs and are accurately calculated. Under a transition period, CMS will not act on audit findings until the 2014 audits are complete; however, findings from GAO's analysis of the 2010 DSH audits show that 44 states will likely need to make changes to their DSH payments to come into compliance. For example,"
Date: November 26, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Employees' Compensation Act: Analysis of Proposed Changes on USPS Beneficiaries (open access)

Federal Employees' Compensation Act: Analysis of Proposed Changes on USPS Beneficiaries

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins ""
Date: November 26, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geospatial Information: OMB and Agencies Need to Make Coordination a Priority to Reduce Duplication (open access)

Geospatial Information: OMB and Agencies Need to Make Coordination a Priority to Reduce Duplication

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "While the President and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) have established policies and procedures for coordinating investments in geospatial data, governmentwide committees and federal departments and agencies have not effectively implemented them. The committee that was established to promote the coordination of geospatial data nationwide--the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)--has developed and endorsed key standards-- including a metadata standard that includes descriptive information about a particular set of geospatial data--and established a clearinghouse of metadata; however, the clearinghouse is not being used by agencies to identify planned geospatial investments to promote coordination and reduce duplication. The FGDC has not yet planned or implemented an approach to manage geospatial data as related groups of investments to allow agencies to more effectively plan geospatial data collection efforts and minimize duplicative investments; and its strategic plan is missing key elements, such as performance measures for many of its defined objectives. Further, none of the three federal departments in GAO's review have fully implemented important activities for coordinating geospatial data, such as preparing and implementing a strategy for advancing geospatial activities within their respective departments."
Date: November 26, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Securing U.S. Diplomatic Facilities and Personnel Abroad: Background and Policy Issues (open access)

Securing U.S. Diplomatic Facilities and Personnel Abroad: Background and Policy Issues

This report provides background information on the authorities, regulations, and procedures in place at the Department of State regarding diplomatic security. It also describes several areas of potential congressional interest, including the Accountability Review Board process, whose conclusions the Secretary of State is required to report to Congress, and discussion of embassy security funding trends.
Date: November 26, 2012
Creator: Tiersky, Alex & Epstein, Susan B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Women in the United States Congress: 1917-2012 (open access)

Women in the United States Congress: 1917-2012

This report identifies the names, committee assignments, dates of service, and (for Representatives) congressional districts of the 278 women who have served in Congress. It will be updated when there are relevant changes in the makeup of Congress.
Date: November 26, 2012
Creator: Manning, Jennifer E. & Shogan, Colleen J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gangs in Central America. November 2012 (open access)

Gangs in Central America. November 2012

This report describes the gang problem in Central America, discusses country and regional approaches to deal with the gangs, and analyzes U.S. policy with respect to gangs in Central America.
Date: November 26, 2012
Creator: Seelke, Clare Ribando
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Entitlements and Appropriated Entitlements in the Federal Budget Process (open access)

Entitlements and Appropriated Entitlements in the Federal Budget Process

This report provides a brief explanation of spending for entitlements, including so-called appropriated entitlements, and discusses the procedural and statutory constraints on legislation affecting such entitlement spending.
Date: November 26, 2012
Creator: Heniff, Bill, Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Food Safety System: A Primer (open access)

The Federal Food Safety System: A Primer

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Date: November 26, 2012
Creator: Johnson, Renée
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library