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Multiyear Procurement (MYP) and Block Buy Contracting in Defense Acquisition: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and issues for Congress on multiyear procurement (MYP) and block buy contracting (BBC), which are special contracting mechanisms that Congress permits the Department of Defense (DOD) to use for a limited number of defense acquisition programs. Compared to the standard or default approach of annual contracting, MYP and BBC have the potential for reducing weapon procurement costs by several percent.
Date:
February 7, 2014
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald & Schwartz, Moshe
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and potential issues for Congress on the Navy's irregular warfare (IW) and counterterrorism (CT) operations. The Navy's IW and CT activities pose a number of potential oversight issues for Congress, including the definition of Navy IW activities and how much emphasis to place on IW and CT activities in future Navy budgets.
Date:
February 7, 2014
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The G-20 and International Economic Cooperation: Background and Implications for Congress
This report discusses the G-20, an international forum for discussing and coordinating economic policies among major advanced and emerging economies. Previous summits have, for example, focused on financial regulatory reform, global imbalances, funding for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), voting power of emerging economies in international financial institutions, and fossil fuel subsidies.
Date:
November 7, 2013
Creator:
Nelson, Rebecca M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The State of Campaign Finance Policy: Recent Developments and Issues for Congress
This report includes updated material that emphasizes the issues most prominently before the 113th Congress. It also discusses foundational information about major elements of campaign finance policy.
Date:
November 7, 2013
Creator:
Garrett, R. S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve: Current Policy and Conditions
This report discusses how the Federal Reserve (Fed) handles monetary policy, including background information about the execution of monetary policy, the recent and current stance of monetary policy, and current legislation and Congressional oversight that would affect the Fed's practices.
Date:
January 7, 2014
Creator:
Labonte, Marc
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Offender Reentry: Correctional Statistics, Reintegration into the Community, and Recidivism
This report provides background information regarding the prison population in the United States that has been growing steadily for more than 30 years. The report presents correctional system statistics and discusses the federal government's involvement in offender reentry programs and the Second Chance Act (P.L. 110-199) that was enacted on April 9, 2008.
Date:
January 7, 2014
Creator:
James, Nathan
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting: Federal Funding and Issues
This report discusses the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) that receives virtually all of its funding through federal appropriations; overall, about 15% of public television and 10% of radio broadcasting funding comes from the federal appropriations that CPB distributes.
Date:
January 7, 2014
Creator:
McLoughlin, Glenn J. & Gurevitz, Mark
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The National Labor Relations Act: Background and Selected Topics
Report that discusses the National Labor Relations Act, the coverage it provides, unfair labor practices that the act prohibits, pre-election communications with employees, and several legal cases regarding the Act.
Date:
September 7, 2012
Creator:
Shimabukuro, Jon O.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Purple Heart: Background and Issues for Congress
Report that explores the history of the Purple Heart and changes in eligibility over time as well as several current issues facing Congress.
Date:
September 7, 2012
Creator:
Burrelli, David F. & Gilroy, Fenwick
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Unemployment Compensation (UC): Eligibility for Students Under State and Federal Laws
Report that describes the state variations student disqualification from Unemployment Compensation benefits while they attend school.
Date:
September 7, 2012
Creator:
Whittaker, Julie M. & Eder, Alan
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Syria's Chemical Weapons: Issues for Congress
Report that discusses the use or loss of control of chemical weapons stocks in Syria. It provides a brief history of the chemical weapons program in Syria and reports on the current situation of the chemical weapons program.
Date:
August 7, 2013
Creator:
Nikitin, M. B. D.; Kerr, Paul K. & Feickert, Andrew
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mexico's Drug Trafficking Organizations: Source and Scope of the Rising Violence
Report which provides background on drug trafficking in Mexico, identifies the major drug trafficking organizations, and analyzes the context, scope, and scale of the violence. It examines current trends of the violence, analyzes prospects for curbing violence in the future, and compares it with violence in Colombia.
Date:
January 7, 2011
Creator:
Beittel, June S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA): Workers' Compensation for Federal Employees
Report concerning the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), its legislative history, a program overview, and issues regarding FECA's generous benefits.
Date:
November 7, 2012
Creator:
Szymendera, Scott
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2014
Report that provides government-wide, multi-agency, and individual agency analyses of the President's Fiscal Year 2014 request as it relates to R&D and related activities.
Date:
August 7, 2013
Creator:
Sargent, John F., Jr.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
European Union Wind and Solar Electricity Policies: Overview and Considerations
The subject matter covered within this report is European Union (EU) renewable electricity generation--specifically onshore wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity.
Date:
August 7, 2013
Creator:
Brown, Phillip
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Immigration-Related Worksite Enforcement: Performance Measures
This report discusses the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) responsibilities in regard to immigration-related worksite enforcement, or enforcement of the prohibitions on unauthorized employment in Section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The INA §274A provisions, sometimes referred to as employer sanctions, make it unlawful for an employer to knowingly hire, recruit or refer for a fee, or continue to employ an alien who is not authorized to be so employed. This report looks at enforcement measures of this act.
Date:
August 7, 2013
Creator:
Bruno, Andorra
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Votes on Measures to Adjust the Statutory Debt Limit, 1978 to Present
This report provides roll call vote data identified by the Congressional Research Service for measures to adjust the statutory debt limit.
Date:
November 7, 2013
Creator:
Murray, Justin
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Government Shutdown: Operations of the Department of Defense During a Lapse in Appropriations
This report provides an overview of guidelines that have governed planning for Department of Defense (DOD) operations over the last 30 years in the event of a funding lapse. It also discusses the implications of the guidelines for a possible impending shutdown and briefly reviews what is known about current DOD planning for a shutdown.
Date:
October 7, 2013
Creator:
Towell, Pat & Belasco, Amy
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Postsecondary Education Issues in the 113th Congress
This report identifies and briefly examines several postsecondary education policy issue areas that may be of general interest. For each of these broader issue areas, the report provides a brief background summary and an introduction to and discussion of various aspects of the issue. Varied policy options are also identified for further consideration.
Date:
November 7, 2013
Creator:
Smole, David P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
PILT (Payments in Lieu of Taxes): Somewhat Simplified
This report explains Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) payments, with an analysis of the five major factors affecting the calculation of a payment to a given county. It also describes the effects of certain legislative changes in PILT in 2009 and 2012.
Date:
November 7, 2013
Creator:
Corn, M. Lynne
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Article V Convention to Propose Constitutional Amendments: Contemporary Issues for Congress
This report looks at how Article V of the Constitution allows Congress to propose amendments -- specifically the process of organizing an Article V Convention, a method that has never been used and which is only briefly outlined in the Constitution.
Date:
May 7, 2014
Creator:
Neale, Thomas H.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Actions to Repeal, Defund, or Delay the Affordable Care Act
This report summarizes legislative actions taken to repeal, defund, delay, or otherwise amend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) since the law's enactment.
Date:
April 7, 2014
Creator:
Redhead, C. S. & Kinzer, Janet
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Recess Appointments: Frequently Asked Questions
This report supplies brief answers to some frequently-asked questions regarding recess appointments. These are appointments to high-level policy-making positions in federal departments which are generally confirmed by the Senate. When the Senate is in recess, the President may make a temporary appointment, called a recess appointment, to any such position without Senate approval.
Date:
July 7, 2013
Creator:
Hogue, Henry B.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Postsecondary Education: Student Outcomes Vary at For-Profit, Nonprofit, and Public Schools
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Institutions of higher education, including for-profit, nonprofit, and public schools, receive billions of dollars each year from the Department of Education (Education) to help students pay for school. In the 2009-2010 school year, Education provided $132 billion in grants and loans to students under federal student aid programs, up from $49 billion in the 2001-2002 school year. However, relatively little information is available about the quality of education being provided by these schools. Student characteristics are also important to consider when comparing educational outcomes at schools in different sectors (for-profit, nonprofit, and public). Measuring the quality of educational programs (i.e., how much knowledge or skill students gain) is difficult. Because few direct measures are available, indirect outcome measures, such as graduation and student loan default rates, are often used. Although no single outcome can be used to fully measure something as complex as educational quality, looking at multiple outcome measures (e.g., graduation rates, pass rates on licensing exams, employment outcomes, and student loan default rates) can shed light on the quality of education provided by schools. Available data indicate that for-profit schools enroll a higher proportion …
Date:
December 7, 2011
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library