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Trade Preferences: Economic Issues and Policy Options

Description: Report discussing programs designed to foster growth in less developed countries, the major U. S. trade preference programs, their possible economic effects, stakeholder interests, and legislative options.
Date: November 14, 2012
Creator: Jones, Vivian C.; Hornbeck, J. F. & Villarreal, M. Angeles
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program

Description: This report discusses the Small Business Innovation Development Act (P.L. 97-219. The report also discusses the program's extensions and reauthorization activity over the years.
Date: November 14, 2012
Creator: Schacht, Wendy H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Spectrum Management: Incentives, Opportunities, and Testing Needed to Enhance Spectrum Sharing

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Some spectrum users may lack incentive to share spectrum or otherwise use it efficiently, and federal agencies and private users currently cannot easily identify spectrum available for sharing. Typically, paying the market price for a good or service helps to inform users of the value of the good and provides an incentive for efficient use. Federal agencies, however, pay only a small fee to the NTIA for… more
Date: November 14, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Disaster Relief: Reimbursements to the American Red Cross for Certain 2008 Disaster Assistance

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "GAO's review of the reimbursements the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) made to the American Red Cross (Red Cross) related to the 77 presidentially declared major disasters in 2008 found"
Date: September 14, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Joint Strike Fighter: DOD Actions Needed to Further Enhance Restructuring and Address Affordability Risks

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Joint Strike Fighter restructuring continued throughout 2011 and into 2012, adding to cost and schedule. The new program baseline projects total acquisition costs of $395.7 billion, an increase of $117.2 billion (42 percent) from the prior 2007 baseline. Full rate production is now planned for 2019, a delay of 6 years from the 2007 baseline. Unit costs per aircraft have doubled since start of developmen… more
Date: June 14, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Weapons Acquisition Reform: Reform Act Is Helping DOD Acquisition Programs Reduce Risk, but Implementation Challenges Remain

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Defense (DOD) has taken steps to implement fundamental Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (Reform Act) provisions, including those for approving acquisition strategies and better monitoring weapon acquisition programs. DOD is also continuing to take additional steps to strengthen policies and capabilities. Some provisions, such as issuing guidance for estimating operating an… more
Date: December 14, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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DOJ Workforce Planning: Grant-Making Components Should Enhance the Utility of Their Staffing Models

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Justice's (DOJ) three grant-making components--the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), and the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)--have partially met five of six leading practices, and fully met another, to ensure that the staffing models the contractor prepared for each of them to assess their workloads and workforce capacit… more
Date: December 14, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Public Transit: Funding for New Starts and Small Starts Projects, October 2004 through June 2012

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Local funding exceeded total federal funding contributions for the 25 New Starts projects, accounting for $16.3 billion, or almost half, of $33.8 billion of total project funding (see figure below) from October 2004 through June 2012. This outcome reflects the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) policy to encourage project sponsors to seek less than 60 percent of the project's costs from New Start fu… more
Date: November 14, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Contract Postal Units: Analysis of Location, Service, and Financial Characteristics

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Although contract postal units (CPUs) have declined in number, their nationwide presence in urban and rural areas supplements the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) network of post offices by providing additional locations and hours of service. More than 60 percent of CPUs are in urban areas where they can provide customers nearby alternatives for postal services when they face long lines at local post office… more
Date: November 14, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Guantanamo Bay Detainees: Facilities and Factors for Consideration If Detainees Were Brought to the United States

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "As of November 2012, the Department of Defense (DOD) held 166 detainees in five separate facilities in conditions ranging from communal living to maximumsecurity segregated cells that limit detainee interaction. In addition, DOD maintains facilities and infrastructure dedicated to detention support operations. For example, DOD operates an extensive information-technology infrastructure, conducts operati… more
Date: November 14, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Department of State: Foreign Service Midlevel Staffing Gaps Persist Despite Significant Increases in Hiring

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of State (State) faces persistent experience gaps in overseas Foreign Service positions, particularly at the midlevels, and these gaps have not diminished since 2008. In fiscal years 2009 and 2010, State increased the size of the Foreign Service by 17 percent. However, these new hires will not have the experience to reach midlevels until fiscal years 2014 and 2015. GAO found that 28 perce… more
Date: June 14, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Medicare Savings Programs: Implementation of Requirements Aimed at Increasing Enrollment

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Social Security Administration (SSA) took a number of steps to implement the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) requirements aimed at eliminating barriers to Medicare Savings Program (MSP) enrollment and spent about $12 million in fiscal years 2009 through 2011 to do so. SSA reported transferring over 1.9 million Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) program applications to stat… more
Date: September 14, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Recovery Act: Broadband Programs Are Ongoing, and Agencies' Efforts Would Benefit from Improved Data Quality

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The progress of the broadband projects is difficult to measure because of data limitations. As projects progress, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) disburse awarded funds to projects on, for example, a reimbursement basis. As of July 2012, NTIA has disbursed approximately $1.9 billion of the $3.8 billion it awarded for projects un… more
Date: September 14, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Measuring Progress and Addressing Potential Privacy Concerns Would Facilitate Integration into the National Airspace System [Reissued on September 18, 2012]

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Progress has been made, but additional work is needed to overcome many of the obstacles to the safe integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that GAO identified in 2008. GAO reported in 2008 that UAS could not meet the aviation safety requirements developed for manned aircraft and that this posed several obstacles to safe and routine operation in the national airspace system. These obstacles still… more
Date: September 14, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Small Employer Health Tax Credit: Factors Contributing to Low Use and Complexity

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Fewer small employers claimed the Small Employer Health Insurance Tax Credit in tax year 2010 than were estimated to be eligible. While 170,300 small employers claimed it, estimates of the eligible pool by government agencies and small business advocacy groups ranged from 1.4 million to 4 million. The cost of credits claimed was $468 million. Most claims were limited to partial rather than full percenta… more
Date: May 14, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Motorcycle Safety: Increasing Federal Funding Flexibility and Identifying Research Priorities Would Help Support States' Safety Efforts

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "GAO estimated that the total direct measurable costs of motorcycle crashes-- costs that directly result from a crash and that can and have been measured-- were approximately $16 billion in 2010. However, the full costs of motorcycle crashes are likely higher because some difficult-to-measure costs--such as longer-term medical costs--are not included. Victims and their families, as well as society--inclu… more
Date: November 14, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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National Medicaid Audit Program: CMS Should Improve Reporting and Focus on Audit Collaboration with States

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Compared to the initial test audits and the more recent collaborative audits, the majority of the Medicaid Integrity Group’s (MIG) audits conducted under the National Medicaid Audit Program (NMAP) were less effective because they used Medicaid Statistical Information System (MSIS) data. MSIS is an extract of states’ claims data and is missing key elements, such as provider names, that are necessary for … more
Date: June 14, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Inmate Reentry Programs: Enhanced Information Sharing Could Further Strengthen Coordination and Grant Management

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In fiscal year 2011, the Departments of Justice (DOJ), Labor (Labor), and Health and Human Services (HHS) separately administered nine fragmented but minimally overlapping reentry grant programs with low risk of duplication. Specifically, GAO found that these grant programs are fragmented since more than one federal agency is involved in administering the programs. Further, GAO found that overlap across… more
Date: December 14, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Gun Control Legislation

Description: Report that looks at past gun control legislation and also how recent events (such as the shooting in Tucson, AZ on January 8, 2011 which wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords) have influenced current legislation. This report concludes with discussion of other salient and recurring gun control issues that have generated past congressional interest.
Date: November 14, 2012
Creator: Krouse, William J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2013

Description: This report summarizes budgetary decisions relating to research and development funding for FY2013.
Date: June 14, 2012
Creator: Sargent, John F., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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