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Impact of Gambling: Economic Effects More Measurable Than Social Effects

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the National Gambling Impact Study Commission's (NGISC) case study on gambling, focusing on: (1) the economic effects of gambling, particularly on employment, bankruptcy, and tax revenues and community investment; (2) the social effects of gambling; (3) the prevalence of pathological gambling; and (4) whether communities offer incentives to attract gambling est… more
Date: April 27, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Electronic Warfare: Phased Approach to Infrared Upgrades Would Reduce Risk to Helicopters

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Army's acquisition strategy for its Suite of Integrated Infrared Countermeasures Systems, focusing on whether the requirements of the Army's helicopters."
Date: July 27, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Biennial Budgeting: Three States' Experiences

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Members of Congress periodically have expressed interest in converting the federal budget process from an annual to a biennial cycle. Congress believes that the time spent on these activities has come at the expense of congressional oversight and authorization responsibilities. To better understand states' experiences with the biennial budget cycle, GAO studied three states: Arizona, Ohio, and Connecticut. GAO… more
Date: October 27, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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HUD Reform Act: Information on the Department's Response to the Act's Requirements

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the extent to which the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) complied with the HUD Reform Act of 1989 in fiscal years 1997 and 1998, focusing on HUD's actions in response to: (1) title I of the Reform Act, which is the title principally concerned with addressing the ethics, management and Federal Housing Administration (FHA) issues raised during … more
Date: March 27, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Financial Management: Billions in Improper Payments Continue to Require Attention

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "As the steward of taxpayer dollars, the federal government is accountable for how its agencies and grantees spend funds. It is also responsible for safeguardingagainst improper payments, which include payments that should not have been madeor were made for incorrect amounts irrespective of whether the agency had effective controls in place. Reported estimates of improper payments total billions ofdollars annua… more
Date: October 27, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Defense Transportation: Operational Support Airlift Requirements Are Not Sufficiently Justified

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Department of Defense's (DOD) operational support airlift aircraft requirement, focusing on: (1) whether the existing requirement for operational support airlift aircraft is linked to wartime needs; and (2) the process DOD used to determine its requirements for these aircraft."
Date: April 27, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Influenza Pandemic: Plan Needed for Federal and State Response

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Public health experts have raised concerns about the ability of the nation's public health system to detect and respond to emerging infectious disease threats, such as pandemic influenza. Although vaccines are considered the first line of defense to prevent or reduce influenza-related illness and death, GAO found that they may be unavailable, in short supply, or ineffective for some portions of the population … more
Date: October 27, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Welfare Reform: Improving State Automated Systems Requires Coordinated Federal Effort

Description: A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO reviewed states' efforts to meet the information needs associated with welfare reform, with a focus on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), focusing on the: (1) extent to which automated systems in selected states meet key information needs of programs that help low-income individuals with children obtain employment and become economically independent; (2) approaches states are using to develop… more
Date: April 27, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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U.S. International Broadcasting: Strategic Planning and Performance Management System Could Be Improved

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined whether the Broadcasting Board of Governors: broadcasters (1) responded to the specific limitations and cost-cutting expectations regarding Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's operations; (2) implemented an annual language service review process; and (3) instituted a strategic planning and performance management system."
Date: September 27, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Civil Rights Division: Selection of Cases and Reasons Matters Were Closed

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division's (CRT) selection of cases and reasons matters were closed."
Date: September 27, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Beef and Lamb: Implications of Labeling by Country of Origin

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on mandatory country-of-origin labelling for beef and lamb, focusing on the potential: (1) compliance costs associated with mandatory country-of-origin labelling for fresh and processed beef and lamb; (2) enforcement costs associated with such a requirement; (3) trade issues associated with such a requirement; and (4) benefits of mandatory country-o… more
Date: January 27, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Guidelines - A Primer for Communicating Effectively with NABIR Stakeholders

Description: This primer is a tool to help prepare scientists for meetings with stakeholders. It was prepared for staff involved with the Natural and Accelerated Bioremediation Research (NABIR) program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. It discusses why some efforts in science communication may succeed while others fail, provides methods of approaching group interactions about science that may better orient expert participants, and summarizes experience drawn from observations of groups interactin… more
Date: September 27, 2000
Creator: Bilyard, Gordon R.; Word, Charlotte J.; Weber, James R. & Harding, Anna K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Alternative TRUEX-Based Pretreatment Processing of INEEL Sodium Bearing Waste

Description: The goals of this study were to demonstrate a selective complexant for separating mercury from the transuranic (TRU) elements in the transuranic extraction (TRUEX) process and to demonstrate alternative stripping methods to eliminate phosphorus-containing, actinide stripping agents during TRUEX processing. The work described in this report provides the basis for implementing an improved TRUEX-based flowsheet for processing INEEL sodium-bearing waste using only minor modifications to the current… more
Date: September 27, 2000
Creator: Rapko, Brian M.; Fiskum, Sandra K. & Lumetta, Gregg J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Hanford Site Environmental Surveillance Master Sampling Schedule

Description: This document contains the CY2000 schedules for the routine collection of samples for the Surface Environmental Surveillance Project (SESP) and Drinking Water Monitoring Project. Each section includes sampling locations, sample types, and analyses to be performed.
Date: January 27, 2000
Creator: Bisping, Lynn E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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User's Guide for MetView: A Meteorological Display and Assessment Tool

Description: MetView Version 2.0 is an easy-to-use model for accessing, viewing, and analyzing meteorological data. MetView provides both graphical and numerical displays of data. It can accommodate data from an extensive meteorological monitoring network that includes near-surface monitoring locations, instrumented towers, sodars, and meteorologist observations. MetView is used operationally for both routine, emergency response, and research applications at the U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford Site. At … more
Date: September 27, 2000
Creator: Glantz, Clifford S.; Pelton, Mitchell A.; Allwine, K Jerry & Burk, Kenneth W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Cooperative Research in C1 Chemistry

Description: C1 chemistry refers to the conversion of simple carbon-containing materials that contain one carbon atom per molecule into valuable products. The feedstocks for C1 chemistry include natural gas, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, methanol and synthesis gas (a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen). Synthesis gas, or syngas, is produced primarily by the reaction of natural gas, which is principally methane, with steam. It can also be produced by gasification of coal, petroleum coke, or biomass. … more
Date: October 27, 2000
Creator: Huffman, Gerald P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Performance Confirmation Data Aquisition System

Description: The purpose of this analysis is to identify and analyze concepts for the acquisition of data in support of the Performance Confirmation (PC) program at the potential subsurface nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain. The scope and primary objectives of this analysis are to: (1) Review the criteria for design as presented in the Performance Confirmation Data Acquisition/Monitoring System Description Document, by way of the Input Transmittal, Performance Confirmation Input Criteria (CRWMS M&a… more
Date: October 27, 2000
Creator: Markman, D. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Isotope Geochemistry of Calcite Coatings and the Thermal History of the Unsaturated Zone at Yucca Mountain, Nevada

Description: Calcite and opal coatings found on fracture footwalls and lithophysal cavity bottoms in the volcanic section at Yucca Mountain (exposed in a tunnel) contain a record of gradual chemical and isotopic changes that have occurred in the unsaturated zone. The thin (less than 6 cm) coatings are composed primarily of calcite, opal, chalcedony, and quartz. Fluid inclusions in calcite that homogenize at greater than ambient temperatures provide impetus for geochronologic studies in order to determine th… more
Date: July 27, 2000
Creator: Marshall, B. D. & Whelan, J. F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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