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Industrial Security: DOD Cannot Provide Adequate Assurances That Its Oversight Ensures the Protection of Classified Information

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Department of Defense (DOD) contractors perform numerous services that require access to classified information. With access comes the possibility of compromise, particularly as foreign entities increasingly seek U.S. military technologies. To ensure the protection of classified information, the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) establishes requirements that contractors must meet. In administering th… more
Date: March 3, 2004
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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HUD Single-Family and Multifamily Property Programs: Inadequate Controls Resulted in Questionable Payments and Potential Fraud

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In our 2003 performance and accountability report on the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), we continued to identify HUD's single-family (SF) mortgage insurance program as highrisk --an area we have found to be at high risk for fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement. Also, for years, GAO and HUD's Office of Inspector General (OIG) have reported weaknesses in HUD's contract administration and mo… more
Date: March 3, 2004
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fiscal Year 2003 U.S. Government Financial Statements: Sustained Improvement in Federal Financial Management Is Crucial to Addressing Our Nation's Future Fiscal Challenges

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO is required to audit the consolidated financial statements of the U.S. government. Proper accounting and reporting practices are essential in the public sector. The U.S. government is the largest, most diverse, most complex, and arguably the most important entity on earth today. Its services--homeland security, national defense, Social Security, mail delivery, and food inspection, to name a few--directly affect … more
Date: March 3, 2004
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Hyperspectral Mineral Mapping in Support of Geothermal Exploration: Examples from Long Valley Caldera, CA and Dixie Valley, NV, USA

Description: Growing interest and exploration dollars within the geothermal sector have paved the way for increasingly sophisticated suites of geophysical and geochemical tools and methodologies. The efforts to characterize and assess known geothermal fields and find new, previously unknown resources has been aided by the advent of higher spatial resolution airborne geophysics (e.g. aeromagnetics), development of new seismic processing techniques, and the genesis of modern multi-dimensional fluid flow and s… more
Date: March 3, 2004
Creator: Pickles, W. L.; Martini, B. A.; Silver, E. A. & Cocks, P. A.
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Automated Tamper Indicating Device (TID) Issuance System

Description: The Material Control and Accountability (MC and A) Group has developed an electronic scan system to acknowledge issuance and returns of Tamper Indicating Device (TID) seals. Important MC and A features of the system are: 1. The system requires the issuer identification and the identification of applicators to be entered, thereby ensuring that at least two qualified issuers and applicators possess the seals. Also, Operations is prompted to ensure the Two Person Rule is met during issuance and ap… more
Date: March 3, 2004
Creator: WILSON, LEE
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Vadose Zone Remediation of CO2 Leakage from Geologic CO2 Storage Sites

Description: In the unlikely event that CO2 leakage from deep geologic CO2 sequestration sites reaches the vadose zone, remediation measures for removing the CO2 gas plume may have to be undertaken. Carbon dioxide leakage plumes are similar in many ways to volatile organic compound (VOC) vapor plumes, and the same remediation approaches are applicable. We present here numerical simulation results of passive and active remediation strategies for CO2 leakage plumes in the vadose zone. The starting time for th… more
Date: March 3, 2004
Creator: Zhang, Yingqi; Oldenburg, Curtis M. & Benson, Sally M.
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Air Emission Projections During Acid Cleaning of F-Canyon Waste Header No.2

Description: The purpose of this study was to develop the air emission projections for the maintenance operation to dissolve and flush out the scale material inside the F-Canyon Waste Header No.2. The chemical agent used for the dissolution is a concentrated nitric acid solution, so the pollutant of concern is the nitric acid vapor. Under the very conservative operating scenarios considered in this study, it was determined that the highest possible rate of nitric acid emission during the acid flush would be… more
Date: March 3, 2004
Creator: CHOI, ALEXANDER
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Hydrogen Storage: The Key Challenge Facing a Hydrogen Economy

Description: The development of a viable hydrogen storage system is one of the key challenges that must be met prior to the establishment of a true hydrogen economy. Current hydrogen storage options, such as compressed gas and liquid hydrogen, fall short of meeting vehicle manufacturers' goals for safe and efficient energy storage. The most viable long-term alternative to these options is solid-state storage, which has been proven both safe and efficient. The Savannah River Technology Center (SRTC), with ov… more
Date: March 3, 2004
Creator: MOTYKA, THEODORE
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Cesium Removal from Savannah River Site Radioactive Waste Using the Caustic Side Solvent Extraction (CSSX) Process

Description: Researchers at the Savannah River Technology Center (SRTC) successfully demonstrated the Caustic-Side Solvent Extraction (CSSX) process flow sheet using a 33-stage, 2-cm centrifugal contactor apparatus in two 24-hour tests using actual high level waste. Previously, we demonstrated the solvent extraction process with actual SRS HLW supernatant solution using a non-optimized solvent formulation. Following that test, the solvent system was optimized to enhance extractant solubility in the diluent … more
Date: March 3, 2004
Creator: WALKER, DARREL
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A Multi Mega Watt Continuous Wave RF Window for Particle Accelerator Applications. Final Technical Report

Description: In this analysis the proposed 10MW window design is free of multipacting on the ceramic surface for the full power range, both in the traveling wave and full reflection mode. Near 7MW and 8MW in the traveling wave mode, multipacting might show up on the outer conductor of the matching section. These multipacting barriers are however very soft and are expected to be easily eliminated by regular RF processing. The multipacting analysis can identify early design problems while it is unable to prov… more
Date: March 3, 2004
Creator: Vguyen-Tuong, V.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Grants Management: EPA Needs to Strengthen Efforts to Address Management Challenges

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has long faced problems managing its grants, which constitute over one-half of the agency's annual budget, or about $4 billion. EPA uses grants to implement its programs to protect human health and the environment and awards grants to thousands of recipients, including state and local governments, tribes, universities, and nonprofit organizations. EPA's ability to efficientl… more
Date: March 3, 2004
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Information Technology Management: Improvements Needed in Strategic Planning, Performance Measurement, and Investment Management Governmentwide

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The federal government spends billions of dollars annually on information technology (IT) investments that are critical to the effective implementation of major government programs. To help agencies effectively manage their substantial IT investments, the Congress has established a statutory framework of requirements and roles and responsibilities relating to information and technology management, that addresses, fo… more
Date: March 3, 2004
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Private Health Insurance: Unauthorized or Bogus Entities Have Exploited Employers and Individuals Seeking Affordable Coverage

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "As health insurance premiums have risen at double-digit rates in recent years, employers and individuals who have sought to purchase more affordable coverage have fallen prey to certain entities that may offer attractively priced premiums but do not fulfill the expectations of those buying health insurance. These unauthorized entities--also known as bogus entities or scams--may not meet the financial and benefit req… more
Date: March 3, 2004
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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CHANDRA AND XMM-NEWTON OBSERVATIONS OF RDCS1252.9-2927, A MASSIVE CLUSTER AT z = 1.24

Description: We present deep Chandra and XMM-Newton observations of the galaxy cluster RDCS1252.9-2927, which was selected from the ROSAT Deep Cluster Survey (RDCS) and confirmed by extensive spectroscopy with the VLT at redshift z = 1.237. With the Chandra data, the X-ray emission from the intra-cluster medium is well resolved and traced out to 500 kpc, thus allowing a measurement of the physical properties of the gas with unprecedented accuracy at this redshift. We detect a clear 6.7 keV Iron K line in th… more
Date: March 3, 2004
Creator: Demarco, R.; Ettori, S.; Tozzi, P.; Borgani, S.; Mainieri, V.; Nonino, M. et al.
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Laser Program Annual Report - 1979 Unclassified Excerpts

Description: The objective of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) program is to demonstrate the scientific feasibility of ICF for military applications (to develop and utilize the capability to study nuclear weapons physics in support of the weapons program) and for energy-directed uses in the civilian sector. The demonstration of scientific feasibility for both military and civilian objectives will require achieving gains on the order of 10 to 100 in fusion m… more
Date: March 3, 2004
Creator: Lindl, J D
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Evolution of Early-type Field Galaxies Selected from a NICMOS Map of the Hubble Deep Field North

Description: The redshift distribution of well-defined samples of distant early-type galaxies offers a means to test the predictions of monolithic and hierarchical galaxy formation scenarios. NICMOS maps of the entire Hubble Deep Field North in the F110W and F160W filters, when combined with the available WFPC2 data, allow us to calculate photometric redshifts and determine the morphological appearance of galaxies at rest-frame optical wavelengths out to z {approx} 2.5. Here we report results for two subsam… more
Date: March 3, 2004
Creator: Somerville, R,; Stanford, S. A.; Budavari, T. & Conselice, C. J.
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MOVING SOLID METALLIC TARGETS FOR PION PRODUCTION IN THE MUON COLLIDER/NEUTRINO FACTORY PROJECT.

Description: The production of large fluxes of pions and muons using high-energy, high-intensity proton pulses impinging on solid or liquid targets presents unique problems which have not yet been entirely solved. We investigate the possibilities of using solid targets by choosing a metal of either extremely low thermal expansion coefficient 1 or exceptionally high mechanical strength. Candidates are respectively Super-Invar and Vascomax 350 or Inconel 718. Moving targets in the form of chains or cables wou… more
Date: March 3, 2004
Creator: THIEBERGER,P. KIRK,H. G. WEGGEL,R. J. MCDONALD,K.
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Atomic X-ray Spectra of Accretion Disk Atmospheres in the Kerr Metric

Description: We calculate the atmospheric structure of an accretion disk around a Kerr black hole and obtain its X-ray spectrum, which exhibits prominent atomic transitions under certain circumstances. The gravitational and Doppler (red)shifts of the C V, C VI, O VII, O VIII, and Fe I-XXVI emission lines are observable in active galaxies. We quantify the line emissivities as a function of radius, to identify the effects of atmospheric structure, and to determine the usefulness of these lines for probing the… more
Date: March 3, 2004
Creator: Jimenez-Garate, M A; Liedahl, D A; Mauche, C W & Raymond, J C
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Low Cost, High Efficiency, Ultra-Low NOx ARICE Solution Using HCCI Combustion

Description: This report describes the activities related to siting and installation of the multi-cylinder engine for homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engine operation as part of the Advanced Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engine (ARICE) program. Site selection involved locating a site that was appropriate for engine operation related to the project goals. A key part of the site selection was the choice of the engine generator set. The criteria used for selection of the site and engine gene… more
Date: March 3, 2004
Creator: Flowers, D L
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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PROGRESS IN DESIGNING A MUON COOLING RING WITH LITHIUM LENSES.

Description: We discuss particle tracking simulations in a storage ring with lithium lens inserts designed for the six-dimensional phase space cooling of muons by the ionization cooling. The ring design contains one or more lithium lens absorbers for transverse cooling that transmit the beam with very small beta-function values, in addition to liquid-hydrogen wedge-shaped absorbers in dispersive locations for longitudinal cooling. Such a ring could comprise the final component of a cooling system for use in… more
Date: March 3, 2004
Creator: FUKUI,Y. CLINE,D. B. GARREN,A. A. KIRK,H. G.
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Polarization measurement of Iron L-shell lines on EBIT-I

Description: We report measurements of the line polarization of Ne-like and F-like of iron n=3 to n=2 transitions in the x-ray region. We used the ''two-crystal technique'' developed in previous polarization measurements in our laboratory. Preliminary results from our measurements are presented together with the theoretical calculations using the Flexible Atomic Code (FAC). Our calculations show that contributions from cascades play an important role in the polarization calculations of most of the transitio… more
Date: March 3, 2004
Creator: Chen, H.; Beiersdorfer, P.; Robbins, D.; Smith, A. J. & Gu, M. F.
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Gasoline Excise Tax – Historical Revenues: Fact Sheet

Description: This report provides a fact sheet about the Gasoline Excise Tax - Historical Revenues. The gas tax was regarded as a user tax where the federal government has imposed a gasoline excise tax with the passage of the revenue act in 1932.
Date: March 3, 2004
Creator: Talley, Louis Alan & Jackson, Pamela J.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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