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International Food Aid: Prepositioning Speeds Delivery of Emergency Aid, but Additional Monitoring of Time Frames and Costs Is Needed

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) reduces the average delivery time frame for emergency food aid by prepositioning food domestically—that is, in warehouses in the United States—and overseas. GAO estimates that compared with USAID's standard shipping process, which can take several months, prepositioning food aid shortened delivery time frames by an average of almost a month for shipm… more
Date: March 5, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Facility Security: Additional Actions Needed to Help Agencies Comply with Risk Assessment Methodology Standards

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Three of the nine selected agencies' risk assessment methodologies that GAO reviewed—the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Department of State (State)—fully align with the Interagency Security Committee's (ISC) risk assessment standards, but six do not—the Department of the Interior (DOI), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Federal Protective Service (FPS), t… more
Date: March 5, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Transitioning Veterans: Improved Oversight Needed to Enhance Implementation of Transition Assistance Program

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Departments of Defense (DOD), Labor (DOL), and Veterans Affairs (VA) have implemented most of the key components of the Transition Assistance Program (TAP), a gateway to information and services available to servicemembers transitioning to civilian life. However, the agencies are still in the process of implementing other key components of TAP. While originally planned for October 2013, agencies now… more
Date: March 5, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "GAO's fiscal year (FY) 2015 budget request of $525.1 million seeks an increase of 3.9 percent to maintain staff capacity as well as continue necessary maintenance and improvements to our information technology (IT) and building infrastructure. Additionally, receipts and reimbursements, primarily from program and financial audits, and rental income, totaling $30.9 million are expected in FY 2015."
Date: March 5, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle: Introducing Competition into National Security Space Launch Acquisitions

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Defense (DOD) began the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program in 1995 to provide a new generation of launch vehicles to ensure affordable access to space for government satellites. In November 1997, based on commercial forecasts at that time, the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) approved maintaining competition between two contractors, and in 1998, DOD competitively awarde… more
Date: March 5, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Retirement Security: Trends in Marriage, Work, and Pensions May Increase Vulnerability for Some Retirees

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The decline in marriage, rise in women's labor force participation, and transition away from defined benefit (DB) plans to defined contribution (DC) plans have resulted in changes in the types of retirement benefits households receive and increased vulnerabilities for some. Since the 1960s, the percentage of unmarried and single-parent families has risen dramatically, especially among low-income, less-educate… more
Date: March 5, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers

Description: This report provides background on the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers (TAA) program, which provides federal assistance to workers who have been adversely affected by foreign trade. The report discusses TAA eligibility and benefits as set by the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011; describes how the program is funded and administered; and presents data on recent application activity and benefit usage.
Date: March 5, 2014
Creator: Collins, Benjamin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Foreign Investment in U.S. Securities

Description: This report analyzes the extent of foreign portfolio investment in the U.S. economy, assesses the economic conditions that are attracting such investments, and discusses the impact such investments are having on the economy. This report relies on a comprehensive set of data regarding capital flows represented by purchases and sales of U.S. government securities and U.S. and foreign corporate stocks and bonds into and out of the United States; the data is reported by the Treasury Department on a… more
Date: March 5, 2014
Creator: Jackson, James K.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Russian Political, Economic, and Security Issues and U.S. Interests

Description: This report discusses the current political and economic conditions in Russia, focusing on the impact of Vladimir Putin's leadership and the leadership of his successor/protégé, Dmitriy Medvedev, both of which have steered Russia away from progress toward democratization. The report also discusses the state of the economy since the Soviet collapse in 1999, how the recent global economic downturn has affected Russia, the state of Russia's military, and the current relationship between Russia and… more
Date: March 5, 2014
Creator: Nichol, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Analysis of the Geographic Distribution of the Mortgage Interest Deduction

Description: This report analyzes variation in the mortgage interest deduction tax expenditure across states. Tax expenditures, such as the mortgage interest deduction, can generally be viewed as government spending administered via the tax code, or as tax incentives that are intended to achieve particular policy objectives. Regardless of the interpretation, tax expenditures provide a benefit to qualifying tax payers by lowering their federal tax liabilities.
Date: March 5, 2014
Creator: Keightley, Mark P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Point-by-Point Compositional Analysis for Atom Probe Tomography

Description: This article demonstrates a new alternate approach to data processing for analyses that traditionally employed grid-based counting methods, as demonstrated using an atom-probe analysis of a Ni-based super-alloy.
Date: March 5, 2014
Creator: Stephenson, Leigh T.; Ceguerra, Anna V.; Li, Tong; Rojhirunsakool, Tanaporn; Nag, Soumya; Banerjee, Rajarshi et al.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: UNT College of Engineering

Ensemble: 2014-03-05 – Symphony Orchestra [Stage Perspective]

Description: Symphony Orchestra concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall. It starts with the second piece, omitting the first (Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor by Giovanni Bottesini). This video is shot from the orchestra's perspective, showing the conductor.
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Date: March 5, 2014
Duration: 59 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: University of North Texas. Symphony Orchestra.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 33.206333 -97.155065
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Annual Report: Carbon Capture Simulation Initiative (CCSI) (30 September 2013)

Description: The Carbon Capture Simulation Initiative (CCSI) is a partnership among national laboratories, industry and academic institutions that is developing and deploying state-of-the-art computational modeling and simulation tools to accelerate the commercialization of carbon capture technologies from discovery to development, demonstration, and ultimately the widespread deployment to hundreds of power plants. The CCSI Toolset will provide end users in industry with a comprehensive, integrated suite of… more
Date: March 5, 2014
Creator: Miller, David C.; Syamlal, Madhava; Cottrell, Roger; Kress, Joel D.; Sundaresan, S.; Sun, Xin et al.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Oral History Interview with Mansell Smith, March 5, 2014

Description: Interview with Mansell Smith, a business-owner and longtime resident of Denton, Texas. Smith discusses his family background and growing up in Denton during the 1930s and 40s, running a floor covering business, housing in Denton, buying real estate, the black community and race relations, his hobbies, and his service in the National Guard.
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Date: March 5, 2014
Creator: Gurrola, Moisés & Smith, Mansell
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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