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Financial Management: Some DOD Contractors Abuse the Federal Tax System with Little Consequence

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO was asked to determine (1) the magnitude of unpaid federal taxes owed by Department of Defense (DOD) contractors, (2) whether indications exist of abuse or criminal activity by DOD contractors related to the federal tax system, (3) whether DOD and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have effective processes and controls in place to use the Treasury Offset Program (TOP) in collecting unpaid federal taxes fro… more
Date: February 12, 2004
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Public Health Preparedness: Response Capacity Improving, but Much Remains to Be Accomplished

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The anthrax incidents in the fall of 2001 and the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2002-2003 have raised concerns about the nation's ability to respond to a major public health threat, whether naturally occurring or the result of bioterrorism. The anthrax incidents strained the public health system, including laboratory and workforce capacities, at the state and local levels. The SARS outbreak hi… more
Date: February 12, 2004
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aviation Security: Challenges Exist in Stabilizing and Enhancing Passenger and Baggage Screening Operations

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Securing commercial aviation is a daunting task--with hundreds of airports and thousands of flights daily carrying millions of passengers and pieces of baggage. In an effort to strengthen the security of commercial aviation, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was created and charged with making numerous enhancements to aviation security, including federalizing passenger and baggage screening and screen… more
Date: February 12, 2004
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Asian Development Bank

Description: This report covers the creation of the Asian Development Bank and it's relationship with the United States government.
Date: February 12, 2004
Creator: Weiss, Martin A.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Atmospheric Dispersal and Dispostion of Tephra From a Potential Volcanic Eruption at Yucca Mountain, Nevada

Description: The purpose of this model report is to provide documentation of the conceptual and mathematical model (ASHPLUME) for atmospheric dispersal and subsequent deposition of ash on the land surface from a potential volcanic eruption at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. This report also documents the ash (tephra) redistribution conceptual model. The ASHPLUME conceptual model accounts for incorporation and entrainment of waste fuel particles associated with a hypothetical volcanic eruption through the Yucca Moun… more
Date: February 12, 2004
Creator: Keating, G. & W.Statham
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Optimizing receiver configurations for resolution of equivalent dipole polarizabilities in situ

Description: Equivalent dipole polarizabilities are a succinct way to summarize the inductive response of an isolated conductive body at distances greater than the scale of the body. At any time lag or frequency, an equivalent dipole polarizability response is comprised of 9 parameters; six specifying an equivalent dipole polarizability matrix (which is symmetric) and three specifying the apparent location of the body center. Smith and Morrison (2002) give equations for calculating uncertainties in equivale… more
Date: February 12, 2004
Creator: Smith, J. Torquil & Morrison, H. Frank
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Field Test Program for Evaluation of Sorbent Injection for Mercury Control, Quarterly Technical Report: October - December 2003

Description: The power industry in the U.S. is faced with meeting new regulations to reduce the emissions of mercury compounds from coal-fired plants. These regulations are directed at the existing fleet of nearly 1,100 boilers. These plants are relatively old with an average age of over 40 years. Although most of these units are capable of operating for many additional years, there is a desire to minimize large capital expenditures because of the reduced (and unknown) remaining life of the plant to amortiz… more
Date: February 12, 2004
Creator: Sjostrom, Sharon
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Particle-in-cell Simulations with Kinetic Electrons

Description: A new scheme, based on an exact separation between adiabatic and nonadiabatic electron responses, for particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations of drift-type modes is presented. The (linear and nonlinear) elliptic equations for the scalar fields are solved using a multi-grid solver. The new scheme yields linear growth rates in excellent agreement with theory and it is shown to conserve energy well into the nonlinear regime. It is also demonstrated that simulations with few electrons are reliable and a… more
Date: February 12, 2004
Creator: Lewandowski, J.L.V.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Financial Management: Some DOD Contractors Abuse the Federal Tax System with Little Consequence

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO addressed issues related to three high-risk areas including the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) financial management and IRS collection of unpaid taxes. This testimony provides a perspective on (1) the magnitude of unpaid federal taxes owed by DOD contractors, (2) whether indications exist of abuse or criminal activity by DOD contractors related to the federal tax system, (3) w… more
Date: February 12, 2004
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Business Systems Modernization: Internal Revenue Service Needs to Further Strengthen Program Management

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has been grappling with modernizing its computer systems for many years. IRS's current program, commonly referred to as Business Systems Modernization (BSM), began in fiscal year 1999; about $1.4 billion has been reported spent on it to date. While progress has been made, the program continues to face significant challenges and risks. In recognition of these risks, IRS and a contra… more
Date: February 12, 2004
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Secure Communications in High Speed Fiber Optical Networks Using Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) Transmission

Description: This project is focused on the development of advanced components and system technologies for secure data transmission on high-speed fiber optic data systems. This work capitalizes on (1) a strong relationship with outstanding faculty at the University of California-Davis who are experts in high speed fiber-optic networks, (2) the realization that code division multiple access (CDMA) is emerging as a bandwidth enhancing technique for fiber optic networks, (3) the realization that CDMA of suffic… more
Date: February 12, 2004
Creator: Han, I.; Bond, S.; Welty, R.; Du, Y.; Yoo, S.; Reinhardt, C. et al.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Institute for Scientific Computing Research Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2003

Description: The University Relations Program (URP) encourages collaborative research between Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the University of California campuses. The Institute for Scientific Computing Research (ISCR) actively participates in such collaborative research, and this report details the Fiscal Year 2003 projects jointly served by URP and ISCR.
Date: February 12, 2004
Creator: Keyes, D & McGraw, J
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Developing multi-layer mirror technology near 45 nm using Sc/Si interfaces

Description: Given the existing X-ray laser sources near 45 nm it would be useful to produce efficient X-ray optics in the 35 to 50 nm wavelength range that could be utilized in new applications. In this work we are developing the process to stabilize the interfaces of nanolaminate structures using materials such as Sc and Si. These materials will enable us to develop new multi-layer mirror technology that can be used in the wavelength range near 45 nm. To obtain this objective, the interfacial structure an… more
Date: February 12, 2004
Creator: Nilsen, J.; Jankowski, Alan Frederic; Friedman, L. & Walton, Christopher C.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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High-Accuracy X-ray Imaging of Meso-scale Targets -- Final Report

Description: Hundreds of target assemblies will be constructed annually for use on NIF or OMEGA in the near future. Currently, we do not have the capability to tomographically characterize the target assemblies at the desired resolution. Hence, we cannot verify if an assembly has been assembled correctly. The Engineering Directorate, through the LDRD program, provided funding to help solve this problem. This report describes the work accomplished by this LDRD ER (tracking number: 01-ERD-093). The main focus… more
Date: February 12, 2004
Creator: Nederbragt, W W
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Microbeam Bending Method for Studying Stress-Strain Relations for Metal Thin Films on Silicon Substrates

Description: We have developed a microbeam bending technique for determining elastic-plastic, stress-strain relations for thin metal films on silicon substrates. The method is similar to previous microbeam bending techniques, except that triangular silicon microbeams are used in place of rectangular beams. The triangular beam has the advantage that the entire film on the top surface of the beam is subjected to a uniform state of plane strain as the beam is deflected, unlike the standard rectangular geometry… more
Date: February 12, 2004
Creator: Florando, J. N. & Nix, W. D.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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