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Homeland Security: DHS Requires More Disciplined Investment Management to Help Meet Mission Needs

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Nearly all of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) program managers GAO surveyed reported their programs had experienced significant challenges. Sixty-eight of the 71 respondents reported they experienced funding instability, faced workforce shortfalls, or their planned capabilities changed after initiation, and most survey respondents reported a combination of these challenges. DHS lacks the data … more
Date: September 18, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Information Technology: Census Bureau Needs to Implement Key Management Practices

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The U.S. Census Bureau (Census Bureau) has drafted a new investment management plan, system development methodology, and requirements development and management processes to improve its ability to manage information technology (IT) investments and system development, but additional work is needed to ensure these processes are effective and successfully implemented across the bureau. GAO and others have … more
Date: September 18, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Treasury Continues to Implement Its Oversight System for Addressing TARP Conflicts of Interest

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Treasury has taken a number of actions since 2008, in part in response to recommendations we made, to establish a structured system to manage potential conflicts of interest involving its contractors and financial agents. The system is based on a formal regulation Treasury issued in interim form in 2009 and final form in 2011, which prohibits organizational or personal conflicts of interest unless they … more
Date: September 18, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Veterans' Health Care Budget: Better Labeling of Services and More Detailed Information Could Improve the Congressional Budget Justification

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) creates its budget request through its Enrollee Health Care Projection Model (EHCPM) using data from systems designed for the former single-account structure. These systems do not explicitly consider the three appropriations accounts: Medical Services, Medical Support and Compliance, and Medical Facilities. According to Veterans Health Administration (VHA) officia… more
Date: September 18, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Information Sharing: DHS Has Demonstrated Leadership and Progress, but Additional Actions Could Help Sustain and Strengthen Efforts

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has made progress in achieving its information-sharing mission, but could take additional steps to improve its efforts. Specifically, DHS has demonstrated leadership commitment by establishing a governance board to serve as the decision-making body for DHS information-sharing issues. The board has enhanced collaboration among DHS components and identified a list… more
Date: September 18, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Information Security: Better Implementation of Controls for Mobile Devices Should Be Encouraged

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Threats to the security of mobile devices and the information they store and process have been increasing significantly. For example, the number of variants of malicious software, known as “malware,” aimed at mobile devices has reportedly risen from about 14,000 to 40,000 or about 185 percent in less than a year (see figure). Cyber criminals may use a variety of attack methods, including intercepting da… more
Date: September 18, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Interactions of Ionic Liquids with Uranium and its Bioreduction

Description: We investigated the influence of ionic liquids (ILs) 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate [BMIM]{sup +}[PF{sub 6}]{sup -}, N-ethylpyridinium trifluoroacetate [EtPy]{sup +}[CF{sub 3}COO]{sup -} and N-ethylpyridinium tetrafluoroborate [Et-Py]{sup +}[BF{sub 4}]{sup -} on uranium reduction by Clostridium sp. under anaerobic conditions. Potentiometric titration, UV-vis spectrophotometry, LC-MS and EXAFS analyses showed monodentate complexation between uranyl and BF{sub 4}{sup -} PF{sub 6}… more
Date: September 18, 2012
Creator: Zhang, C. & Francis, A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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ANALYTICAL RESULTS OF MOX COLEMANITE CONCRETE SAMPLE POURED JULY 25, 2012 - CURED 28 DAYS

Description: The Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF) will use Colemanite bearing concrete neutron absorber panels credited with attenuating neutron flux in the criticality design analyses and shielding operators from radiation. The Savannah River National Laboratory is tasked with measuring the total density, partial hydrogen density, and partial boron density of the colemanite concrete. Samples 8.1.2, 8.2.2, 8.3.2, and 8.4.2 were received on 8/1/2012 and analyzed after curing for 28 days. The aver… more
Date: September 18, 2012
Creator: Cozzi, A. D.; Best, D. R. & Reigel, M. M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Documentation, User Support, and Verification of Wind Turbine and Plant Models

Description: As part of the Utility Wind Energy Integration Group (UWIG) and EnerNex's Wind Turbine Modeling Project, EnerNex has received ARRA (federal stimulus) funding through the Department of Energy (DOE) to further the progress of wind turbine and wind plant models. Despite the large existing and planned wind generation deployment, industry-standard models for wind generation have not been formally adopted. Models commonly provided for interconnection studies are not adequate for use in general transm… more
Date: September 18, 2012
Creator: Zavadil, Robert; Zheglov, Vadim; Kazachkov, Yuriy; Gong, Bo; Sanchez, Juan & Li, Jun
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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100-K Target Analyte List Development for Soil

Description: This report documents the process used to identify source area target analytes in support of the 100-K Area remedial investigation/feasibility study (RI/FS) addendum to the Integrated 100 Area Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Work Plan (DOE/RL-2008-46, Rev. 0).
Date: September 18, 2012
Creator: Ovink, R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Supporting Calculations For Submerged Bed Scrubber Condensate Disposal Preconceptual Study

Description: This document provides supporting calculations for the preparation of the Submerged Bed Scrubber Condensate Disposal Preconceptual Study report The supporting calculations include equipment sizing, Hazard Category determination, and LAW Melter Decontamination Factor Adjustments.
Date: September 18, 2012
Creator: Pajunen, A. J. & Tedeschi, A. R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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100-N Area Decision Unit Target Analyte List Development for Soil

Description: This report documents the process used to identify source area target analytes in support of the 100-N Area remedial investigation/feasibility study (RI/FS) addendum to the Integrated 100 Area Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Work Plan (DOE/RL-2008-46, Rev. 0).
Date: September 18, 2012
Creator: Ovink, R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Uranium Neutron Coincidence Collar Model Utilizing Boron-10 Lined Tubes

Description: The Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Safeguards and Security (NA-241) is supporting the project Coincidence Counting With Boron-Based Alternative Neutron Detection Technology at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) for the development of a 3He proportional counter alternative neutron coincidence counter. The goal of this project is to design, build and demonstrate a system based upon 10B-lined proportional tubes in a configuration typical for 3He-based coincidence counter applicat… more
Date: September 18, 2012
Creator: Rogers, Jeremy L.; Ely, James H.; Kouzes, Richard T.; Lintereur, Azaree T. & Siciliano, Edward R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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100-F Target Analyte List Development for Soil

Description: This report documents the process used to identify source area target analytes in support of the 100-F Area remedial investigation/feasibility study (RI/FS) addendum to the Integrated 100 Area Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Work Plan (DOE/RL-2008-46, Rev. 0).
Date: September 18, 2012
Creator: Ovink, R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Dairy Policy Proposals in the 2012 Farm Bill

Description: This report provides information about the Dairy Policy Proposals in 2012 Farm Bill. Dairy producers have argued that a simple price-based system failed to reflect the sharp increase in milk production costs.
Date: September 18, 2012
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Energy Tax Incentives: Measuring Value Across Different Types of Energy Resources

Description: This report provides an analysis of the value of energy tax incentives relative to primary energy production levels. This report also summarizes the results of recently published studies by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) evaluating energy subsidies across various technologies.
Date: September 18, 2012
Creator: Sherlock, Molly F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Carnaval on UNT Campus]

Description: Photograph of a carnaval on UNT campus, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a a big crowd of people on UNT's campus outside of Willis Library, with booths set up for them to see and walk around.
Date: September 18, 2012
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Paraguay board display]

Description: Photograph of a Paraguay board display at a carnaval on UNT campus, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a board laying flat on a table and titled "Paraguay" at the top. Under it are paragraphs of information under titled sections such as: Facts, History and Culture.
Date: September 18, 2012
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Ecuador board display]

Description: Photograph of an Ecuador board display at a carnaval on UNT campus, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a white board and is titled "Ecuador" in yellow at the top. Information on the boards are in yellow and red blocks and has the Ecuador symbol under the title, and the flag on the right. A young Latina woman stands on each side of the Ecuador board.
Date: September 18, 2012
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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