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Advertising by the Federal Government: An Overview

Description: This report discusses government advertising that can be controversial if it conflicts with citizens' views about the proper role of government.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Kosar, Kevin R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Advertising by the Federal Government: An Overview

Description: This report looks at what government agencies are spending on advertising, including the difficulties of estimating advertising expenditures and the restrictions on government advertising.
Date: March 10, 2011
Creator: Kosar, Kevin R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Army's Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Program

Description: This report discusses the WIN-T communications program and network used by the Army for distributing information to the whole Army while in the field. There are two main stages of development and implementation the first being stationary command posts communication networks which is fully implemented and the second is equipping combat vehicles with mobile real-time communication devices to improve situational awareness and providing combat commanders with the same type of mobile communication a… more
Date: October 10, 2017
Creator: Feickert, Andrew
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs

Description: This report provides information about the Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide through Federal Assistance Programs. Digital Divide has been used to characterize the gap between "information have and have-nots".
Date: October 30, 2014
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G. & Gilroy, Angele A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Cloud Computing: Constitutional and Statutory Privacy Protections

Description: This report first describes cloud computing and how it differs from traditional computing. It then describes how the Fourth Amendment and federal electronic privacy statutes apply to communications in the physical world, to Internet communications generally, and specifically to the cloud. Finally, this report surveys recent legislation and other various proposals designed to update the existing statutory framework.
Date: March 22, 2013
Creator: Thompson, Richard M., II
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Current Legal Status of the FCC’s Media Ownership Rules

Description: This report discusses the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) media ownership regulations, which place limits on the number of broadcast radio and television outlets one owner can possess in a given market and place cross-ownership restrictions on these outlets and on the cross-ownership of broadcast properties and newspapers.
Date: August 23, 2010
Creator: Ruane, Kathleen A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Cybersecurity

Description: This report details the information related to cybersecurity, its factors, legislative issues, and long-term challenges.
Date: March 23, 2015
Creator: Fischer, Eric A. & Theohary, Catherine A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Emergency Alert System (EAS) and All-Hazard Warnings

Description: This report provides an overview of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and all hazard warnings. EAS is one of several federally managed warning systems which administers with FEMA and FCC.
Date: August 26, 2010
Creator: Moore, Linda K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Emergency Communications: Broadband and the Future of 911

Description: This report discusses the Summary of 911 Legislation and Policy, Funding and Grants and National Broadband Plan.
Date: December 13, 2010
Creator: Moore, Linda K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Emergency Communications: Broadband and the Future of 911

Description: This report discusses the Summary of 911 Legislative and Policy, Funding and Grants and Creating the Base for Change.
Date: December 22, 2010
Creator: Moore, Linda K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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English as the Official Language of the United States: Legal Background

Description: For over a decade, legislation that would either declare English the official language of the United States government or that would oppose such declarations has been introduced in Congress. This report discusses the legal effect of some of these congressional proposals, as well as current federal policy on foreign language assistance, the constitutional law implications of official English proposals, and legal issues regarding state laws on official English.
Date: December 23, 2010
Creator: Feder, Jody
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fairness Doctrine: History and Constitutional Issues

Description: This report will discuss the history of the Fairness Doctrine, enforcement of the doctrine by the FCC, abolition of it by the FCC, efforts to effect and to prevent its reinstatement, and potential constitutional issues with reinstating the doctrine as applied to broadcasters and as applied to satellite and cable television providers.
Date: July 13, 2011
Creator: Ruane, Kathleen Ann
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The FCC’s Authority to Regulate Net Neutrality After Comcast v. FCC

Description: This report provides information about The FCC’s Authority to Regulate Net Neutrality After Comcast v. FCC where a major debate over the government's role with respect to the internet is occurring.
Date: January 28, 2011
Creator: kathleen Ann Raune
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The FCC’s Authority to Regulate Net Neutrality After Comcast v. FCC

Description: This report provides information about The FCC’s Authority to Regulate Net Neutrality After Comcast v. FCC where a major debate over the government's role with respect to the internet is occurring.
Date: October 27, 2011
Creator: kathleen Ann Raune
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The FCC’s Authority to Regulate Net Neutrality After Comcast v. FCC

Description: This report provides information about The FCC’s Authority to Regulate Net Neutrality After Comcast v. FCC where a major debate over the government's role with respect to the internet is occurring.
Date: April 29, 2013
Creator: kathleen Ann Raune
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The FCC's Rules and Policies Regarding Media Ownership, Attribution, and Ownership Diversity

Description: This report discusses the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) broadcast media ownership rules, which restrict the number of media outlets that a single entity may own or control. Its attribution rules define which relationships the FCC counts as ownership. In 2004 and again in 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, directed the FCC to review its broadcast ownership diversity policies in conjunction with the media ownership rules.
Date: March 12, 2015
Creator: Scherer, Dana A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Affirmative Action Law: A Brief History

Description: This report provides a brief history about the Federal Affirmative Action Law which remains a focal point of public debate as a result of legal and political developments at the federal,state and local levels.
Date: October 22, 2012
Creator: Feder, Jody
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape

Description: This report provides information about The Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape on the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC is an independent agency with its five members appointed by the president.
Date: September 14, 2012
Creator: Figliola, Patricia Moloney
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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