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U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century

Description: The USCNS/21 is charged with thinking comprehensively and creatively about how the United States should provide for its national security in the 21st century.
Date: February 15, 2001
Creator: U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

U.S. Trade Deficit Review Commission

Description: The purpose of the Commission is to study the nature, causes, and consequences of the United States merchandise trade and current account deficits.
Date: December 13, 2001
Creator: U.S. Trade Deficit Review Commission
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

United States Commission on Ocean Policy

Description: On September 20, 2004, the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy fulfilled its mandate to submit recommendations for a coordinated and comprehensive national ocean policy to the President and Congress. The Commission's final report, "An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century," contains 212 recommendations addressing all aspects of ocean and coastal policy. The 16 members of the Commission call on the President and Congress to take decisive, immediate action to carry out these recommendations, which wil… more
Date: February 18, 2005
Creator: United States Commission on Ocean Policy
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

USAspending.gov

Description: This website contains information about federal funding awards including (1) the name of the entity receiving the award, (2) the amount, (3) additional information (transaction type, funding agency, etc.), (4) location of the entity receiving the award, and (5) a unique identifier assigned to the entity receiving the award. It also provides an overview of government funding and the sources of data that are reported.
Date: 2007-12/2011
Creator: United States. Office of Management and Budget.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy

Description: A growing number of Americans are using alternative approaches to health promotion and medical treatment. People are looking to health care providers to treat the whole person, not only illness. Because of public interest in and use of unconventional health care, the President established the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy. Executive Order 13147 authorizing the Commission was issued on March 7, 2000.
Date: March 1, 2002
Creator: White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

White House Conference on Cooperative Conservation

Description: In August 2004 President George W. Bush signed the Executive Order titled "Facilitation of Cooperative Conservation" which directs Federal agencies that oversee environmental and natural resource policies and programs to promote cooperative conservation in full partnership with states, local governments, tribes and individuals. The executive order directed the Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality to convene a White House Conference on Cooperative Conservation. The Depart… more
Date: 2005
Creator: Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans

Description: President George W. Bush signed Executive Order 13230 on October 12, 2001 establishing the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. The purpose of the seventeen member Commission is to work collectively to address the educational issues facing children of Hispanic ancestry living in this country, so that all children have the opportunity to learn, to realize the American dream and to succeed.
Date: 2003
Creator: White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

The White House Symposium on Advancing Global Literacy

Description: This Website documented the White House Symposium on Advancing Global Literacy that held in New York City, New York, on September 22, 2008. The site also included the contents of the six UNESCO Regional Conferences in Support of Global Literacy: -Literacy Challenges in the Arab Region (Doha, Qatar – March 12 – 14, 2007) -Literacy Challenges in East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific (Beijing, China – July 31 - August 1, 2007) -Renewing Literacy to Face African and International Challenges (Ba… more
Date: 2008
Creator: United States. White House Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Women's History Celebration

Description: President Clinton established the Commission on the Celebration of Women in American History to consider how best to acknowledge and celebrate the roles and accomplishments of women in American history. It will hold meetings to consider ideas for such celebration, including a focal point for women's history in Washington, D.C., and the use of technology to connect existing and planned historical sites, museums and libraries. The first meeting of the Commission was held on July 16, 1998, at the … more
Date: November 15, 2000
Creator: President's Commission on the Celebration of Women in American History
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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