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The Legislator as User of Information Technology

Description: This report presents the expectations of the citizenry for a continuing high level of progress.
Date: May 1, 1975
Creator: Chartrand, Robert L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Water Pollution

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Date: May 15, 1970
Creator: Wellman, John Douglas
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Science and Technology Issues in the 115th Congress

Description: This report briefly outlines an array of science and technology (S&T) policy issues that may come before the 115th Congress. Given the rapid pace of S&T advancement and its importance in many diverse public policy issues, S&T-related issues not discussed in this report may come before the 115th Congress. The selected issues are grouped into 9 categories: Overarching S&T Policy Issues, Agriculture, Biomedical Research and Development, Defense, Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, Homeland … more
Date: May 23, 2017
Creator: Gottron, Frank
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Do-It-Yourself Ecology

Description: This report deals with how to develop a good environment.
Date: May 25, 1970
Creator: Environmental Action Inc.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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U.S energy policy : The minimum import price for oil

Description: This report provides new strategies to develop new energy supplies and minimum import prices for oil.
Date: May 16, 1975
Creator: Alfred Refiman
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Electronic Funds Transfer System

Description: This report discusses the development, use, and future outlook of electronic payment systems as well as addressing various electronic banking issues and policy.
Date: May 20, 1974
Creator: Parker, Suzanne
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Delivery Drones: Coming to the Sky Near You?

Description: This legal sidebar briefly examines the prospect of highly-automated fleets of drones being used routinely to deliver packages, which raises a number of legal questions.
Date: May 6, 2016
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Treasury Issues White Paper on Fintech and Marketplace Lending

Description: This report briefly discusses the context and contents of a white paper issued on May 10, 2016 by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The paper analyzes regulatory issues for the marketplace lending industry and offers several recommendations for industry and government responses.
Date: May 20, 2016
Creator: Murphy, Edward V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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U.S.-EU Data Privacy: From Safe Harbor to Privacy Shield

Description: This report provides background on U.S. and European Union (EU) data protection policies and the Safe Harbor Agreement, discusses the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruling, and reviews the key elements of the newly-proposed Privacy Shield. It also explores various issues for Congress, including implications for U.S. firms of Safe Harbor's invalidation and the role of the Judicial Redress Act in helping to ameliorate U.S.-EU tensions on data privacy and protection issues.
Date: May 19, 2016
Creator: Weiss, Martin A. & Archick, Kristin
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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FEMA Flood Map Modernization Funding

Description: This report discusses the implementation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'s Flood Map Modernization (Map Mod) Initiative (FMMI) and its ongoing Map Mod program. FEMA introduced the FMMI in September 1997 as a strategic plan to convert paper flood insurance rate maps (FIRMs) to digital electronic format, or DFIRMs.
Date: May 1, 2008
Creator: Morrissey, Wayne A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology: An Overview

Description: This report discusses the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that has a mandate to increase the competitiveness of U.S. companies.
Date: May 8, 2006
Creator: Schacht, Wendy H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Funding Issues and Activities

Description: This report discusses federal funding for IT research and development. Proponents assert that federal support of IT R&D has produced positive outcomes for the country and played a crucial role in supporting long-term research into fundamental aspects of computing. Critics assert that the government, through its funding mechanisms, may be picking “winners and losers” in technological development, a role more properly residing with the private sector.
Date: May 2, 2005
Creator: Moloney Figliola, Patricia
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Broadband Internet Regulation and Access: Background and Issues

Description: This report discusses broadband Internet, examining what it is and the various technologies that allow for its transmission. Broadband or high-speed Internet access is provided by technologies that give users the ability to send and receive data at volumes and speeds far greater than access over traditional telephone lines; it also provides a continuous, "always on" connection (no need to dial-up) and a "two-way" capability, that is, the ability to both receive (download) and transmit (upload) … more
Date: May 29, 2007
Creator: Gilroy, Angele A. & Kruger, Lennard G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Privacy Protection for Online Information

Description: This report focuses on one aspect of online privacy – collection, use, and dissemination of data via the Internet, and discusses related federal privacy laws and selected legislation.
Date: May 21, 2002
Creator: Stevens, Gina Marie
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Digital Television: An Overview

Description: Digital television (DTV) is a new television service representing the most significant development in television technology since the advent of color television in the 1950s. DTV can provide sharper pictures, a wider screen, CD-quality sound, better color rendition, and other new services currently being developed. This report discusses a key issue in the Congressional debate over the digital transition has been addressing the millions of American over-the-air households whose existing analog t… more
Date: May 5, 2006
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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ARPA-E and the FY2016 Budget Request

Description: This report is about ARPA-E and the budget requests for the Fiscal year 2016.
Date: May 18, 2015
Creator: Gonzalez, Heather B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Internet: An Overview of Key Technology Policy Issues Affecting Its Use and Growth, May 31, 2002

Description: This report summarizes several key technology policy issues such as Internet privacy, computer and internet security, broadband internet access, electronic commerce, spam, internet's domain name system, and e-government.
Date: May 31, 2002
Creator: Smith, Marcia S.; Moteff, John D.; Kruger, Lennard G.; McLoughlin, Glenn J. & Seifert, Jeffrey W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Genomic Data and Privacy: Background and Relevant Law

Description: This report discusses considerations in the context of each of the relevant laws and regulations.
Date: May 11, 2015
Creator: Sarata, Amanda K.; Ginsberg, Wendy; Redhead, C. Stephen & Richardson, Daniel J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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