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The National Invasive Species Council

Description: This website contains information about the purpose and work of the National Invasive Species Council, including its plans to prevent and manage invasive species, educational materials, budgetary and organizational documents of the Council, and other related resources.
Date: 2011~
Creator: National Invasive Species Council (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

National Mathematics Advisory Panel

Description: The U.S. Department of Education, in partnership with the Conference Board of Mathematical Sciences, hosted the first National Math Panel Forum on October 6-7, 2008. This page documents the Forum activities, which brought together various organizations and other interested parties.
Date: 2008
Creator: National Mathematics Advisory Panel
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

National Prison Rape Elimination Commission

Description: The National Prison Rape Elimination Commission was a bipartisan commission created by Congress as part of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA), 42 U.S.C. § 15601, et seq. The Commission was charged with studying federal, state and local government policies and practices related to the prevention, detection, response and monitoring of sexual abuse in correction and detention facilities in the United States. Upon its creation, the Commission undertook a comprehensive legal and factual … more
Date: 2009
Creator: United States. National Prison Rape Elimination Commission.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence

Description: Website documenting the work of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, including their final report regarding recommendations for advancement and national security related to "artificial intelligence, machine learning, and associated technologies."
Date: 2021
Creator: National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

NDPC (National Drought Policy Commission) Home

Description: The National Drought Policy Commission was established under the National Drought Policy Act of 1998, P.L.105-199. The Act charged the Commission with conducting a thorough study of drought and its impacts and submitting a report on its findings discussing the feasibility for creating a national drought policy. The NDPC report and accompanying materials is posted on this website and can be downloaded by the public.
Date: June 12, 2001
Creator: National Drought Policy Commission
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

NOAA Habitat Restoration Monitoring

Description: This website provides a collection of data -- overhead imagery, photographs, metadata, reports, briefings, etc. -- related to monitoring selected NOAA-sponsored restoration projects. It includes an interactive map to organize the information [note that these features may not always function properly in the archived version].
Date: 2018~
Creator: United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

NOAA Marine Debris Clearinghouse

Description: This website is "an online resource empowering the marine debris community to discover, explore, and apply knowledge in their efforts to sutdy and mitigate ocean debris and its impacts" (homepage). The clearinghouse includes documentation collected by the NOAA Marine Debris Program with interactive components to search by specific criteria or view debris on a map [note that these features may not always function properly in the archived version].
Date: 2018~
Creator: Marine Debris Program (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Office of Consumer Affairs

Description: The Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA) seeks to promote a better understanding between businesses and consumers, to help businesses improve the quality of their services, to educate consumers to make wise purchasing decisions, and to provide the consumer viewpoint in the development of policy. The office: assists consumers with marketplace issues and educates them about resources that are available to help them; publishes guides to help businesses respond to consumer needs; and represents and coo… more
Date: January 1, 1998
Creator: Office of Consumer Affairs
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Office of Human Radiation Experiments

Description: This website is the result of a project started in 1994 by the Department of Energy's Office of Human Radiation Experiments. The purpose of the group was to research experiments done to test the effects of radiation on humans and to compile documentation (including photographs, oral histories, declassified documents, and audio/visual clips) about the projects, making them available online in a single place. In addition to the different documentation that was cataloged, the group also publishe… more
Date: November 25, 2009
Creator: United States. Department of Energy. Office of Human Radiation Experiments.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Office of Independent Counsel Donald C. Smaltz in re Secretary of Agriculture Alphonso Michael Espy

Description: This is the web site of the Office of Independent Counsel in the investigation and prosecutions involving matters relating to former Secretary of Agriculture, Alphonso Michael Espy. Donald C. Smaltz was appointed Independent Counsel by the Special Division of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on September 9, 1994, to "investigate to the maximum extent authorized by [law]" whether Secretary Espy "committed a violation of any federal criminal law . . . relating in a… more
Date: October 25, 2001
Creator: Office of Independent Counsel Donald C. Smaltz
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Office of Technology Applications

Description: In keeping with President Clinton's priorities to create a government that works better and costs less, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) launched a comprehensive evaluation of the agency's organizational structure in May of 1997. We did this because our future depends on delivering quality services quickly, working with our transportation partners in the common goal of building the finest transportation system in the world. Yet, as many companies and agencies across the nation have dis… more
Date: February 2, 1999
Creator: Office of Technology Applications
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Office of Technology Assessment (OTA)

Description: The Congressional Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) closed on September 29, 1995. During its 23-year history, OTA provided Congressional members and committees with analyses of the scientific and technological issues that were increasingly relevant to public policy and legislative action. The agency's legacy is found in the many items of legislation it influenced and in the channels of communication its staff helped foster between legislative policymakers and members of the scientific, tec… more
Date: June 1, 2001
Creator: Office of Technology Assessment
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Official Site of America's 400th Anniversary

Description: This website is for the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the settling of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. Jamestown 2007, an agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia, worked with local, state and national groups to stage the commemoration of America’s 400th Anniversary. The commemoration began in May 2006 and continued through 2007 with a series of national and international signature events commemorating aspects of the Jamestown story. Some of the events included were the 2006 Godspeed Sai… more
Date: 2007
Creator: Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation. Celebration 2007 Steering Committee
Partner: UNT Libraries Digital Projects Unit

Overseas Basing Commission

Description: The Commission on Review of Overseas Military Facility Structure of the United States is charged with implementing Public Law 108-132 Sec. 128 by conducting a thorough study of matters relating to the overseas military facility structure of the United States. See also the Commission's Amended Charter and the Original Charter.
Date: May 5, 2004
Creator: Commission on Review of Overseas Military Facility Structure of the United States
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Payment Accuracy

Description: This website contains information about: (1) Current and historical rates and amounts of improper payments, (2) Why improper payments occur, and (3) What agencies are doing to reduce and recover improper payments (from "About This Site").
Date: 2002/2011
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

The Power of the Internet for Learning: Final report of Web-Based Education Commission

Description: This website contains the final report of the Web-Based Education Commission covering their study on how the Internet affects teaching, learning, and educational research including positive aspects and potentials as well as barriers and concerns.
Date: January 4, 2001
Creator: United States. Web-based Education Commission.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Presidential Commission on Holocaust Assets in the US

Description: To present a thorough historical record of the collection and disposition of the assets of Holocaust victims that came into the possession or control of the Government of the United States. The Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the United States (PCHA), established by the U.S. Holocaust Assets Commission Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-186), is charged with conducting original research into the fate of assets taken from victims of the Holocaust that came into the possession of the … more
Date: March 31, 2001
Creator: Presidential Commission on Holocaust Assets in the United States
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

President's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry

Description: The Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry was created by President Clinton to "advise the President on changes occurring in the health care system and recommend such measures as may be necessary to promote and assure health care quality and value, and protect consumers and workers in the health care system."
Date: March 13, 1998
Creator: President's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform

Description: On January 7, 2005, President Bush announced the establishment of a bipartisan panel to advise on options to reform the tax code to make it simpler, fairer, and more pro-growth to benefit all Americans. The Advisory Panel will submit to the Secretary of the Treasury a report containing revenue neutral policy options for reforming the Federal Internal Revenue Code as soon as practicable, but not later than November 1, 2005. These options should: simplify Federal tax laws to reduce the costs and… more
Date: November 1, 2005
Creator: President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

President's Commission on Improving Economic Opportunity in Communities Dependent on Tobacco Production while Protecting Public Health

Description: Executive Order 13168, dated September 27, 2000 established the President's Commission on Improving Economic Opportunity in Communities Dependent on Tobacco Production While Protecting Public Health (Commission). The purpose of the Commission is to provide advice to the President on changes occurring in the tobacco farming economy and recommend such measures as may be necessary to improve economic opportunity and development in communities that are dependent on tobacco production, and protect … more
Date: May 18, 2001
Creator: President's Commission on Improving Economic Opportunity in Communities Dependent on Tobacco Production while Protecting Public Health
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

President's Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond

Description: The mission of the Commission shall be to provide recommendations to the President on implementation of the vision outlined in the President's policy statement entitled "A Renewed Spirit of Discovery" and the President's Budget Submission for Fiscal Year 2005 (collectively, "Policy"). The Commission shall examine and make recommendations to the President regarding: a) science research agenda to be conducted on the Moon and other destinations as well as human and robotic science activities that … more
Date: June 16, 2004
Creator: President's Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

President's Commission on the United States Postal Service

Description: The Commission's objective was to advise the President on the state of the United States Postal Service, prepare a report articulating a vision for the future of the United States Postal Service, and recommend the legislative and administrative steps necessary to enact reform needed to ensure the viability of postal services. Much has changed since the nation last revisited its mail system in 1970, most notably the rise of the Internet as a faster and more affordable communications alternative.… more
Date: 2003
Creator: Commission on the United States Postal Service
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health

Description: President George W. Bush established the President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health in April 2002 as part of his commitment to eliminate inequality for Americans with disabilities. The President directed the Commission to identify policies that could be implemented by Federal, State and local governments to maximize the utility of existing resources, improve coordination of treatments and services, and promote successful community integration for adults with a serious mental illness a… more
Date: July 22, 2003
Creator: President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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