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1995 Army Team Lead Desk Material - 1993 BRAC Commission Material: 1995 Army Team Lead Desk Material - 1993 BRAC Commission Material.
1995 Army Team Lead Desk Material - Adds Deliberations, May 10, 1995: 1995 Army Team Lead Desk Material - Adds Deliberations, May 10, 1995.
1995 Army Team Lead Desk Material - Army Final Deliberations, June 22 - 26, 1995: 1995 Army Team Lead Desk Material - Army Final Deliberations, June 22 - 26, 1995.
1995 Army Team Lead Desk Material - BRAC Manual - Compliance With National Environmental Policy Act: 1995 Army Team Lead Desk Material - BRAC Manual - Compliance With National Environmental Policy Act.
1995 Army Team Lead Desk Material - Department of Army Installation Environmental Baseline Survey: 1995 Army Team Lead Desk Material - Department of Army Installation Environmental Baseline Survey.
1995 Army Team Lead Desk Material - Final Deliberations Transcript, June 22 - 23, 1995: 1995 Army Team Lead Desk Material - Final Deliberations Transcript, June 22 - 23, 1995.
1995 Army Team Lead Desk Material - Historical Info System, User Manual, October 17, 1994: 1995 Army Team Lead Desk Material - Historical Info System, User Manual, October 17, 1994.
1995 Army Team Lead Desk Material - Nonstructural Attributes: 1995 Army Team Lead Desk Material - Nonstructural Attributes.
1995 Army Team Lead Desk Material - Preliminary Active Army Installation List and Static Data, 1995: 1995 Army Team Lead Desk Material - Preliminary Active Army Installation List and Static Data, 1995.
2010 Census: Preparations for the 2010 Census Underway, but Continued Oversight and Risk Management Are Critical: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The decennial census is a Constitutionally-mandated activity that produces critical data used to apportion congressional seats, redraw congressional districts, and allocate billions of dollars in federal assistance. The Census Bureau (Bureau) estimates the 2010 Census will cost $11.3 billion, making it the most expensive in the nation's history after adjusting for inflation. This testimony, based primarily on GAO's issued reports and preliminary observations from our ongoing work, discusses the extent to which the Bureau has (1) developed a comprehensive project plan with the most current cost data; (2) incorporated lessons learned from Dress Rehearsal activities; (3) managed automation and technology for the reengineered census; and (4) planned for an accurate census in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita."
2011 Photosynthesis Gordon Research Conference & Seminar (June 11-17, 2011, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina): Photosynthesis is the biological process that converts solar energy into chemical energy. Elucidation of the mechanisms of photosynthetic energy conversion at a molecular level is fundamentally important for understanding the biology of photosynthetic organisms, for optimizing biological solar fuels production, and for developing biologically inspired approaches to solar energy conversion. The 2011 Gordon Conference on Photosynthesis will present cutting-edge research focusing on the biochemical aspects of photosynthesis, including: (1) structure, assembly, and function of photosynthetic complexes; (2) the mechanism of water splitting by PSII; (3) light harvesting and quenching; (4) alternative electron transport pathways; (5) biosynthesis of pigments and cofactors; and (6) improvement of photosynthesis for bioenergy and food production. Reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of photosynthesis research, a diverse group of invited speakers will represent a variety of scientific approaches to investigate photosynthesis, such as biochemistry, molecular genetics, structural biology, systems biology, and spectroscopy. Highly interactive poster sessions provide opportunities for graduate students and postdocs to present their work and exchange ideas with leaders in the field. One of the highlights of the Conference is a session featuring short talks by junior investigators selected from the poster presentations. The collegial atmosphere of the Photosynthesis GRC, with programmed discussion sessions as well as informal gatherings in the afternoons and evenings, enables participants to brainstorm, exchange ideas, and forge new collaborations. For the second time, this Conference will be immediately preceded by a Gordon Research Seminar on Photosynthesis (June 11-12, 2011, at the same location), with a focus on 'Photosynthesis, Bioenergy, and the Environment.' The GRS provides an additional opportunity for graduate students and postdocs to present their research, and it provides a mechanism to encourage active participation by junior scientists interested in photosynthesis and its applications.
L.A. Courthouse: Initial Project Justification Is Outdated and Flawed: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Because of delays and cost increases, the General Services Administration (GSA) canceled the authorized 41-courtroom Los Angeles (L.A.), California, courthouse project in 2006. Since then, GSA and the judiciary have been slow to agree upon how to proceed with the project, for which about $366 million in appropriated funds remains available. In 2012, with the judiciarys support, GSA issued a request for proposal for contractors to design and build a 24-courtoom, 32-chamber courthouse, which would be used in conjunction with 25 existing courtrooms in the Roybal Courthouse. However, this new plan will not address one of the principal justifications for the original projectthat the L.A. Court be centralized at one site. Instead, it would increase the distance between the Roybal Courthouse and the planned second court location and the distance to the federal detention center from which prisoners must be transported."
Adjutants General Association of the United States, Analysis of Department of Defense and U.S. Air Force BRAC Recommendations dtd 11 August 2005: Adjutants General Association of the United States, Analysis of Department of Defense and U.S. Air Force BRAC Recommendations dtd 11 August 2005.
Agricultural Conservation: USDA Should Improve Its Management of Key Conservation Programs to Ensure Payments Promote Environmental Goals: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and the Conservation Security Program (CSP), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), are designed to promote conservation goals. In recently issued reports on these programs, GAO assessed (1) NRCS's process for allocating EQIP funds to the states to optimize environmental benefits, (2) NRCS's measures to monitor EQIP's performance, and (3) the legislative and regulatory measures available to prevent duplication between CSP and other conservation programs, such as EQIP."
Agriculture Production: USDA's Preparation for Asian Soybean Rust: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In November 2004, Asian Soybean Rust (ASR) was discovered in the United States in Louisiana. In the following weeks, it was found in eight additional southern states. ASR is a harmful fungal disease that has spread throughout many other parts of the world, including Asia, Australia, Africa, and South America. ASR can infect over 90 host plant species, including legumes, such as dry beans, peas, and kudzu, a plant that grows wild primarily in the southern United States. Although the disease has caused significant soybean crop loss and increased production costs in many other countries, ASR arrived in the United States too late in the crop year to have any effect on soybean production in 2004, and scientists were uncertain about how it would survive the winter climates in the United States. However, in February 2005, researchers found that ASR had successfully over-wintered on kudzu in Florida, and it was subsequently detected in Georgia on soybean plants in April 2005. Since environmental factors, such as rainfall, humidity, and temperature, affect both the severity and incidence of ASR, scientists do not know how widespread or damaging the disease will be in the United States during the 2005 crop year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is responsible for monitoring and addressing the problems posed by ASR. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for licensing fungicides to treat the disease. Congress asked us to determine (1) USDA's efforts to develop and implement an ASR surveillance strategy to identify and protect against ASR's entry into the United States and to test and verify suspect cases; (2) USDA's strategy for minimizing the effects of ASR now that the fungus has arrived in the United States; and (3) the progress that USDA, …
Air Force Briefing Notes: Disregard restriction header footer - Candidate Recommendation Briefing by the United States Air Force to BRAC Red Team presented by Mr. Fred Pease.
Air Pollution: Implementation of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO discussed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) implementation of the Clean Air Act Amendments and on sources regulated by multiple provisions of the act, focusing on: (1) the status of EPA's implementation of requirements established by the 1990 amendments; (2) the views from the stakeholders--state governments, local programs, industries that are regulated under the act, and environmental advocacy groups--on the issues that either helped or hindered the implementation of the 1990 amendments; (3) examples of emission sources subject to regulation under more than one Clean Air Act program; and (4) the status of EPA's efforts to facilitate compliance for such sources."
American Battle Monuments Commission: Management Action Needed to Improve Internal Control Procedures: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "On February 27, 2009, we issued our report expressing our opinion on the American Battle Monuments Commission's (the Commission) fiscal years 2008 and 2007 financial statements and our opinion on the Commission's internal control as of September 30, 2008. We also reported on the results of our tests of the Commission's compliance with selected provisions of laws and regulations during fiscal year 2008. We reported that the Commission maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting (including safeguarding of assets) and compliance as of September 30, 2008. During our fiscal year 2008 audit, we identified accountability and internal control deficiencies that, while not individually or in the aggregate material to the Commission's financial statements, warrant management's attention. The purpose of this report is to present these deficiencies, to provide recommendations to address these matters, and to provide an overview of the status of our prior year findings and recommendations. Because of the sensitive nature of some of the issues we identified, we are communicating detailed information regarding our findings and recommendations on information systems and physical security in a separately issued Limited Official Use Only report."
Analysis of granular flow in a pebble-bed nuclear reactor: Pebble-bed nuclear reactor technology, which is currently being revived around the world, raises fundamental questions about dense granular flow in silos. A typical reactor core is composed of graphite fuel pebbles, which drain very slowly in a continuous refueling process. Pebble flow is poorly understood and not easily accessible to experiments, and yet it has a ma jor impact on reactor physics. To address this problem, we perform full-scale, discrete-element simulations in realistic geometries, with up to 440,000 frictional, viscoelastic 6cm-diameter spheres draining in a cylindrical vessel of diameter 3.5m and height 10m with bottom funnels angled at 30◦ or 60◦ . We also simulate a bidisperse core with a dynamic central column of smaller graphite moderator pebbles and show that little mixing occurs down to a 1:2 diameter ratio. We analyze the mean velocity, diffusion and mixing, local ordering and porosity (from Voronoi volumes), the residence-time distribution, and the effects of wall friction and discuss implications for reactor design and the basic physics of granular flow.
[Application of Anti-Lobbying Restrictions to HUD Report Losing Ground]: Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO determined whether certain anti-lobbying restrictions applied to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) publication of "Losing Ground: The Impact of Proposed HUD Budget Cuts on America's Communities." GAO held that after careful consideration and analysis, neither the Losing Ground report itself, nor the Secretary in issuing it, violated applicable anti-lobbying laws."
Architect of the Capitol: Management and Accountability Framework Needed to Lead and Execute Change: A statement of record issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This testimony discusses management shortcomings at the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) in such areas as strategic planning, organizational alignment, strategic human capital, financial management, and information technology. AOC has demonstrated a commitment to change through ongoing management improvements. It is also revisiting its strategic planning efforts, working with a consultant to implement best practices, and implementing a new financial management system. AOC recognizes that change will not come quickly or easily. AOC must ensure that it has the policies, procedures, and people in place to effectively implement the needed changes. GAO believes that AOC must ensure top leadership commitment to change; identify long-term, mission-critical goals through a re-invigorated strategic planning process tied to serving the Congress; develop annual goals and a system for measuring progress; and establish individual accountability and commensurate authority for achieving results."
Aviation Assistance: Information on Payments Made Under the Disaster Relief and Insurance Reimbursement Programs: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "As a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, the airline industry incurred significant losses resulting from the temporary shutdown of the nation's airspace and passengers' apprehensions about flying following the attacks. The Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act (the Act) provided, among other things, $5 billion in emergency assistance to compensate air carriers for their direct and incremental losses stemming from the attacks. The Act also authorized the Department of Transportation (DOT) to reimburse air carriers for increases in their insurance premiums. On September 28, 2001, we completed the first phase of the work Congress requested, concluding that there was a reasonable basis to assume that the airlines' financial losses related to September 11 would exceed the $5 billion made available in the Act. Since then and pursuant to the second part of the request, we monitored DOT's progress in administering the disaster relief and insurance reimbursement programs and provided periodic status updates to Congress."
Aviation Safety: FAA's Safety Oversight System Is Effective but Could Benefit from Better Evaluation of Its Programs' Performance: A statement of record issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The U.S. commercial aviation industry has an extraordinary safety record. However, when passenger airlines have accidents or serious incidents, regardless of their rarity, the consequences can be tragic. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) works to maintain a high level of safety through an effective safety oversight system. Keys to this system are to: (1) establish programs that focus resources on areas of highest safety risk and on mitigating risks; (2) provide training and communication to ensure that inspectors can consistently carry out the agency's oversight programs; and (3) have processes and data to continuously monitor, evaluate, and improve the numerous oversight programs that make up the safety oversight system. This statement focuses on these three key areas and is based on recent GAO reports on FAA's inspection oversight programs, industry partnership programs, enforcement program, and training program."
Aviation Security: Challenges Delay Implementation of Computer-Assisted Passenger Prescreening System: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The security of U.S. commercial aviation is a long-standing concern, and substantial efforts have been undertaken to strengthen it. One such effort is the development of a new Computer-Assisted Passenger Prescreening System (CAPPS II) to identify passengers requiring additional security attention. The development of CAPPS II has raised a number of issues, including whether individuals may be inappropriately targeted for additional screening and whether data accessed by the system may compromise passengers' privacy. GAO was asked to summarize the results of its previous report that looked at (1) the development status and plans for CAPPS II; (2) the status of CAPPS II in addressing key developmental, operational, and public acceptance issues; and (3) additional challenges that could impede the successful implementation of the system."
Aviation Security: TSA Is Increasing Procurement and Deployment of the Advanced Imaging Technology, but Challenges to This Effort and Other Areas of Aviation Security Remain: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The attempted bombing of Northwest flight 253 highlighted the importance of detecting improvised explosive devices on passengers. This testimony focuses on (1) the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) efforts to procure and deploy advanced imaging technology (AIT), and related challenges; and (2) TSA's efforts to strengthen screening procedures and technology in other areas of aviation security, and related challenges. This testimony is based on related products GAO issued from March 2009 through January 2010, selected updates conducted from December 2009 through March 2010 on the AIT procurement, and ongoing work on air cargo security. For the ongoing work and updates, GAO obtained information from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and TSA and interviewed senior TSA officials regarding air cargo security and the procurement, deployment, operational testing, and assessment of costs and benefits of the AIT."
Base Input - Navy Broadway Complex San Diego - Commander Navy Region Southwest Presentation - August 5, 2005: Base Input - Navy Broadway Complex San Diego - Commander Navy Region Southwest Presentation - August 5, 2005
Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 2005 Certification of Information-Military Value Data Call dtd 5 May 2005: PLEASE DISREGARD RESTRICTION HEADERS AND FOOTERS Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 2005 Certification of Information-Military Value Data Call dtd 5 May 2005.
Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 2005 Intelligence Principle: Disregard restriction Header and Footer - Memorandum regarding an approved Intelligence BRAC Principal.
Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 2005 Intelligence Transforamtion Options: Disregard restriction header and footer - Memorandum from Carol A Haave, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. Letter regarding the ISG Transformational Options for BRAC 2005 and a recommendation to delete options 59, 71, and 72.
Border Security: Observations on Costs, Benefits, and Challenges of a Department of Defense Role in Helping to Secure the Southwest Land Border: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 mandated that GAO examine the costs and benefits of an increased Department of Defense (DOD) role to help secure the southwest land border. This mandate directed that GAO report on, among other things, the potential deployment of additional units, increased use of ground-based mobile surveillance systems, use of mobile patrols by military personnel, and an increased deployment of unmanned aerial systems and manned aircraft in national airspace. In September 2011, GAO reported that DOD estimated a total cost of about $1.35 billion for two separate border operationsOperation Jump Start and Operation Phalanxconducted by National Guard forces in Title 32 status from June 2006 to July 2008 and from June 2010 through September 30, 2011, respectively. Further, DOD estimated that it has cost about $10 million each year since 1989 to use active duty Title 10 forces nationwide, through its Joint Task Force-North, in support of drug law enforcement agencies with some additional operational costs borne by the military services. Agency officials stated multiple benefits from DODs increased border role, such as assistance to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Border Patrol until newly hired Border Patrol agents are trained and deployed to the border; providing DOD personnel with training opportunities in a geographic environment similar to current combat theaters; contributing to apprehensions and seizures and deterring other illegal activity along the border; building relationships with law enforcement agencies; and strengthening military-to-military relationships with forces from Mexico."
BRAC 2005 Discussion Topics Part 2: Disregard restriction header and footer - 2nd part of Observations of Trends BRAC Guidance 06-13-05.
BRAC 2005 Discussion Topics (Red Team, BRAC guidance): Disregard restriction header and footer - Document containing Red Team Observation trends and Possible Actions for presenting recommendations to BRAC 2005.
BRAC 2005 IJCSG Principals Meeting: Disregard restrictions header and footer - Memorandum from Carol A Haave, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. Letter is about an invitation extended to IJCSG Principals to meet on 08-18-2004.
BRAC 2005 IJCSG Principals Meeting: Disregard restriction header and footer - Memorandum letter from Carol A Haave, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, regardig an invitation to meet and discuss Transformation withing the BRAC process.
BRAC 2005 Red Team Meeting with the IEC (Infrastructure Executive Council),: Disregard restriction of header and footer - (Talking Paper) Meeting to summarize the findings of the 2005 BRAC Red Team to date for the IEC. Significant overarching issues are: working group inconsistency of strategies, military value and capacity approaches; process for combining functional and service recommendations into BRAC recommendations; and DoD integrated story and report development.
BRAC Analysis - NGA Realignment: BRAC Analysis - Contains notes and research from the analyst Mike Delaney of the Joint Issues team relating to the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency.
BRAC Commission Early Bird, August 12, 2005: Collection of BRAC related news articles and clippings. Produced for Commission staff review.
BRAC Early Bird 10 August 2005: Collection of BRAC related news clippings and articles. Produced for Commission staff review.
BRAC Early Bird 11 August 2005: Collection of BRAC related news articles and clippings. Produced for Commission staff review.
BRAC Early Bird 15 August 2005: Collection of BRAC related news articles and clippings. Produced for Commission staff review.
BRAC Early Bird 16 August 2005: Collection of BRAC related news articles and clippings. Produced for Commission staff review.
BRAC Early Bird 17 August 2005: Collection of BRAC related news clippings and articles. Produced for Commission staff review.
BRAC Early Bird 17 June 2005: Collection of BRAC related news clippings and articles. Produced for the BRAC Commission staff.
BRAC Early Bird 17 October 2005: Collection of BRAC related news articles and clippings. Produced for Commission staff review.
BRAC MAJCOM Conference Data Call 2: Conference will provide a forum to discuss details, instructions, timelines, and suspenses with MAJCOM BRAC offices for BRAC Data Call 2. It will also review lessons learned and answer questions on BRAC Data Call. The suspense is 01/09/04.
BRAC Red Team Kickoff meeting with Acting USD (AT&L) Mr. Michael Wynne: Disregard restriction of header and footer - Meeting is to initiate the work of the 2005 BRAC Red Team and ensure that the charter, work products, and schedule for the group are understood by everyone. Significant issues are: team review of DoD policy compliance by working groups, scope of working group reviews (universe), process for coordinating functional recommendations with services, and final resolution process of Red Team recommendations.
Broadcasting to Cuba: Observations Regarding TV Marti's Strategy and Operations: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "This testimony discusses GAO's work on U.S. television broadcasting to Cuba. The United States has been broadcasting to Cuba for more than two decades via Radio Marti and, subsequently, TV Marti to "break the information blockade" and promote freedom and democracy in Cuba. U.S. television broadcasting to Cuba is performed by the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB), which is a U.S. government entity, overseen by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), and based in Miami. OCB operates TV Marti, which broadcasts news, commentary, and entertainment programming to Cuba. From the inception of these broadcasting efforts, various questions have been raised regarding their purpose, quality, and effectiveness. In light of the more than $500 million that has been spent over the years on broadcasting to Cuba and OCB's almost $35 million annual budget, we have reviewed a variety of issues related to the effectiveness of OCB's television broadcasts."
A Call For Stewardship: Enhancing the Federal Government's Ability to Address Key Fiscal and Other 21st Century Challenges: Other written product issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Since the founding of the republic and the ratification of the Constitution, the U.S. government has evolved to reflect changing circumstances at home and abroad. At the end of George Washington's presidency in 1797, there were four cabinet-level departments--most run by small staffs of civil servants--and five cabinet-level officials, including the Attorney General. Today, there are nearly 30 major federal departments and agencies with cabinet-level officials in the executive branch, and the federal workforce, including military personnel, now totals in the millions. In 1797, U.S. government spending represented about 2 percent of the U.S. economy and now it represents over 20 percent. A quick look at the federal budget reveals how much we have expanded beyond the Constitution's framers' original thoughts and our modest beginnings. In the coming decades, however, our ability to sustain even the constitutionally enumerated responsibilities of the federal government will come under increasing pressure. Without meaningful act on, by 2040 our government could only have the resources to do little more than mail out Social Security checks and pay interest on the massive and growing national debt. This is obviously an unacceptable scenario. Our current long-range fiscal path is clearly imprudent and fiscally unsustainable. It is also alarming given the range of current and emerging problems that require attention: health care, energy dependency, environmental protection, and homeland security, to name a few. These long-term challenges have profound implications for our future economic growth, standard of living, and national security. Unless these issues are effectively addressed, they will surely begin to manage us. What is needed is a more strategic, long-term, comprehensive, and integrated approach to help capitalize on related opportunities and manage related risks within current and expected resource levels."
Candidate Recommendation Briefing by Education and Training JCSG to BRAC Red: Disregard restriction header and footer - Education and Training JCSG Briefing Notes.
Candidate Recommendation Briefing by the United States Army to BRAC Red Team: Disregard restriction header and footer - Breifing notes from an Army Red Team meeting to discuss JCSG recommendations to BRAC 2005.

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