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Low-Cost Solar Array Project. Task I. Silicon material: investigation of the hydrogenation of SiCl/sub 4/. Fifth quarterly report

Description: Reaction kinetic measurements on the hydrochlorination of SiCl/sub 4/ and mg silicon metal in the presence of a copper catalyst were last reported as a function of reaction temperature, reactor pressure and H/sub 2//SiCl/sub 4/ ratio, 3 SiCl/sub 4/ + 2 H/sub 2/ + Si ..-->.. 4 SiHCl/sub 3/. The same reaction was repeated at a lower catalyst loading of 2 wt%. In the presence of 2 wt% cuprous chloride (based on silicon metal), the hydrochlorination reaction rate is doubled to give about the sam… more
Date: July 3, 1980
Creator: Mui, J. Y. P.
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Near Term Hybrid Passenger Vehicle Development Program. Phase I, Final report. Appendix D: sensitivity analysis

Description: This report on the Sensitivity of Mission Analysis and Trade-off Studies provides an analysis of the sensitivity of the results of previous mission analysis and performance specification studies to the possible variations of the values of significant parameters as projected to the year 1985. These parameters include vehicle usage by purpose, driving cycles, trip lengths, ownership projections, and life-cycle costs. Tabulated data are included from calculations with variations in these parameter… more
Date: July 3, 1979
Creator: Traversi, M.
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China's Economic Rise: History, Trends, Challenges, and Implications for the United States

Description: Report that provides background on China's economic rise; describes its current economic structure; identifies the challenges China faces to maintain economic growth; and discusses the challenges, opportunities, and implications of China's economic rise for the United States.
Date: July 3, 2013
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
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Agricultural Disaster Assistance

Description: Report containing a description of recent developments in weather and U. S. policy. as well as an overview of current and expired USDA disaster assistance programs. An appendix reviews the recent history of emergency supplemental farm disaster assistance and administrative actions by USDA.
Date: July 3, 2013
Creator: Shields, Dennis A.
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Posthearing Questions Related to Proposed DOD Human Capital Reform

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "On June 4, 2003, GAO testified before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs at a hearing entitled "Transforming the Department of Defense Personnel System: Finding the Right Approach." This letter responds to a request that we provide answers to posthearing questions from Senator George V. Voinovich and Senator Thomas R. Carper concerning the proposed Department of Defense (DOD) Human Capital Reform."
Date: July 3, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Medicare: Covert Testing Exposes Weaknesses in the Durable Medical Equipment Supplier Screening Process

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "According to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), schemes to defraud the Medicare program have grown more elaborate in recent years. In particular, HHS has acknowledged Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service's (CMS) oversight of suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) is inadequate to prevent fraud and abuse. Specifically, weaknesses in the DM… more
Date: July 3, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Flood Insurance: More Information Needed on Subsidized Properties

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (Biggert-Waters Act) immediately eliminated subsidies for about 438,000 National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policies, but subsidies on an estimated 715,000 policies across the nation remain. Depending on factors such as policyholder behavior, the number of subsidized policies will continue to decline over time. For example, as properties are sold… more
Date: July 3, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Hourly Fees Paid by Various Federal Agencies to Private Attorneys for Legal Services

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This report provides information on hourly fees paid by the federal government to private attorneys for legal services in fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001. Relevant legal services include federal employee defense, litigative consultation, intellectual property consultation, and asset forfeiture-related services. For these types of services, GAO obtained information on hourly fees paid to private attorneys by t… more
Date: July 3, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Farm Programs: Direct Payments Should Be Reconsidered

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "From 2003 through 2011, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) made more than $46 billion in direct payments to farmers and other producers. These producers planted varying percentages of acres that qualified for payments based on their historical planting yields and designated payment rates (qualifying acres). Cumulatively, USDA paid $10.6 billion—almost one-fourth of total direct payments made from… more
Date: July 3, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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NNSA: Nuclear Weapon Reports Need to Be More Detailed and Comprehensive

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) spends $5.5 billion a year to maintain the safety and reliability of the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile through the Stockpile Stewardship Program. Because the United States is no longer designing and building new nuclear weapons, extending the life of each of the nine weapon types in the current stockpile is a key component of this program. However, the cr… more
Date: July 3, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Securities Regulation: Factors That May Affect Trends in Regulation A Offerings

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The number of Regulation A offerings filed and qualified (that is, cleared) by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has declined significantly after peaking in fiscal years 1997 and 1998, respectively. In particular, offerings filed since 1997 decreased from 116 in 1997 to 19 in 2011. Similarly, the number of qualified offerings dropped from 57 in 1998 to 1 in 2011. Securities attorneys GAO inte… more
Date: July 3, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Internal Controls: SEC Should Consider Requiring Companies to Disclose Whether They Obtained an Auditor Attestation

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Since the implementation of the auditor attestation requirement of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Sarbanes-Oxley Act), companies exempt from the requirement have had more financial restatements (a company's revision of publicly reported financial information) than nonexempt companies, and the percentage of exempt companies restating generally has exceeded that of nonexempt companies. Exempt and nonexem… more
Date: July 3, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Information Security: Weak Controls Place Interior's Financial and Other Data at Risk

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This report reviews information system general controls over the financial systems maintained by the Department of the Interior at its National Business Center (NBC) in Denver, Colorado. GAO found that although the Denver center has made progress in correcting previously cited computer security weaknesses, additional weaknesses affect the Denver center's information system control environment. These weaknesse… more
Date: July 3, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Homeland Security: Intergovernmental Coordination and Partnership Will Be Critical to Success

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The challenges posed by homeland security exceed the capacity and authority of any one level of government. Protecting the nation against these threats calls for a truly integrated approach, bringing together the resources of all levels of government. The proposed Department of Homeland Security will have a central role in efforts to enhance homeland security. The proposed consolidation of homeland security programs… more
Date: July 3, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Workforce Investment Act: States and Localities Increasingly Coordinate Services for TANF Clients, but Better Information Needed on Effective Approaches

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The 1998 Workforce Investment Act (WIA) required states to provide most federally funded employment-related services through one-stop centers. Two years earlier, welfare reform legislation created the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant which provided flexibility to states to focus on helping needy adults with children find and maintain employment. Nearly all states reported some coordin… more
Date: July 3, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Mass Transit: Many Management Successes at WMATA, but Capital Planning Could Be Enhanced

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In recent years, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's (WMATA) public transit system has experienced problems with the safety and reliability of its transit services, including equipment breakdowns, delays in scheduled service, unprecedented crowding on trains, and some accidents and tunnel fires. At the same time, WMATA's ridership is at an all time high and WMATA managers expect the number of … more
Date: July 3, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Non-Income Tax Revenue Systems Requirements (Exposure Draft)

Description: Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Joint Financial Management Improvement Program Non-Income Tax Revenue System Requirements documents is intended to provide a common set of non-income tax revenue financial information requirements with which each agency's integrated financial management system must be consistent. This document delineates those interface requirements between non-income tax revenue and other systems that are critical t… more
Date: July 3, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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2000 Census: Refinements to Full Count Review Program Could Improve Future Data Quality

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "To ensure the completeness and accuracy of the 2000 census data, Bureau of the Census analysts were to identify, investigate, and document suspected data discrepancies or issues to clear census data files and products for subsequent processing or public release. They were to determine whether and how to correct the data by weighing quality improvements against time and budget constraints. Because the bureau la… more
Date: July 3, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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