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The Federal Role in Technology Development

Description: The federal government has traditionally played a role in fostering technological progress. This has involved both direct federal research and development (R&D) funding and indirect measures that create incentives for increased private sector investments in innovation. However, this mix of initiatives was challenged since the 104th Congress. While support for all on-going efforts continues, some programs have been funded at reduced levels. However, since FY2001, appropriations appear to have re… more
Date: July 30, 2002
Creator: Schacht, Wendy H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Power Systems Development Facility Gasification Test Run TC10

Description: This report discusses Test Campaign TC10 of the Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc. (KBR) Transport Gasifier train with a Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation (Siemens Westinghouse) particle filter system at the Power Systems Development Facility (PSDF) located in Wilsonville, Alabama. The Transport Gasifier is an advanced circulating fluidized-bed gasifier designed to operate as either a combustor or a gasifier in air- or oxygen-blown mode of operation using a particulate control device (PCD). The Tr… more
Date: December 30, 2002
Creator: Southern Company Services
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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DOD Contract Management: Overpayments Continue and Management and Accounting Issues Remain

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Since GAO reported on Department of Defense (DOD) contractor overpayments in 1994, additional reports have been issued highlighting billions of dollars of overpayments to Defense contractors. In December 2001, Congress amended Title 31 of the United States Code to require a federal agency with contracts totaling over $500 million in a fiscal year to have a cost-effective program for identifying payment errors … more
Date: May 30, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aviation Safety: Better Guidance and Training Needed on Providing Files on Pilots' Background Information

Description: A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Pilot Records Improvement Act, enacted on October 9, 1996, responded to seven fatal commercial air carrier accidents that were attributed, in part, to errors by pilots who had been hired without background checks. The act, which took effect on February 6, 1997, requires air carriers, before making final hiring decisions, to obtain information for the past 5 years on a pilot applicant's performance, qualif… more
Date: August 30, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Army Logistics: Report on Manpower and Workload System Inadequate and System Interface Untested

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "At the direction of the House Committee on National Security, the Army began developing the Army Workload and Performance System (AWPS) in 1996. This automated system was intended to address a number of specific weaknesses highlighted in several GAO and Army studies since 1994 regarding the Army's inability to support its civilian personnel requirements by using an analytically based workload forecasting syste… more
Date: October 30, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Military Training: Limitations Exist Overseas but Are Not Reflected in Readiness Reporting

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Rigorous, realistic training is key to military readiness. All U.S. military forces conduct frequent training exercises to hone and maintain their war-fighting skills. Combat units stationed outside the continental United States are able to meet many of their training requirements but face constraints in such areas as (1) maneuver operations, (2) live ordnance practice, and (3) night and low altitude flying. … more
Date: April 30, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Medicare Hospital Payments: Refinements Needed to Better Account for Geographic Differences in Wages

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Medicare program's prospective payment system (PPS) for inpatient hospital services provides incentives for hospitals to operate efficiently by paying them a predetermined, fixed amount for each inpatient hospital stay regardless of the actual costs incurred in providing the care. Although the fixed amount is based on national average costs, actual per stay payments vary widely across hospitals, primarily … more
Date: September 30, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Student Aid: Additional Management Improvements Would Clarify Strategic Direction and Enhance Accountability

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) administers more than $53 billion in financial aid for more than 8.1 million students. Since 1990, GAO has included student financial aid on its high-risk list. To address these and other long-standing management weaknesses, Congress established FSA as a performance-based organization (PBO) within Education in 1998. To develop and implement a st… more
Date: April 30, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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NASA: Better Mechanisms Needed for Sharing Lessons Learned

Description: A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) uses several mechanisms to capture and disseminate lessons learned. NASA has established an agency-wide Lessons Learned Information System that managers are required to review on an ongoing basis. NASA uses training, program reviews, and periodic revisions to agency policies and guidelines to communicate lessons learned. Several NASA centers and key pro… more
Date: January 30, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Oregon Inlet Jetty Project: Environmental and Economic Concerns Need to Be Resolved

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Oregon Inlet is the primary route to the ocean for hundreds of commercial and recreational fishing vessels operating in the Outer Banks region of North Carolina. However, the inlet experiences more high winds, strong tides, and shifting sand than any other inlet on the coast of the United States. This high-energy environment often creates sand bars and large breaking waves at the inlet's entrance to the ocean,… more
Date: September 30, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Critical Infrastructure Protection: Commercial Satellite Security Should Be More Fully Addressed

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Government and private-sector entities rely on satellites for services such as communication, navigation, remote sensing, imaging, and weather and meteorological support. Disruption of satellite services, whether intentional or not, can have a major adverse economic impact. Techniques to protect satellite systems from unauthorized use and disruption include the use of robust hardware on satellites, physical se… more
Date: August 30, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Military Readiness: Civil Reserve Air Fleet Can Respond as Planned, but Incentives May Need Revamping

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In the event of a national emergency, the Department of Defense (DOD) can use commercial aircraft drawn from the Civil Reserve Air Fleet to augment its own airlift capabilities. The Civil Reserve Air Fleet is a fleet of aircraft owned by U.S. commercial air carriers but committed voluntarily to DOD for use during emergencies. After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, many air carriers experienced fina… more
Date: December 30, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Meat and Poultry: Better USDA Oversight and Enforcement of Safety Rules Needed to Reduce Risk of Foodborne Illnesses

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Every year, some meat and poultry products are contaminated with microbial pathogens--such as Salmonella and E. coli--that cause foodborne illnesses and deaths. To improve the safety of meat and poultry products, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) introduced additional regulatory requirements for meat and poultry plants. These requirements are intended to ensu… more
Date: August 30, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Air Pollution: Meeting Future Electricity Demand Will Increase Emission of Some Harmful Substances

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Electric power plants burn fuels that can produce harmful emissions, such as carbon dioxide, mercury, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide, which can pose human health and environmental risks. To assess the potential risks of meeting future electricity demand, congressional committees asked GAO to (1) report on the Energy Information Administration's (EIA's) national and regional projections of such emissions b… more
Date: October 30, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Hazard Mitigation: Proposed Changes to FEMA's Multihazard Mitigation Programs Present Challenges

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Over the past 12 years, federal disaster assistance costs have totaled more than $39 billion (in fiscal year 2001 dollars)--a nearly fivefold increase over the previous 12-year period--as a result of a series of unusually large and frequent disasters and an increasing federal role in assisting communities and individuals affected by disasters. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the lead agency for… more
Date: September 30, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tax-Exempt Organizations: Improvements Possible in Public, IRS, and State Oversight of Charities

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The tremendous outpouring of charitable donations in response to September 11 has raised concerns about whether some charities are spending too much on fundraising and management and too little on the charitable purposes related to their tax-exempt status. GAO found that Form 990 expense data is inadequate for public oversight purposes because charities have considerable discretion in recording their expenses … more
Date: April 30, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Information Management: Selected Agencies' Handling of Personal Information

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "To obtain government services, members of the public must often provide agencies with personal information, which includes both identifying information (such as name or Social Security number, which can be used to locate to identify someone) and nonidentifying information (such as age or gender). GAO was asked to review agencies' handling of the personal information they collect and whether this handling confo… more
Date: September 30, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Financial Audit: Independent Counsel Expenditures for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2002

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This report describes GAO's audits of expenditures reported by four offices of independent counsel for the six months ended March 31, 2002. GAO found that the statements of expenditures were presented fairly in all material respects. There were no material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting (including safeguarding of assets) and no reportable noncompliance with the laws and regulations GAO… more
Date: September 30, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Power Systems Development Facility Gasification Test Run TC08

Description: This report discusses Test Campaign TC08 of the Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc. (KBR) Transport Gasifier train with a Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation (Siemens Westinghouse) particle filter system at the Power Systems Development Facility (PSDF) located in Wilsonville, Alabama. The Transport Gasifier is an advanced circulating fluidized-bed gasifier designed to operate as either a combustor or a gasifier in air- or oxygen-blown mode using a particulate control device (PCD). The Transport Gasif… more
Date: June 30, 2002
Creator: Southern Company Services
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Power Systems Development Facility Gasification Test Run TC09

Description: This report discusses Test Campaign TC09 of the Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc. (KBR) Transport Gasifier train with a Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation (Siemens Westinghouse) particle filter system at the Power Systems Development Facility (PSDF) located in Wilsonville, Alabama. The Transport Gasifier is an advanced circulating fluidized-bed gasifier designed to operate as either a combustor or a gasifier in air- or oxygen-blown mode of operation using a particulate control device (PCD). The Tr… more
Date: September 30, 2002
Creator: Southern Company Services
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Quiet Crisis in America

Description: Final report of the Commission on Affordable Housing and Health Facility Needs for Seniors in the 21st Century describing their activities and findings regarding the state of housing and care for seniors in the United States. The report includes sections on key demographics, findings, projections, and recommendations.
Date: June 30, 2002
Creator: United States. Commission on Affordable Housing and Health Facility Needs for Seniors in the 21st Century.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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TDNA Monthly Office Manager's Report: December 2002

Description: Monthly report written by the Texas Daily Newspaper Association's (TDNA's) office manager, Darla Thompson, to Phil Berkebile providing a summary of revenues and account balances, programs, meetings, and other activities in the office during the previous month.
Date: December 30, 2002
Creator: Thompson, Darla
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Technology Demonstration of Magnetically-Coupled Adjustable Speed Drive Systems

Description: This document presents the findings of a technology demonstration for magnetically-coupled adjustable speed drives. Although many devices can provide speed control in motor systems, the two devices evaluated were chosen for their unique packaging for specific applications. The U.S. Department of Energy and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory do not specifically endorse or sponsor the devices or manufacturers described in this study, other than to present the specific data collected during thi… more
Date: June 30, 2002
Creator: Chvala, William D., Jr.; Winiarski, David W. & Mulkerin, Michael C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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