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[Executive Summary]

Description: Executive summary of a proposal for the establishment of a Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science and North Texas State University, including a budget summary, information on purpose, rationale and need, a description of the Texas Academy, personnel, management, and expected outcomes.
Date: April 15, 1987
Creator: Miller, James R.
Partner: Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science
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[Memorandum of Meeting: Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, July 15, 2005]

Description: Memorandum of Meeting with community representatives from Clovis, New Mexico regarding recommendations to close Cannon Air Force Base.
Date: July 15, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Inquiries from the BRAC Commission Staff

Description: Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: DoD Clearinghouse response to an e-mail from the BRAC Commission regarding DFAS sites.
Date: July 15, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Mississippi Army Amunition Plant (MAAP)

Description: Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: DoD Clearinghouse Response to a letter from the BRAC Commission requesting that the Clearinghouse please rederive economic impacts for the action on Mississippi Army Ammunition Plant (MAAP) using Gulfport-Biloxi MS MSA as its economic area or region of influence (ROI) instead of Picayune MS Micropolitan Statistical Areas.
Date: July 15, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Memo from ADM Keating (Commander USNORTHCOM & NORAD) to USD(AT&L) dtd 4 May 05

Description: Subject: Review of Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Recommendations ADM Keating states in the memo that, "Following a thorough review, we find that [the BRAC recommendations] do not create an unacceptable risk to the accomplishment of our homeland defense or defense support of civil authorities missions."
Date: July 15, 2005
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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NI Industries at Riverbank Army Ammunition Plant

Description: Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: DoD Clearinghouse Response to a letter from the BRAC Commission regarding NI Industries at Army Ammunition Plant.
Date: July 15, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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BRAC Early Bird 15 July 2005

Description: Collection of BRAC related news articles and clippings. Produced for Commission staff review.
Date: July 15, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Defense Management: Observations on DOD's FY 2009 Budget Request for Corrosion Prevention and Control

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "This letter formally responds to section 371 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. The act requires GAO to provide an analysis of the Department of Defense's (DOD) budget submission for corrosion control and prevention and a DOD report that was to be submitted with defense budget materials to the congressional defense committees within 60 days after submission of the budget for … more
Date: April 15, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Global Hawk Cost Increase Understated in Nunn-McCurdy Report

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "To provide for oversight of cost growth in DOD major defense acquisition programs, Congress passed legislation, commonly referred to as Nunn-McCurdy, which requires DOD to notify Congress when a program's unit cost growth exceeds (or breaches) the latest approved acquisition program baseline by at least 15 percent. If the cost growth has increased at least 25 percent over the baseline, the Secretary of D… more
Date: December 15, 2005
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Improvements Needed to Help Ensure Reliability of SBA's Performance Data on Procurement Center Representatives

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "This letter responds to the mandate contained in Section 1312(c) of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, for GAO to conduct a study of the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Procurement Center Representatives (PCR) and Commercial Market Representatives (CMR), including ways to improve their effectiveness. To fulfill this mandate, we provided congressional staff a briefing on the results of this work i… more
Date: June 15, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Management Report: Opportunities for Improvements in FDIC's Internal Controls and Accounting Procedures

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In May 2009, we issued our opinions on the calendar year 2008 financial statements of the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) and the FSLIC Resolution Fund (FRF). We also issued our opinion on the effectiveness of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's (FDIC) internal control over financial reporting (including safeguarding assets) as of December 31, 2008, and our evaluation of FDIC's compliance with provi… more
Date: September 15, 2009
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Multiple Agencies Provide Assistance to Service-disabled Veterans or Entrepreneurs, but Specific Needs Are Difficult to Identify and Coordination Is Weak

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "As of July 2008, the Department of Defense (DOD) reported that almost 33,000 servicemembers had been wounded in action as part of Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom. Some of these servicemembers could have injuries that keep them from easily entering or returning to the workplace upon their exit from the military. For some service-disabled veterans, starting a business may be one optio… more
Date: October 15, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Financial Management Review of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Reported Allocation of Resources for its Refuge Program and New Assistant Regional Manager Positions

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on its financial management review of the Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) reported allocation of resources for its Refuge Program and New Assistant Regional Manager Positions, focusing on: (1) what systems FWS used to track how allocated funds were spent and to determine the full costs of operating the refuge program; (2) how much funding the servi… more
Date: February 15, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Financial and Legal Issues Facing the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Combined Benefit Fund, focusing on: (1) the status of the Fund's financial position and its financing mechanism; (2) the impact of major court decisions on the assignment of beneficiaries; and (3) significant litigation and its related costs."
Date: August 15, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Human Capital Legislative Proposals to NASA's Fiscal Year 2003 Authorization Bill

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO reviewed several issues relating to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) workforce and management challenges. These issues are associated with NASA's proposed legislative provisions for additional flexibilities and authorities to help it address its human capital challenge. GAO found that agencies must ensure that their strategic human capital plans are results-oriented and data-driven… more
Date: November 15, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Cooperative Model as a Potential Component of Structural Reform Options for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "On September 6, 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) placed the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) into conservatorships. FHFA took this step after concern developed that the deteriorating financial condition of the two government-sponsored enterprises (GSE), which had about $5.4 trillion in combined financial obligat… more
Date: November 15, 2010
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Reported Y2K Status of the 21 Largest U.S. Cities

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO identified the reported year 2000 status of the nation's 21 largest cities."
Date: July 15, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Defense Transportation: DOD and GSA Personal Property Programs

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) personal property programs."
Date: April 15, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Congressional Award Foundation: Management Action Needed to Establish Control Requirements and Related Procedures

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Congressional Award Foundation's fiscal year (FY) 1998 financial statements, focusing on: (1) the Foundation's need to establish and document control requirements and appropriate procedures in certain internal control areas identified during prior audits; and (2) internal control matters identified during GAO's FY 1998 audit."
Date: July 15, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Emergency Management: GAO Responses to Post-hearing Questions for the Record

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Members of the Committee requested that GAO provide additional comments to a number of post-hearing questions after GAO testified before the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight on the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Preparedness for Catastrophic Disasters. The responses are generally based on work associated with previously issued GAO products, which were conducted in accord… more
Date: July 15, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Depot Maintenance: Issues and Options for Reporting on Military Depots

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "This report formally transmits the briefing in response to the Senate Report on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. The report required GAO to review and make recommendations regarding the reports, assessments, analyses, and documents used for determining the compliance of the Department of Defense and military departments with the percentage limitation in 10 U.S.C. 2466--frequen… more
Date: May 15, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Veterans' Affairs: Progress and Challenges in Transforming Health Care

Description: A statement of record issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the challenges facing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in transforming health care, focusing on: (1) VA's transformation progress to date; (2) challenges that remain to be confronted; and (3) the implications for VA's fiscal year (FY) 2000 budget."
Date: April 15, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Rebuilding Iraq--Status of DOD's Reconstruction Program

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Of the $18.4 billion that Congress appropriated for Iraq relief and reconstruction in fiscal year 2004, the Department of Defense (DOD) received the largest share--$13.5 billion. As of September 30, 2006, DOD had obligated about $13.1 billion and disbursed about $9.7 billion--$5.6 billion for construction, $3.6 billion for nonconstruction (e.g., engineering, procurement, and the delivery of equipment), a… more
Date: December 15, 2006
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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