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12th Advanced Accelerator Concept (AAC 2006) Workshop

Description: Summary of the 12th Advanced Accelerator Concept (AAC 2006) Workshop help by NIU and ANL on July 10th-15th 2006 in Lake Geneva WI. The proceedings of the workshop have been published as an AIP conference proceedings "12th Advanced Accelerator Concepts Workshop” volume 877.
Date: July 15, 2006
Creator: Piot, Philippe
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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2000 Census: Status of Key Operations

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed its recent reports regarding the operational uncertainties of the status of the 2000 Census, focusing on: (1) achieving the Bureau of the Census' mail response rate objective; (2) collecting accurate and timely data from nonrespondents; and (3) conducting data capture operations."
Date: February 15, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[2007-2008 UNT Multicultural Center event calendar]

Description: A document advertising the events hosted by the UNT Multicultural Center arranged in a list divided by the months. There are film screenings, programs, celebrations, and conferences.
Date: August 15, 2007
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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2010 Census: Census at Critical Juncture for Implementing Risk Reduction Strategies

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau (Bureau) estimated the 2010 Census would cost $11.5 billion, including $3 billion on automation and technology. At a March hearing, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) stated that the Field Data Collection Automation (FDCA) program was likely to incur significant cost overruns and announced a redesign effort. At that time, GAO designated the 2010 Decennial Census as high risk… more
Date: April 15, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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21st Century: Addressing Long-Term Fiscal Challenges Must Include a Re-examination of Mandatory Spending

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "This testimony discusses entitlement and other mandatory spending programs in light of our nation's long-term fiscal outlook and the challenges it poses for the budget and oversight processes. In our report entitled 21st Century Challenges: Reexamining the Base of the Federal Government, we presented illustrative questions for policy makers to consider as they carry out their responsibilities. These questions… more
Date: February 15, 2006
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Accountability for U.S. Equipment Provided to Pakistani Security Forces in the Western Frontier Needs to Be Improved

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and other extremists have used safe havens along Pakistan's Western Frontier (border) region to attack Pakistani, Afghan, U.S., and coalition troops; plan and train for attacks against U.S. interests and the U.S. homeland; destabilize Pakistan, a nuclear-armed U.S. ally; and spread radical Islamic ideologies that threaten U.S. interests. A key U.S. national security objective is to… more
Date: February 15, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Afghanistan Development: USAID Continues to Face Challenges in Managing and Overseeing U.S. Development Assistance Programs

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "This testimony discusses oversight of U.S. assistance programs in Afghanistan. Strengthening the Afghan economy through development assistance efforts is critical to the counterinsurgency strategy and a key part of the U.S Integrated Civilian-Military Campaign Plan for Afghanistan. Since fiscal year 2002, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded over $11.5 billion in support of develo… more
Date: July 15, 2010
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Agency Management of Contractors Responding to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In February 2006, we briefed Congress on the results of our review of various contracting issues related to the Gulf Coast hurricanes. We conducted this work under the Comptroller General's statutory authority in order to assess how three agencies--the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the General Services Administration (GSA)--planned for and condu… more
Date: March 15, 2006
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Agent Orange: Persisting Problems With Communication of Ranch Hand Study Data and Results

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed its recent reports on the Air Force's Ranch Hand study, which was designed to investigate whether exposure to herbicides in Vietnam led to or would lead to adverse health effects, focusing on: (1) what impact the study has had on veterans' compensation decisions; and (2) how the study disseminated results and data, communicated its limitations, and implemented measu… more
Date: March 15, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Agricultural Research: USDA's Response to Recommendations to Strengthen the Agricultural Research Service's Programs and Facilities

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) task force's recommendations to strengthen the Agricultural Research Service's (ARS) programs and facilities, focusing on: (1) the actions ARS has taken to close and consolidate laboratories; (2) the task force report's major recommendations designed to, among other things, improve operational efficiencies; and (3) ARS' rea… more
Date: February 15, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Air Conditioning with Magnetic Refrigeration

Description: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy project sheet summarizing general information about the Building Energy Efficiency Through Innovative Thermodevices (BEETIT) program including critical needs, innovation and advantages, impacts, and contact information. This sheet discusses air conditioning with magnetic refrigeration as part of "An Efficient, Green Compact Cooling System Using Magnetic Refrigeration" project.
Date: February 15, 2012
Creator: Astronautics Corporation of America
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Air Force Aircraft: Preliminary Information on Air Force Tanker Leasing

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO addressed the Air Force's plan to replace a portion of its KC-135 aerial refueling tanker fleet with leased Boeing 767 aircraft. Although the Air Force has a long term requirement to replace its aging fleet of KC-135 tankers, the urgency of the need in the short term is unclear. The Air Force stated that the leasing arrangement would allow it to acquire new tankers three years earlier than through its most … more
Date: May 15, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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AIR FORCE INTERNAL CONTROL PLAN FOR 2005 BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE PROCESS (Change 4, Incorporated 5 Jan 2005)

Description: Disregard Restriction Header and Footer - A document that gives the AF consistent set of management controls designed to provide an “unbroken chain” of accountability for each sub-element of information and analysis used in the Air Force BRAC 2005 process.
Date: June 15, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Air Force Organizational Principles

Description: White paper about Airforce organizaional principles.
Date: June 15, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[Airline ticket for John Thomas]

Description: An American Airlines ticket for John Thomas from Dallas/Ft. Worth to Minneapolis on June 15, 1995.
Date: June 15, 1995
Creator: American Airlines
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Akha notebook 93

Description: Handwritten notes and transcriptions of Akha death rituals.
Date: June 15, 1978
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Akha notebook 111

Description: Handwritten notes and transcriptions of Akha proverbs, conversations, and word lists of multi-word expressions.
Date: 1978-11-15/1978-11-20
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Alternate to Delegate Elevation Form

Description: Photocopy of an Alternate to Delegate Elevation Form and fax to Charles McGarry from Al Daniels on June 15, 2004, including a message: "Alternate Delegate Elevation Form."
Date: June 15, 2004
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Ambulance Services: Changes Needed to Improve Medicare Payment Policies and Coverage Decisions

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 required Medicare to change its payment system for ambulance services. In response, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), now called the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), proposed a fee schedule to standardize payments across provider types on the basis of national rates for particular services. Under the act, the fee schedule was to have applied to ambulanc… more
Date: November 15, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Amchitka, Alaska Site Fact Sheet

Description: Amchitka Island is near the western end of the Aleutian Island chain and is the largest island in the Rat Island Group that is located about 1,340 miles west-southwest of Anchorage, Alaska, and 870 miles east of the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia. The island is 42 miles long and 1 to 4 miles wide, with an area of approximately 74,240 acres. Elevations range from sea level to more than 1,100 feet above sea level. The coastline is rugged; sea cliffs and grassy slopes surround nearly the en… more
Date: December 15, 2011
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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