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Black Women in the Labor Force

Description: This pamphlet looks at the disparaging representation of Black women in the labor force.
Date: February 2016
Creator: United States. Women's Bureau.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[Project Summary: An Analysis of the Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on the Gulf of Mexico Seafood Industry]

Description: Summary describing the work completed at The VERTEX Companies, Inc. for 'An Analysis of the Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on the Gulf of Mexico Seafood Industry'. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: February 2016
Creator: The VERTEX Companies, Inc.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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CASTNET Annual Report: 2013

Description: This report offers findings from site measurements related to air quality. The Clean Air Status and Trends Network (CASTNET) measures hourly averages of surface ozone concentrations and selected meteorological variables .
Date: February 2015
Creator: Environmental Engineering & Measurement Services, Inc.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request

Description: Briefing charts of the Department of Defense Budget Request for fiscal year 2016.
Date: February 2015
Creator: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Observations and Dynamics of the Loop Current

Description: A report detailing the observations and dynamics of the Loop Current in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Date: February 2015
Creator: Hamilton, Peter; Donohue, Kathleen; Hall, Cody; Leben, Robert; Quian, Hui; Sheinbaum, Julio et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Ambient Ammonia Monitoring Network (AMoN)

Description: This publication provides information on the Ambient Ammonia Monitoring Network. It offers information how samples are taken, active sites, and inactive sites.
Date: February 28, 2014
Creator: National Atmospheric Deposition Program
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Critical Infrastructure Protection: Observations on DHS Efforts to Identify, Prioritize, Assess, and Inspect Chemical Facilities

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In managing its Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has a number of efforts underway to identify facilities that are covered by the program, assess risk and prioritize facilities, review and approve facility security plans, and inspect facilities to ensure compliance with security regulations."
Date: February 27, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Financial Audit: U.S. Government's Fiscal Years 2013 and 2012 Consolidated Financial Statements

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "To operate as effectively and efficiently as possible and to make difficult decisions to address the federal government's fiscal challenges, Congress, the administration, and federal managers must have ready access to reliable and complete financial and performance information--both for individual federal entities and for the federal government as a whole. Overall, significant progress has been made sinc… more
Date: February 27, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Internet Pharmacies: Most Rogue Sites Operate from Abroad, and Many Sell Counterfeit Drugs

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Although the exact number of rogue Internet pharmacies is unknown, one estimate suggests that there were over 36,000 in operation as of February 2014, and these rogue sites violate a variety of federal laws. Most operate from abroad, and many illegally ship prescription drugs into the United States that have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), including drugs that are counterfeit or a… more
Date: February 27, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Oil and Gas Management: Continued Attention to Interior's Human Capital Challenges Is Needed

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of the Interior continues to face challenges hiring and retaining staff with key skills needed to manage and oversee oil and gas operations on federal leases. Interior officials noted two major factors that contribute to challenges in hiring and retaining staff: lower salaries and a slow hiring process. In response to GAO's survey, officials from a majority of the offices in the three Interior … more
Date: February 27, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment: Further Program Management Improvements Are Needed

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "About half of the almost 17,000 veterans who entered the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) program in fiscal year 2003 and received employment-related services were placed in suitable jobs, one-third left the program, and most of the others are still participating. It often took veterans 6 years or more to achieve success, due in part to veterans often leavin… more
Date: February 27, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Information Technology: Leveraging Best Practices and Reform Initiatives Can Help Defense Manage Major Investments

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Information technology (IT) acquisition best practices have been developed by both industry and the federal government to help guide the successful acquisition of investments. For example, GAO recently reported on nine factors that were considered as critical to successful acquisitions (see table)."
Date: February 26, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Military Health System: Sustained Senior Leadership Needed to Fully Develop Plans for Achieving Cost Savings

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Department of Defense (DOD) senior leadership has demonstrated a commitment to oversee implementation of its military health system’s (MHS) reform and has taken a number of actions to enhance the reform efforts. For example, in March 2013, DOD chartered the MHS Governance Transition Organization to provide oversight, management, and support for the implementation. This entity is chartered to exist until Octob… more
Date: February 26, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Civilian Intelligence Community: Additional Actions Needed to Improve Reporting on and Planning for the Use of Contract Personnel

Description: A statement of record issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Limitations in the intelligence community's (IC) inventory of contract personnel hinder the ability to determine the extent to which the eight civilian IC elements—the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), and six components within the Departments of Energy, Homeland Security, Justice, State, and the Treasury—use these personnel. The IC Chief Hu… more
Date: February 13, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Extreme Weather Events: Limiting Federal Fiscal Exposure and Increasing the Nation's Resilience

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The federal government has opportunities to limit its exposure and increase the nation's resilience to extreme weather events. Since 1980, the U.S. has experienced 151 weather disasters with damages exceeding 1 billion dollars each. This testimony focuses on 4 areas where the government could limit its fiscal exposure."
Date: February 12, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Personnel Security Clearances: Actions Needed to Ensure Quality of Background Investigations and Resulting Decisions

Description: A statement of record issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Several agencies have key roles and responsibilities in the multi-phased personnel security clearance process, including the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) who, as the Security Executive Agent, is responsible for developing policies and procedures related to security clearance investigations and adjudications, among other things. The Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Managem… more
Date: February 11, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Drug Shortages: Threat to Public Health Persists, Despite Actions to Help Maintain Product Availability

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The number of drug shortages remains high. Although reports of new drug shortages declined in 2012, the total number of shortages active during a given year—including both new shortages reported and ongoing shortages that began in a prior year—has increased since 2007. Many shortages are of generic sterile injectable drugs. Provider association representatives reported that drug shortages may force providers … more
Date: February 10, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Hazardous Waste Management System; Modification of the Hazardous Waste Manifest System; Electronic Manifests; Final Rule

Description: Section of the Federal Register related to rules and regulations established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as of February 2014. This text addresses the final rule for 40 CFR parts 260, 262-265, and 271: Hazardous Waste Management System; Modification of the Hazardous Waste Manifest System; and Electronic Manifests.
Date: February 7, 2014
Creator: United States. Office of the Federal Register.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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K-12 Education: Characteristics of the Investing in Innovation Fund

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "From fiscal years 2010 to 2012, Education awarded over half ($493 million of $937 million) of Investing in Innovation (i3) grants funds as validation grants, and most awards went to partnerships involving nonprofit organizations. Nonprofit organizations partnering with school consortia accounted for a large portion of i3 funds largely because they have won four ($170 million) of the five scale-up grants … more
Date: February 7, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Border Security: DHS Needs to Strengthen Its Efforts to Modernize Key Enforcement Systems

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The schedule and cost for the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) border enforcement system modernization program known as TECS Mod that is managed by Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) continue to change; while the part managed in parallel by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is undergoing major revisions to its scope, schedule, and cost after discovering that its initial solution is not techn… more
Date: February 6, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Entrepreneurial Assistance: Opportunities Exist to Improve Collaboration and Performance Management for Financial Assistance Programs

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Federal programs GAO reviewed that offer financial support to entrepreneurs, such as grants and loans, are fragmented and overlap based on the type of support they are authorized to offer and the type of entrepreneur they are authorized to serve. The Departments of Commerce (Commerce), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Agriculture (USDA); the Small Business Administration (SBA); and the Office of Manag… more
Date: February 6, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Changing Families, Changing Work

Description: This study looks at the changing roles of women in the family and at work.
Date: February 5, 2014
Creator: Weisberg, Anne & Galinsky, Ellen
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Early Learning and Child Care: Federal Funds Support Multiple Programs with Similar Goals

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The federal investment in early learning and child care is administered through 45 programs that provide or may support related services to children from birth through age 5, as well as five tax provisions that subsidize private expenditures in this area. Among the 45 programs, 12 have an explicit program purpose of providing early learning or child care services. These programs differ in size, target populat… more
Date: February 5, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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FAA Reauthorization Act: Progress and Challenges Implementing Various Provisions of the 2012 Act

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (the 2012 Act) contained several provisions related to implementing the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen)—a complex, long-term initiative to incrementally modernize and transform the national airspace system (NAS). GAO's recent work on NextGen has highlighted three key implementation issues:"
Date: February 5, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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