Advanced search    Help

Clear all search criteria

Only 2/3! You are seeing results from the Public Collection, not the complete Full Collection. Sign in to search everything (see eligibility).

• Instability in the Horn of Africa: An Assessment of Ethiopian-Eritrean Conflict

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  "This thesis analyzes instability in the Horn of Africa focusing specifically to the Ethiopia-Eritrea border conflict fought between the two countries in 1998-2000. It provides a historical background of both countries, and how they were influenced by external actors and subsequent federation of Eritrea into Ethiopia in 1950. The study then examines the termination of Eritrean federation, which sparked the emergence of secession movements culminating to Eritrea's independence in 1993. Among the notable findings of the study are that the two countries signed a total of twenty-five protocols by September 1993, which included among other things, a joint defense pact and trade agreements but were not implemented. Economic and border incompatibilities served as sources of tension between the two countries. Despite the signing of a Comprehensive Peace Agreement, the African Union and the international community have failed to resolve this conflict, and it remains a potential flashpoint in the Horn of Africa. The recommendations include pursuing a political compromise over the symbolic village of Badme and placing it under the sovereignty of a condominium administered by both states and then addressing other sources of interdependence. Additionally, the international community needs to pressurize both countries to fully democratize."

  Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)

  Teka, Edwin M.

  2010-09
• Bureau of Prisons: Growing Inmate Crowding Negatively Affects Inmates, Staff, and Infrastructure, Report to Congressional Requesters

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  "BOP [Bureau of Prisons] operates 117 federal prisons to house approximately 178,000 federal offenders, and contracts with private companies and some state governments to house about another 40,000 inmates. BOP calculates the number of prisoners that each BOP-run institution can house safely and securely (i.e., rated capacity). GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to address (1) the growth in BOP's population from fiscal years 2006 through 2011 and BOP's projections for inmate population and capacity; (2) the effects of a growing federal prison population on operations within BOP facilities, and the extent to which BOP has taken actions to mitigate these effects; and (3) actions selected states have taken to reduce their prison populations, and the extent to which BOP has implemented similar initiatives. GAO analyzed BOP's inmate population data from fiscal years 2006 through 2011, BOP's 2020 long-range capacity plan, and BOP policies and statutory authority. GAO visited five federal prisons chosen on the basis of geographic dispersion and varying security levels. The results are not generalizable, but provide information on the effects of a growing prison population. GAO selected five states based on actions they took to mitigate the effects of their growing prison populations--and assessed the extent to which their actions would be possible for BOP. GAO makes no recommendations in this report. BOP provided technical clarifications, which GAO incorporated where appropriate."

  United States. Government Accountability Office

  2012-09
• Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements [February 2, 2010]

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  "Arms control and nonproliferation efforts are two of the tools that have occasionally been used to implement U.S. national security strategy. Although some believe these tools do little to restrain the behavior of U.S. adversaries, while doing too much to restrain U.S. military forces and operations, many other analysts see them as an effective means to promote transparency, ease military planning, limit forces, and protect against uncertainty and surprise. Arms control and nonproliferation efforts have produced formal treaties and agreements, informal arrangements, and cooperative threat reduction and monitoring mechanisms. The pace of implementation slowed, however, in the 1990s, and the Bush Administration usually preferred unilateral or ad hoc measures to formal treaties and agreements to address U.S. security concerns. But the Obama Administration has resumed bilateral negotiations with Russia and pledged its support for a number of multilateral arms control and nonproliferation efforts. The United States and Soviet Union began to sign agreements limiting their strategic offensive nuclear weapons in the early 1970s. Progress in negotiating and implementing these agreements was often slow, and subject to the tenor of the broader U.S.-Soviet relationship. As the Cold War drew to a close in the late 1980s, the pace of negotiations quickened, with the two sides signing treaties limiting intermediate range and long-range weapons. But progress again slowed in the 1990s, as U.S. missile defense plans and a range of other policy conflicts intervened in the U.S.- Russian relationship."

  Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

  Woolf, Amy F.; Nikitin, Mary Beth Dunham; Kerr, Paul K.

  2010-02-02
• Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements [February 20, 2013]

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  "Arms control and nonproliferation efforts are two of the tools that have occasionally been used to implement U.S. national security strategy. Although some believe these tools do little to restrain the behavior of U.S. adversaries, while doing too much to restrain U.S. military forces and operations, many other analysts see them as an effective means to promote transparency, ease military planning, limit forces, and protect against uncertainty and surprise. Arms control and nonproliferation efforts have produced formal treaties and agreements, informal arrangements, and cooperative threat reduction and monitoring mechanisms. The pace of implementation for many of these agreements slowed during the Clinton Administration, and the Bush Administration usually preferred unilateral or ad hoc measures to formal treaties and agreements to address U.S. security concerns. But the Obama Administration resumed bilateral negotiations with Russia and pledged its support for a number of multilateral arms control and nonproliferation efforts. The United States and Soviet Union began to sign agreements limiting their strategic offensive nuclear weapons in the early 1970s. Progress in negotiating and implementing these agreements was often slow, and subject to the tenor of the broader U.S.-Soviet relationship. As the Cold War drew to a close in the late 1980s, the pace of negotiations quickened, with the two sides signing treaties limiting intermediate range and long-range weapons. But progress again slowed in the 1990s, as U.S. missile defense plans and a range of other policy conflicts intervened in the U.S.- Russian relationship. At the same time, however, the two sides began to cooperate on securing and eliminating Soviet-era nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. Through these efforts, the United States allocates more than $1 billion each year to threat reduction programs in the former Soviet Union. However, these programs may slow or stall in the next few years."

  Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

  Woolf, Amy F.; Nikitin, Mary Beth Dunham; Kerr, Paul K.

  2013-02-20
• Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements [March 23, 2011]

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  "Arms control and nonproliferation efforts are two of the tools that have occasionally been used to implement U.S. national security strategy. Although some believe these tools do little to restrain the behavior of U.S. adversaries, while doing too much to restrain U.S. military forces and operations, many other analysts see them as an effective means to promote transparency, ease military planning, limit forces, and protect against uncertainty and surprise. Arms control and nonproliferation efforts have produced formal treaties and agreements, informal arrangements, and cooperative threat reduction and monitoring mechanisms. The pace of implementation slowed, however, in the 1990s, and the Bush Administration usually preferred unilateral or ad hoc measures to formal treaties and agreements to address U.S. security concerns. But the Obama Administration has resumed bilateral negotiations with Russia and pledged its support for a number of multilateral arms control and nonproliferation efforts. […] The international community has also adopted a number of agreements that address non-nuclear weapons. The CFE [Conventional Armed Forces in Europe] Treaty and Open Skies Treaty sought to stabilize the conventional balance in Europe in the waning years of the Cold War. Other arrangements seek to slow the spread of technologies that nations could use to develop advanced conventional weapons. The Chemical Weapons and Biological Weapons Conventions sought to eliminate both of these types of weapons completely. This report will be updated annually, or as needed."

  Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

  Kerr, Paul K.; Nikitin, Mary Beth Dunham; Woolf, Amy F.

  2011-03-23
• Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements [September 20, 2011]

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  "Arms control and nonproliferation efforts are two of the tools that have occasionally been used to implement U.S. national security strategy. Although some believe these tools do little to restrain the behavior of U.S. adversaries, while doing too much to restrain U.S. military forces and operations, many other analysts see them as an effective means to promote transparency, ease military planning, limit forces, and protect against uncertainty and surprise. Arms control and nonproliferation efforts have produced formal treaties and agreements, informal arrangements, and cooperative threat reduction and monitoring mechanisms. The pace of implementation slowed, however, in the 1990s, and the Bush Administration usually preferred unilateral or ad hoc measures to formal treaties and agreements to address U.S. security concerns. But the Obama Administration has resumed bilateral negotiations with Russia and pledged its support for a number of multilateral arms control and nonproliferation efforts. [...] The United States is also a prominent actor in an international regime that attempts to limit the spread of nuclear weapons. This regime, although suffering from some setbacks in recent years in Iran and North Korea, includes formal treaties, export control coordination and enforcement, U.N. resolutions, and organizational controls. The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) serves as the cornerstone of this regime, with all but four nations participating in it. The International Atomic Energy Agency not only monitors nuclear programs to make sure they remain peaceful, but also helps nations develop and advance those programs. Other measures, such as sanctions, interdiction efforts, and informal cooperative endeavors, also seek to slow or stop the spread of nuclear materials and weapons."

  Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

  Woolf, Amy F.; Nikitin, Mary Beth Dunham; Kerr, Paul K.

  2011-09-20
• Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements [March 7, 2012]

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  "Arms control and nonproliferation efforts are two of the tools that have occasionally been used to implement U.S. national security strategy. Although some believe these tools do little to restrain the behavior of U.S. adversaries, while doing too much to restrain U.S. military forces and operations, many other analysts see them as an effective means to promote transparency, ease military planning, limit forces, and protect against uncertainty and surprise. Arms control and nonproliferation efforts have produced formal treaties and agreements, informal arrangements, and cooperative threat reduction and monitoring mechanisms. […] The United States is also a prominent actor in an international regime that attempts to limit the spread of nuclear weapons. This regime, although suffering from some setbacks in recent years in Iran and North Korea, includes formal treaties, export control coordination and enforcement, U.N. [United Nations] resolutions, and organizational controls. The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) serves as the cornerstone of this regime, with all but four nations participating in it. The International Atomic Energy Agency not only monitors nuclear programs to make sure they remain peaceful, but also helps nations develop and advance those programs. […] The international community has also adopted a number of agreements that address non-nuclear weapons. […] Other arrangements seek to slow the spread of technologies that nations could use to develop advanced conventional weapons. The Chemical Weapons and Biological Weapons Conventions sought to eliminate both of these types of weapons completely. This report will be updated annually, or as needed."

  Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

  Woolf, Amy F.; Nikitin, Mary Beth Dunham; Kerr, Paul K.

  2012-03-07
• Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements [Updated August 9, 2007]

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  "The United States and Soviet Union began to sign agreements limiting their strategic offensive nuclear weapons in the early 1970s. Progress in negotiating and implementing these agreements was often slow, and subject to the tenor of the broader U.S.-Soviet relationship. As the Cold War drew to a close in the late 1980s, the pace of negotiations quickened, with the two sides signing treaties limiting intermediate range and long-range weapons. But progress again slowed in the 1990s, as U.S. missile defense plans and a range of other policy conflicts intervened in the U.S.-Russian relationship. At the same time, however, the two sides began to cooperate on securing and eliminating Soviet-era nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. Through these cooperative efforts, the United States now allocates more than $1 billion each year to threat reduction programs in the former Soviet Union. The United States is also a leader of an international regime that attempts to limit the spread of nuclear weapons. This regime, although suffering from some setbacks in recent years in Iran and North Korea, includes formal treaties, export control coordination and enforcement, U.N. resolutions, and organizational controls. The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) serves as the cornerstone of this regime, with all but four nations participating in it. The International Atomic Energy Agency not only monitors nuclear programs to make sure they remain peaceful, but also helps nations develop and advance those programs. Other measures, such as sanctions, interdiction efforts, and informal cooperative endeavors, also seek to slow or stop the spread of nuclear materials and weapons."

  Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

  Woolf, Amy F.; Squassoni, Sharon A.; Bowman, Steve

  2007-08-09
• Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements [Updated January 3, 2008]

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  "Arms control and nonproliferation efforts are two of the tools that have occasionally been used to implement U.S. national security strategy. Although some believe these tools do little to restrain the behavior of U.S. adversaries, while doing too much to restrain U.S. military forces and operations, many other analysts see them as an effective means to promote transparency, ease military planning, limit forces, and protect against uncertainty and surprise. Arms control and nonproliferation efforts have produced formal treaties and agreements, informal arrangements, and cooperative threat reduction and monitoring mechanisms. The pace of implementation slowed, however, in the 1990s, and during the past six years, the Bush Administration has usually preferred unilateral or ad hoc measures to formal treaties and agreements to address U.S. security concerns. […]The United States is also a leader of an international regime that attempts to limit the spread of nuclear weapons. This regime, although suffering from some setbacks in recent years in Iran and North Korea, includes formal treaties, export control coordination and enforcement, U.N. resolutions, and organizational controls. The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) serves as the cornerstone of this regime, with all but four nations participating in it. The International Atomic Energy Agency not only monitors nuclear programs to make sure they remain peaceful, but also helps nations develop and advance those programs. Other measures, such as sanctions, interdiction efforts, and informal cooperative endeavors, also seek to slow or stop the spread of nuclear materials and weapons."

  Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

  Woolf, Amy F.

  2008-01-03
• Arms Control and Nonproliferation: Catalog of Treaties and Agreements [Updated November 30, 2007]

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  "Arms control and nonproliferation efforts are two of the tools that have occasionally been used to implement U.S. national security strategy. Although some believe these tools do little to restrain the behavior of U.S. adversaries, while doing too much to restrain U.S. military forces and operations, many other analysts see them as an effective means to promote transparency, ease military planning, limit forces, and protect against uncertainty and surprise. Arms control and nonproliferation efforts have produced formal treaties and agreements, informal arrangements, and cooperative threat reduction and monitoring mechanisms. The pace of implementation slowed, however, in the 1990s, and during the past 6 years, the Bush Administration has usually preferred unilateral or ad hoc measures to formal treaties and agreements to address U.S. security concerns...The international community has also adopted a number of agreements that address non-nuclear weapons. The CFE Treaty and Open Skies Treaty sought to stabilize the conventional balance in Europe in the waning years of the Cold War. Other arrangements seek to slow the spread of technologies that nations could use to develop advanced conventional weapons. The Chemical Weapons and Biological Weapons Conventions sought to eliminate both of these types of weapons completely. This report replaces CRS Report RL30033. It will be updated annually."

  Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

  Woolf, Amy F.

  2007-12-30
• Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements [May 2, 2011]

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  "Arms control and nonproliferation efforts are two of the tools that have occasionally been used to implement U.S. national security strategy. Although some believe these tools do little to restrain the behavior of U.S. adversaries, while doing too much to restrain U.S. military forces and operations, many other analysts see them as an effective means to promote transparency, ease military planning, limit forces, and protect against uncertainty and surprise. Arms control and nonproliferation efforts have produced formal treaties and agreements, informal arrangements, and cooperative threat reduction and monitoring mechanisms. The pace of implementation slowed, however, in the 1990s, and the Bush Administration usually preferred unilateral or ad hoc measures to formal treaties and agreements to address U.S. security concerns. But the Obama Administration has resumed bilateral negotiations with Russia and pledged its support for a number of multilateral arms control and nonproliferation efforts. [...] The international community has also adopted a number of agreements that address non-nuclear weapons. The CFE [Conventional Armed Forces in Europe] Treaty and Open Skies Treaty sought to stabilize the conventional balance in Europe in the waning years of the Cold War. Other arrangements seek to slow the spread of technologies that nations could use to develop advanced conventional weapons. The Chemical Weapons and Biological Weapons Conventions sought to eliminate both of these types of weapons completely. This report will be updated annually, or as needed."

  Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

  Woolf, Amy F.; Nikitin, Mary Beth Dunham; Kerr, Paul K.

  2011-05-02
• Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2012, Part 6, Department of Energy, Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, First Session, March 30, 2011

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  This is the March 30, 2011, part 6 hearing "Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2012" held before the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development of the House Committee on Appropriations. From the opening statement of Steve Womack: "The fiscal year '12 request for Environmental Management is $6.1 billion, $124 million more than fiscal year 2010. The Environmental Management program has the difficult mission of cleaning up the legacy of five decades of nuclear weapons production as well as other nuclear research activities.[...] It is highly unlikely there will be any new funding in 2012 from our Subcommittee. We must, therefore balance a number of important activities while doing its part to reduce spending and bring down our deficit."

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2012
• S. Hrg. 111-899: Report of the Department of Defense Working Group that Conducted a Comprehensive Review of the Issues Associated with a Repeal of Section 654 of Title 10, U.S.C., 'Policy Concerning Homosexuality in the Armed Forces', Hearings before the Committee on Armed Services United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, Second Session

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  On December 2 and 3, 2010, the committee on armed services in the U.S. Senate discussed S. Hrg. 111-899, a "policy concerning homosexuality in the armed forces."

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2010
• Security in Oceania in the 21st Century

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  This is four-part book that seeks to illuminate the issues faced by the Island States in the 21st Century especially in the context of security. It demonstrates the impact of the powerful in an area of the world that is at once remote but subject to global forces ranging from post-war nuclear testing to transnational issues that touch each island group directly in a negative fashion. The book clearly indicates it is now the time for proactive rather than passive security policies and an opportunity for ethnic diversity to be recognized and respected by the large powers.

  Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies

  Shibuya, Eric Y.; Rolfe, Jim

  2003
• Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Country Database: May 2011

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  "Every year, U.S. officials from agencies with anti-money laundering responsibilities meet to assess the money laundering situations in 200 jurisdictions. The review includes an assessment of the significance of financial transactions in the country's financial institutions involving proceeds of serious crime, steps taken or not taken to address financial crime and money laundering, each jurisdiction's vulnerability to money laundering, the conformance of its laws and policies to international standards, the effectiveness with which the government has acted, and the government's political will to take needed actions. The 2011 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes, highlights the most significant steps countries and jurisdictions categorized as 'Major Money Laundering Countries' have taken to improve their anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) regimes. The report provides a snapshot of the AML/CFT legal infrastructure of each country or jurisdiction and its capacity to share information and cooperate in international investigations. For each country where they have been completed, the write-up also provides a link to the most recent mutual evaluation performed by or on behalf of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) or the FATF-style regional body to which the country or jurisdiction belongs. When applicable, relevant country reports also provide links to the Department of State's 'Country Reports on Terrorism' so the reader can learn more about issues specific to terrorism and terrorism financing. Providing these links will allow those interested readers to find detailed information on the country's AML/CFT capacity and the effectiveness of its programs."

  United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs

  2011-05
• Smart Growth Fixes for Climate Adaptation and Resilience

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  From the Executive Summary: "Municipalities are seeking ways to adapt to current and projected climate change impacts to better protect lives and property and ensure they can continue to offer a good quality of life and a thriving economy now and in the future. This publication can help local government officials, staff, and boards find strategies to prepare for climate change impacts through land use and building policies. The policy options described here bring multiple short- and long-term environmental, economic, health, and societal benefits that can not only prepare a community and its residents and businesses for the impacts of climate change, but also improve everyday life. This publication aims to help communities address at least some of the expenses and political challenges of preparing for and adapting to climate change."

  United States. Environmental Protection Agency

  2017-01
• Trafficking in Persons Report, June 2008

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  "The Department of State is required by law to submit a Report each year to the U.S. Congress on foreign governments' efforts to eliminate severe forms of trafficking in persons. This Report is the eighth annual TIP Report. It is intended to raise global awareness, to highlight efforts of the international community, and to encourage foreign governments to take effective actions to counter all forms of trafficking in persons. The U.S. law that guides anti-human trafficking efforts, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as amended (TVPA), states that the purpose of combating human trafficking is to punish traffickers, to protect victims, and to prevent trafficking from occurring. Freeing those trapped in slave-like conditions is the ultimate goal of this Report-and of the U.S. government's antihuman trafficking policy. Human trafficking is a multi-dimensional threat. It deprives people of their human rights and freedoms, it increases global health risks, and it fuels the growth of organized crime. Human trafficking has a devastating impact on individual victims, who often suffer physical and emotional abuse, rape, threats against self and family, and even death. But the impact of human trafficking goes beyond individual victims; it undermines the health, safety, and security of all nations it touches."

  United States. Department of State

  2008-06
• Implementing Hospital Respiratory Protection Programs: Strategies from the Field

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  From the Scope: "The scope of this monograph covers ways that hospitals can build, implement, and maintain effective respiratory protection programs for the health and safety of their employees and patients. It is intended to be an educational document for RPP [respiratory protection programs] administrators and others who wish to learn about solutions to common problems associated with the implementation and management of a successful respiratory protection program. In addition, this monograph is intended to accomplish the following: [1] Highlight examples from hospitals that have improved their programs through leadership involvement and promotion of a safety culture; [2] Describe common training and fit testing challenges and potential strategies for overcoming barriers; [3] Share practical approaches to promoting effective communication, coordination, and collaboration; [and 4] Highlight currently available educational resources."

  The Joint Commission

  2014-12
• S. Hrg. 112-654: The Law of the Sea Convention (Treaty Doc. 103-39), Hearings Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Second Session, May 23, June 14, and June 28, 2012

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  This document is a record of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing titled " The Law of the Sea Convention (Treaty Doc. 103-39)," a series of hearings held May 23, June 14, and June 28, 2012. From the opening statement of John Kerry: "It is really a rare occasion, I think, in any committee, but it is a rare occasion in this committee when we have simultaneously a panel of witnesses that brings together America's top diplomat, our country's top defense official, and our Nation's top military officer. Your presence here all together powerfully underscores the importance that you put on this issue. Our committee shares this sense of importance, which is why, I hope without respect to party or ideology, we will begin an open, honest, and comprehensive discussion about whether the United States of America should join the Law of the Sea Convention. I want to underscore the word 'comprehensive.' I have heard from countless military and business leaders for some period of time who believe it is urgent that we ratify this treaty. And I have also spoken with Senators and some groups who oppose the treaty. I intend to make certain that the committee does its job properly and thoroughly. We will hear from all sides, and we will ask all the questions as we begin the process of educational hearings on this issue, the first since 2007." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Hillary Rodham Clinton, John F. Kerry, Martin E. Dempsey, Richard G. Lugar, Leon E. Panetta, Robert J. Stevens, Bill Smith, James R. Clapper, Charles E. Jacoby, Jr., R. Bruce Josten, Michael Sacco, David Heindel, Richard L. Trumka, Jack N. Gerard, Defenders of Wildlife; Environmental Defense Fund; International Union for Conservation of Nature; Marine Conservation Institute; Natural Resource Defense Council; The Nature Conservancy; Oceana; Ocean Conservancy; World Wildlife Fund US, William M. Fraser, III, Jonathan W. Greenert, Robert P. Casey, Jr., Samuel J. Locklear, Robert J. Papp, Jr., James A. Winnefeld, Jr., James N. Mattis, J. Stavridis, William H. McRaven, C. Robert Kehler, James M. Inhofe, Coalition to Preserve American Sovereignty, Reserve Officers Association, John B. Bellinger, III, Steven Bernard Groves, Barbara Lomas Fellow, John Negroponte, Donald Rumsfeld, James E. Risch, Bernie Oxman, Thomas J. Donahue, Lowell C. McAdam, Jim DeMint, Jay Timmons, and Marvin E. Odum.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2013
• 'All the Missiles Work': Technological Dislocations and Military Innovation: A Case Study in US Air Force Air-to-Air Armament Post-World War II through Operation Rolling Thunder

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  "History reveals a Janus-faced, nearly schizophrenic military attitude toward technological innovation. Some technologies are stymied by bureaucratic skepticism; others are exuberantly embraced by the organization. The opposing perceptions of skepticism and exuberance that greet military technologies mirror the different interpretations of technology's role in broader society. Thomas Hughes's theory of technological momentum attempted to reconcile two of the disparate perspectives-social constructivism and technological determinism. The theory of technological dislocations advanced by this thesis is a refinement of Hughes's theory and is more reflective of the complex, interdependent relationship that exists between technology and society. Drawing on a single, detailed historical case study that examines the development of air-to-air armament within the US Air Force, post-World War II through Operation Rolling Thunder, this paper illustrates how an unwavering commitment to existing technologies and a fascination with the promise of new technologies often obfuscate an institution's ability to recognize and adapt to an evolving strategic environment. The importance of a keen marketing strategy in outmaneuvering bureaucratic skepticism, the benefits of adopting a strategy of innovative systems integration vice outright systems acquisition, and the need for credible, innovative individuals and courageous commanders who are willing to act on their subordinates' recommendations are all revealed as being critical to successful technological innovation."

  Air University (U.S.). Press; Air University (U.S.). Air Force Research Institute

  Fino, Steven A.

  2015-01
• Serial No. 109-47: Previewing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, April 28, 2005

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  From the opening statement of Edward R. Royce: "The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty [NPT] Review Conference opens on Monday in New York. The conference has been held every 5 years since the treaty entered into force in 1970. This conference confronts some high hurdles. There is no agreed upon agenda. A successful conference is far from certain. Several developments have changed the landscape since the 2000 NPT Review Conference: 9/11, which has intensified concern about nuclear terrorism; North Korea's withdrawal from the NPT and Pyonyang's declaration that it possesses nuclear weapons; the discovery of the sophisticated A.Q. Khan black market in nuclear technology, raising worries about undetected similar networks around the globe; and the surfacing of Iran's uranium enrichment capabilities and its consequent progress toward developing nuclear weapons. North Korea and Iran are state sponsors of terrorism. We are all concerned about their possible proliferation of nuclear technology and material to terrorist groups. The most notable positive is Libya which, with United States aid, disassembled its clandestine nuclear weapons program in 2003 after detection by the U.S. and the U.K. The Administration is right to expect the conference to wield pressure against Iran and against North Korea. The treaty's credibility will suffer if its member states fail to confront these pressing cases, which would be unfortunate. The NPT has been a useful tool in checking nuclear proliferation. Without it, I believe there would be many more nuclear arms states today, but the NPT is in bad need of strengthening." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Stephen G. Rademaker, Jean P. du Preez, Joseph Cirincione, Henry D. Sokolski, and Edward R. Royce.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2005
• Serial No. 115-42: The Need for the Balanced Budget Amendment, Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, First Session, July 27, 2017

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  This is the July 27, 2017 hearing on "The Need for the Balanced Budget Amendment," held before the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary. From the opening statement of Jack Bergman:"On March 2, 1995, a pivotal day in the history of our country, the United States Senate failed by one vote to send a balanced budget constitutional amendment to the States for ratification. The amendment had passed the House by the required two-thirds majority, and the Senate vote was the last legislative hurdle before ratification by the States. If Congress had listened to the American people and sent that amendment to the States for ratification, we would not be facing the fiscal crisis we are today. Rather, balancing the Federal budget would have been the norm instead of the exception over the past 20 years, and we would have nothing like the annual deficits and skyrocketing debt we currently face." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: John Ratcliffe, Bobby Scott, Vern Buchanan, Steve Stivers, Justin Amash, Barry Loudermilk, Stephanie Murphy, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Alan S. Blinder, David M. Primo, and Nick Dranias.

  United States. Government Publishing Office

  2018
• U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA): Provisions and Implications [March 7, 2013]

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  "On October 3, 2011, President Obama submitted draft legislation (H.R. 3080/S. 1642) to implement the U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) to both houses of Congress. […] In South Korea, after a contentious battle, the Korean National Assembly passed the agreement on November 22. On March 15, 2012, the KORUS FTA entered into force. The KORUS FTA is the second-largest U.S. FTA (next to NAFTA). South Korea is the seventh largest trading partner of the United States, and the United States is South Korea's third-largest trading partner. […] On December 3, 2010, after a series of arduous negotiations, President Obama and President Lee announced that they had reached an agreement on addressing the outstanding issues related to the KORUS FTA. As a result, U.S. and South Korean negotiators agreed, in the form of an exchange of letters and agreed minutes, to modifications to the commitments made in the 2007 agreement. These modifications included changes in phase-out periods for tariffs on autos and pork, a new safeguard provision on autos, and concessions by South Korea on allowing a larger number of U.S. cars into South Korea under U.S. safety standards than was the case under the original KORUS FTA provisions. […] A broad swath of the U.S. business community supported the KORUS FTA. With the modifications in the commitments reached in December 2010, this group also included the three Detroit-based auto manufacturers and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union. It still faced opposition from some labor unions and other groups, including Public Citizen. Many U.S. supporters view the KORUS FTA as important to secure new opportunities in the South Korean market, while opponents claimed that the KORUS FTA does not go far enough to break down South Korean trade barriers or that the agreement will encourage U.S. companies to move their production offshore at the expense of U.S. workers. Other observers suggested the KORUS FTA could have implications for the U.S.-South Korean alliance as a whole, as well as on U.S. Asia policy and U.S. trade policy."

  Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

  Cooper, William H., 1949-; Manyin, Mark E.; Jurenas, Remy . . .

  2013-03-07
• Mental Health All-Hazards Disaster Planning Guidance

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  "Better planning can help make available appropriate interventions to those in need, and help promote resiliency and recovery. It also provides an opportunity for a more efficient mental health response. It is possible, with sound, integrated planning, to fill the new, complex roles of identifying disease outbreaks, integrating health and mental health response, and conducting epidemiological surveillance--all of which are necessary in the new age of bioterrorism threats. To that end, the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), collaborated with the National Association for State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) to assess the status of disaster mental health plans in the country, and provide guidance to States regarding important components in the planning process as well as potential content and organization of viable plans. This document is the result of that process. Along with the comprehensive matrix for planners found in Appendix A, this document is intended to help guide State and local mental health agencies create or revise plans for response to human or natural disasters and emergencies. It is a companion document to the Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planning, which was published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in 1996. While this 'Mental Health All-Hazards Disaster Planning Guidance' is full of helpful information and applicable resources for State and local mental health entities, it is strictly a guide and does not establish any requirements."

  Center for Mental Health Services (U.S.)

  Flynn, Brian W., Ed.D.

  2003
• Serial No. 114-67: Oversight of the State Department, Hearing Before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, Second Session, July 7, 2016

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  This is the July 7, 2016 hearing, "Oversight of the State Department," held before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. From the opening statement of Jason Chaffetz, "I have got to tell you, I am here because we are mystified and confused by the fact pattern that you laid out and the conclusions that you reached. It seems that there are two standards, and there is no consequence for these types of activities and dealing in a careless way with classified information. It seems to a lot of us that the average Joe, the average American, that if they had done what you laid out in your statement, that they'd be in handcuffs and they might be on their way to jail, and they probably should, and I think there is a legitimate concern that there is a double standard. If your name isn't Clinton or you're not part of the powerful elite, that Lady Justice will act differently. It is a concern that Lady Justice will take off that blindfold and come to a different conclusion. Hillary Clinton created this mess. It wasn't Republicans. It wasn't anybody else. She made a very conscious decision. On the very day that she started her Senate confirmation, she set up and got a domain name and set up a system to avoid and bypass the safety, security, and the protocol of the State Department." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: James Comey, Steve Linick, and I. Charles McCullough, III.

  United States. Government Publishing Office

  2016
• Deepwater Horizon: Oil Spill Prevention and Response Measures, and Natural Resource, Hearing Before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, Second Session, May 19, 2010

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  From the opening statement of James Oberstar: "We are meeting to consider the explosion and sinking of the offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico and the loss of 11 lives and the ongoing, continuing massive oil spill with the potential for unprecedented damage both to the economy and to the environment. Many of the elements of this tragedy are familiar to the Committee. BP was in charge of the drilling in the gulf. It has a history of prior spills from pipelines and other activities that cast doubt on whether the company has the commitment to the practice and the culture of safety necessary to protect the public. In March 2006, BP was responsible for the worst spill in the history of oil development on Alaska's north slope, which was the subject of discussion and inquiry in this Committee. The spill went undetected for 5 days. BP ignored four alarms on its system indicating that there was a leak. The Federal investigation established that BP had not established programs for required maintenance- that is, cleaning with pigs-or programs for internal maintenance using smart pigs on the pipeline. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Agency ordered BP to replace the lines." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: S. Elizabeth Birnbaum, Sylvia Earle, Pete Gerica, Lisa P. Jackson, Nancy E. Kinner, Jane Lubchenco, Lamar McKay, Carys L. Mitchelmore, Steven Newman, Brian Salerno, Peter V. Neffenger, Larry Schweiger, Shelley Moore Capito, Russ Carnahan, Steve Cohen, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Rick Larsen, Harry E. Mitchell, Nick J. Rahall III, Lisa P. Jackson, Grace F. Napolitano, Robert Bea, and Peter M. Swift.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2010
• Case for Climate Action: Building a Clean Economy for the American People

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  From the Introduction: "The climate crisis threatens our lives and livelihoods. The evidence is clear: we must flatten the warming curve, and fast. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the U.S. National Climate Assessment, and other reports give us the scientific imperative for action. It is scary stuff. But too much of the climate movement of the past was about what climate change is doing to us, and not about what climate action will do for us. Taking action does not require austerity and scarcity. Done well, it will result in more wealth, more fairness, better jobs, and more security for every American. We already have the technologies needed to avert catastrophe. We just need the American optimism and the political will to deploy them on an unprecedented scale. To ignite this transition, we need Congress to act. This report provides a framework for Congress to finally do what is necessary to build the clean energy future we all deserve."

  United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on the Climate Crisis

  2020-08-25
• Financial System That Creates Economic Opportunities: Capital Markets

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  "President Donald J. Trump established the policy of his Administration to regulate the U.S. financial system in a manner consistent with a set of Core Principles. These principles were set forth in Executive Order 13772 on February 3, 2017. The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), under the direction of Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin, prepared this report in response to that Executive Order. The reports issued pursuant to the Executive Order identify laws, treaties, regulations, guidance, reporting and record keeping requirements, and other Government policies that promote or inhibit Federal regulation of the U.S. financial system in a manner consistent with the Core Principles. [...] The financial system encompasses a wide variety of institutions and services, and accordingly, Treasury is delivering a series of four reports related to the Executive Order [...] For this report on capital markets, Treasury incorporated insights from the engagement process for the Banking Report and also engaged with additional stakeholders focused on capital markets issues."

  United States. Department of the Treasury

  2017-10
• Economic Report of the President 'Together' with the Annual Report 'of the' Council of Economic Advisers (January 2021)

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  From the Introduction: "In 2020, the U.S. economy experienced its worst macroeconomic shock since the Great Depression. As a direct result of the arrival of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]--and consequent measures to contain and mitigate viral transmission, real output was on pace to contract by as much as 12.3 percent in 2020, which would have constituted the worst economic contraction since 1932. Professional forecasters projected that the unemployment rate would reach as high as 25.0 percent in May 2020, its worst level since the Great Depression and more than twice its peak in the aftermath of the 2008-9 global financial crisis. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) forecasted a contraction of almost 6 percent during the four quarters of 2020, and that the unemployment rate would remain over 11 percent through the end of the year."

  United States. White House Office

  Council of Economic Advisers (U.S.); Trump, Donald, 1946-

  2021-01
• S. Hrg. 114-607: Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission, Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, Second Session, March 2, 2016

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  This is the March 2, 2016 hearing on "Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission," held before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. From the opening statement of John Thune: "Reversing a quarter century of legislative inertia takes time, but together we are beginning to make some progress. For example, today's hearing marks the first time this century the full FCC has appeared before this committee twice during a single Congress. Another example is our unanimous approval last year of Senator Heller's FCC Consolidated Reporting Act, which would make the Commission's various marketplace examinations less burdensome on the agency, as well as more informative to Congress." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Tom Wheeler, Jessica Rosenworcel, Ajit Pai, Michael O'Reilly, and Mignon Clyburn

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2017