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Tax Policy: Taxation of Single Premium Life Insurance: Ggd-88-9brThe U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent agency that works for Congress. The GAO watches over Congress, and investigates how the federal government spends taxpayers dollars. The Comptroller General of the United States is the leader of the GAO, and is appointed...
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James Webb Space Telescope (Jwst) and Star FormationThe 6.5-m aperture James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will be a powerful tool for studying and advancing numerous areas of astrophysics. Its Fine Guidance Sensor, Near-Infrared Camera, Near-Infrared Spectrograph, and Mid-Infrared Instrument will be capable of making very sensitive, high angular resolution imaging and...
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Space Launch System (Sls) Safety, Mission Assurance, and Risk MitigationSLS Driving Objectives: I. Safe: a) Human-rated to provide safe and reliable systems for human missions. b) Protecting the public, NASA workforce, high-value equipment and property, and the environment from potential harm. II. Affordable: a) Maximum use of common elements and existing assets, infrastructure,...
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Single-Use Medical Devices: Little Available Evidence of Harm from Reuse, But Oversight Warranted: Hehs-00-123Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the practice of single-use device (SUD) reprocessing in the United States, focusing on the: (1) extent of SUD reprocessing; (2) health risks associated SUD with reprocessing; (3) cost savings from reprocessing; and (4) Food and Drug Administration's...
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Citizen's Guide to Colorado Water Law, Ed. 2The Colorado State Publications Library (CoSPL) was established by the General Assembly in 1980 as a part of the Colorado State Library and the Colorado Department of Education. The mission of the library is to provide Colorado residents with permanent public access to information...
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Design Guide for Frost-Protected Shallow FoundationsA frost protected shallow foundation (FPSF) is a practical alternative to deeper, more-costly foundations in cold regions with seasonal ground freezing and the potential for frost heave. Figure 1 shows an FPSF and a conventional foundation. An FPSF incorporates strategically placed insulation to raise...
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Study of Multifamily Underwriting and the Gses' Role in the Multifamily MarketIn the 1992 legislation Congress assigned to the Department of Housing and Urban Development two important regulatory roles that bear on Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's activities in the secondary multifamily market, related to the magnitude of their purchases of mortgages for lower-income households...
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Handbook for Analytical Quality Control in Water and Wastewater LaboratoriesThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Richard Nixon. The agency is charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. The EPA's struggle to protect health...
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Training and Development of German General Staff Officers: Project # 6Westphal's study consists of four parts. Part I is the selection, education and training of general staff officers in peace and war; this includes training at the War College in peacetime, training at general staff schools during wartime, probationary service, and final transfer in...
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Finance and Economics Discussion Series: Salience and Taxation: Theory and EvidenceThis paper presents evidence that consumers underreact to taxes that are not salient and characterizes the welfare consequences of tax policies when agents make such optimization errors. The empirical evidence is based on two complementary strategies. First, we conducted an experiment at a grocery...
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Finance and Economics Discussion Series: A Guide to Frb/Us: A Macroeconomic Model of the United StatesFRB/US is a large-scale quarterly econometric model of the U.S. economy, developed to replace the MPS model. Most behavioral equations are based on specifications of optimizing behavior containing explicit expectations of firms, households, and financial markets. Although expectations are explicit, the empirical fits of...
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Finance and Economics Discussion Series: Measuring the Effects of Monetary Policy: A Factor-Augmented Vector Autoregressive (Favar) ApproachStructural vector autoregressions (VARs) are widely used to trace out the effect of monetary policy innovations on the economy. However, the sparse information sets typically used in these empirical models lead to at least two potential problems with the results. First, to the extent...
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Finance and Economics Discussion Series: A Brief History of the 1987 Stock Market Crash with a Discussion of the Federal Reserve ResponseThe 1987 stock market crash was a major systemic shock. Not only did the prices of many financial assets tumble, but market functioning was severely impaired. This paper reviews the events surrounding the crash and discusses the response of the Federal Reserve, which responded...
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Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden and the Founding of the Yellowstone National Park: Usgs General Interest PublicationThe United States Geological Survey (USGS) is a scientific organization created in 1879, and is part of the U.S. government. Their scientists explore our environment and ecosystems, to determine the natural dangers we are facing. The agency has over 10,000 employees that collect, monitor,...
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Evaluation of Asbestos Abatement Techniques, Phase I: RemovalThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Richard Nixon. The agency is charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. The EPA's struggle to protect health...
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Federal Crop Insurance: Background and IssuesThe 111th Congress is considering the effectiveness and operations of the federal crop insurance program. The House Committee on Agriculture has been seeking input from farmers and others on the program in advance of the next farm bill debate. Meanwhile, concern about the federal...
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Revised Operation Plans: Iceberg: Ie ShimaDuring WW II the Command and General Staff Colleges primary mission was to train large numbers of captains and majors to be staff officers in battalions, brigades, divisions, and corps. To that end, the Army provided copies of documents produced by field units to...
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Battle of Luzon: 754th Tank Battalion, 9 Jan - 30 June 45During WW II the Command and General Staff Colleges primary mission was to train large numbers of captains and majors to be staff officers in battalions, brigades, divisions, and corps. To that end, the Army provided copies of documents produced by field units to...
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Interview with Ssg David BellaviaThe leader of 2nd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, Task Force 2-2 Infantry in Fallujah during Operation Phantom Fury (Al Fajr), Staff Sergeant David Bellavia was recommended for the Medal of Honor, nominated for the Distinguished Service Cross and received the Silver Star for...
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After Action Report: 711th Tank Battalion: 1 Apr Thru 30 Jun 45During WW II the Command and General Staff Colleges primary mission was to train large numbers of captains and majors to be staff officers in battalions, brigades, divisions, and corps. To that end, the Army provided copies of documents produced by field units to...
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