Reference - General

Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication, Intelligence, and Marine Corps Warfighting publication, Intelligence Operations, provide doctrine and tactics, techniques, and procedures for intelligence operations.Author: U S Marine CorpsISBN-10: 1492760927ISBN-13: 9781492760924Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/21/2013Pages: 74Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.43lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.15d

This publication provides the procedures which the logistics elements of the military services have established to accomplish the intent of DOD 4151.15H, and DOD 7220.29H as they apply to Depot Maintenance Production Capacity determination. These procedures provide uniform implementing guidance with the express intent...

The MIMMS is a set of manual procedures by which the effective use of personnel, money, facilities, and materiel as applied to the maintenance of ground equipment is controlled. It is supported by an Automated Information System (AIS) which functions as a stand alone...

In general, safeguards are temporary import restrictions that provide an opportunity for domestic industries to adjust to increasing imports. Both the WTO Agreement on Safeguards and article XIX of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade establish general rules for the application of safeguard...

Financially Fit Females National DirectoryAuthor: Sharlene DouthitISBN-10: 1492754862ISBN-13: 9781492754862Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/06/2014Pages: 48Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.10d

The past several decades have been marked by notable changes in women's labor force activities. Women's labor force participation is significantly higher today than it was in the 1970s, particularly among women with children, and a larger share of women work full time and...

In summary, our 2013 annual report identifies 31 new areas where agencies may be able to achieve greater efficiency or effectiveness. Within these 31 areas, we identify 81 actions that the executive branch or Congress could take to address the issues we identified.Author: Government...

This Report on the Youth Labor Force provides a detailed, overall look at youth labor in the United States, including regulations on child labor, current work experience of youths and how it has changed over time, and the outcomes of this experience. It draws...

Our 2012 annual report identified 51 areas where unnecessary duplication, overlap, or fragmentation exists as well as additional opportunities for potential cost savings or enhanced revenues. We identified about 130 specific actions that Congress or the executive branch could take to address these areas.Author:...

The inside scoop on what it really takes to make it within the government.Author: Anonymous AuthorISBN-10: 1492716529ISBN-13: 9781492716525Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/24/2014Pages: 26Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.05d

Speech(less) Presentation Basics: A Visual Guide was created for the sheer purpose of actually showing a presenter what they are "expected" to look like while making a presentation to an American audience. Presentation expectations in other countries are different than in the United States....

In 2011, women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $684, about 82 percent of median earnings for male full-time wage and salary workers ($832). In 1979, the first year for which comparable earnings data are available, women...

VA's Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events' mission is to motivate, encourage, and sustain participation and competition in adaptive sports among veterans and members of the Armed Forces with disabilities. This is to be accomplished through collaboration with VA clinical personnel...

Each service has introduced at least one new uniform into inventory in the last 10 years. Prior to 2002, all four military services were using the Army's Battle Dress and Desert Camouflage uniforms. However, since that time each of the services (including the Army)...

Congress passed the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act in 1940 to provide servicemembers protections to help them meet the unique circumstances they face when serving their country. In response to the increased use of Reserve and National Guard military units in the Global...

This prescribed fire resource kit is intended to provide information that can be used in the prescribed fire planning process for parks in the Central Grasslands region. Summary information on ignition sources, fire history, heterogeneity, exotic plant species, and woody control in the Central...

Congress and the President first enacted a statutory limit on federal debt during World War I to eliminate the need for Congress to approve each new debt issuance and provide Treasury with greater discretion over how it finances the government's day-to-day borrowing needs. With...

Record and organize all your passwords and account information for websites and other devices with your own personal Internet Directory. In the form of a workbook, this directory provides ample space for recording your details for 350 websites, sorted from A-Z, making it easy...

Since the early 1900s, female life expectancy has exceeded male life expectancy, resulting in women outnumbering men in the older age groups. Although gender differences in life expectancy have been decreasing, women age 65 and over continue to outnumber men age 65 and over....

Safeguarding government computer systems and the sensitive information that resides on them is an ongoing challenge because of the complexity and interconnectivity of systems, the ease of obtaining and using hacking tools, the steady advances in the sophistication and effectiveness of attack technology, and...

Internal control is not one event, but rather a series of activities that should occur throughout an entity's operations and on an ongoing basis. Internal control should be an integral part of each system that management uses to regulate and guide its operations, rather...

Section 9 of the Communications Act authorizes FCC to collect regulatory fees annually.These regulatory fees do not include application fees or revenue from spectrum auctions.Author: Government Accountability OfficeISBN-10: 1492351202ISBN-13: 9781492351207Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/12/2013Pages: 52Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.11d

While federal IT investments can improve operational performance and increase public interaction with government, too often they have become risky, costly, and unproductive mistakes. Congress has expressed interest in monitoring and improving IT investments through hearings and other reviews over the past two decades.Author:...

DOD operates a worldwide school system to meet the educational needs of military dependent students and others, such as the children of DOD's civilian employees overseas. DODEA oversees the management and operation of 196 schools in seven states; Puerto Rico and Guam; and 12...

The Section 521 rental assistance program, authorized in 1974, is administered by RHS's Multi-Family Housing Portfolio Management Division and its network of state and local offices. The program provides rental assistance for tenants living in properties created through RHS's Multi-Family Direct Rural Rental Housing...

Established by IRTPA, the Director of National Intelligence serves as head of the IC, acts as the principal advisor to the President and National Security Council on intelligence matters, and oversees and directs the implementation of the National Intelligence Program. The IC comprises 17...

The Military Selective Service Act requires virtually all male U.S. citizens worldwide and all other males residing in the United States ages 18 through 25 to register with the Selective Service System within 30 days of turning 18 years of age under procedures established...

The Military Health System operated by DOD is large and complex and has a dual health care mission-readiness and benefits. The readiness mission provides medical services and support to the armed forces during contingency operations and involves deploying medical personnel and equipment, as needed,...

At any given time, the United States has military personnel serving abroad in forward-deployed locations to support U.S. strategic interests. The number of personnel and locations vary with the frequency and type of military operations and deployment demands. In general, operational control of U.S....

This guide builds upon a large body of work we have conducted during the past two decades related to performance management in the federal government. This includes a number of products focused on enhancing the usefulness and use of performance information in congressional decision...

Since 2001, Pakistan has been a U.S. ally in the fight against al Qaeda and a recipient of both civilian and military assistance. Key areas where both countries share common concerns include IEDs, which not only cause the majority of fatalities among U.S. troops...

The current U.S. export control system seeks to limit sensitive items from falling into the wrong hands and, at the same time, allow legitimate trade to occur. The export control system is governed by a complex set of laws, regulations, and processes and multiple...

The PPA set stricter standards for appraisals and appraiser qualifications, established a penalty on appraisers who prepared appraisals that improperly supported deductions on income taxes, and lowered the threshold for determining certain misstatements of value on certain tax returns.Author: Government Accountability OfficeISBN-10: 1492344230ISBN-13: 9781492344230Publisher:...

This interpretive guide is intended to help NPS scientists and natural resource managers understand and evaluate landscape data and results from NPScape. In particular, the guide focuses on how the landscape-scale data and analyses provided by NPScape relate to past, current, and potential future...

Isotope production and distribution have been part of DOE's mission since at least 1954, when the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 specified the role of the U.S. government in isotope distribution. DOE's Isotope Program fills this role by providing isotopes to support the national...

To conduct this work, we addressed the first three objectives by reviewing IRS's plans to manage budget reductions and examining trends in selected performance measures since 2007, identifying prior GAO work that could increase efficiencies, and comparing and analyzing budget documentation from fiscal year...

FHWA plays a key role in funding and overseeing the completion of highway projects. In addition to providing financial assistance and establishing standards for state DOTs to build and improve highways and roads, FHWA-through its division office in each state-provides technical expertise and fulfills...

The Recovery Act of 2009 was enacted in response to significant weakness in the economy to, among other things, help promote economic recovery and assist those most affected by the recession. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated the Recovery Act's cost at $825 billion...

In addition to harming human health, outbreaks of foodborne illness can have serious economic consequences and undermine consumer confidence in the safety of the nation's food supply.Author: Government Accountability OfficeISBN-10: 1492323594ISBN-13: 9781492323594Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/04/2013Pages: 62Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.37lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w...

Subject to EPA's oversight, state and local permitting agencies generally administer NSR and operate under one of two arrangements. Under the first arrangement, state and local agencies receive "delegated authority" from EPA under which they implement EPA's NSR regulations. Under the second arrangement, states...

Financial literacy, which is sometimes also referred to as financial capability, has been defined as the ability to use knowledge and skills to manage financial resources effectively for a lifetime of well-being. Financial literacy encompasses financial education-the process whereby individuals improve their knowledge and...

This enclosure presents a summary of GAO's assessment of the overall progress made in each of the 81 areas that we identified in our March 2011 report1 in which the Congress and the executive branch could take actions to reduce or eliminate potential duplication,...

All biometrics data collected in Afghanistan are to be transmitted to the Department of Defense's (DOD's) Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) in West Virginia, where they are stored and used to identify enemy combatants by comparing and matching against previously collected biometrics data.Author: Government...

Handbook for saving money and energy at home.Author: Department of EnergyISBN-10: 1492316199ISBN-13: 9781492316190Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/02/2013Pages: 42Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.15lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.09d

Handbook that teaches students how to's on investing and saving money.Author: Securities and Exchange CommissionISBN-10: 1492316091ISBN-13: 9781492316091Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/02/2013Pages: 36Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.12lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.07d

This booklet covers the basics of savings and investing.Author: Security and Exchange CommissionISBN-10: 149231613XISBN-13: 9781492316138Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/26/2013Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.11lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.07d

USPS has a universal service obligation, part of which requires it to provide access to retail services. Several statutory provisions govern USPS when considering changes to its retail network.Author: Government Accountability OfficeISBN-10: 1492312304ISBN-13: 9781492312307Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/04/2013Pages: 38Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 11.02h...

The JSF is a joint, multinational acquisition to develop and field an affordable, highly common family of next generation strike fighter aircraft for the United States Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and eight international partners.Author: Government Accountability OfficeISBN-10: 1492312444ISBN-13: 9781492312444Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage:...

This section provides a history of Interior's oversight of oil and gas resources, a summary of the oil and gas development process in the Gulf of Mexico, and a brief timeline of key events since the Deepwater Horizon incident.Author: Government Accountability OfficeISBN-10: 1492312215ISBN-13: 9781492312215Publisher:...

FSIS and FDA are the two primary food safety agencies. FSIS is responsible for the safety of meat, poultry, and processed egg products, and, pursuant to the Farm Bill, is given authority to inspect catfish as soon as it issues final regulations to carry...