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July 2008

The United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom, May 2003-January 2005: On Point II: Transition to the New Campaign (Combat Studies Institute, Fort Leavenworth) [Note: 720 pages, long download time] -- This title examines the conduct of the War after the fall of Saddam Hussein. On Point: The United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom (2004) [539 pages], is a study of Operation Iraqi Freedom as soon after the fact as feasible.

June 2008

Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq (June 2008 Report to Congress) -- Previous reports (July 2005-present)

Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq: Progress Report: Some Gains Made, Updated Strategy Needed (GAO-08-837) (June 23, 2008) (Government Accountability Office) -- Summary

Gasoline Prices (University of Michigan Library, Documents Center) -- This web page is filled with statistics on pump and crude oil prices, exchange rates, and oil reserves. It is also addresses solutions to high prices from supply and demand to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, a gas tax holiday, and regulating commodity exchanges.

Intelligence Community Legal Reference Book (Fall 2007) (Office of the Director of National Intelligence) -- This 680-page book is a compilation of the significant legal references as pertaining to the authority and guidance for the Intelligence Community. It contains copies of the legislation, Executive Orders, MOUs and more.

Fiscal Year 2007 DoD Statistical Report on the Military Retirement System (May 2008) (DOD Office of the Actuary) -- Previous years' reports (from FY2001) are available on the Actuary Office web site under "Statistical Report"

To Walk the Earth in Safety (7th ed., June 2008) (Dept. of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs) (Special Report, U.S. Humanitarian Mine Action Program) (The United States' Commitment to Humanitarian Mine Action and Conventional Weapons Destruction) -- Previous versions (1999- )

Advancing Freedom and Democracy Reports, May 2008 (released May 23, 2008) (Dept. of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor) -- A report submitted to the Congress "regarding U.S. efforts to promote democracy and human rights in nondemocratic countries and countries undergoing democratic transitions worldwide."

A Review of the FBI's Involvement In and Observations of Detainee Interrogations in Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan, and Iraq (May 2008) (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of the Inspector General) (unclassified)

May 2008

Reading First Impact Study: Interim Report (April 2008) (Dept. of Education, Institute of Education Sciences) -- Includes links to the full report, the Executive Summary, and the report in separate PDF files

Country Reports on Terrorism 2007 (Dept. of State) -- Archives of Country Reports on Terrorism (2004-2007) and Patterns of Global Terrorism (2000-2003)

Fatalities Among Oil and Gas Extraction Workers--United States, 2003-2006 (MMWR weekly, 57(16), p. 429-431 (April 25, 2008)) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

April 2008

Ungoverned Areas and Threats from Safe Havens: Final Report of the Ungoverned Areas Project (January 2008) (Prepared for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy by Robert D. Lamb, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Policy Planning) -- Executive summary)

Nonfatal Maltreatment of Infants: United States, October 2005-September 2006 (MMWR weekly, 57(13), p. 336-339 (April 4, 2008) [Morbidity & Mortality Weekly]) -- Related material: ACF and CDC to Discuss Maltreatment of Infants Study (6-page transcript of a webcast about this report, very useful for fully understanding the data)

Census Atlas of the United States (Census 2000 special report. U.S. Census Bureau, 2007) -- The first comprehensive atlas of population and housing produced by the Census Bureau since the 1920s, the Atlas is a large-format publication about 300 pages long and containing almost 800 maps. It covers a variety of topics, ranging from language and ancestry characteristics to housing patterns and the geographic distribution of the population. -- [Shelved in the Reference Room in the Atlas area: Atlases G1201 .E2 U5 2007]

United States Intelligence Community Information Sharing Strategy (February 22, 2008) (Office of the Director of National Intelligence) -- the "first ever first-ever strategy to improve the ability of intelligence professionals to share information, ultimately strengthening national security."

March 2008

Ten Years After College: Comparing the Employment Experiences of 1992–93 Bachelor’s Degree Recipients With Academic and Career-Oriented Majors (Postsecondary Education Descriptive Analysis Report) (February 2008) (National Center for Education Statistics)

National Agricultural Library Digital Repository -- The National Agricultural Library has begun digitizing their historic publications and making them available online. A complete list of full-text publications is provided on the "Publications - Additional Information" page.

February 2008

Campus Law Enforcement, 2004-05 (Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report, February 2008) -- Presents findings from a BJS survey of campus law enforcement agencies serving 4-year colleges and universities with 2,500 or more students. [PDF file, ASCII file, and zipped spreadsheets are available.]

Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2007 (Updated January 14, 2008) (Congressional Research Service)

Texas in Focus: A Statewide View of Opportunities (January 17, 2008) (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts) -- ["This report provides an overview of the issues and opportunities Texas faces as it nears the end of its second century."] -- HTML version

Major Foreign Holders of Treasury Securities (in billions of dollars) (Nov. 2006-Nov. 2007) -- [From the Treasury International Capital System, U.S. Dept. of the Treasury)

Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2009 -- ["For the first time, Fiscal Year 2009 Budget on GPO Access has been digitally signed and certified."]

H.R. 4137, To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965 -- (access via Thomas) (text via GPO Access: Introduced in House -- Reported in House)

Transforming the National Guard and Reserves into a 21st Century Operational Force -- (The January 31, 2008, final report to Congress and the Secretary of Defense from the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves) -- Executive Summary

Amistad Digital Resource: Civil Rights Era -- (Columbia University created this site to educate elementary and secondary students about the civil-rights and black-power movements spanning 1954 through 1975.)

January 2008

Secure Borders and Open Doors: Preserving Our Welcome to the World in an Age of Terrorism (Report of the Secure Borders and Open Doors Advisory Committee) (January 2008)

Where the Money Goes (from Window on State Government. Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts -- Click "Start Here to View State Expenditures" to begin a search -- New tools on this site that allow you to examine state spending at an unprecedented level of detail. With these tools, you can track individual agency expenditures, examine purchases by type of item and pinpoint recipients of state funds, giving you the clearest picture yet of state spending patterns.)

December 2007

USASpending.gov Where Americans Can See Where Their Money Goes (Provides citizens with easy access to government contract, grant and other award data -- Perhaps you would just like to know, as a citizen, what the government is really doing with your money)

Hiding in Plain Sight: Why Important Government Information Cannot Be Found Through Commercial Search Engines (OMB Watch) (Center for Democracy & Technology)

How Long Can the Defense Department Finance FY2008 Operations in Advance of Supplemental Appropriations? (December 10, 2007) (Congressional Research Service) (RL34275)

A related report of interest: FY2008 Supplemental Appropriations for Global War on Terror Military Operations ... (December 10, 2007) (Congressional Research Service) (RL34278)

Iran: Nuclear Intentions and Capabilities. National Intelligence Estimate [unclassified key judgements] (November 2007) (Office of the Director of National Intelligence) -- [Press release, December 3, 2007]

The Report of the Commission for a College Ready Texas (November 2007)

November 2007

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released their 4th assessment report on global warming entitled Climate Change 2007. The Fourth Assessment Report (as well as all of the previous reports) are available electronically from the IPCC Web site. This report is released in four distinct sections:

Deployment of Members of the National Guard and Reserve in the Global War on Terrorism (September 2007) (Defense Science Board Task Force, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense For Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics)

To Read or Not To Read: A Question of National Consequence. (November 2007) (National Endowment for the Arts) -- Executive Summary -- The compendium expands the investigation of the NEA's landmark 2004 report, Reading at Risk: a Survey of Literary Reading in America (June 2004).

Terrorism 2002-2005 (November 2007) (Federal Bureau of Investigation) [PDF version]

Hate Crime Statistics, 2006 (released November 19, 2007) (Federal Bureau of Investigation) -- November 19 News release, with an overview of the findings -- Hate Crime web page, with links to earlier reports

Crime in Schools and Colleges: a Study of Offenders and Arrestees Reported via National Incident-Based Reporting System Data (October 2007) (Federal Bureau of Investigation) [PDF version]

National Strategy for Homeland Security (October 2007) [PDF version]

National Strategy for Information Sharing (October 2007) [PDF version]

Honoring the Call to Duty: Veterans' Disability Benefits in the 21st Century (October 2007) (Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission) [PDF version]

United States Intelligence Community 500 Day Plan for Integration and Collaboration (October 2007) (Office of the Director of National Intelligence) -- Links to 100 Day Plan information

Transforming Juvenile Justice in Texas: a Framework for Action (September 2007) (Blue Ribbon Task Force report)

North American Plan for Avian & Pandemic Influenza (August 2007) (State Dept., as part of the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) for North America)

July 2007

Immigration's Economic Impact (June 20, 2007) (Executive Office of the President, Council of Economic Advisers)  [PDF version] -- More White House publications and speeches on Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Immigration Policy in the United States (February 2006) (Congressional Budget Office) -- More CBO publications on Immigration (November 2004 to present)

Border Patrol: Costs and Challenges Related to Training New Agents (GAO-07-997T, June 19, 2007) (Government Accountability Office) -- More GAO publications on Immigration (October 2006 to the present

Why Did They Come to the United States? A Profile of Immigrant Scientists and Engineers (June 2007) (Info Brief, National Science Foundation)  [PDF version]

June 2007

Report to the President on Issues Raised by the Virginia Tech Tragedy (June 13, 2007) (prepared by the Agency for Health and Human Services (HHS), the U.S. Dept. of Education, and the U.S. Dept. of Justice

Links to Gasoline Price Data for U.S. Cities (via www.fueleconomy.gov)

Gasoline Prices (via www.fueleconomy.gov)

Weekly U.S. Retail Gasoline Prices, Regular Grade (Energy Information Administration)

A Primer on Gasoline Prices (May 2006) (Energy Information Administration) [PDF version]

Motor Fuels: Understanding the Factors that Influence the Retail Price of Gasoline (May 2005) (Government Accountability Office)

April 2007

Counting Costs and Calories: Measuring the Cost of Obesity to Texas Employers (March 2007) (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts) -- Executive Summary: the Cost of Obesity: Squeezing Texas Employers -- HTML version of both

A Tale of Two States -- And One Million New Jobs!!" An Analysis of the Economic Benefits of Achieving the Future Goals of the "Closing the Gaps" Initiative of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (March 2007) (The Perryman Group) (reproduced, with permission, by the Coordinating Board)

Climate Change 2007: Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Summary for Policymakers (Working Group II Contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report) (United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) (released April 6, 2007)

Earmarks (Office of Management and Budget) -- Database containing details on 13,496 earmarks included in the FY 2005 appropriations bills

The National Counterintelligence Strategy of the United States of America (2007) (produced by the Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive) [The 2005 strategy (March 2005)]

National Strategy for Aviation Security (March 26, 2007) (the White House)

March 2007

Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq: March 2007 Report to Congress (Dept. of Defense)

80th Texas Legislative Session (compiled by Janetta Paschal, January 2007)

Frontline Diplomacy: The Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (Library of Congress. American Memory)

"300 Women Who Changed the World" (Encyclopedia Britannica)

"Women's History" (Newsbank) (look in left navigation bar) (available to authorized ASU users only)

The Psychological Needs of U.S. Military Service Members and Their Families: A Preliminary Report (American Psychological Association Presidential Task Force on Military Deployment Services for Youth, Families and Service Members) (February 2007)

February 2007

Gov. Rick Perry’s Higher Education Reform Proposal, 80th Texas Legislature (February 1, 2007)

80th Texas Legislative Session (compiled by Janetta Paschal, January 2007)

Black History Resources (revised January 2007, by Janetta Paschal)

Congressional Restrictions on U.S. Military Operations in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Somalia, and Kosovo: Funding and Non-Funding Approaches (CRS Report for Congress, January 16, 2007)

Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Summary for Policymakers (United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) (January 2007)

Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2008 (via GPO Access)

Economic Report of the President, 2007 (February 2007) (via GPO Access)

Prospects for Iraq's Stability: A Challenging Road Ahead: National Intelligence Estimate (National Intelligence Council, January 2007)

Executive Order RP65 - February 2, 2007. Relating to the immunization of young women from the cancer-causing Human Papillomavirus (Texas Governor Rick Perry). (Statement of Gov. Perry on the HPV Vaccine Executive Order)

January 2007

The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2008 to 2017 (Congressional Budget Office, January 2007) -- CBO Testimony: Statement of Peter R. Orszag, CBO Director, before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. Senate, January 25, 2007)

Historical Publications of the United States Commission on Civil Rights (available from the Thurgood Marshall Law Library, University of Maryland School of Law)

Response to a Request by Senator Grassley About the Effects of Increasing the Federal Minimum Wage Versus Expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit (Congressional Budget Office, January 9, 2007)

Responses to Questions Posed by Congressman Thomas About the Effects of Increasing the Federal Minimum Wage (Congressional Budget Office, December 29, 2006)

Changes in Low-Wage Labor Markets Between 1979 and 2005 (Congressional Budget Office, A CBO Paper, December 2006)

Trends in High Incomes and Behavioral Responses to Taxation: Evidence from Executive Compensation and Statistics of Income (Congressional Budget Office, CBO Working Paper 2006-14, December 2006)

December 2006

The Iraq Study Group Report (released at 10:00 a.m. CST, December 6, 2006) [160 pp.]

A Test of Leadership: Charting the Future of U.S. Higher Education (the "Spellings report") (September 2006)

America Speaks: A Demographic Profile of Foreign-Language Speakers for the United States: 2000 (detailed tables for Texas: Tables 45a and 45b) (Census Bureau)

November 2006

Slightly Higher Thanksgiving Dinner Cost This Year (American Farm Bureau Federation. November 14, 2006) ["Thanksgiving Dinner Cost" graphic (full size)]

Capstone Concept for Special Operations, 2006 (United States Special Operations Command) -- An overarching depiction of how the Special Operations community will support national strategic and military objectives beyond the Future Years Defense Plan.

China's Global Activism: Strategy, Drivers, and Tools (by Phillip C. Saunders) (National Defense University, Institute for National Strategic Studies, Occasional Paper #4)

Honoring Our Veterans (an "In Focus" from the White House web site)

Veterans Day, 2006 (A Proclamation by the President of the United States, October 31, 2006)

The Story Behind the Veterans Day Poster (from the Dept. of Veterans Affairs web site)

Veteran Data and Information (from the Dept. of Veterans Affairs web site)

Veterans Day Message from Governor Rick Perry

October 2006

The population of the United States should reach 300 million on October 17, 2006.
Watch the population count increase at U.S. POPClock Projection. (Census Bureau)

September 2006

September 11, 2001: 5th Anniversary (A "Special Report" from Newsbank) (Collection of news articles gathered to commemorate the events and aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.)

National Strategy for Combating Terrorism (September 2006) (released September 5, 2006, by the White House) [PDF version] -- also, Fact Sheet: The President's National Strategy for Combating Terrorism

Hispanic Heritage Month Resources, 2006 (compiled by Janetta Paschal)

Constitution Day: September 17, 2006 (Celebrated September 15) (compiled by Janetta Paschal)

August 2006

Women's Equality Day 2006 (August 26, 2006) (Pres. Bush's Proclamation)

Recognizing Iran as a Strategic Threat: An Intelligence Challenge for the United States.
Staff Report of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on Intelligence Policy (August 23, 2006)

Commission on the Future of Higher Education
Final Draft Report (August 9, 2006)  [Commission web site, with links to other drafts of the report and "issue papers" prepared for the Commission]

July 2006

Iran Special Collection (Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies, California) (Updated June 7, 2006)

North Korea Special Collection (Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies, California) (Updated July 14, 2006)

H.R. 810 ENR - Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005 (Senate passes Stem Cell Bill amending the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research.)

President Discusses Stem Cell Research Policy -- President Bush vetoed H.R. 810, July 19 -- includes his message to the House of Representatives and a fact sheet on his stem cell research policy)

Space Shuttle (STS-121 Discovery) (Official NASA web site)

June 2006

U.S. Supreme Court decision in the "Texas redistricting case:"
League of United Latin American Citizens et al. v. Perry, Governor of Texas, et al. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. No. 05-204. Decided June 28, 2006. (Slip opinion)

The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General (June 27, 2006)

2006 Statistical Abstract of the United States -- includes tables in Excel spreadsheets, as well as PDF format

May 2006

Investigation of Gasoline Price Manipulation and Post-Katrina Gasoline Price Increases (Federal Trade Commission, Spring 2006) (released May 22, 2006) -- (Press Release, with report findings)

Government Access to Phone Calling Activity and Related Records: Legal Authorities (Congressional Research Service, May 17, 2006) (CRS Report for Congress)

President Bush Addresses the Nation on Immigration Reform (address to the nation, May 15, 2006). Includes links to the video version of the speech, to "Fact Sheets" on comprehensive immigration reform, and to an "In Focus" on immigration reform.
The Democrats' Immigration Response (by Richard Durbin) (transcript from CNN)

School Finance Reform and Property Tax Relief (79th Legislature, 3rd Called Session)

The Cost of Underpaying Texas Teachers, updated (Special Report. March 2006) (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources). Search this database by species, country, threat, year, habitat or other.

2005 Wiretap Report ("Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts on Applications for Orders Authorizing or Approving the Interception of Wire, Oral, or Electronic Communications"). Includes 9 text tables and 4 appendix tables. Original posting included information still under judicial seal; that data has been removed from this reposted report. [1997-2004 Wiretap reports also available]

April 2006

Tax fairness: property tax relief for Texans (report of the Texas Tax Reform Commission, released March 29, 2006)
"The Texas Tax Reform Commission (TTRC) is a bipartisan group of 24 Texans who will develop proposals to modernize the state tax system and provide long-term property tax relief as well as sound financing for public schools."

The role of states in immigration enforcement (Texas. House Research Organization, Focus Report, no. 79-12. February 24, 2006)

Report to Congress: submitted pursuant to U.S. Policy in Iraq Act ... (April 6, 2006) (Dept. of State) [PDF version]
"The report covers current military, diplomatic, political, and economic measures that have been undertaken to successfully complete the mission in Iraq. The report offers an assessment of the current situation in Iraq--paralleling the National Strategy for Victory in Iraq released by the White House in November 2005--and outlines goals and measures on the political, economic, and security progress."

March 2006

H.R. 3199, the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (signed into law, March 9, 2006) (Public law 109-177) (enrolled version)

The National Security Strategy of the United States of America (March 2006) (via the White House web site) [PDF version]

The Deadly Virus: The Influenza Epidemic of 1918 (online exhibit from the National Archives)

Irish American Heritage Month (March) & St. Patrick's Day (March 17) 2006 (Census Bureau. Facts for Features. January 17, 2006)  [PDF version]

Women's History Month

February 2006

2006 Economic Report of the President
An annual report written by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors. It overviews the nation's economic progress using text and extensive data appendices. (Search the report from the link above or download the entire report in a single PDF file.) (Also available in paper in the Reference collection: Ref. HC106.5 .A272 2006)

Budget of the United States Government: Fiscal Year 2007
Issued by the Office of Management and Budget, the Budget of the United States Government is a collection of documents that contains the budget message of the President, information about the President's budget proposals for a given fiscal year, and other budgetary publications that have been issued throughout the fiscal year. (Also available in paper in U.S. Documents: PREX 2.8:2007)

A Failure of Initiative: the Final Report of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (released February 15, 2006) (Tom Davis, chairman)

January 2006

Civil Rights Documentation Project (via CongressLink, The Dirksen Congressional Center)
An interactive, Web-based presentation with links to digitized historical materials and other Internet-based resources about civil rights legislation created by museums, historical societies, and government agencies.

African American History Resources (compiled/revised January 2006, by Janetta Paschal)

Presidential Authority to Conduct Warrantless Electronic Surveillance to Gather Foreign Intelligence Information (January 5, 2006) (Congressional Research Service, CRS memorandum for Congress)

Legal Authorities Supporting the Activities of the National Security Agency Described by the President (January 19, 2006) (U.S. Dept. of Justice)

December 2005

National Strategy for Victory in Iraq (National Security Council, November 2005) [PDF version]
This document, released November 30, "articulates the broad strategy the President set forth in 2003 and provides an update on our progress as well as the challenges remaining."

Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005: report of the Committee on the Judiciary ... (December 13, 2005) [PDF, 484 pp.]

USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005: conference report (to accompany H.R. 3199) (December 8, 2005)

November 2005

Texas School Finance Orders and Opinions
Shirley Neeley, Texas Commissioner of Education, et al. v. West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District, et al. (November 22, 2005) (from the Texas Supreme Court web site)

Remarks from Government Officials on the School Finance Ruling

Avian Influenza and Pandemic Influenza Information

October 2005

Avian Influenza Information

September 2005

Hispanic Heritage Month Resources, 2005 (compiled by Janetta Paschal, revised September 2005)

Hispanic Heritage Month 2005: September 15-October 15 (Census Bureau, Facts for Features)  [PDF version]  [Spanish version]

Constitution Day: September 17, 2005 (compiled by Janetta Paschal)

August 2005

In celebration of the 85th anniversary of women's right to vote in the United States, the Library of Congress is pleased to announce the online release of "Women of Protest: Photographs from the Records of the National Woman's Party" (Library of Congress, American Memory)

Judge John G. Roberts, Jr., Supreme Court Nominee -- Statement to U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary (made available by Michigan eLibrary) -- [In Full, 83 pp.]  [Part 1, 43 pp.]  [Part 2, 40 pp.]

Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments, Part 1 (January 29, 2003)

July 2005

G8 Information Centre (provided by the University of Toronto Library and the G8 Research Group at the University of Toronto)

June 2005

The Fourth of July 2005 (Facts for Features, U.S. Census Bureau) [PDF version]

Social Security reform: answers to key questions (May 2005) (Special report, U.S. Government Accountability Office)

Motor fuels: understanding the factors that influence the retail price of gasoline (May 2005) (Special report, U.S. Government Accountability Office)

Polio Vaccine: 50th Anniversary, 1955-2005 (Hot Topics web page compiled by Carlos Diaz, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA)

Juneteenth.com. Celebrating the 140th Anniversary. (Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. The site includes a history and a database of celebrations planned around the nation and in other countries.)

May 2005

BRAC -- Base Realignment and Closure 2005 web site (from DOD's DefenseLink)

Official BRAC News Release, Office of the Secretary of Defense, May 13

"Closure and Realignment Impacts by State"
This summary does not include locations where there are no changes to military or civilian personnel. For details on all recommendations, see volume one at the BRAC web site. (DoD Reports: Detailed Recommendations)

Timeline

DoD News Briefing, May 12 (transcript)

March 2005

Women's History Month (March) (Census Bureau. Facts for Features)  [PDF version]

Press Releases >> Women (Census Bureau)

We the people: women and men in the United States (Census 2000 special report. Issued January 2005)

Women's History Month ("Hot Topics" from The Evergreen State College, Daniel J. Evans Library, Government Documents & Maps Dept., Olympia, WA)

January - February 2005

79th Texas Legislative Session (compiled by Janetta Paschal, December 2004-January 2005)

School Finance in Texas: a Selected Bibliography (compiled by Janetta Paschal, January 2005)

Three resources for Martin Luther King, Jr., Day and African American History Month

Indian Ocean Tsunami Disaster: A Select Guide to Information (University of Buffalo Libraries)

African American History Resources (compiled by Janetta Paschal, January 2005)

December 2004

Lesson Plan Sites from Government Agencies (compiled by Janetta Paschal, November-December 2004, revised November 2007)

November 2004

Veterans Day Home Page (Dept. of Veterans Affairs)

Veterans Day 2004: Nov. 11 (U.S. Census Bureau. Facts for Features) [PDF version]

Veterans: 2000 (Census 2000 brief) (U.S. Census Bureau)

Veterans History Project (Library of Congress, American Folklife Center)

October 2004

Texas Moves Closer to "Majority-Minority" Status, Census Bureau Estimates Show (U.S. Census Bureau News Release, September 30, 2004)

Comprehensive Report of the Special Advisor to the Director of Central Intelligence on Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction (September 30, 2004) (posted on the CIA web site)

Presidential Election 2004. Special Edition (U.S. Census Bureau. Facts for Features) [PDF version]

September 2004

Elections 2004: State and Federal (compiled by Janetta Paschal)

Grandparents day 2004: Sept. 12 (U.S. Census Bureau. Facts for Features)  [PDF version]

Hispanic Heritage Month 2004: Sept. 15-Oct. 15 (U.S. Census Bureau. Facts for Features)  [PDF version] -- [Multimedia presentation]

Hispanic Heritage Month Resources (compiled by Janetta Paschal, September 2004)

July 2004

The 9/11 Commission Report (via GPO Access)  [Released July 22, 2004] -- The Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States provides a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. It also includes recommendations designed to guard against future attacks. (Y 3.2:T 27/2/FINAL) [Vivísimo Clustering Engine has made available a search engine for the Final Report.]

Report of the Select Committee on Intelligence on the U.S. Intelligence Community's Prewar Intelligence Assessments on Iraq ... (Released July 9, 2004) (via GPO Access [523 pp.])  (Also available via FindLaw's "Special Coverage: Iraq Aftermath")

*Special Edition* -- Civil Rights Act of 1964: 40th Anniversary (July 2, 2004) (Facts for Features, U.S. Census Bureau)  [HTML version]

The Fourth of July 2004 (Facts for Features, U.S. Census Bureau)  [HTML version]
You may also want to read The American Revolution: selections from secondary school history books of other nations. (U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare. 1976)  (HE 19.102:R 32)

A Browse feature is now available electronically for Congressional hearings (105th-108th Congresses) via GPO Access. See "Congressional Hearings: Browse" to browse a current catalog. Links are included with each hearing listed in the catalog.

June 2004

Annotated Bibliography of Government Documents Related to the Threat of Terrorism and the Attacks of September 11, 2001 (U.S. Government Information Division, Oklahoma Dept. of Libraries)

May 2004

Government Views of D-Day 1944 (June 6, 2004, 60th Anniversary of D-Day) (compiled by Grace-Ellen McCrann, City College of New York)

April 2004

National Commission on Terrorists Attacks Upon the United States (the "9-11 Commission") (Staff statements and videos and transcripts of the public hearings are available)

RL32336 -- FBI Intelligence Reform Since September 11, 2001: Issues and Options for Congress (April 6, 2004) (available from the Federation of American Scientists' web site)

Gov. Rick Perry Calls for a Fourth Special Session (on Educational Excellence and Property Tax Relief) to begin April 20  [PDF version of the plan]  [Read more about his plan]

Educational Excellence and Property Tax Relief: 78th Texas Legislature, Fourth Called Session (compiled by Janetta Paschal)

Elections 2004: State and Federal (compiled by Janetta Paschal)

March 2004

In response to the train bombings in Madrid last week, the Dept. of Homeland Security announced new Rail and Transit Security Initiatives. [Press release, Fact Sheet]

The Food and Drug Administration issued a request for a warning statement in the labeling of certain antidepressants encouraging close observation of patients for worsening depression or the emergence of suicidality.  [Antidepressant Use in Children, Adolescents, and Adults]

Women's History Month (March 2004) (U.S. Census Bureau) [multimedia page]

The 2004 Presidential Election (January 6, 2004) (U.S. Census Bureau)

February 2004

African American History Month: 50 Years of Change (February 2004) (U.S. Census Bureau)

Timeline of Events Leading to the Brown v. Board of Education Decision, 1954 (National Archives and Records Administration)

December 2003

"Born of Dreams -- Inspired by Freedom" (U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission's web site)

"First Flight Centennial" (U.S. Census Bureau's Facts for Features special edition) [PDF version]  [HTML]

September 2003

Report of the Panel to Review Sexual Misconduct Allegations at the U.S. Air Force Academy (September 2003)

August 2003

Columbia Accident Investigation Board Report (Read all volumes from the Columbia Home page)

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