Assesses a number of issues concerning the explosion aboard the U.S.S. Iowa on April 19, 1989, when 47 sailors died when 5 bags of propellant ignited in the open chamber of the center 16-inch gun of turret II. The Navy¹s investigation concluded that the explosion resulted from a deliberate act and not from a defect in the gun or propellant. The overall battleship program of the U.S. Navy is also reviewed. Addresses the Navy¹s technical investigation of the explosion; the serviceability, supportability, and safety of the battleships¹ 16-inch guns and ammunition; the battleships¹ manning levels and training of assigned personnel; the gunnery experiments that were being conducted on board the Iowa; and the battleship employment plan. Charts, tables and photos.

Death at Sea : Issues Arising from the 1989 Explosion Aboard the U. S. S. Iowa

U. S. Government Accountability Office

DIANE Publishing Company

The Structure and Growth of the Italian Economy.:

Business & Money

Economics

Praeger

Image Understanding Workshop: Proceedings of a Workshop Held at Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 6-8, 1988

Computers & Technology

Morgan Kaufmann Pub

The U. S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)audits, investigates, performs analyses, issues legal decisions and reports anything that the government is doing. This document details the U.S. Customs policies and procedure regarding personal searches of airline passengers.

U.S. Customs Service: Better Targeting of Airline Passengers for Personal Searches Could Produce Better Results

Engineering & Transportation

Transportation

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The GAO reviewed (1) AFF’s revenues and expenditures from fiscal years 2003 through 2011 and DOJ’s processes for carrying out funds for the next fiscal year, (2) the extent to which DOJ has established controls to help ensure that the equitable sharing program is implemented in accordance with established guidance.

Justice Assets Forefeiture Fund: Transparency of Balances and Controls Over Equitable Sharing Should Be Improved

Education & Reference

Report to Congressional Requesters: Southwest Border Security

Medical Books

Administration & Medicine Economics

Following Syria's withdrawal from Lebanon in 2005 and war between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006, U.S. agencies increased their allocations of security assistance for Lebanon from $3 million in 2005 to about $28 million in 2006. This assistance included training equipment funded and implemented by state DOD for the Lebanese Armed Forces and Internal Security Forces of Lebanon.

Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, Committee on foreign affairs house of representatives

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

The authors' objectives were to determine the impact of cybercrime on our nation's economy and security; describe key federal entities, as well as non-federal and private sector entities, responsible for addressing cybercrime; and determine challenges being faced in addressing cybercrime. To accomplish these objectives, the authors analysed multiple reports, studies, and surveys and held interviews with public and private officials. This is an edited and excerpted version.

Cybercrime: Impact and Responses to Cyber Threats

Nova Science Pub Inc

In response to concerns about animal disease outbreaks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced in December 2003 that it would implement a nation-wide program - later named the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) - to help producers and animal health officials respond quickly and effectively to animal disease events in the United States.In this context, the author determined: how effectively USDA is implementing NAIS and, specifically, the key issues identified by livestock industry groups, market operators, state officials, and others; how USDA has distributed co-operative agreement funds to help states and industry prepare for NAIS and evaluated the agreements' results; and, what USDA and others estimate are the costs for USDA, states, and industry to implement NAIS. In conducting its work, the authors reviewed USDA documents; interviewed agency, industry, and state officials; and consulted 32 animal identification (ID) experts.

National Animal Identification System

Reference

Prescription Drug Control

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