National Performance Review: From Red Tape to Results: Creating a Government That Works Better and Costs Less (Status Report, September, L994)

Albert Gore

Diane Books Publishing Company

Designed to improve the understanding of the recent extreme geological events which affected the Philippines in the early 1990's. Describes the impacts on physical & human environments as well as on agriculture & economy of the Philippines. Details steps taken by leaders & citizens toward effective disaster prevention & mitigation. Glossary, list of references, & over 90 tables & figures. Color photos.

Geological Disasters in the Philippines: The July 1990 Earthquake and the June 1991 Eruption of Mount Pinatubo

Science & Math

Giovanni Rantucci

Science for Kids

Experts describe a comprehensive, ecological approach to address the antecedent and concomitant factors related to alcohol and other drug use among Black high-risk youth. Includes: the 2nd cocaine epidemic; primary prevention from a public health perspective; an ecological model for prevention of drug use, etc. Panel sessions discussed: international dimensions of drug trafficking; pharmaceutical industry: friend or foe?; prevention models for family and religion, education and the media; industry and government; and health care and civic organizations. Tables.

Ecology of Alcohol and Other Drug Use: Helping Black High-Risk Youth

Ura J. Oyemade

Biological Sciences

From Red Tape to Results: Creating Government That Works Better and Cost Less: Improving Financial Management - Accompanying Report of the Natio

Gore, Albert Jr.

An in-depth look at cocaine use in mid-1980's America. Analyzes trends and patterns of use in Americans and young adults. The effects of abuse: the neurochemistry, phenomenology, and rapid delivery systems are all discussed. Characteristics of cocaine abusers are given. Treatment options and perspectives are also provided.

Cocaine Use in America: Epidemmiologic & Clinical Perspectives

Where No Man Has Gone Before: A History of Apollo Lunar Exploration Missions (Paperback)

Where No Man Has Gone Before: A History of Apollo Lunar Exploration Missions

William D. Compton

Astronomy & Space Science

This publication reports on the progress of the Clinton Administration's effort to reinvent the Federal government bureaucracy and how it operates and serves citizens. Part 1, "A Government that Makes Sense," describes the progress that reinventing government has made and reviews the context in which the initiative was launched including analysis of how the Federal government became too bureaucratic and why it failed to keep up with technological advances. Part 2, "Getting Results," describes how the reinventing effort has tried to get results rather than focus on rules through regulatory overhaul. It describes specific examples of regulatory simplification and creative responses to getting services to citizens more effectively. Part 3, "Putting Customers First," describes the effort to learn what those who use government agencies want and to change services to meet customer desires. Part 4, "Getting Our Money's Worth," describes how this initiative has worked to manage money and other assets well and save significantly toward reducing the federal deficit through eliminating unnecessary programs, improving purchasing, and holding agencies accountable. The concluding Part reflects on the place of trust and personal responsibility in good government. Appendixes contain information on the status of the recommendations, new recommendations, regulatory reform efforts, summary of savings, and executive and legislative actions taken.

Common Sense Government: Works Better and Costs Less: National Performance Review (3rd Report)

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

The Best Kept Secrets in Government National Performance Review: A Report to President Bill Clinton

V. R. Cardozier provides a comprehensive and engaging look at the role played by colleges and universities in World War II, the contributions they made to the war effort, and the impact of the war on higher education institutions. He captures the wartime mood and spirit of the American people, something that is not easy to convey to younger readers who did not directly experience these times. During the war, American colleges and universities were dedicated to serving the needs of the military and all agencies of the government through training, research, and service. The Army, Navy, and Army Air Forces College Training Programs are discussed in separate chapters. Cardozier examines many adjustments colleges made: accelerating their calendars, adapting to losses in enrollment, and changing the curriculum. Military training programs on campuses and how they differed from college training programs are described, as well as the impact of the war on faculty: depletion of the teaching ranks, wartime research on campus, and faculty in the military and government service, especially in OSRD and OSS. The final chapter examines the overall impact of the war on higher education, such as financial problems due to loss of enrollment, issues of academic freedom, academic credit for military service, the GI Bill, and changes in curricula, teaching tools, and campus cultures.

Navigation Rules, International-Inland

D. A. Appelbaum

Aircrew Survival

DIANE Publishing Company

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