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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"U.S. federal government"”.

  1. The role of the U.S. Federal Government in the student loan industry

    Mungovan, Patrick M. (Patrick Mullahy)Massachusetts Institute of Technology2005

    … also known as Sallie Mae. Founded in 1972 as a Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE), Sallie Mae is the nation's largest source of funding for higher education loans. Like other GSE's, Sallie Mae has been accorded a series of benefits which it has used to great benefit. Objective: This thesis: …

    mit Repository record

  2. Comprehensive Output Measurement: The 'Missing Link' in U.S. Federal Government Performance Reporting

    King, David LorneVirginia Tech2014

    … Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act, the 1993 Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), the 1996 Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (FFMIA) and related legislation have been in place since prior to the turn of the millennium. Nevertheless, although performance has been measured …

    vt Repository record

  3. Institutionalizing Ombudsman: An Analysis of Two External Facing Ombudsman Offices in the U.S. Federal Government

    Anderson, Bertha IvetteVirginia Tech2017

    The number of Ombudsman offices in U.S. federal agencies rose dramatically in the 1990s. This study investigates why, despite the efforts of policymakers to force staff reductions across the federal government, Ombudsman offices continued to be established to the point that almost every agency has …

    vt Repository record

  4. The Democratic Kaleidoscope in the United States: Vanquishing Structural Racism in the U.S. Federal Government

    Ryan, Mary KathleenVirginia Tech2019

    … between democracy and race in the United States federal government. To analyze this problem, I rely on archival research from the 1967-8 National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (commonly known as the Kerner Commission, after chairperson Governor Otto Kerner) to examine how the discussion …

    vt Repository record

  5. Examining the Relationship between Communities of Practice and Climate of Innovation in the U.S. Federal Government Environment

    Chindgren-Wagner, Tina M.Virginia Tech2009

    … for knowledge management initiatives in the U.S. federal government workplace is the assertion that knowledge sharing groups, such as communities of practice, positively impact their members and benefit the organization by fostering a work environment that results in innovation. However, limited …

    vt Repository record

  6. Examination of U.S. federal government equal employment opportunity discrimination complaints : what happens when historically marginalized groups file complaints against their employers?

    Long, Tyrone

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    usfca Repository record

  7. Sony Pictures and the U.S. Federal Government: A Case Study Analysis of the Sony Pictures Entertainment Hack Crisis Using Normal Accidents Theory

    Ismail, Mohamed2017

    … to the interaction with a second system (U.S. Federal Government), the development of a new crisis, and the need for a crisis response from system two. The evolution of a single organization’s accident into a national security crisis does not occur without specific complex interactions that …

    usm Repository record

  8. Localizing immigration enforcement: “secure communities,” § 287(g) and Arizona law 1070

    Rios, Jessica2016

    … Immigration and Nationality Act place the U.S. federal government into enforcement relationships with local and state officials. An effect of these relationships is that states acquire more authority over federal immigration policy. In this thesis I explore the history and social effects of such …

    depaul Repository record

  9. Performance bonds under the Federal Acquisition Streamling Act (1994)

    Tave, Gary A1997

    With the passage of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) of 1994, the U.S. Federal Government set in motion a process which is intended to reform the federal acquisition process with the aim of achieving greater efficiency and value. Although numerous initiatives have been adopted in …

    nps Repository record

  10. Understanding and applying the concept of sustainable development to transportation planning and decision-making in the U.S.

    Hall, Ralph P.Massachusetts Institute of Technology2006

    … framework is then used to consider how the U.S. federal government might move the nation's transportation system towards sustainability.

    mit Repository record

  11. One Size Does Not Fit All: Individualizing Climate Action Plans in Southern California

    Moore, DanielleMassachusetts Institute of Technology2022

    … city itself, the state of California, the U.S. federal government, and the Mexican government. These recommendations include further community engagement, stronger top-down climate goals, increasing meeting accessibility, making funding more available for Imperial Beach from California, and …

    mit Repository record

  12. General Services Administration lease procurement : opportunities and challenges

    Boyer, Nathan R. (Nathan Roger)Massachusetts Institute of Technology2009

    … invested capital. Developers are looking to the federal government, specifically the General Services Administration, for growth and safety. The General Services Administration (GSA) is the contracting body of the U.S. federal government. It is the nation's largest public real estate …

    mit Repository record

  13. REPARATIONS FOR CONTEMPORARY BLACK HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND PATIENTS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE FLEXNER REPORT

    Armstead, ValerieTemple University. Libraries2023

    … the American Medical Association and the U.S. federal government in initiating, funding or upholding the changes resulting from Flexner’s report are delineated. Most importantly, the efforts, as a result of the formation of the National Medical Association to overcome the obstacles placed in …

    temple Repository record

  14. Recovery-Oriented Care and Inpatient Psychiatric Nursing Practice

    McLaughlin, Julia M2016

    … Services Administration (SAMHSA), and U.S. federal government have been committed to shifting mental health services from the medical model of care to the recovery-oriented model of care (Moller & McLoughlin, 2013). However, not all identified recovery-oriented practices have been fully …

    usfca Repository record

  15. Shadow Standards and the Logic of Costs: Care, Stewardship, and Data in U.S. Community Health

    Whitten, Margarite JThe Graduate School and University Center of The City University of New York2020

    … health care system. It explores how the U.S. federal government governs patient populations at a distance by mandating that healthcare providers collect, produce, and report on patient data. Drawing from eighteen months of ethnographic research in Massachusetts clinics for the homeless and the …

    cuny-grad Repository record

  16. Race, income, and benefits from national parks

    Castaneda, Cory JUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2017

    … and nature preserves around the world. The U.S. federal government spends more than \$3 billion annually to maintain and preserve parks for public use. The national parks were originally intended to promote recreational activities for socio-economically disadvantaged communities by allowing them …

    uiuc Repository record

  17. Supply Chain Resilience for Healthcare Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the Federal Government

    Jones, LuwandaTemple University. Libraries2024

    … to understand supply chain resilience in the federal government, specifically healthcare PPE supply chain resilience. The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the fragility of global supply chains. Before COVID-19, low-cost medical supplies such as personal protective equipment …

    temple Repository record

  18. Hungry Spirits: Anishinaabe resistance and revitalization

    McLeod, Laura Eleanor2014

    … cabins, resorts, or hunting grounds; the U.S. federal government including U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; State of Minnesota; Becker, Mahnomen, and Clearwater counties (tax forfeiture lands); religious organizations and major corporations. The anthropological research problem is this: how does …

    umn Repository record

  19. The Impact Of Opt-Out Legislation On Access And Delivery Of Anesthesia Services In California

    Winner, Lori Ann2020

    … the Executive Branch of the United States (U.S.) Federal Government released a rule, Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Conditions of Participation: Anesthesia Services, allowing states to opt-out of the federal requirement stipulating that a physician must supervise the delivery of …

    penn Repository record

  20. Lost in translation? : transformations of federal policy intentions for effective professional development in statewide policy

    Lee, Michele HeeUniversity of Missouri--Columbia2014

    … been and continues to be employed by the U.S. federal government despite modest and uneven results of federally sponsored professional development in the past. Fortunately, a growing body of research has accreted as a consensus view informing how the enterprise of professional development might …

    missouri Repository record

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