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Showing 1 to 20 of 657 for “"federal government"”.
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The decline of infrastructure and the federal government response
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1986.
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Small Business Set-Aside Programs and Federal Government Acquisitions Reform
… quantitative study was to compare the costs the government incurs through contracting with small businesses with the costs the government incurs utilizing large businesses. Simultaneously, this study explored contracting officials’ perceptions of the quality of services provided by small and …
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Implementation of Robotic Process Automation in U. S. Federal Government
The U. S. federal government is pursuing robotic process automation (RPA) technology to increase efficiency and effectiveness. RPA is an office automation that uses a software application to automate structured, routine, repetitive and tedious tasks currently performed by employees. With all the …
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Applying the management system model to a federal government organization
This research develops and applies a set of measurements to assess organizational system balance. The Management System ;Vlodcl (;\ISM), consisting of "who manages," "what is managed," and "what is used to manage," supplies the basis for defIning balance. Balance requires the system to regain …
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Accountability in the Political/Bureaucratic Interface of the Canadian Federal Government
… over twenty years’ working experience in the federal public service. This positionality afforded a deeper understanding of perspectives and commentary offered by academics, practitioners, and former senior officials both elected and non-elected. The methodologies of historical analysis and …
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The career plateau among professional/technical specialists in the federal government
… specialists employed by the federal government. Answers were sought to the following questions: What effect, if any, does plateauing have on those experiencing it? Does plateauing grow in importance and effect over time? What can be done to alleviate any adverse effects of …
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Assessing the state of procurement knowledge production: implications for the Federal Government
… identify the best practices that can be used in federal procurement.
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Federal Government Recruiting: a Comparative Study of the Public and Private Sectors
Federal government agencies are currently experiencing recruiting difficulties and the future may be even more problematic. Because human resource recruiting is vital to organizations, this thesis examines federal government agencies, under the direction of the Office of Personnel Management, as …
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Australian Federal Government service revenues : a taxation perspective / by Maxwell Donald Bessell.
Bibliography: leaves 315-326.
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The role of the U.S. Federal Government in the student loan industry
… 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: …
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Comprehensive Output Measurement: The 'Missing Link' in U.S. Federal Government Performance Reporting
… 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 …
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Supply Chain Resilience for Healthcare Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the Federal Government
… 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 …
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Managing information technology in the federal government: new policies for an information age
The federal government relies extensively on information technology to perform its basic missions. This study is a formative program evaluation of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) primary policy for overseeing federal agency management of information technology. The goal of the research …
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The United States Federal Government and the Making of Modern Futures Markets, 1920-1936
… innovations brought about in 1926 by US federal government coercion of the grain futures trading industry in collusion with industry leaders. The Great Depression gave birth to the 1936 Commodity Exchange Act. This Act was based on research done by the government and/or with …
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SCIENCE ADVICE IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICYMAKING: AN EXAMINATION OF INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS IN THE CANADIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Evident in many Canadian federal government and international publications is the recognition of the underlying importance that scientific knowledge has in evidence-based policymaking. Despite this recognition, academic and empirical research suggests that there are a number of barriers preventing …
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Employee retention in the Federal Government : a case study of the United States Postal Service
… debate is the issue regarding the size of the Federal Government. The objective of this thesis is not to debate the politics of how big the Federal Government should or should not be. I merely point to the current economic situation and the partisan debate because I believe they are masking a …
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