Governmental category: 327 books
by Joseph Conrad
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2018
"An Outpost of Progress" is a short story written in July 1897 by Joseph Conrad, drawing on his own experience at Congo. The story deals with two European men, named Kayerts and Carlier, who are assigned to a trading post in a remote part of the African Jungle. There they take part in ivory...
TOBACCO TRADE
Duty-Free Cigarettes Sold in Unlimited Quantities on the U.S.-Mexico Border Pose Customs Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2018
Since the 1970s, U.S. agencies have recognized that high-volume cigarette sales at duty-free stores near the U.S.–Mexico land border, although lawful, could be related to illicit activity. In 1988, U.S. law limited the quantity of duty-free tobacco products an individual can purchase at stores located...
110 modi per evadere le tasse
tecniche, furbizie, scappatoie e stratagemmi degli italiani
Language: Italian
Release Date: August 24, 2013
Scontrini e contratti fantasma, frodi a carosello, sfratti dormienti, frodi al telefono, conti cifrati, buco dei derivati, comodi comodati, notai con tre scimmiette, acque cardinalizie, madonnine salva-ici, gli occhiali di Capello, false separazioni,scatole cinesi, società nel cassetto, quattro stelle...
Accounting at War
The Politics of Military Finance
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015
Accounting is frequently portrayed as a value free mechanism for allocating resources and ensuring they are employed in the most efficient manner. Contrary to this popular opinion, the research presented in Accounting at War demonstrates that accounting for military forces is primarily a political...
by Pierre-Olivier Pineau
Language: French
Release Date: September 19, 2013
Language: French
Release Date: September 19, 2013
L’électrification des transports apparait intuitivement comme la voie de l’avenir. Lorsqu’on y regarde de plus près, cependant, elle coute cher, n’aide en rien à l’atteinte des objectifs de réduction des GES, et contribuera à la détérioration de la santé de la population comme à...
by Charles I. Budd PMP, Charlene S. Budd PhD, CPA
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
This volume presents practical guidance for the government manager on earned value management (EVM), from basic calculations to how to find the most useful information online. Emphasis is on the relevant reports that contractors are required to submit to the federal government as part of their compliance...
BORDER SECURITY
Progress and Challenges with the Use of Technology, Tactical Infrastructure, and Personnel to Secure the Southwest Border
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2018
DHS has employed a variety of technology, tactical infrastructure, and personnel assets to help secure the nearly 2,000 mile long southwest border. Since 2009, GAO has issued over 35 products on the progress and challenges DHS has faced in using technology, infrastructure, and other resources to secure...
Managerialism in the Public Sector
Perspectives and Prospects
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2018
The purpose of this book is to offer insights into the complex and often unclear context of public sector management, providing a new theoretical and practical approach to the analysis and interpretation of these issues. The book is grounded in the awareness that the public sector has too often shown...
Doing Better with Less? The Future of the Government Workforce
Politics of Public HRM Reforms in 32 Countries
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2016
This publication contributes to a discussion about the future of public employment and HR policies in the context of a changing statehood and new financial pressures. It presents comparative quantitative and qualitative data in the field of public employment and human resources management. These data...
VA DISABILITY BENEFITS
Opportunities Exist to Better Ensure Successful Appeals Reform
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2018
VA’s disability compensation program pays cash benefits to veterans with disabilities connected to their military service. In recent years, the number of appeals of VA’s benefit decisions has been rising. For decisions made on appeal in fiscal year 2017, veterans waited an average of 3 years for...
COAST GUARD
Actions Needed to Improve Data Quality and Transparency for Reporting on Mission Performance and Capital Planning
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2018
The Coast Guard, a component of DHS, serves as the principal federal agency responsible for maritime safety, security, and environmental stewardship in U.S. ports and waterways. To ensure that the Coast Guard is effectively fulfilling its missions, agency managers must have accurate information and base decisions on sound analyses for effective program management...
CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE
Urgent Need for DHS to Take Actions to Identify Its Position and Critical Skill Requirements
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2018
DHS is the lead agency tasked with protecting the nation’s critical infrastructure from cyber threats. The Homeland Security Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act of 2014 required DHS to identify, categorize, and assign employment codes to all of the department’s cybersecurity workforce positions....
FOREIGN MILITARY SALES
DOD Should Take Additional Steps to Streamline Process for Assessing Potential Recovery of Certain Acquisition Costs
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2018
Under the Arms Export Control Act and its implementing regulations, DOD is required to recover nonrecurring costs—unique one-time program-wide expenditures—for certain major defense equipment sold under the FMS program. These costs include research, development, and one-time production costs,...
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY
Additional Measures and Evaluation Needed to Enhance Accuracy and Consistency of Hearings Decisions
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2018
Individuals who do not agree with the initial decision on a claim for Social Security disability benefits can ultimately appeal the decision by requesting a hearing before one of SSA’s approximately 1,500 administrative law judges. However, the rate at which these judges have allowed benefits has...