Download or read book Improving the sourcing decisions of the government final report written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Section 832 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act of 2001 (the Act) required that I, as Comptroller General of the United States, "convene a panel of experts to study the policies and procedures governing the transfer of commercial activities for the Federal Government from Government personnel to a Federal contractor ..." In accordance with the Act, I am pleased to transmit to Congress the report of the Commercial Activities Panel (the Panel) convened to satisfy this statutory requirement. Given the importance of this issue, I elected to chair this Panel and ensured that it was comprised of highly qualified and empowered representatives from the groups specified in the Act and other knowledgeable individuals. A diverse group of high-level members were selected as panelists in order to broaden the scope and enhance the quality of our deliberations, while increasing our chances of success.
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Download or read book Feasibility of Outsourcing the Management and Operation of the Capitol Power Plant written by Terrell Dorn and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-05 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Capitol Power Plant (CPP), managed by the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), provides heating & cooling for the U.S. Capitol & other facilities. For more than a decade, potential overstaffing at CPP has been a principal concern. A recent report noted that although AOC has long recognized that CPP is overstaffed, staffing reductions had not been implemented, & that AOC had only recently made plans to establish a new staffing structure. There is now an exam¿n. of the feasibility of AOC¿s entering into a contract with a private entity for the mgmt. & oper. of the CPP. This report discusses: the actions taken to reduce oper. costs & increase efficiencies; & the challenges that AOC must address before it can make future sourcing decisions about CPP oper.
Download or read book Outsourcing Sovereignty written by Paul R. Verkuil and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-12-19 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reliance on the private military industry and the privatization of public functions has left our government less able to govern effectively. When decisions that should have been taken by government officials are delegated (wholly or in part) to private contractors without appropriate oversight, the public interest is jeopardized. Books on private military have described the problem well, but they have not offered prescriptions or solutions this book does.
Download or read book PINSTRIPE PATRONAGE written by Martin Tolchin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Political patronage - awarding discretionary favors in exchange for political support - is alive and well in 21st century America. This book examines the little understood patronage system, showing how it is used by 'pinstripe' elites to subvert the democratic process. 'Pinstripe patronage' thrives on the billions of dollars distributed by government for the privatisation of public services. Martin and Susan Tolchin introduce us to government grants specified for the use of an individual, corporation, or community and 'hybrid agencies', with high salaries for top executives and board members. In return for this corporate welfare pinstipe partons giving politicians the ever-increasing funds needed to conduct their political campaigns. As budget cuts begin to bite, the authors argue that it is time to clamp down on the corrupt practice of pinstripe patronage.
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Download or read book Major Management Challenges and Government Risks written by Victor S. Rezendes and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2003-07 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 2001 Governmentwide Perspective, the General Accounting Office (GAO) identified operational challenges, such as the continuing need to implement management reforms, and discussed the need to address human capital and other strategic challenges, particularly the longer-term budget outlook. The information that GAO presents in this report is intended to help sustain congressional attention in addressing the challenges government faces in doing business in the 21st century. This report is part of a special series of reports on governmentwide and agency-specific issues.
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