Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9781422398807
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Smithsonian Institution: Status of Efforts to Address a Range of Funding and Governance Challenges
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9781422398807
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Smithsonian Institution
Author: U S Government Accountability Office (GPublisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781289080044
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent agency that works for Congress. The GAO watches over Congress, and investigates how the federal government spends taxpayers dollars. The Comptroller General of the United States is the leader of the GAO, and is appointed to a 15-year term by the U.S. President. The GAO wants to support Congress, while at the same time doing right by the citizens of the United States. They audit, investigate, perform analyses, issue legal decisions and report anything that the government is doing. This is one of their reports.
Smithsonian Institution
Author: United States Government Accountability OfficePublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781983861482
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Smithsonian Institution: Status of Efforts to Address a Range of Funding and Governance Challenges
Smithsonian Institution
Author: Mark L. GoldsteinDesignated Federal Entities
Author: Jeanette M. FranzelPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437917712
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
For entities that rely on others for funding, effective governance, accountability, and internal control are keys to maintaining trust and credibility. In recent years, corporate governance and accountability have received increased scrutiny and emphasis in the nonprofit, fed. gov¿t., and public company sectors. Governance and accountability problems have also been identified at Designated Federal Entities (DFE) such as the Smithsonian Institution, the Legal Services Corp., and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. This report describes: (1) the statutory structure of the governing bodies for each DFE organization; and (2) the role of the Inspectors General (IGs) in the governance structure. Charts and tables.
Federally Created Entities
Author: Susan RaglandPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 143792638X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
Over the years, Congress has created or authorized the creation of numerous entities to carry out federal programs and further public purposes. Collectively, these entities receive trillions of dollars annually in funds appropriated by Congress. Given the wide variety of entity types, applicability of key broad-based requirements, and federal funding, this report: (1) identified and categorized federally created entities by type; (2) determined the extent to which the various entity types are generally subject to key broad-based statutory governance, accountability, and transparency requirements; and (3) determined the amount of appropriations Congress has made directly available to each of the individual entities in recent years (FY 2005 through 2008).
Designing Inclusive Educational Spaces for Autism
Author: Rachna KharePublisher:
ISBN: 9780970835888
Category : Classroom environment
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Homeland Security: Greater Attention to Key Practices Would Help Address Security Vulnerabilities at Federal Buildings
Author: Mark L. GoldsteinPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437926789
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
The Federal Protective Service (FPS) is responsible for providing law enforcement and related security services for nearly 9,000 federal facilities under the control and custody of the General Services Admin. (GSA). In 2004 a set of key protection practices was identified from the collective practices of federal agencies and the private sector, which included allocation of resources using risk management, strategic management of human capital, leveraging of technology, information sharing and coordination, and performance measurement and testing. This testimony is based on past reports and testimonies and discusses: (1) limitations FPS faces in protecting GSA buildings and resulting vulnerabilities; and (2) actions FPS is taking.
Staff Memorandum on United States Investment of Military Assistance Funds in Military Installations Located in France
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military assistance, American
Languages : en
Pages : 1190
Book Description
Science, the Endless Frontier
Author: Vannevar BushPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 069120165X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
The classic case for why government must support science—with a new essay by physicist and former congressman Rush Holt on what democracy needs from science today Science, the Endless Frontier is recognized as the landmark argument for the essential role of science in society and government’s responsibility to support scientific endeavors. First issued when Vannevar Bush was the director of the US Office of Scientific Research and Development during the Second World War, this classic remains vital in making the case that scientific progress is necessary to a nation’s health, security, and prosperity. Bush’s vision set the course for US science policy for more than half a century, building the world’s most productive scientific enterprise. Today, amid a changing funding landscape and challenges to science’s very credibility, Science, the Endless Frontier resonates as a powerful reminder that scientific progress and public well-being alike depend on the successful symbiosis between science and government. This timely new edition presents this iconic text alongside a new companion essay from scientist and former congressman Rush Holt, who offers a brief introduction and consideration of what society needs most from science now. Reflecting on the report’s legacy and relevance along with its limitations, Holt contends that the public’s ability to cope with today’s issues—such as public health, the changing climate and environment, and challenging technologies in modern society—requires a more capacious understanding of what science can contribute. Holt considers how scientists should think of their obligation to society and what the public should demand from science, and he calls for a renewed understanding of science’s value for democracy and society at large. A touchstone for concerned citizens, scientists, and policymakers, Science, the Endless Frontier endures as a passionate articulation of the power and potential of science.