883 articles on "government"

Government Buying And Selling On The Internet

Government Buying And Selling On The Internet by: Christina DeMers Global Insight, a leading economic and financial forecasting company, (formerly DRI-WEFA), states that all levels of government (federal, state, and local) should see steady incr...

Business And Finance  business finance government procurement agencies vendors
Give Your Enemy the Keys to Your House

Everybody has an enemy, or someone they just do not like or trust. We are going to try a new exercise and give the keys to ours house, cars, and bank account numbers to our biggest enemy. Sounds like a brilliant idea, right? It must be brilliant, our...

Government  government people brilliant enemy past those
Some Introductory Economics For The Armchair Economist

This article discusses some introductory economics for the armchair economist, namely the basic principles of economics that can be seen anywhere and everywhere. What is Economics? The US economy? The UK economy? Gross Domestic Product? Internation...

Government  government economics mmaposs cost assumptions benefit
What Good Is Your Blackberry, Mr. President, If You Never Use It?

As the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama is known for his strong work ethic and his unparalleled ability to multitask. Among the tools in his arsenal is his trusty BlackBerry – essentially a secure smartphone that can send and recei...

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A Whale - A Missed Opportunity

The US Coast Guard just announced that the "A Whale", a supertanker sent from Taiwan to the Gulf by his adventurous owner, is going home because she was not able to skim any appreciable amounts of the oil, which has leaked for three months by BP&apos...

Government  government gulf skimming supertanker residents
Ten Ethical Failures That Need Our Children To Resolve

If the current situation is to be corrected greater emphasis is needed on the role of citizenship in the educational programme within the National Curriculum. To equip young minds for the future in the aftermath of the current global recession, argua...

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New Defense Secretary Changes Everything

On Election Day, the American people spoke very strongly that the direction the President and the Republican Party was taking America towards, is not the direction the country wanted to go in. Presidents are not oblivious to polls. They may not honor...

Government  government president secretary bush iraq gates
The Malice Of Corporate America

If you are one of most Americans who own stocks or corporate bonds, thanks to retirement plans, mutual funds and such, you are owning a piece of "Corporate America". But wait, before getting complacent and letting out a tearful "being proud to be an ...

Government  government corporations corporate america itaposs
Treating Development Networks Seriously

TREATING DEVELOPMENT NETWORKS SERIOUSLY: WHAT PUBLIC MANAGERS SHOULD KNOWPublic policymakers have always been preoccupied with issues to do with economic development. In recent years, these issues have come to dominate the agendas of state and local ...

Government  government development policymaking urban issues public economic
Bad Laws Behaving Badly

One of the biggest government myths that Americans need to overcome before they can restore their freedom is that when politicians pass a law, then all is well in the world, the assumptions being that 1) the intended consequences of the law will actu...

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