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  • Beijing Rules

    China's Quest for Global Influence

    kirjoittanut Bethany Allen ...
    LONGLISTED FOR FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDA FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR'Excellent . . . reveals an insidious matrix of spying, deception, censorship and repression . . . compelling' Daily Telegraph**'A timely read . . . Chilling . . . Startling . . . A powerful case for more coordinated western intervention' Guardian... ... Lue lisää

    4,49 €

  • JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE

    Integration and Test Challenges Have Delayed Launch and Threaten to Push Costs Over Cap

    kirjoittanut Hugues Dumont ...
    Sarja sarja GAO - Independent
    JWST, a large, deployable telescope intended to be the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, is one of NASA’s most complex and expensive projects, at an anticipated cost of $8.8 billion. Congress set an $8 billion JWST development cost cap in 2011, and the remaining $837 million is for its operations costs. JWST is intended to revolutionize our understanding of star and planet formation and ... Lue lisää

    18,69 €

  • CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE

    DHS Needs to Take Urgent Action to Identify Its Position and Critical Skill Requirements

    kirjoittanut Hugues Dumont ...
    Sarja sarja GAO - DHS
    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. These codes define work roles and tasks for cybersecurity specialty areas such as program management ... Lue lisää

    18,69 €

  • VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES

    Observations on Polling Place Accessibility and Related Federal Guidance

    kirjoittanut Hugues Dumont ...
    Sarja sarja GAO - DOJ
    Federal law generally requires all polling places for federal elections to be accessible to all voters, and each polling place to have a system for casting ballots that is accessible for people with disabilities. GAO’s work during the 2000 and 2008 general elections showed mixed results on polling place accessibility. GAO was asked to examine voting access for people with disabilities during the ... Lue lisää

    18,69 €

  • AFRICA; THE COUNTER NARRATIVE

    LEAPFROGGING THE ASIAN GIANT

    kirjoittanut KELECHI NWAOKIKE ...
    Based on visionary leadership, sound macro economic policies and people centred politics, like beauty from ashes, Africa, the last holdout of mass poverty is developing homegrown solutions to the plethora of problems beleaguering the continent, creating a sense of Afro-optimism across the globeWith China kicking away the ladder after climbing to the top, visionary leadership and a shift from ... Lue lisää

    2,74 €

  • FEDERAL BUILDINGS

    Agencies Focus on Space Utilization As They Reduce Office and Warehouse Space

    kirjoittanut Hugues Dumont ...
    Sarja sarja GAO - DOC
    The federal government continues to work to reduce its real property inventory and associated costs. GSA provides space for agencies in government-owned and commercially leased buildings. In 2015, the OMB issued a memorandum requiring the 24 agencies with chief financial officers to reduce their domestic office and warehouse space. These agencies are required to set annual reduction targets for a ... Lue lisää

    18,69 €

  • U.S. PORTS OF ENTRY

    CBP Public-Private Partnership Programs Have Benefits, but CBP Could Strengthen Evaluation Efforts

    kirjoittanut Hugues Dumont ...
    Sarja sarja GAO - DHS
    International trade and travel to the United States is increasing. On a typical day in fiscal year 2016, CBP officers inspected nearly 1.1 million passengers and pedestrians and over 74,000 truck, rail, and sea containers at 328 U.S. land, sea, and air ports of entry, according to CBP. To help meet the increased demand for these types of CBP services, since 2013, CBP has entered into public ... Lue lisää

    18,69 €

  • RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

    Actions Needed to Improve the Effectiveness and Oversight of Continuing Disability Reviews

    kirjoittanut Hugues Dumont ...
    Sarja sarja GAO - Independent
    RRB is an independent agency that administers disability benefits for railroad workers. In fiscal year 2016, about 31,000 railroad workers with disabilities received $1.1 billion in disability benefits. RRB is generally required to periodically assess beneficiaries’ medical condition or earnings through continuing disability reviews (CDRs) to verify that they remain eligible for disability ... Lue lisää

    18,69 €

  • CLIMATE-RELATED RISKS

    SEC Has Taken Steps to Clarify Disclosure Requirements

    kirjoittanut Hugues Dumont ...
    Sarja sarja GAO - Independent
    Impacts from a changing climate can pose serious risks to the global economy and affect many economic sectors, according to reports. Public companies are generally required to disclose certain risks in their SEC filings. In 2010, SEC issued guidance to clarify how existing disclosure requirements apply for climate-related matters... ... Lue lisää

    18,69 €

  • National Roadside Survey

    NHTSA Changed Methodology to Address Driver Concerns

    kirjoittanut Hugues Dumont ...
    Sarja sarja GAO - DOT
    National Roadside Survey: NHTSA Changed Methodology to Address Driver Concerns  ... Lue lisää

    18,69 €

  • HIGHER EDUCATION

    Expert Views of U.S. Accreditation

    kirjoittanut Hugues Dumont ...
    Sarja sarja GAO - DOEducation
    Education provided more than $125 billion in federal student aid funds in fiscal year 2016 to help students pay for higher education. To participate in federal student aid programs, postsecondary schools must be accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by Education. Accreditors work with Education to oversee participating schools and play a critical role in assessing academic quality. GAO ... Lue lisää

    18,69 €

  • TAX FRAUD AND NONCOMPLIANCE

    IRS Can Strengthen Pre-refund Verification and Explore More Uses

    kirjoittanut Hugues Dumont ...
    Sarja sarja GAO - DOTreasury
    IRS continues to confront the ongoing problems of identity theft (IDT) refund fraud. The agency estimates that at least $1.68 billion was paid in IDT refund fraud in 2016. To help address this issue, consistent with GAO’s prior reporting, the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 advanced the deadline for employers to file W-2s to SSA to January 31 (about 1 to 2 months earlier than in ... Lue lisää

    18,69 €

  • MILITARY PERSONNEL

    DOD Needs to Reevaluate Fighter Pilot Workforce Requirements

    kirjoittanut Hugues Dumont ...
    Sarja sarja GAO - DOD
    Fighter pilots operate aircraft that are critical to achieving and maintaining air dominance during combat operations. The military services invest significant time and funding to train, compensate, and retain fighter pilots. According to Air Force officials, it costs between $3-$11 million and takes approximately 5 years to develop an individual fighter pilot to lead combat missions... ... Lue lisää

    18,69 €

  • EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

    Federal Agencies Could Improve Dissemination of Resources to Colleges

    kirjoittanut Hugues Dumont ...
    Sarja sarja GAO - DOJ
    Colleges and other postsecondary schools must plan for various potential emergencies, ranging from natural disasters to violence. A number of federal agencies, including DHS, DOJ, and Education, offer resources to support these efforts. GAO was asked to review colleges’ awareness of these resources... ... Lue lisää

    18,69 €

  • IMMIGRATION DETENTION

    Opportunities Exist to Improve Cost Estimates

    kirjoittanut Hugues Dumont ...
    Sarja sarja GAO - DHS
    In fiscal year 2017, ICE operated on a budget of nearly $3 billion to manage the U.S. immigration detention system, which houses foreign nationals whose immigration cases are pending or who have been ordered removed from the country. In recent years, ICE has consistently had to reprogram and transfer millions of dollars into, out of, and within its account used to fund its detention system. The ... Lue lisää

    18,69 €

  • OFFICE OF FINANCIAL RESEARCH

    Observations on GAO Access to Information on Programs and Activities

    kirjoittanut Hugues Dumont ...
    Sarja sarja GAO - DOTreasury
    In September 2014, the House Committee on Financial Services requested that GAO review OFR, an office within the Department of the Treasury. Among other things, GAO was asked to assess the agency’s usefulness to regulators and Congress in assessing systemic risk in the financial system and any delays or set-backs in its major undertakings. GAO subsequently initiated a review of OFR in January 2015 ... Lue lisää

    18,69 €

  • 2017 DISASTER CONTRACTING

    Observations on Federal Contracting for Response and Recovery Efforts

    kirjoittanut Hugues Dumont ...
    Sarja sarja GAO - DHS
    The 2017 hurricane season affected approximately 25.8 million people and caused an estimated $265 billion dollars in damages, according to FEMA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration... ... Lue lisää

    Ilmainen

  • MED-CHAINS & COVID – 19: パンデミックのための革新的なソリ ューション -パンデミック管理の統合-

    kirjoittanut Eyong Ebot, Ebot Eyong ...
    MED-CHAINS & COVID – 19: Innovative Solutions for Pandemics is the groundbreaking new book by Dr. Eyong, offering the medical community new insight into COVID-19 and previous pandemics. Rather than quarreling over the inadequacies and inconsistencies of current pandemic practices, Dr. Eyong's new book offers his tangible and innovative solutions on how to approach, analyze and handle a pandemic ... Lue lisää

    10,99 €

  • Das Nichtanwendungsgesetz als Instrument der Steuerpolitik

    kirjoittanut Jendrik Suck ...
    Sarja Kirja 32 - Bochumer Schriften zum Steuerrecht
    Die Untersuchung über steuerliche Nichtanwendungsgesetze nimmt ihren Ausgang in der Breitenwirkung und der Veröffentlichung der Rechtsprechung des Bundesfinanzhofs (BFH). Die Arbeit zeigt die verschiedenen Reaktionsmöglichkeiten der Exekutive und Legislative auf die Rechtsprechung des BFH. Das Nichtanwendungsgesetz steht hierbei im Fokus der Betrachtung, weshalb mehr als 160 steuerliche ... Lue lisää

    138,91 €

  • Un tango con el dragón

    Un uruguayo en el gobierno chino y el ascenso de una potencia global desde adent

    kirjoittanut Nicolás Santo ...
    La educación, la cultura, el gobierno y el crecimiento de China a nivel global son expuestos a través de la experiencia personal del autor, residente y uno de los principales referentes de las relaciones entre China y Uruguay.En tiempos en que América Latina se enfrenta al desafío de transitar hacia la integralidad de una asociación estratégica con una China que ha irrumpido como socio comercial ... Lue lisää

    6,99 €

  • Guerres des tarifs, la mondialisation qui s'effondre

    kirjoittanut Patrick Soulard ...
    Et si la prochaine guerre mondiale ne se jouait ni avec des missiles, ni avec des chars… mais dans votre cuisine, votre voiture et votre ticket de caisse ?Un matin comme les autres, Thomas se réveille dans le nord de la France. Il prépare son café, s'habille, prend sa voiture, part travailler, fait ses courses. Une routine banale. Pourtant, sans le savoir, chacun de ses gestes dépend de décisions ... Lue lisää

    7,90 € tai ilmainen Kobo Plus -tilauksella

  • Pilleurs d’état

    Essais - documents

    kirjoittanut Philippe Pascot ...
    « On ne le dira jamais assez, tous les parlementaires ne sont pas pourris. C’est même une minorité d’entre eux, mais force est de constater qu’ils profitent d’une mansuétude complice de la majorité de leurs collègues. » Philippe Pascot a côtoyé les élus de tout bord pendant près de 25 ans. Il recense dans cet ouvrage les abus légaux dans lesquels tombe la classe politique française : salaire ... Lue lisää

    12,99 €

  • FEDERAL PRISONS

    Information on Inmates with Serious Mental Illness and Strategies to Reduce Recidivism

    kirjoittanut Hugues Dumont ...
    Sarja sarja GAO - DOJ
    In 2016, SAMHSA estimated that about 10.4 million adults in the United States suffered from a serious mental illness, which generally includes conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. As of May 27, 2017, BOP was responsible for overseeing 187,910 inmates and 7,831 of these inmates were considered to have a serious mental illness. Research has shown that inmates with serious mental ... Lue lisää

    18,69 €

  • DOD CONTRACTED SERVICES

    Long-Standing Issues Remain about Using Inventory for Management Decisions

    kirjoittanut Hugues Dumont ...
    Sarja sarja GAO - DOD
    DOD obligated about $150 billion on contracted services—such as information technology support and maintenance of defense facilities—in fiscal year 2016. DOD has faced long-standing challenges in effectively managing its service acquisitions... ... Lue lisää

    18,69 €