In a world where televisions are blaring incessantly in our faces, who is responsible for determining ownership of the air waves and what, if any, ...

The USDA provides technical and financial assistance to attract interest and encourage participation in conservation programs. These programs prote...

This book provides an overview of the various contract types used in federal procurement and the legal requirements and issues pertaining to each. ...

Congress has broad authority to impose requirements upon the federal procurement process, or the process whereby agencies obtain goods and services...

In recent years, the federal government has increasingly used the contracting process to procure employee-based service work such as cleaning, secu...

Tribal firms -- those owned by Alaska Native Corporations, Native Hawaiian Organizations, and Indian tribes -- are afforded special advantages with...

Poor performance under a federal contract can have immediate consequences for contractors, who could be denied award or incentive fees, required to...

This book examines select types of considerations in the federal control of air emissions. Topics discussed in this compilation include controlling...

Congress has debated the efficacy and constitutionality of federal regulation of firearms and ammunition, with strong advocates arguing for and aga...

The General Services Administration (GSA) is the primary federal real property agency, with responsibility for the design, construction and mainten...

The United States Constitution established only one federal court -- the United States Supreme Court. Beyond this, Article III of the Constitution ...

The U.S. government uses federal credit (direct loans and loan guarantees) to allocate capital to a range of areas including home ownership, studen...

The Federal Sentencing Guidelines greatly influence the sentences imposed for federal crimes. Once binding on federal courts, the Guidelines are no...

For many farmers, crop insurance is the most important component of the farm safety net, given the breadth of commodity coverage and capability to ...

The federal crop insurance program began in 1938 when Congress authorized the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. The current program, which is adm...

The federal crop insurance program began in 1938 when Congress authorized the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. The current program, which is adm...

Many farm policymakers generally consider the federal crop insurance program as the principal tool to help farmers cope with the variable impact of...

The federal government's role in protecting U.S. citizens and critical infrastructure from cyber attacks has been the subject of recent congression...

U. S. critical infrastructures, such as financial institutions, commercial buildings, and energy production and transmission facilities, are system...

Computers and computer networking provide major benefits to modern society, yet the growing costs of malicious cyber activities and cybersecurity i...

Threats to federal information technology (IT) infrastructure and systems continue to grow in number and sophistication. The ability to make federa...

In 2010, as focal point for information technology management across the government, OMB's Federal Chief Information Officer launched the Federal D...

Federal debt management, narrowly defined, concerns Treasury's decisions about sales of Treasury bills, notes and bonds, which affect the term stru...