Information technology has been a vital component of government operations for decades. It plays a crucial role in public sector administration, decision-making, and service delivery in the next millennium. The technology tools we have today, such as digital communications and advanced networking, are already transforming some areas of government. In an effort to expand this trend of moving gov...

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This paper considers the social welfare implications of having a public rating agency in-stead of private sector credit rating agencies. The public rating agency is assumed to pay a fix compensation rather than a performance sensitive compensation and is assumed to dismiss its employee in case of "misconduct." The model predicts that the public rating agency may be socially beneficial if invest...

Thailand’s 4.0 strategy intends to achieve prosperity, security, and sustainability for its citizens both today in the distant future. By focusing on public sector civil servants, government is driving innovation by using design thinking (DT) train officials improve (PSI). However, despite studies being conducted DT increasing popularity among scholars, there still a gap between knowledge pract...

THE AUSTRALIAN PROTECTIVE SERVICE IS THE COMMONWEALTH'S premier protective security agency responsible for the provision of physical security to government entities. Amongst our responsibilities are the protection of the foreign diplomatic and consular communities in Australia, securing the residences of the Governor-General and the Prime Minister, providing counter-terrorist first response at ...

(1) Offered or gave a gratuity (e.g., an entertainment or gift) to an officer, official, or employee of the Government; and (2) Intended by the gratuity to obtain a contract or favorable treatment under a contract (intent generally must be inferred). (b) Agency procedures shall afford the contractor an opportunity to appear with counsel, submit documentary evidence, present witnesses, and confr...

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