Investing In Homeland Security

Author : Benjamin A.T. Graham
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472124617
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Investing in the Homeland written by Benjamin A.T. Graham and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2019-01-23 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once viewed as a “brain drain,” migrants are increasingly viewed as a resource for promoting economic development back in their home countries. In Investing in the Homeland, Benjamin Graham finds that diasporans—migrants and their descendants—play a critical role in linking foreign firms to social networks in developing countries, allowing firms to flourish even in challenging political environments most foreign investors shun. Graham’s analysis draws on new data from face-to-face interviews with the managers of over 450 foreign firms operating in two developing countries: Georgia and the Philippines. Diaspora-owned and diaspora-managed firms are better connected than other foreign firms and they use social ties to resolve disputes and influence government policy. At the same time, Graham shows that diaspora-affiliated firms are no more socially responsible than their purely foreign peers—at root, they are profit-seeking enterprises, not development NGOs. Graham identifies implications for policymakers seeking to capture the development potential of diaspora investment and for managers of multinational firms who want to harness diasporans as a source of sustained competitive advantage.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Investment Management and Acquisition Challenges at the Department of Homeland Security written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Randolph C. Hite
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1437922244
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Homeland Security: DHS Continues to Be Challenged in Managing Its Multi-Billion Dollar Annual Investment in Large-Scale Info. Tech. Systems written by Randolph C. Hite and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) invested more than $6 billion in 2009 on large-scale, info. tech. (IT) systems to help it achieve mission outcomes and transform departmentwide operations. For DHS to effectively leverage these systems as mission enablers and transformation tools, it needs to employ a number of institutional acquisition and IT mgmt. controls and capabilities, such as using an operational and technological blueprint to guide and constrain system investments and following institutional policies, practices, and structures for acquiring and investing in these systems. Also, employing rigorous and disciplined system life cycle mgmt. processes and having capable acquisition and IT mgmt. workforces.

Author : John P. Hutton
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1437905331
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Department of Homeland Security written by John P. Hutton and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-11 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) has relied on service acquisitions to meet its expansive mission. In FY 2006, DHS spent $12.7 billion to procure services. To improve service acquisition outcomes, fed. procurement law establishes a preference for a performance-based approach, which focuses on developing measurable outcomes rather than prescribing how contractors should perform services. This report: (1) evaluates the implementation of a performance-based approach in the context of service acquisitions for major, complex investments; and (2) identifies mgmt. challenges that may affect DHS¿s successful acquisitions for major investments, including those using a performance-based approach. Includes recommend. Illus.

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781985573642
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Investing in Homeland Security, Challenges on the Front Line written by United States. Congress and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-15 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investing in homeland security, challenges on the front line : hearing before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, April 9, 2003.

Author : John Hutton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781457839580
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Homeland Security written by John Hutton and published by . This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) invests extensively in major acquisition programs to develop new systems that help the department execute its many critical missions. In 2011, DHS reported to Congress that it planned to invest $167 billion in these major acquisition programs. GAO previously found that DHS had not managed its investments effectively, and its acquisition management activities have been on GAO’s High Risk List since 2005. This report addresses the extent to which (1) major DHS acquisition programs face key challenges; (2) DHS has policies and processes to effectively manage individual acquisition programs; (3) DHS has policies and processes to effectively manage its portfolio of acquisition programs as a whole; and (4) DHS has taken actions to address the high-risk acquisition management issues GAO has identified. Tables and figures. This is a print on demand report.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.9J/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Smart Savings Act written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : U.s. Government Accountability Office
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781974200597
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Homeland Security written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-03 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " DHS invests extensively in major acquisition programs to develop new systems that help the department execute its many critical missions. In 2011, DHS reported to Congress that it planned to invest $167 billion in these major acquisition programs. We previously found that DHS had not managed its investments effectively, and its acquisition management activities have been on GAO's High Risk List since 2005. This report addresses the extent to which (1) major DHS acquisition programs face key challenges; (2) DHS has policies and processes to effectively manage individual acquisition programs; (3) DHS has policies and processes to effectively manage its portfolio of acquisition programs as a whole; and (4) DHS has taken actions to address the high-risk acquisition management issues GAO has identified in previous reports. GAO surveyed all 77 major program offices DHS identified in 2011 (92 percent response rate), reviewed available documentation of acquisition decisions from November 2008 to April 2012, and interviewed officials at DHS headquarters and components. "

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Investing in Homeland Security, Challenges on the Front Line written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781422313572
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Homeland Security: Applying Risk Management Principles to Guide Federal Investments written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: