Big government a good customer for smaller firms Boston Herald
You turn plenty of money over to the government, so how about trying to earn some of it back? The federal government is the largest purchaser of goods and services in the world. Agencies and departments
How to use surplus to be major issue for 2007 session Alaska Journal of Commerce
A new two-year Legislature begins Jan. 16 in Juneau as lawmakers, some returning and some new, start to grapple anew with issues — some old and some new — facing state government.
Police get low marks on information Palm Springs and Coachella Valley Local News and Guides
A California public interest group monitoring how well the state's police share crime, arrests and personnel information gave most Coachella Valley police departments a failing grade, according to a report released Friday.
Case suggests problems in the way Public Works catches employee fraud CNews
OTTAWA (CP) - Bounced cheques, phony expense claims, forged signatures, personal items charged to the public purse. A rogue employee's abuse of the system at the Public Works Department raises questions about how effective the federal government is at catching - and disciplining - fraud artists.
Arroyo Can’t Get Rid of the Stench of Corruption Arab News
JEDDAH, 12 January 2007 — The details that have surfaced this week about the alleged $2 million payoff that former Manila Rep. Mark Jimenez paid to former Justice Secretary Hernando “Nani” Perez (and others) to fast track approval of the Argentine firm IMPSA’s contract in 2001 to build a power plant in the Philippines and also be granted sovereign immunity, are absolutely amazing.
A Private Indiana? News 25 Evansville
EVANSVILLE - NEWS 25 told you Wednesday that the Governor signed a deal to contract with private companies to run programs for Indiana's most needy residents.
Chris Weigant: Why Bush's Push Will Fail: The Incompetent Iraqi Army HuffingtonPost
Much attention has been paid to President Bush's speech on Wednesday, and the fact that the escalation's chances for success rest on the willingness of Prime Minister Maliki and the Iraq government to take on the sectarian violence in an evenhanded way (i.e., going after the Mahdi Army and other Shiite militias). But even if Maliki did everything Bush wanted him to, his plan is still going to
U.S. grant on way for LAX work Los Angeles Daily News
U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta will announce today that the city of Los Angeles will get a $43 million federal grant to help pay the $241 million cost of replacing a runway at LAX and soundproofing nearby homes.
When you sell your house, part of the gain is exempt from taxes The Providence Journal
Q: I am a woman, 79 years old. I’ve owned my home since 1969. At the time I bought it, I paid $19,000 for it. I think on today’s market I could get about $350,000, roughly. Now, if I sell this, I’m hoping I could buy something else about $250,000 $275,000, in that area. Now, I know something about a $200,000 amount that I do not have to pay taxes on, but, other than that, I know nothing. . . .
Tax Collection Debate Is a Product of Budget Battles Washington Post
There always seems to be a disagreement over the numbers in government reports these days. Take the latest dispute over how many Internal Revenue Service employees it takes to monitor private tax collection efforts:
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