In Our Backyard
In Our Backyard

Author: Travis P. Wagner

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 1993-12-22

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780471285694

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This is a welcome answer to the public's desire to know about the environment. Without taking sides, it addresses vital questions on everything from drinking water quality to the cost of toxic controls and cleanups. The information is up-to-date and complete, and the format is designed to be accessible. A question-and-answer format is employed for clarity and compactness, and topics are covered in a rising progression of complexity.

Understanding Health and Social Care
Understanding Health and Social Care

Author: Jon Glasby

Publisher: Policy Press

Published: 2017-01-18

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 1447331206

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This is the concise, accessible guide for students and practitioners who want a comprehensive introduction to health and social care. Engaging practical features, such as user-focused case studies and reflective exercises, promote understanding of theoretical and conceptual knowledge. In turn, clear explanations of social policy theory help frame the policy and practice dilemmas faced by students, front-line workers and policy makers. Chapters cover partnership working and integrated care, independent living, disability and long-term conditions, discrimination, user involvement and support for carers. This new edition has been updated to cover key developments under the Coalition and beyond, including the 2012 Health Act, the 2014 Care Act, the Francis inquiry, the Winterbourne View abuse scandal, the integrated care agenda and the impact of austerity.

Personnel Security Clearances
Personnel Security Clearances

Author: Brenda S. Farrell

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 43

ISBN-13: 1437920683

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Personnel security clearances are used to verify that national security information -- which in some cases could cause exceptionally grave damage to national security if disclosed -- is entrusted only to those who have proven reliability and loyalty to the nation. In response to long-standing problems with timeliness and backlogs, Congress mandated clearance reforms as part of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. This report reviews the extent to which reform efforts: (1) align with key practices for organizational transformations; and (2) address identified factors for reforming the personnel security clearance process. Includes recommendations. Tables.

DoD Personnel Clearances: Preliminary Observations on DoD's Progress on Addressing Timeliness and Quality Issues
DoD Personnel Clearances: Preliminary Observations on DoD's Progress on Addressing Timeliness and Quality Issues

Author: Brenda S. Farrell

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2011-05

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 1437945007

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In light of long-standing problems with delays and backlogs, Congress mandated personnel security clearance reforms through the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (IRTPA), which requires, among other things, that executive agencies meet objectives for the timeliness of the investigative and adjudicative phases of the security clearance process. Since 2005, the DoD clearance program has been on a high-risk list due to timeliness delays. Based on prior and ongoing work, this statement addresses DoD's progress in: (1) reducing the timeliness of initial personnel security clearances at DoD; and (2) building quality into the processes used to investigate and adjudicate security clearances. Illus. A print on demand report.

Low Clearance
Low Clearance

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13:

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Access Delayed
Access Delayed

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13:

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