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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 57
ISBN-13: 1428934359
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States Government Accountability Office
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2018-01-29
Total Pages: 58
ISBN-13: 9781984344304
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGAO-05-820 U.S. Postal Service: Improving Ratemaking Data Quality Through Postal Service Actions and Postal Reform Legislation
Author: Harry Anthony Patrinos
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2009-01-01
Total Pages: 116
ISBN-13: 0821379038
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book offers an overview of international examples, studies, and guidelines on how to create successful partnerships in education. PPPs can facilitate service delivery and lead to additional financing for the education sector as well as expanding equitable access and improving learning outcomes.
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2008-09-26
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 0309134447
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAll U.S. agencies with counterterrorism programs that collect or "mine" personal data-such as phone records or Web sites visited-should be required to evaluate the programs' effectiveness, lawfulness, and impacts on privacy. A framework is offered that agencies can use to evaluate such information-based programs, both classified and unclassified. The book urges Congress to re-examine existing privacy law to assess how privacy can be protected in current and future programs and recommends that any individuals harmed by violations of privacy be given a meaningful form of redress. Two specific technologies are examined: data mining and behavioral surveillance. Regarding data mining, the book concludes that although these methods have been useful in the private sector for spotting consumer fraud, they are less helpful for counterterrorism because so little is known about what patterns indicate terrorist activity. Regarding behavioral surveillance in a counterterrorist context, the book concludes that although research and development on certain aspects of this topic are warranted, there is no scientific consensus on whether these techniques are ready for operational use at all in counterterrorism.
Author: Daniel J Solove
Publisher: NYU Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 295
ISBN-13: 0814740375
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDaniel Solove presents a startling revelation of how digital dossiers are created, usually without the knowledge of the subject, & argues that we must rethink our understanding of what privacy is & what it means in the digital age before addressing the need to reform the laws that regulate it.
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Published: 2009
Total Pages: 156
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. Privacy Protection Study Commission
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Published: 1977
Total Pages: 672
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: James Austin
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Published: 2001
Total Pages: 83
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis report discusses the findings of a nationwide study on the use of private prisons in the United States. The number of these prisons grew enormously between 1987 and 1998, with proponents suggesting that allowing facilities to be operated by the private sector could result in cost reductions of 20%. The study examined the historical factors that gave rise to the higher incarceration rates, fueling the privatization movement, and the role played by the private sector in the prison system. It outlines the arguments, both in support of and opposition to, privatized prisons, reviews current literature on the subject, and examines issues that will have an impact on future privatizations. The report concludes that, rather than the projected 20-percent savings, the average saving from privatization was only about 1 percent, and most of that was achieved through lower labor costs. Nevertheless, there were indications that the mere prospect of privatization had a positive effect on prison administration, making it more responsive to reform.
Author: United States Government Accountability Office
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2017-09-08
Total Pages: 60
ISBN-13: 9781976196928
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is facing significant financial problems as mail volume is declining, 4.5 percent in fiscal year 2008 and 11 percent projected for fiscal year 2009. USPS lost $2.8 billion in fiscal year 2008 and projects a $6.4 billion loss in fiscal year 2009 (possibly more if it cannot cut an ambitious $5.9 billion in costs). As one way to cut costs, USPS is trying to improve the efficiency of mail delivery, which generates close to one-third of USPS's $78 billion in expenses. Recognizing the sizeable impact of delivery on USPS's finances and operations, you requested a GAO review. This report addresses (1) how USPS monitors delivery efficiency; (2) characteristics of delivery units that affect their efficiency; and (3) the status and results of USPS's actions to improve delivery efficiency, in particular USPS's Flats Sequencing System (FSS). To address these objectives, GAO interviewed stakeholders and USPS officials, reviewed delivery documentation, conducted fieldwork, and analyzed delivery data.
