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107-2 Hearing on National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2003--H.R. 4546, Etc., [H.A.S.C. No. 107-34], March 12, 2002, *
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Hearings on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003--H.R. 4546 and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs, Before the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Military Research and Development
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1022
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1022
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Controlling Threats to Nuclear Security
Author: James L. Ford
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Category : National security
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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The collapse of the Soviet Union, although providing a host of welcome opportunities for people of that nation, also exacerbated a number of transnational concerns just as serious as those that emanated from the bipolar hostility of the previous 50 years. Among these challenges is the marked increase in the theft of and illegal trafficking in nuclear materials, often referred to as nuclear smuggling. Prior to the early 1990s, nuclear smuggling generally involved small quantities of bogus materials or, at most, nuclear-associated materials that posed no serious danger to security. Recently, however, several disturbing incidents involving kilogram quantities of sensitive nuclear materials suitable for constructing bombs have occurred. No one doubts that hostile groups could conceivably bring weapons-usable nuclear material into the United States. Moreover, nuclear smuggling represents a possible shortcut for states such as Iran seeking plutonium or highly enriched uranium for their weapons program. The consequences of such states succeeding would be profound.
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Category : National security
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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The collapse of the Soviet Union, although providing a host of welcome opportunities for people of that nation, also exacerbated a number of transnational concerns just as serious as those that emanated from the bipolar hostility of the previous 50 years. Among these challenges is the marked increase in the theft of and illegal trafficking in nuclear materials, often referred to as nuclear smuggling. Prior to the early 1990s, nuclear smuggling generally involved small quantities of bogus materials or, at most, nuclear-associated materials that posed no serious danger to security. Recently, however, several disturbing incidents involving kilogram quantities of sensitive nuclear materials suitable for constructing bombs have occurred. No one doubts that hostile groups could conceivably bring weapons-usable nuclear material into the United States. Moreover, nuclear smuggling represents a possible shortcut for states such as Iran seeking plutonium or highly enriched uranium for their weapons program. The consequences of such states succeeding would be profound.
Hearing on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003--H.R. 4546 and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs Before the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Strategic Sourcing
Author: Ellen Marie Pint
Publisher: RAND Corporation
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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This report, originally prepared as an annotated briefing, discusses the recommendations of the economics and business management literatures on issues related to outsourcing. It is found that organizations should outsource those activities that can be most effectively managed externally, so that senior managers can devote their attention to activities best managed internally. The economics literature emphasizes that activities involving transaction-specific assets should be managed internally, whereas the business management literature recommends that organizations retain internal control of their core competencies. Organizations can often gain access to superior performance at equal or lower cost by outsourcing other activities. Therefore, it seems prudent for the Air Force to focus its outsourcing efforts on activities that are neither core competencies nor involve great asset specificity, although the business management literature suggests that the Air Force could outsource activities that do involve asset specificity, such as the provision of complex services, if it develops longer-term partnerships with suppliers rather than treating them as arm's-length vendors. Also, past performance information could be used to advantage in outsourcing to develop longer-term relationships and encourage transaction-specific investments.
Publisher: RAND Corporation
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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This report, originally prepared as an annotated briefing, discusses the recommendations of the economics and business management literatures on issues related to outsourcing. It is found that organizations should outsource those activities that can be most effectively managed externally, so that senior managers can devote their attention to activities best managed internally. The economics literature emphasizes that activities involving transaction-specific assets should be managed internally, whereas the business management literature recommends that organizations retain internal control of their core competencies. Organizations can often gain access to superior performance at equal or lower cost by outsourcing other activities. Therefore, it seems prudent for the Air Force to focus its outsourcing efforts on activities that are neither core competencies nor involve great asset specificity, although the business management literature suggests that the Air Force could outsource activities that do involve asset specificity, such as the provision of complex services, if it develops longer-term partnerships with suppliers rather than treating them as arm's-length vendors. Also, past performance information could be used to advantage in outsourcing to develop longer-term relationships and encourage transaction-specific investments.
Hearings on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003--H.R. 4546 and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs, Before the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 676
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 676
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Rav Pam
Author: Shimon Finkelman
Publisher: Mesorah Publications, Limited
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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Publisher: Mesorah Publications, Limited
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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New Nuclear Nations
Author: Robert D. Blackwill
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Robert D. Blackwill and Albert Carnesale, along with eight other experts, analyze the national security consequences for the United States if new nuclear-weapon states emerge to threaten American interests.
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Robert D. Blackwill and Albert Carnesale, along with eight other experts, analyze the national security consequences for the United States if new nuclear-weapon states emerge to threaten American interests.
The Navigation of Feeling
Author: William M. Reddy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521004725
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Offers a theory that explains the impact of emotions on historical change.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521004725
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Offers a theory that explains the impact of emotions on historical change.
Hearings on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003--H.R. 4546 and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs, Before the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Military Readiness
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 532
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Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 532
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