You are the lead contract negotiator of a small company that specializes in small GPS guided guidance equipment that can be used in most vehicles. You have been tasked with acquiring a contract with one of divisions of the federal government that is developing driverless convoys for moving goods and supplies.  A customer is able to easily attach your system to a standard portable radar […]

·         From the weekly readings and first e-Activity, recommend a distributive, servant, or other leadership theory that a public leader could apply in order to resolve conflicts and implement change while working with external stakeholders. Conclude if your selected leadership theory holds true if it is applied to the Department of Defense, the United Way, or the Department of Taxation. Provide a rationale and examples […]

Short Essay – Policy-making in the Federal System The U.S. government’s expansive role in public policy is caught in a swirl of conflicting cross-currents. On the one hand, popular expectations about government’s responsibility to solve problems often exceed the capacity of state and local authorities to respond effectively. On the other hand, policies developed at the national level may not sufficiently reflect the great diversity […]

Write a 2 to 3 page, APA style paper, explaining why you believe anyone running for President of the United States should or should not have served in the military at one time or the other.  If you believe they should have a Military Service Record before running for President, would any military service, rank, type of discharge, and/or position be sufficient to be President? 

The major payers in private healthcare (other than government programs) are employers, and this has been true since the inception of health insurance programs. There are several reasons why this is so, but one of the main reasons is employees are a defined risk pool based on the work performed for the company. Healthcare insurance companies are able to predict the financial risk (as in […]

According to the Congressional Budget Office, Civilian agencies obligated over $435 billion in fiscal year 2012 for services–80 percent of total civilian spending on contracts. Service acquisitions have suffered from termination of contracts.  Imagine that you are a contracts officer for the Internal Revenue Services (IRS), and that your supervisor has tasked you with the procurement of a new software system for processing tax returns. 

Report on a bill which is currently under consideration in Congress. First, identify what the law is now,and what changes the proposes.Next, identify the bill’s primary sponsors, and discuss why they want to change this law.Third, track the bill through the legislative process what has happened to the bill so, and where is it now? Finally, what chance does the bill have of becoming law, […]

Essay Topic: After the terrorist organization the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), executed a Jordanian pilot, Lt Moath al-Kasasbeh, by burning him to death, Jordan retaliated immediately.  The country launched an air mission named “Moath the Martyr” attacking ISIS training centers, arms, and ammunition depots.  Additionally, Jordan executed two imprisoned jihadists linked to Al Qaeda.  Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh has pledged that […]

Soon after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, the Bush administration developed a plan for holding and interrogating prisoners captured during the conflict. They were sent to a prison inside a U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay on land leased from the government of Cuba. Since 2002, over 700 men have been detained at “GITMO.” Most have been released without charges or turned over […]

Imagine that you have been called upon to explain Medicare Part D coverage at an informational brown-bag luncheon at a local senior center. The director of the center tells you that the presentation should summarize Medicare Part D coverage because many of the people who use the center don’t really understand why Medicare Part D was created. She also wants you to explain the pros […]