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Congress regularly authorizes and requires administrative agencies to implement and enforce regulatory programs. As such, agencies routinely make decisions about when to promulgate regulations and when to enforce statutory requirements against parties who violate the law. During the 113th Congress, the Obama Administration announced that certain federal agencies would not enforce specific aspects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for a period of time in order to allow the public to further prepare for proper compliance with the law in the future. This has led to numerous questions regarding how

Shipping list no: 92-350-P. ; "May 1992." ; Cover title. ; Includes bibliographical references (p. 42). ; Mode of access: Internet.

This study examines tax audit practice in Ethiopia (the case of federal government), and investigates key problems in tax audit operation regarding the appropriateness of audit type used, audit rate, aptness of audit case selection methods and audit examination techniques used, and the experience and capability of audit staff resources. The study adopts mixed method approach in order to achieve the research objectives and to answer research questions. Specifically, the techniques used in the study include survey with tax auditors and investigators, in-depth interviews with tax officials and taxpayers, and documentary analysis. With these research methods, the results of the study reveal that tax audit program remains undeveloped with slight range of tax audit activities performed targeting aptly specific risks. The tax audit program is a toddler tool in improving voluntary compliance and increasing future revenue performance through educating and helping taxpayers to understand their tax obligations. The study also shows low audit coverage, the absence of compliance risk-based audit case selection strategy, scarcity of audit resources, tax auditors in particular, and absence of proficient and experienced tax auditors. In the end, the study forwards the possible measures to be taken by the Ethiopian Revenue and Customs Authority to mitigate problems in tax audit operation

This study examines tax audit practice in Ethiopia (the case of federal government), and investigates key problems in tax audit operation regarding the appropriateness of audit type used, audit rate, aptness of audit case selection methods and audit examination techniques used, and the experience and capability of audit staff resources. The study adopts mixed method approach in order to achieve the research objectives and to answer research questions. Specifically, the techniques used in the study include survey with tax auditors and investigators, in-depth interviews with tax officials and taxpayers, and documentary analysis. With these research methods, the results of the study reveal that tax audit program remains undeveloped with slight range of tax audit activities performed targeting aptly specific risks. The tax audit program is a toddler tool in improving voluntary compliance and increasing future revenue performance through educating and helping taxpayers to understand their tax obligations. The study also shows low audit coverage, the absence of compliance risk-based audit case selection strategy, scarcity of audit resources, tax auditors in particular, and absence of proficient and experienced tax auditors. In the end, the study forwards the possible measures to be taken by the Ethiopian Revenue and Customs Authority to mitigate problems in tax audit operation

Karachi's size and composition of population makes it a 'mini Pakistan' in many ways. Due to its unique characteristics Karachi has earned an un-ignorable and a distinctiveposition in National and Provincial politics of Pakistan and Sind. As a city it hasthe largest number of seats in national and provincial assemblies.1 It has been observed that the local developments taking shape in Karachi result in political changes on national level. There is hardly any parallel city to Karachi in terms of its political equation to overall politics of a particular country. Karachi's political dynamics and political handling has always played its role in major political changes and developments of Pakistan.It has become imperative to study Karachi as a political catalyst to understand the nitty-gritties associated in this phenomenon. This paper particularly studies the role of various representative groups of the city in the formation and removal of the federal governments of Pakistan in a historical perspective.

The U.S. government is an ever-more-complex system that few American citizens comprehend in any detail. Even some of its most basic operations, seemingly clear in concept, are in reality intricate and obscure. Although textbooks explain how the government is supposed to work in theory, they don't reveal how it actually works in practice. This book offers a concise and objective explanation of government operations, mapping the federal government's branches, departments, agencies, corporations, and quasi-official bodies-and the bureaucracies that support them. The authors effectively bridge the

The Clinger-Cohen Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996 (Clinger-Cohen Act) has changed the dynamics of how federal agencies view and manage their information technology. The mandated provision for Chief Information Officers (CIOs) is to act as information change agents and technology "watchdogs" for their agency. To observe how government is reacting to employing CIOs, field studies were conducted by e-mail with eight agencies to discover the successes and the challenges of this new information initiative. Four of the agencies contacted were mandated by the Clinger-Cohen Act and four were non-mandated. The results of this study depict varying levels of agency compliance and commitment to the Clinger-Cohen Act in regards to the operative nature of the position.

The face-to-face war information program of the federal government came to a close on July 15, 1943. On this date the Organizations Service Division of the Office of Civilian Defense was abolished by James A. Landis, director of OCD. Thus ended the last remaining organized effort of the national government to insure full civilian understanding of the war through methods found only in democratic countries, viz., discussions, forums, town meetings, etc. This change in the conduct of the war deserves the attention of political scientists and others interested in the operations of democratic government. The way in which the program was conceived, the manner in which it was administered, as well as the deliberate way in which it was abolished, throw important light on the home-front policies of the government. They also indicate the prospects for a democratic civic education program in the United States.Origin of the Face-to-Face War Information Program. The Organizations Service Division was established in the Office of Civilian Defense by Administrative Order No. 30, dated January 4, 1943. The face-to-face war information program, which was the primary responsibility of the Organizations Service Division, had been delegated to OCD after a series of negotiations extending from June 12 to December 15, 1942, and involving the Office of War Information; Coördinator of Inter-American Affairs, OCD, Office of Education, and the Bureau of the Budget.

Half-title: The Institute for government research of the Brookings institution. Pamphlet no. 19. ; Mode of access: Internet.

The purpose of this study was to examine the phenomenon of career plateauing from the point of view of professional/technical specialists employed by the federal government. Answers were sought to the following questions: What effect, if any, does plateauing have on those experiencing it? Does plateauing grow in importance and effect over time? What can be done to alleviate any adverse effects of plateauing? A qualitative, descriptive survey was conducted wherein thirty-five scientists and engineers participated in in-depth interviews relating to their jobs and careers. The data gathered was coded and displayed so that comparisons could be made across the five groups which comprised the sample. The groups were (a) younger, shorter plateaued, (b) older, shorter plateaued, (c) younger, longer plateaued, (d) older, longer plateaued, and (e) non-plateaued. It was found that the younger, shorter plateaued subjects who were in the early stages of their careers did not experience negative reactions to plateauing. It did become problematic in mid career for some respondents but not for others. The career anchor (a concept developed by Edgar Schein) of the subject was the determining factor as to whether or not plateauing was troublesome. Those respondents anchored in technical/functional competence were either slightly or not at all concerned with their plateaued status. Those anchored in managerial competence were greatly concerned. By late career, the negative reactions to plateauing had abated for the managerially anchored and had disappeared for those anchored in technical/functional competence. Suggestions made by the respondents to mitigate any negative effects to plateauing were presented. ; Ph. D.