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Federal inspector general oversight and audit report generation challenges

Under the Inspector General Act of 1978, every United States federal agency and federal program is subject to the oversight of an inspector general (IG) with appropriate jurisdiction (CULS, 2011; Edwards, Wattenberg, & Lineberry, 2009).

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Resident perceptions of Los Angeles diversity and opportunity

LA is a very diverse city, world-class, and a city that faces a number of challenges for the 21st century. There are so many different ways to see this city. It is fascinating and it is frustrating. It is where dreams are made and where dreams are broken.

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German assumptions and failures in Operation Barbarossa's planning

The German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 is perhaps one of the most crucial turning points of World War II, as hubris of Adolf Hitler and the German high command was rewarded with an unexpected defeat.

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Prosecution versus treatment for pregnant women with substance abuse

Supreme Court of U.S. has in the recent past been considering a high-profile cases pertaining prosecution of pregnant women who are substance abusers.

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Information technology infrastructure and upgrade needs in a corporate workplace

Briefly describe your current workplace or a workplace that you have recently been part of but no longer are. (By workplace, I mean the place where you do most of your work on a daily basis. I do not mean the larger organization in which your workplace is located.

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Web 3.0 and wirearchy in modern organizational management

Web 3.0 refers to having a semantic web platform. With the immense amount of data available over the Internet, a form of connection needs to be created. Being able to share absolute content outside the walls of websites and applications needs to be created, forming semantics.

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Tammany Hall's transformation from immigrant advocate to political machine

We often hear the road to hell is paved with good intentions and we can certainly use the history of Tammany Hall as an example of how this occurs. Tammany Hall was born from good intentions for the residents of New York, primarily the immigrants and lower working class.

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Dams and levees: environmental impacts on wildlife and rivers

Background to Dams and Levees - One of the issues resulting from civilization and urbanization is that most of the places humans chose to locate, for reasons of convenience, agriculture, transportation, and economic independence, have been near water.

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Compensation systems and pay for performance strategies

Up to this point, I have encountered two compensation systems. One was based on commission, and the other was a fixed salary. The first salary computation method was registered during a temporary position and it did not guarantee any income, only part of the sales registered.

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The National Weather Service: from early observations to government scandal

National Weather Service (NWS) is a government agency that affects every resident of the United States in important ways. Because of its skill in predicting extreme weather such as hurricanes and tornadoes, potentially thousands of lives have been saved.

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