Improving NASA's Technology for Space Science

The continued advance of the nation's space program is directly dependent upon the development and use of new technology. Technology is the foundation for every aspect of space missions and ground operations. The improvements in technology that will enable future advances are not only in device and system performance, but also in permitting missions to be carried out more rapidly and at lower c…

THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS HANDBOOK

Understanding telecommunications, in all its forms, has never been more critical. Numerous sources promise to provide the information and insight needed. However, a coherent, concise presentation of the essentials, which could serve as a starting point for providing the reader with a foundation of knowledge to build on has been lacking.

Risk Management and Public Plan Retirement Systems

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Transforming Health Care Scheduling and Access

“How can we help you today?” Each of us would like to hear these words when seeking health care assistance for ourselves, for our families, or for others. It should not only be our wish, but our expectation. Health care that implements a “How can we help you today?” philosophy is care that is patient centered, takes full advantage of what has been learned about systems strategies for ma…

The Art of the Infinite: The Pleasures of Mathematics

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On the Earth Observing Data and Information System: Letter Report

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An Interim Report on the Earth Observing System and Data and Information System

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Systems Modernization and the Strategic Plans of the Social Security Administ…

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Realizing the Potential of C4I: Fundamental Challenges

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POST - WAR ECONOMICS POLICY AND PLANNING

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THE POWER OF LOVE 2015 MARKETING PLAN

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Smithsonian Information Technology Plan

The Institution continues to faithfully execute its mission, expressed as a mandate in the will of James Smithson, for the increase and diffusion of knowledge. The Smithsonian Information Technology Plan (SITP) documents the role that information technology (IT) plays in fulfilling that mission, as well as goals and objectives defined in the Institution’s FY 2012 to FY 2016 strategic plan. …

Banking on Change: Breaking the Barriers to Financial Inclusion

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QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS

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GIS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY

Public safety means programs carried out or promoted for public purposes. This involves, directly or indirectly, the prevention of, protection from, and/or response to natural or man Ȭ made events that could endanger the safety or security of people or property in a given area1. Public safety embraces an interdisciplinary framework to address these threats and respond to the needs of the gener…

In search of the essence of strategy, a model for strategic management in thr…

The essence of something is what makes something what it is. The search for the essence of strategy is a challenging task. Determining which are the most important aspects, or the quintessence, of a strategy requires extracting and concentrating its substance. For this task we need two basic elements: firstly, an historical perspective on the evolution of the strategy; and secondly, a practical…

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RISK MANAGEMENT FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS

Risk Management is not difficult but it does require rigour and discipline in applying the method. The sequence involves: 1 Preparation and understanding of the context in which the risk assessment is being carried out (what are we trying to accomplish? What areas of concern will we be looking at?) 2 Identification of potential risks and outcomes (What could happen and what would be the resul…

Enterprise Risk Management

The global companies profiled in this session—Infosys, GE Capital, and JPMorgan Chase—highlight effective yet differ- ent approaches to risk management. The common elements include: having top management lead risk management; creating a culture of risk management where it is part of all decisions; setting clear risk parameters and having them broadly adhered to; having the discipline to mak…

Our Role in the Travel Industry

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Wild Animal Management Manual Strategic and Operational Guidelines

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The State of U.S. Corporate Governance: What’s Right and What’s Wrong?

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Creating the Office of Strategy Management

Organizations often fail at strategy execution. Various sources have reported implementation failure rates at between 60 and 90 percent. A Bain Consulting study of large companies in eight industrialized countries found that seven out of eight companies failed to achieve profitable growth between 1988-1998, defined, rather modestly, as 5.5% annual real growth in revenues and earnings, with retu…

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National Summit on Strategies to Manage Herbicide-Resistant Weeds

This summit grew out of a 2010 National Research Council report on the impact of genetically engineered crops on U.S. farm sustainability. A variety of topics were addressed in the report, and one of the findings was that weeds resistant to glyphosate were an emerging problem. Since the time the report was published, glyphosate resistance in weeds has more than “emerged”—it is now a signi…

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A Guide to Starting and Operating an Adventure Tourism Business in Nova Scotia

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Realizing the Potential of C4I: Fundamental Challenges

Section 262 of the Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 directed the Secretary of Defense to request that the National Research Council conduct a review of current and planned service and defense- wide programs for command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I) with a special focus on cross-service and inter-service issues. (For purposes of this report, C4I syste…