United States federal legislation

trends are stable. As the size and complexity of the organization increases, so do the budgeting resource requirements. As such, it is also worth noting that due to the complexity of capital budgeting for companies, or a country as large as the United States, advanced computer programs are developed using increasingly advanced algorithms to determine efficient solutions. Specifically, these algorithms focus on determining the most efficient distribution of resources. Ongoing research into…

Changing the Food Stamp Program, Changing Lives Are food stamps saving lives or making them worse? The Federal Government has funded the food stamp program, SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), since the 1960’s to keep low income families from starving. However, today’s food stamp program has morphed into something much bigger. This change is not necessarily better. (“EDITORIAL: Start small in reforming food stamp program”) Over the decades, the changes that have been made allow…

for development of Civics and Government skills. “Students draw concepts from civics and government to understand political systems, power, authority, governance, civic ideals and practices, and the role of citizens in the community, Maine, the United States, and world” (Maine Learning…

When the towers fell on the 11th of September, a culture spanning borders and languages became afraid. I remember wondering if our soaring fighter jets could form a wall to protect us. It was an attack against innocent people by hidden guerrilla forces. Perhaps these unseen fighters would try to hold us hostage or bombard the entire nation. The victims had to be avenged. Defensive actions needed to be taken. The feeling of uncertainty that washes over a nation, oblitirating its peace, is a…

2033-001 21 March 2016 Virus GOV. Virus MEV-1 in the film is based on the epidemic of H1N1 in the United States and the world overall. The rapid spread of the disease was alarming and frightening to the government agencies such as the local health departments and centers for disease of control and prevention (CDC). Contagion the movie was a prime example of showing how the local, state, and federal government agencies react towards an epidemic situation rapidly. In the film it was…

laws must be done in order to ensure the equality of pay. Although the Equal Pay Act of 1963 does not efficiently abolish the gender disparity in pay that exists, passing more legislation may be detrimental to ensuring equality in the work force. Marcia D. Greenberger, Co-President of National Women’s Law Center, states that women are making lower amounts of income than males in the same field due to their lack of working hours as some might say. Specifically, full time women work on average…

may not realize they’re talking to a possible criminal or a psycho. People from all walks of life can be, and in most cases, are completely different individuals online. As Alinta Krauth points out in her article “Anonymous in Portmanteaupia” she states “One does not have to choose one culture anymore, but can layer it. For example, if one were a law-abiding citizen in their offline culture, they may be an anti-statist or service attacker in their online culture” (Krauth). Alinta tells of the…

withdrew from federal student loan programs and instead, created its own system. Because of the Grove City College versus Bell court case, the college is no longer able to offer some of the opportunities to incoming students that they once could. However, since then, Grove City College has been known for their exceptional effort and withstanding to the community. There are over 3,000 colleges in the United States, many being community colleges, city colleges, junior colleges, state…

reviewing our mobile devices, this is to ensure that the country is out of danger and its citizens are safe. The author states that “Federal government is sweeping up records of communications between millions of Americans” (Alan Greenblatt, 2013, p.70). This shows that the government is recording everything we do and have documentation on our movements. Also he discusses that “ The federal government has a direct pipeline into Verizon, Google, Yahoo and other such companies, those companies…

How well do you think the city (and supporting forces from elsewhere) did in responding to the CSX tunnel fire? What strengths and weaknesses of preparedness were evident in this crisis? The emergency responders involved in responding to the Howard Street Tunnel fire were on site and prepared to respond to the emergency with minutes of the fire and a prompt establishment of an incident command followed. However, these responders were not familiar with the situation at hand, a situation that…