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Discussion:
Are Private Contractors Making Major Governmental Decisions?
By Larry Freeman, PhD.
The Shipley Group, Senior Consultant

National Public Radio (NPR) recently reported that in 2007 the Federal government spent nearly $450 billion on contracts with private industry. NPR’s key question was essentially this: Are private contractors making major policy decisions; ones that government employees should be making?

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USDA ANNOUNCES NEW OFFICE OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND MARKETS WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2008--Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer today announced the intention to establish a new USDA Office of Ecosystem Services and Markets and the creation of a federal government-wide Conservation and Land Management Environmental Services Board to assist the Secretary of Agriculture.  Click to Connect   SUPREME COURT LIFTS LIMITS ON NAVY SONAR NEAR WHALES The US Supreme Court has invalidated two court-imposed restrictions aimed at protecting whales and other marine mammals from powerful Navy sonars during anti-submarine warfare training off the southern California coast. The case, Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, involved a dispute between the Navy and a group of conservationists over the use of mid-frequency active (MFA) sonar during large-scale naval training exercises. Click to View   Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger asked President-Elect Barack Obama to waive the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) on transportation projects  Click to Connect   If you have a news article you would like featured, please let us know.  shipley@shipleygroup.com

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