Belvoir press (6 resultados)

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Condición: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. Original stiff wrappers. Near Fine.

Soft Cover. First Edition. 8vo. original printed paper wraps; pp. [vii (last blank)], 122, xxvi, [14 (advts.)]. A fine copy of the theatre adaptation of this Miles Franklin Literary Award winning novel.

Soft Cover. Condición: F-. First Edition. 8vo. original printed paper wraps (a trifle rubbed and creased); pp. [vii (last blank)], 122, xxvi, [14 (advts.)]. A near fine copy of the theatre adaptation of this Miles Franklin Literary Award winning novel.

Trade paperback. Condición: Very good. Presumed First Edition/First Printing. Various paginations (approximately 276 pages). Selected Bibliography. Illustrations. Acronyms. Circular A-76. Cover has slight wear and soiling with some sticker residue on back. The Defense Acquisition University (DAU) is a corporate university of the United States Department of Defense offering "acquisition, technology, and logistics" (AT&L) training to military and Federal civilian staff and Federal contractors. DAU is headquartered in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and is accredited by the American Council on Education (ACE), International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and the Council on Occupational Education (COE). The University Charter was created in October 1991 by Department of Defense (DoD) Directive 5000.57. Originally a loose consortium of existing training commands, DAU worked to standardize the training courses and establish mechanisms that allowed for centralized management of training funds for the DoD workforce. In the late 1990s, the consortium arrangement was replaced by a centralized structure, more like that of a corporate university. By 2014, DAU had grown to the point of graduating 181,970 students. Summarizes the conclusions drawn form a year long study by fellows selected by the Defense Acquisition University concerning the problem of the effectiveness of the Department of Defense's implementation of outsourcing, privatization, and commercial acquisition practices. Cost-driven outsourcing strategies are undermining the Department of Defense. This is the inescapable conclusion we have reached in the course of our research. The effort put into Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76 and related initiatives is great yet the savings are at best marginal. Moreover, there is evidence these initiatives are degrading mission performance.…