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1Government procurement in the United States — is based on many of the same principles as commercial contracting, but is subject to special laws and regulation as described below. Persons entering into commercial contracts are pretty much free to do anything that they can agree on. Each… …
2Government contract — Contracting with the U.S. Government is based on many of the same principles as commercial contracting andcan be very profitable, but is sufficiently different from commercial contracting to require special care.Persons entering into commercial… …
3United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
4Reverse auction — A reverse auction (also called procurement auction, e auction, sourcing event, e sourcing or eRA) is a tool used in industrial business to business procurement. It is a type of auction in which the role of the buyer and seller are reversed, with… …
5Becta — (formerly known as the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency) is a Non Departmental Public Body of the Department for Children, Schools and Families in the UK. Becta is the Government s lead agency for information and… …
6Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
7OpenDocument adoption — World map of countries, using the OpenDocument standard   Officially approved …
8Information Technology Infrastructure Library — The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (I), is a set of good practices for IT service management (ITSM) that focuses on aligning IT services with the needs of business. In its current form (known as ITILv3 and ITIL 2011 edition), ITIL… …
9Royalties — Not to be confused with Royal family. Royalty cheque. Royalties (sometimes, running royalties, or private sector taxes) are usage based payments made by one party (the licensee ) to another (the licensor ) for the right to ongoing use of an asset …
10Comparison of the AK-47 and M16 — M16 (top) and AK 47 (bottom) assault rifles Firearm AK 47 M16A1 Manufacturer Izhmash ArmaLite, Colt …
