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Where can I search for federal government contracts online? I am looking for specific contracts relating to Iraq. For example, the US state department engages a contractor for work. Where can I find terms of this contract? Are the terms publicly available?
Can a non-profit seek federal contracts as a government contractor? I want interested in knowing whether a non-profit could provide services to the government as a federal contractor or subcontract with a prim contractor? I know that the purpose of being a non-profit is to utilize the "profit" to support the actual business and flow back into the community.
Where can I find information on specific contracts awarded by the federal government? I'm looking to find details, specifically cost, for a couple military contracts related to software procurements. This data must be public information available somewhere.
What disabilities are recognized by the Federal Government when awarding contracts, referencing ADA?
I work for a company that contracts labor to the Federal government. Do State or Federal Labor laws apply.? I live in California. The company is not a federal entity yet the work is done for the Navy.
Why would the Federal Government need to contract companies like Blackwater to deal with disasters...? The Federal Government contracted Blackwater to "assist" with Hurricane Katrina. Why would the Federal Government need to do this? Were they not adequately prepared and or equipped to deal with a disaster such as this? Also, should the Federal Government be contracting companies such as Blackwater to police civilians like this?
What are the most commonly used FAR federal acquisition regulations used in government contracts? I need this info asap
What is the best business to start to get federal contracts? I want to provide state and the US federal government with some type of supplies. What is the best industry that I should look into for starting my business?
The US Federal Government contracted the Haliburton Corp to build Concentration Camps in the USA. WHY? Why are they building concentration camps in the USA? Who is going to be put in these countless concentration camps across America that the Federal Government is using our tax dollars to build? Does anyone know? And it is a verifiable FACT that they are being built. So instead of deny, please just try to explain WHY OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS are building CONCENTRATION CAMPS? I wrote a letter to my Senator asking him about the Concentration Camps and who these facilities are supposed to house. I typically receive a response when I write to my Senator. I have heard nothing back from him on this topic. I am seriously concerned. And you should be too. And this has nothing to do with Hillary Clinton, per say, this has something to do with mass population control/slave labor. I think????
The federal government recently cancelled the contract for the contract linked to the gun registry system.? The federal government recently cancelled the contract for the contract linked to the gun registry system. Millions of dollars were lost upon the cancellation. The RCMP will have to remain using outdated software. Which IT outsourcing firm had the original contract?
Holiday Pay for Employees of Federal Government Contractors? I am employed by a company that has a service contract with a US government agency. I do understand that in the private sector in general, to offer or not to offer holiday pay is completely up to the employer; is not mandated by law. But what about employment under a government contract? Is the McNamara-O'hara Service Contract Act applicable here? Can you point me to any authoritative resources one way or the other?
The federal government has no restrictions under the Constitution on its power to impair contracts since the? Contract Clause restricts only actions of the states. true or false
Federal government favors what disabilities when awarding jobs? The Federal Government favors certain disabilities when awarding contracts to businesses due to the american disabilities act. What are these disabilities? Disabled Veteran, Ethnic, or what?
should the federal government be allowed to give out contracts to national voting booth companies? this means that the government would be in control of all voting in the nation.EXPLAIN
How many of you "small government" Republicans ? work for the government ?...including indirectly... Did you know the Federal Government is the nations largest employer ? Since Bush took office we've seen the largest increase in Federal programs /spending...in history ! Part of the "job creation" that Bush touted throughout his presidency was the result of this increase,....where the Federal government contracts out to private companies, even though they could do it using current employees of the government for less.., They did this in order to show job creation "on paper" in the private sector, and avoid paying for those famous government benefits packages.. Are you a Republican who works for the government ?, and if so, when do you plan on quiting your job ? btw - I am for small government, but moreso for less wasted spending in government. The size of government is of less importance than the efficiency of government to me.
Would you sign the following contract with the federal/state government? I agree that if the federal and state government do not take any money out of my paycheck for welfare, food stamps, WIC, social security, medicare, and medicaid for me or anyone else, I will never, ever ask the government for help if I become poor or sick. I will rely on family, friends, and charity if I cannot support myself.
Can a government (Federal) contact be used as collateral on a business loan? Can a US government contract (if your awarded one) at the same time be used for the acquisition of real estate to help perform the contract. Say, for the property, you finance 80%-can the other 20% downpayment come out of the US government award (along with the rest of the contract as a kind of collateral) which is used as the income producing part. Thanks
Should the federal government provide a lawyer to every citizen to explain every contract people sign? No one would EVER have the burden of taking it upon themselves to read and understand a contract. They could just call the government, and a lawyer is sent out to read and explain mortgages, auto-loans, credit card agreements, etc in simple, child like terms everyone can understand.
What is the best route to get a job with,the federal government as a contracter? No experience in government contracts but working on MPA degree
does the federal government have the authority to abolish contracts? -what article and section in the constitution please and thank you!
Why is the federal government hiring while the rest of corporate america is having layoffs? Revenues are down for not only corporations, but also the federal, state, and local governments. So why is the federal government adding so many jobs? Don't you think they would be contracting due to the lower amount of revenue they are receiving? Here is the link you wanted http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20080430/1a_lede30_dom.art.htm
Under William Taft, Congress passed legislation that??? Under William Taft, Congress passed legislation that closed off Alaska to further development. was called New Freedom because it increased individual rights. established an eight-hour workday for workers on federal government contracts. OR eliminated business monopolies.
can you sue the federal government for breach of an employment contract? I have a signed offer letter for employment and 1 week before I was supposed to report across the country for duty and after I had already purchased airfare and hotel accomodations,I recived a call that my file needed to be vetted and now its been 8 months and still no answer and my credit has become terrible which will preclude me from taking the position once vetting is done.
Federal job in Alaska? I work for a local government in Maryland. I would like to get a federal job in Alaska. Being in government and having contracted in the federal government, I am unclear about where I would go for interview, if I hit the jackpot and win the interview. If work location is in Anchorage, AK, do I need to go to Anchorage for the interview, or can I be interviewed someplace near OPM in DC which is pretty close from my home state of Maryland?
In which of the following ways did the federal government side with industry in the Pullman Strike? A. ordered the railroad workers to accept yellow-dog contracts B. attached mail cars to Pullman cars as a reason to send in federal troops to break the strike C. provided weapons and training to strikebreakers D. sent in the U.S. army to reorganize and run the railroad companies
Why am I subject to the laws of the federal government? I never signed any contract with the government. What gives them the arbitrary right to impose their will on me?
DUI and Contracted Government Position? I work at a private company that recently landed a contract to do some work for the federal government. I have recently been offered a position to work on this project, but I must first pass the government's background check. I am concerned about a OWI offense that occurred about a year ago in Wisconsin. This is my first (and will be only) offense. I know Wisconsin does not consider the first offense criminal but it is on my DMV record, and I know it can't look good during an employment screening. Will this cause me to fail the screening?
Why does the U.S. government allow no-bid contracts and should we continue them.? I'm sorry that I don't have the source for this, but I believe that Halliburton was awarded a no-bid contract for their services in Iraq. Why does the federal government allow no-bid contracts and should they be continued? Is there any advantage to allowing a no-bid contract? If so, how does it help the American people by allowing a no-bid contract? I'll give the ten points to the best answer which gives a valid reason why we should continue allowing no-bid contracts. (For those who don't know what a no-bid contract is, I believe it is when the government a contract to an individual or group/company without considering competitive bids). Thank you, Jose R for supplying the citation on Halliburton's no bid contract! There are about 4 excellent answers below. I can't decide which answer is the best, so I'm going to send this to the voters to make the decision. Excellent answers follow. NOTE TO VOTERS: please pick the answer that best explains why we use no-bid contracts rather than the one that best describes your thoughts on this issue, please!
Does the Federal Government manage anything better than the Private Sector? Before you start.. government policies and politicians were a Major contributor to our current financial mess and the U.S. Military is [somewhat] immune. Here's the latest example of a power grab. It's estimated that this will 'create' 1,000 New Government Jobs. (we all know how accurate gov. estimates are). How many 'private sector jobs' will be destroyed by Fedzilla in the process? To me this is just one of a multitude of deceptions lately. Much like the president's statement "There are No Earmarks in this stimulus package" ( that depends on what the meaning of the word is..is) 3/7/2009, 5:45 p.m. EST By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — So much for privatizing the federal government. The Internal Revenue Service's decision this week to quit using debt collectors to dun delinquent taxpayers was celebrated by public employee unions as a pendulum shift after watching the Bush administration often opt for private contractors over federal workers to deliver government services. The IRS program was a small one, bringing in a little more than $80 million since its inception in 2006. But it represented an ideological toehold for conservatives who believe that private companies are more efficient than government agencies. It was an ideology embraced by former President George W. Bush, who famously — and unsuccessfully — toyed with the idea of partially privatizing Social Security. Privatization won't disappear. It's too widespread in a federal government that relies on private contractors for work as diverse as computer programming and providing security in Iraq. But with a new Democratic administration in charge, experts don't expect to hear much about privatizing government functions from President Barack Obama. "I think we're going to see a reversal of privatization," said Harvey B. Feigenbaum, a political science professor at George Washington University. "When contracts come up for renewal, they will see if it would be better for the public sector to do the work." IRS contracts with private debt collection agencies to go after delinquent taxpayers expired Friday. In deciding not to renew them, IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman said he concluded after a monthlong review that tax collection could best be done by government workers. ********************************************************** Here's some investment advice..buy stock in the company that makes Vaseline! http://www.syracuse.com/newsflash/business/index.ssf?/base/business-0/1236466450221210.xml&storylist=business deacon: I understand but the military more or less runs itself..seperate issue. aquario: is that Marx? "The government needs to own everything." If I'm the 'enemy' of this then I'm a proud enemy! Wise One: I saw Geert on The Factor the other night. He's right! Flavor Ade: " being shaken down for the common good." Buy that Vaseline Bro! Tom T: The problem is that our world has ben turned upside-down by corruption from all sides. It's taken us many years to get here. There are no 'quick fixes'. Not if we do it the Right way by the gov. and the citizens living within their means. Ol' F: Did you see Huckabee?..He's pushing for term limits! I like it! Canam: "Will this require more gov. workers?" Damn right it will! Non-productive union workers to boot! Dr M...... Today may my prayers help me realize I cannot control everything. To put the world in order, We must first put the nation in order; To put the nation in order, We must first put the family in order; To put the family in order, We must first set our hearts right. -- Confucius Jersey: "Think a little deeper! Who hired "Black water" and "KBR"? Yep Politicians who got rich from it!" Ate: " inexperienced, incompetent, and have no idea what they are doing." People..especially his supporters..need to think about that statement. Edg1: "That's why we Conservatives always want smaller government." That's exactly why We Have Got To Stop Electing RINOs!!!!!!! Flying: "Sure it can. Healthcare is cheaper" LOL! Much like the Chinese products at Wall Mart! Gypsy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0Lsa3-KFdE Andrea: "Why the he// didn't we elect Mitt Romney!!!! The man knows his sh** when it comes to business and the stock market !!!!!!" (you'll have to ask many of the people in the church about that one.) I'm a Christian myself but this attitude many have about Romney is disturbing and confusing to me! Sarah: " I finally quit and went to work in the Private sector where people actually work for their pay." Amen..if people actually knew how much of their hard earned $ was Wasted there might be a real Tax Revolt! Fishn: " they manage to make more money" Most of it out of 'thin air' or off of a printing press here lately! Kat: " "The elephant is a mouse built to government specifications." sad but true Palin- My blood pressure goes thru the roof when I see that idiotic stuff going on. How bout a resolution to follow the constitution you fools! Sasha: "No, the Government can't run nothing without messing it up. I would be surprised if they knew how to wipe their butts." LOL! You crack me up! Sounds like Dolly Parton in a movie I saw years ago. Drop: " So bring out the guillotine and we will have a Bastille day." Stick around Bro. That may not be as far fetched as it sounds!
how many federal employees are ther? Is there a breakdown and does this include consultants, sub-contracts, etc that are not on the payroll but work for the federal government?
How can I sever the invisible contracts with the federal govt that leads to a Equity Jurisdiction Attachment? Many Americans have unknowingly signed "adhesion contracts" with the government. These "Invisible contracts" are very real, and are sealed by your receiving a "benefit." You entered into these contracts voluntarily, by choice, giving them ironclad legal power over you. When a Commercial contract with the "King" (Government) is in effect, the Bill of Rights is irrelevant, and properly so, as the Constitution forbids interference with contracts. This information comes from a Federal Judge and is supported by thousands of Federal Statues and Supreme Court Rulings. When you are involved with the "King", you exit the wonderful status of "independent man upon the land", and accept the government's contract jurisdiction (control). You enter into these adhesion contracts when you open a bank account, get a birth certificate, buy insurance... http://www.constitution.org/mercier/incon.htm
What percentage of the Texas economy is fueled by the federal government? One example are little institutions such as NASA, Raytheon, and Boeing in Texas which are ALL federal contract divisions and receive their funding via fleecing America. There is much more. Also, Houston TX is among the highest federal locality pay areas in the country at 28.28% second only to the San Francisco Bay area. http://www.opm.gov/flsa/oca/09tables/pdf/saltbl.pdf PDF pay table So how much of Texas GDP is federally funded?
background check with government contracts? Can a small business contract with the federal govt with misdemeanors on the records of the business owners. Not horrible crimes. I researched the websites and procedures for govt contracting awards but it did not mention this. thanks
True or false, under the Contract Labor Act of 1864, the federal government helped pay an immigrants? passage to the U.S. While the law was repealed in 1868, it was not until 1885 that the government forbade companies (such as railroads) from importing immigrant labor.
Should the ACCC investigate the Australian Federal Governments takeover of a regional hospital? The Federal Government has taken the unprecedented step of offering support for an individual Regional Hospital in a critical marginal election. We may not be as qualified as the Federal Treasurer, and his election campaign staff, but we can smell abuse of public funds as well as any reasonable man. It would take $200 mil AUD to provide decent housing, a job, education and healthcare for every indigenous man, woman and child in the Northern Territory, and the top end of Australia. Yet the government has opted to spend $600 mil on providing a contract for solar hot water heaters to manufacturing companies so that our well-fed children have hot water to wash their hands with after a piss. And a further $600 mil will be spent rennovating the Sydney Opera House. If that represents the epogy of Liberal Parth wisdom during a pre-election campaign, then perhaps it would be prudent to look for more down-to-earth leaders for our nation.
If contracts are void after a bankruptcy and need to be renegotiated? AIG had contracts that went back years, promising bonuses. The federal government could have avoided AIG making these huge payments by simply letting them fail and go into bankruptcy. Why is the government now so upset that AIG is paying bonuses that were in contracts from years ago?
privitization and contracting out of the government? Do you think that the privatization and contracting out of government functions, such developing weapons systems, is a good solution to inefficiency in the federal government?
Can the government terminate a contract for convenience with no penalty? We have an IDIQ service contract with the federal government. They hired our employee to do the job, and now want to terminate the contract for convenience. We were originally awarded a 1 year contract with 2 option years, and this happened 2 months after the start of the first year.
Which is false about relations between federal government and private contractors? a. outside contractors work with fewer rules than gov employees b. gov often uses contractors because it does not have enough employees to get its work done c. private contracting prevents cost overrun d. all contractors who work for gov must be equal opportunity employers
Who knew that Dell has a contract with the federal government, yet their PC equipment is made in China? Please make your reps aware. - Agreed! They are doing it. So NOW lets make reps aware that we are aware. I mean, how hard is it to make a phone call OR send an email? -
What does the word "Federal" really mean? Sorry that it was entered twice---do not have space to give you the research you can do for yourself----Common sense tells you that if your payment of income tax check is deposited somewhere other than to the account of the United States of America Treasury, something is wrong. Look at the endorsement on the back of same. Sorry that it was entered twice---do not have space to give you the research you can do for yourself----Common sense tells you that if your payment of income tax check is deposited somewhere other than to the account of the United States of America Treasury, something is wrong. Look at the endorsement on the back of same. This question has as yet no answer---- What does "Federal" really mean? Moderator should post---No Best Answer.
how do i view the terms of a contract at a federal facility? How do I learn the pay rate that workers are supposed to get at a federal facility? I know the pay rate is set in the contract the contractor made with the federal government. Is there a web site that allows this?
What happens when companies get bought out? Unfortunately the president of my company recently passed away. We are a small company, and I don't know if we will be bought out or not. I've only been working at the company for two months, so I am concerned that if we get bought out, that my job may be in jeopardy. My company has a few federal government contracts that it is obligated to perform whether we are bought out or not. So even if we get bought out, the new company would have to perform these contracts. I'm concerned that if bought out, that the new company may not decide to retain me, or that if they do, they may not do so at my current salary. I am otherwise happy with my position, but just to protect myself, I have listed my resume on Monster and Careerbuilder and have already gotten some hits. Has anyone else been through this?
As a small business, how can I have the opportunity to compete with larger companies on Federal projects? I manage a small business in Wisconsin. With all of the federal stimulus money that is going into construction projects across the state, I was wondering if there was some certification process that can help us get an edge in bidding for contracts. I have read that the Federal government needs to have 23% of its contracts go to small business. We are not minority or women owned, just small. Are there any programs that we can get certified for the help us gain an edge?
How do I become a Background Investigator for the Federal Government? I was offered a position with USIS as a Background Investigator. I was granted a Top Secret Clearance which took about a year to achieve. Then, on my last interview, I thought everything went well, but to find out I was not given the position. I want the position to be full-time, not a contract position that does not give any benefits. If you have any information about where I can look I would greatly appreciate it. I have a college degree and have been in the workforce for about 3 years now. I am eager to advance my career. It is just a shame when you find something you want to do, but get turned down for it and can't even get a hint on what to do. Thanks for your information.
Who stands to benefit from investments in companies contracted by the federal government provide services for? immigrant detention centers or surveillance to monitor immigrants on the border . Services he proposed as part of his immigration reform legislation . Isn't it wonderful to be on the inside , know who , what to invest in and make monet while in Congress
Contractor of federal government, not paying employees for holidays?? Is this legal? I work for a company that is contracted by the federal government. We are currently in the process bidding for a new contract, which ended September 30, 2007. We are currently working under an extension of the previous contract until the new one is awarded. Our employer is stating that she won't get paid until she is awarded the contract and therefore we are not getting government holidays paid, though were are forced to take them off unpaid. She states that we will receive pay for these prorated in the future. There are other contract offices other than ours and from what we have heard, they have gotten all of their holiday pay. We also are only getting prorated pay for our personal and vacation time. I don't like this, I can understand the personal/vacation time a little bit better than the holiday because that is time we are requesting to take off. No one seems to want to ask anyone who is connected to our company for fear of losing their job. We have been in contact with the Office of Inspector General, but they do not answer their phone or reply to their email. If your solution is to find another job, trust me, I am trying. We have what we call the "golden handcuff" here, meaning that our wages are decent enough and finding a job that is competitive to them is extremely difficult. We are also being told that with this new contract, it is called performance based and that if our company doesn't meet the government's expectations 100% that we won't get paid….someone please tell me how this is legal? Does anyone know who I could contact about this?
How can I get a government job that allows telecommuting? I would really like to work from home but enjoy the benefits of telecommuting with the government. Also, does anyone know of possible contracting positions with the federal government. I hear contractors tend to make more money than actual civil service.
What % of the adult American workforce depend on government for their income versus those in private industry? Include those who are directly employed by either the federal, state, or local government, or are in a private industry job where 90% or more of their income is the result of a government contract, or those where their income is by way of a government entitlement program such as SSI or welfare.
Is public health still a priority of the government? I was reading an article on the reemergence of Tuberculosis. Polio is another disease that continues to evade efforts at eradication. I have met people, including friends who refuse to immunize their children. I am shocked that this is allowed. The daughter of a co-worker contracted Scarlett Fever; another man had a son with Whopping Cough. I thought these diseases were gone in the US. Do you think it is time for the Federal government and WHO to resort to the old methods of quarantine and “NO SHOTS, NO SCHOOL”?
What do you think of government making an attempt to take control over 4 million small businesses? NEW LAW WOULD AUTHORIZE GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF 4 MILLION SMALL BUSINESSES National Center for Policy Analysis The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, H.R. 1409, S. 560) does more than take away secret ballot elections: It empowers the federal government to impose contracts on newly organized companies. The government would set wages, benefits, work assignments, promotion procedures, and any major changes to business operations. Because EFCA has no meaningful small businesses exemption, it would authorize federal control of up to 4 million small businesses employing 39 million Americans. Consequently, bureaucrats with no management experience would effectively control these small businesses, says James Sherk, the Bradley Fellow in Labor Policy at the Heritage Foundation. The misnamed Employee Free Choice Act affects both large and small businesses, says Sherk: The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) has a small business exception, however, this exemption has not been updated for inflation since 1959. It covers all non-retail businesses with gross revenues of $50,000 a year and retail businesses with gross revenues over $500,000 a year. To put those figures into perspective, the average private-sector worker costs his or her employer $56,000 a year in wages and benefits--before the cost of any capital needed to do the job. A business with one worker earning average pay would not qualify, consequently, the law has no meaningful small businesses exemption. The Heritage Foundation used Census Bureau data to calculate how many small businesses EFCA would affect: The act covers 4,180,000 businesses employing 38,934,000 workers. EFCA takes away these workers' right to a secret ballot vote on joining a union -- a consequence that has attracted considerable controversy, says Sherk. However, the bill has a second provision of equal if not greater significance to small businesses that has attracted much less attention: EFCA replaces collective bargaining with government-imposed contracts for newly organized companies. In practice: EFCA will effectively eliminate collective bargaining for initial contracts because the system provides no reason for unions not to hold out for a government contract. Unions would have strong incentives to make extreme demands and hope the FMCS appointed arbitrator splits the difference between these demands and management's position. Granting such a radical amount of power to the FMCS puts control of workplaces in the hands of unaccountable government bureaucrats, says Sherk. Source: James Sherk, "EFCA Authorizes Government Control of 4 Million Small Businesses," Heritage Foundation, WebMemo #2341, March 12, 2009. For text: http://www.heritage.org/Research/Labor/wm2341.cfm For more on Unions: http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_Category=43 "I am expected to read the whole of this copy and paste job?" Yes you are expected to do so. I did. How else do you expect to learn the issues? From simplistic one liner bumper stickers perhaps? I'm not here to provide you with a cliff notes version to make life easier for you. "Oh, well, when the information comes from right-wing think tanks, you know it's got to be unbiased!" The MOST predictable response. Biased or unbiased is irrelevant. Biased sources can be informative. Try not to use your partisanship as an excuse to remain ignorant and uninformed. And when you find an "unbiased" source reporting on thsi same issue, then you go post it. "The Heritage foundation is a well know right wing site.....right wingers HATE unions. The NCPA is a WELL KNOWN anti-union site...that posts biased" And the info contained within the article is all wrong....how? Dont try to use the claim of "biased article" as an excuse not to discuss this issue. If its wrong, then inform us how.
How do I sell my new online course about American Business Etiquette to schools? This entertaining and educational online training offers junior high school, high school, college and those in the workplace 21 separate training modules for a total of five hours of online training which includes the testing portions that follow each of the 21 modules. There are built-in accountability features which a teacher or employer the option to view in ‘real time’ to check the progress each student or employee. At the successful completion of the training, a Certificate of Completion is generated online which has been signed by the Founder and Director of the American Business Etiquette Trainers Association. The fee, per student is $30 per year. We have a GSA Contract with Federal Government. Should I hire a consultant who knows the edu market. If so, WHO??
Why have churches sold out to the government? Obtaining Corporation Status (501c3) is Against God The word "church" is not meant to refer to any physical building, but refers to the worldwide body of believers in Christ. The word "church" (ecclesia in Greek - called out ones) does not refer to any organization, no matter it's name or legal status. Keep that in mind when reading this article. It is time for Christians to wake up and turn back to God. We need to turn to the Lord and repent of our sins that we have committed against Him. We need to ask for forgiveness of tolerating idolatry that removes His Sovereignty over His Church. To see that the Church is in grave danger we must have a clear understanding of what a corporation is. We also need to realize what the courts have ruled about corporations and that a corporation has no rights, only privileges, granted by the "estate." To become a corporation removes the authority of the Lord over a corporate church and puts it under the bondage of man's law. According to man, The State is Sovereign over its Corporations 1. "A corporation is a creature of the state. It is presumed to be incorporated for the benefit of the public. It receives certain special privileges and franchises and holds them subject to the laws of the state and the limitation of its charter. Its powers are limited by law. It can make no contract not authorized by its charter. Its rights to act as a corporation are only preserved to it so long as it obeys the laws of its creation. There is a reserved right in the legislature to investigate its contracts and ascertain if it has exceeded its powers" (Hale v. Henkel, 201 U.S. 43) 2. "[A corporation is] an artificial person or legal entity created by or under the authority of the laws of a state. An association of persons created by statute as a legal entity.... The corporation is distinct from the individuals who comprise it (shareholders).... Such an entity subsists as a body politic under a special denomination, which is regarded in law as having a personality and existence distinct from that of its several members." Black's Law Dictionary West Publishing Company, 1991; 6th Edition, page 340. 3. "A corporation derives its existence and all of its powers from the State and, therefore, has only such powers as the State has conferred upon it. Power is used here to mean the legal capacity to execute and fulfill the objects and purposes for which the corporation was created, and the source of this power is the charter and the statute under which the corporation was organized." Len Young Smith and G. Gale Roberson, Smith and Roberson's Business Law, West Publishing Company, 1966, page 796. A corporation derives its existence and all of its power from the State. The church on the other hand was created by and is the body of Christ. We belong to Him and we are subject to Him and His Laws. The source of any church's power is supposed to be the Holy Spirit; it's authority to function solely from God. 4. "Corporate existence is a privilege granted by the sovereign upon compliance with specified conditions" Len Young Smith and G. Gale Roberson, Smith and Roberson's Business Law, West Publishing Company, 1966, page 931. . 5. "Corporations are not citizens.... The term citizen... applies only to natural persons... not to artificial persons created by the legislature" Paul v. Virginia, 8 Wall. 168, 177; see also the Opinion of Field, J., in the Slaughterhouse Cases, 16 Wall.36,99 The Word of God teaches us that Christians, His Holy Church, are citizens of the household of God (Eph.2:19). 6. Every corporation has obtained a charter from the State of Incorporation. This charter is simply permission to exist given to the corporation (by the State!) without which, its operations would be considered illegal. In addition to the charter are the articles of incorporation: "The objects or purposes for which a corporation is formed are expressly stated in its articles of incorporation, which delineate in general language the type of business activities in which the corporation proposes to engage" Smith and Roberson's Business Law, West Publishing Company, 1966, page 798. 7. "Instances of non-profit corporations are educational institutions, athletic clubs, library clubs, fraternities, sororities, hospitals, and organizations which have exclusively a charitable purpose" Smith and Roberson's Business Law, West Publishing Company, 1966, page 789. (Note: The purpose of the church is not "charity," nor is it's purpose exclusively charitable. Charity should be a function of every church, but is certainly not it's purpose. Offering worship to God, evangelism to the lost, and the fellowship and equipping of the saints are among church's exclusive purposes. (gm) The Lord is Sovereign over His Churches : Jesus is the Head of the Church, not man Paul compares the special relationship of Christ and His church to the God giving relationship of man and wife. What can be closer or more special then this? Would you bring another person into your marriage to control it with worldly principles? I hope the answer is no. Then why would you bring in a "fictitious entity" no less created by the state and man i.e.: corporation, to run and regulate something that belongs to the Lord? The relationship with Jesus and His Church belongs to Him alone. He is the Head of the Church and as such He governs it with His Laws, Principles and Directions. After all He is our King and is Sovereign over His Church. To become a corporation in effect divorces the church from Christ. We also commit idolatry by putting something before Him. Eph 5:23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. Christ is the Saviour of the body (the church); not the state. 24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. The church is subject to Christ not the state. 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; Christ has purchased the church with His own blood. The State can give nothing for the church and should give nothing to the church. 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. The church should be holy and without blemish, to mingle the church with the state/worldly system is to bring spot and wrinkle to the church because of what the state/world does and says, homosexuality, abortion, adultery and many other things are acceptable, they pass laws making them that way. This goes against God; should the church be partakers of that? 28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. 29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: The Lord nourishes and cherishes the church. Throughout history the state has tried to destroy the church. It still does through legislation trying to control all aspects of the free and corporate church. 30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. The church is a living organism with a living head and body. Therefore the church is not a religious organization. It is possible to be a religious or charitable organization without being a church. 31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. The church is to be joined unto Christ. In Matthew Jesus used the word cleave. I do not see that the church is to be joined to Christ and the state. 32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. He speaks of the relationship that the church is supposed to have with Christ. One that is supposed to be holy and true. One, that's with each other without interference, blessed. Eph 1:20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, 21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: 22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church Christ is to be all things to the church. He is in Charge and Head of the church not the state. The state is under His feet, it is the footstool of the Lord why put it ahead of Him? 23 Which is his body, the fullness of him that filleth all in all. KJV There are more Scriptures that would support that Jesus is the sole authority over the church. Most of us Christians know this and believe this. I challenge my brothers and sisters to find them. Study them, to see if the Truth is being brought forth. Jesus Christ Should Be The Head Of The Church - Why Then Incorporate? Many people for some reason think that a church has to. This is far from the truth on a few different levels. Here in the United States of America a church does not have to incorporate at all to be recognized as a local body of believers. (Not sure why they would want recognition from the state anyway.) I know some of you are thinking "Well, Romans 13 says..." Most of us have been taught that whatever the government says, goes. Wrong! If the government passes a law that interferes or contradicts one of Gods law we are not bound to follow it. There are examples of this in the Bible ; we have all heard the story of Daniel and the lions' den. To think Christians are bound by the laws of men, when it comes to the work of the Kingdom, is just stupid. If this were the case the church in Russia, China, Middle East and other places - if they listened to Romans 13 the way it is applied now - would never have seen growth. How about the brothers/sisters that smuggled Bibles into the old Soviet Block, China, Cuba and others? Whose law did they break? Man's. The local government's. They may be held accountable for their actions by men, they might even lose their lives. Guess what? God will reward them for their actions. They were doing the work of the Kingdom. I know most of us have heard that Federal law supercedes state law. State law supercedes county, city and town law, and so on and so forth. Guess what? The law of God supercedes all of man's law when it goes against His own (Acts 4:18-19). The point is even if there was a law requiring churches to incorporate we would not be bound to do so. In doing so we would be removing the Lordship of Jesus and giving it to the state. Thank God we have not reached this point yet in this country but don't be fooled, its coming. Why then do churches incorporate? 1. They think they have to. 2. They feel it gives them some benefit. 3. They think it gives them prestige. 4. Asset protection. 5. Think it's the only way gifts are tax deductible. 6. Think its okay with God. 7. They have always done it that way. The list could go on, I'm sure we could all find some earthly reasons why we think incorporating would be a good idea. We Still Think It's The Law - Show me Otherwise If you still think it's the law and that would make any difference to you in your relationship with the Lord, I will show you differently: "Congress shall make no law regarding an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof" (U.S. Constitution, First Amendment). According to the Internal Revenue Code, "a church, its integrated auxiliaries, and conventions and associations of the church are excluded from taxation." United States Code, Title 26, 508(c)(1)(A). Section 508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code provides that churches are not required to apply for recognition of Section 501(c)(3) status in order to be exempt from federal taxation or to receive tax deductible contributions. Churches are automatically exempt from Federal income tax, and contributions to churches are deductible by donors under section 170. Elsewhere, the IRS states: "Although a church, its integrated auxiliaries, or a convention of churches is not required to file Form 1023 to be exempt from federal income tax or to receive tax deductible contributions, such an organization may find it advantageous to obtain recognition of exemption (Tax Exempt Status for Your Organization, IRS Publication 557). Just what "advantage" is there for a church in obtaining 501(c)(3) recognition and thereby exchanging its sovereignty for a subordinate status in relation to the federal government? Most people would answer that such grants the church exemption from taxation. However, we have already seen that the federal government has never been able to tax the Church of Christ; the Church is not exempt from taxation, it is immune. The "advantage" is something else entirely: "By establishing its exemption, potential contributors are assured by the [Internal Revenue] Service that contributions will be deductible" Tax Exempt Status for Your Organization, IRS Publication 557. The tragic irony of all this is that, according to the Internal Revenue Code, financial donations to an unregistered, unincorporated church are automatically tax-deductible (26 USC 170-B). The government has no constitutional authority over the Church. It is not allowed to violate the First Amendment protection that the constitution provides. In fact the government may not infringe on any of our constitutional rights at all. They have found a way around this of course. To hold out an unbiblical advantage hoping an ignorant clergy person will take the bait and bring the church into voluntary compliance by forming a 501( C )(3) corporation, thus placing the church under the authority of the state. Once the church has been transformed into a corporation it then becomes subject to control by federal and state governments. In truth an incorporated church is no longer a church!! but merely a non-profit organization. Once a church incorporates the new non-profit organization is subject to total control by the government. You will be controlled on who you hire, what you can and cannot preach. You cannot conflict with public policy nor assault the hearer's sense of mental well being, self-esteem, sexual orientation etc. You can be sued. The IRS prohibits such organizations from "carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation" (26 USC 501-C-3). This prohibition extends, not only to the endorsement of a political candidate, but also any other attempts to "influence legislation," including taking a public stand against such government-protected abominations, such as abortion or homosexuality. Now, the church is discovering that favors from Washington, DC have strings attached. In this case, the string is a rope that is being used to throttle her once-powerful voice, to squeeze out her very life and, eventually, to hang her by the neck until dead! History Of Our New Nation: One of the reason people came to the new land was to get away from the entanglements of the old world. Quite a few of the reasons dealt with the issue of church and state. People where fleeing a repressive regime where there was a state-sponsored church or the church was running the governments. It was bad enough that people picked up and left. Now we seem to be returning to what our forefathers left on our own free will. We are taking a license to preach from the state, being told what we can and can't say. One of the things that inspired Patrick Henry's speech "Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death" was, he saw a man being beaten for preaching the gospel without a license. If we forget history we are doomed to repeat it. We as Christians need to wake up and take a stand. One thing that sticks in my mind is when I got married : "By the power vested in me by God and the State of California I now...." What Do I Do Now? (This section will not be favored by corporate Pastor/Ministers.) 1. You became incorporated, become unincorporated. 2. Talk to your Pastor/Minister about this important issue. 3. Rescind your membership in an incorporated church. 4. Don't incorporate. 5. Don't support incorporated churches. 6. Find an unincorporated church. 7. Start an unincorporated church. 8. Study Your Bible Daily. 9. Pray for the Body of Christ. 10. Witness and lead people to a personal relationship with Jesus. I know finding an unincorporated church will be a real chore, as there are not many out there. There is also a real need to hear and study the word. If you must go to an incorporated church I suggest not becoming a member. I know this is not the norm but we have to remember who the head of the church is, and especially, that we are not join to ourselves to a harlot. Churches which have (knowingly or not) substituted the authority of Christ with sinful man's demonically-influenced word system fit this description. This issue has weighed on my spirit for a long time. I'm guilty of idolatry for finding things to put before Him in the writing of this paper. I was led to write this and now it's almost done. I only pray that God will get the glory, eyes and hearts will be opened and His Will be done. I realize this paper will not make me many friends. I know this, but that was not the point. I pray people will take the time to search out what The Word has to say on this issue. I'm certain many people will come to the same conclusion and we can restore the Lordship of Jesus Christ to his rightful place over HIS church. Acts 17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. KJV A Servant of the King, Yashua Ha Mashiach, Jesus, the Messiah What Now? For more information on this topic go to http://www.theantichurch.org/501c3churchinfo.htm All information presented here is done so under the protection of the First, Fourth, Ninth, and Tenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. No warranty of accuracy is intended or implied, but merely reflects the best of my current non-professional research into these matters, to date. Nothing here should be interpreted or taken as legal advice, as I am not an attorney, and Guy Malone - who has posted it, but not written it - assumes no responsibility for any actions resulting from believing or acting upon this material; everything presented should be thoroughly researched against the Holy Bible, U.S. and State laws for your area, and with God and your conscience before taking any action from reading this material
principles of marketing? I just need some help on this question please Your company is considering targeting the federal government since that strategy could bring quite a bit of new business. List and describe three advantages and three disadvantages of working in a contract situation with the federal government. How would you advise your company leadership? Should they pursue government contracts? How would you justify your recommendation?
can I sue the federal government for taking my tax dollars, using them in an undefined manner, and then raisi? When congress voted on/essentially agreed upon a $700 billion dollar package to bail out financial institutions, among countless other government spending projects, I never had a personal say in whether or not I wanted the package to go through, and the money was to come out of my taxes in the form of taxes being raised either directly as through the clear 1% state sales tax increase which I have seen in Maryland, or indirectly as through small payroll deductions. Nonetheless, the financial institutions which were being bailed out apparently did not have to sign any contract or make any agreement about how the money was being spent, as it was noted that there was no such record made after the money, which was apparently granted to them, was spent by them. With this said, could I sue the federal government for freely GRANTING, not loaning my tax money to financial institutions AND not holding them accountable for how it was spent, but then raising my taxes to make up for the cost of this? (even though there were millions of OTHER Americans besides me who were affected by this. Lol).
Why do people say private companies pay more than governments? From my experience, I don't find that to be the case. I think if you're the type who can make a lot in private sector, you'll get paid a lot in government. If you don't do well in private sector, you'll be at the bottom of salary range, if you join the government. Actually, when I was contracting for federal government, those dog-on private contractors were paying me as little as I can, but now I am with government (not federal), I am making more than I've been making while being a federal contractor.
If the government required all employers to verify all employees would the illegals self deport? Oklahoma passed the "toughest anti-illegal immigration law", but it only requires companies who contract with public entities to verify the legal status of their employees. Example companies who contract with the federal, state, or city governments. If the law required all employers to verify the legal status would the illegals self deport. Please no racist answers. I am not racists, just worried about the long term effects of illegal immigrants on the economy.
How will applying a taxation rate of 90+% to bonuses of AIG execs stand up legally? I'm not asking about whether or not they deserve it. The law doesn't discuss who deserves what. I'm asking about the legal standpoint. Since the government has realized they have no legal footing to stop or seize these bonuses, they are going to try and tax it back. Can they do this? Is nobody else concerned that the government can just decide to tax away money to which people are legally entitled? This effectively gives the federal government power to break contracts at will should it be politically advantageous to do so, doesn't it? How would this play out in court?
Why is gas so damned high? Cheney's Haliburton (and it's dozens of straw companies) are getting their payroll covered by the federal government contracts. They, in turn, steal Iraqui oil and sell it to us for 3 times the price we paid before we (U.S.) were even allowed to buy it from the Iraquis. So now we're covering the American oil cartel's payroll and giving the same bastards triple profit while president bb brain and company load their pockets.
Commingling of Federal and local funds....? I work for a department within a local government whose fiscal year is the same as the calendar year. We have a contract with the Federal government to complete certain work and when complete we are paid. Our local Podunk Controller doesn't understand that 1. you cannot commingle the Federal and local funds, 2. the funds are received because we have completed our side of a contractual obligation and 3. how to properly carry said funds over to the next fiscal year. Any ideas such as flow charts, coloring books, etc. I can give to this person (who by the way is also a CPA and was formerly a bank VP) so they can better understand what they are doing wrong. Also, why it is the locality actually owes my department, but more importantly the Federal government this money. Any and all help will be appreciated. Thank you, skiwitch ;D
Please Read. What does it mean to you with the current state of the union and world? Were we warned? Farewell Address Farewell Radio and Television Address to the American People by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, January 17, 1961. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My fellow Americans: Three days from now, after half a century in the service of our country, I shall lay down the responsibilities of office as, in traditional and solemn ceremony, the authority of the Presidency is vested in my successor. This evening I come to you with a message of leave-taking and farewell, and to share a few final thoughts with you, my countrymen. Like every other citizen, I wish the new President, and all who will labor with him, Godspeed. I pray that the coming years will be blessed with peace and prosperity for all. Our people expect their President and the Congress to find essential agreement on issues of great moment, the wise resolution of which will better shape the future of the Nation. My own relations with the Congress, which began on a remote and tenuous basis when, long ago, a member of the Senate appointed me to West Point, have since ranged to the intimate during the war and immediate post-war period, and, finally, to the mutually interdependent during these past eight years. In this final relationship, the Congress and the Administration have, on most vital issues, cooperated well, to serve the national good rather than mere partisanship, and so have assured that the business of the Nation should go forward. So, my official relationship with the Congress ends in a feeling, on my part, of gratitude that we have been able to do so much together. II We now stand ten years past the midpoint of a century that has witnessed four major wars among great nations. Three of these involved our own country. Despite these holocausts America is today the strongest, the most influential and most productive nation in the world. Understandably proud of this pre-eminence, we yet realize that America's leadership and prestige depend, not merely upon our unmatched material progress, riches and military strength, but on how we use our power in the interests of world peace and human betterment. III Throughout America's adventure in free government, our basic purposes have been to keep the peace; to foster progress in human achievement, and to enhance liberty, dignity and integrity among people and among nations. To strive for less would be unworthy of a free and religious people. Any failure traceable to arrogance, or our lack of comprehension or readiness to sacrifice would inflict upon us grievous hurt both at home and abroad. Progress toward these noble goals is persistently threatened by the conflict now engulfing the world. It commands our whole attention, absorbs our very beings. We face a hostile ideology-global in scope, atheistic in character, ruthless in purpose, and insidious in method. Unhappily the danger it poses promises to be of indefinite duration. To meet it successfully, there is called for, not so much the emotional and transitory sacrifices of crisis, but rather those which enable us to carry forward steadily, surely, and without complaint the burdens of a prolonged and complex struggle-with liberty at stake. Only thus shall we remain, despite every provocation, on our charted course toward permanent peace and human betterment. Crises there will continue to be. In meeting them, whether foreign or domestic, great or small,there is a recurring temptation to feel that some spectacular and costly action could become the miraculous solution to all current difficulties. A huge increase in newer elements of our defense; development of unrealistic programs to cure every ill in agriculture; a dramatic expansion in basic and applied research-these and many other possibilities, each possibly promising in itself, may be suggested as the only way to the road we wish to travel. But each proposal must be weighed in the light of a broader consideration: the need to maintain balance in and among national programs-balance between the private and the public economy, balance between cost and hoped for advantage-balance between the clearly necessary and the comfortably desirable; balance between our essential requirements as a nation and the duties imposed by the nation upon the individual; balance between action of the moment and the national welfare of the future. Good judgment seeks balance and progress; lack of it eventually finds imbalance and frustration. The record of many decades stands as proof that our people and their government have, in the main, understood these truths and have responded to them well, in the face of stress and threat. But threats, new in kind or degree, constantly arise. I mention two only. IV A vital element in keeping the peace is our military establishment. Our arms must be mighty, ready for instant action, so that no potential aggressor may be tempted to risk his own destruction. Our military organization today bears little relation to that known by any of my predecessors in peace time, or indeed by the fighting men of World War II or Korea. Until the latest of our world conflicts, the United States had no armaments industry. American makers of plowshares could, with time and as required, make swords as well. But now we can no longer risk emergency improvisation of national defense; we have been compelled to create a permanent armaments industry of vast proportions. Added to this, three and a half million men and women are directly engaged in the defense establishment. We annually spend on military security more than the net income of all United States corporations. This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. The total influence-economic, political, even spiritual-is felt in every city, every state house, every office of the Federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. Our toil, resources and livelihood are all involved; so is the very structure of our society. In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together. Akin to, and largely responsible for the sweeping changes in our industrial-military posture, has been the technological revolution during recent decades. In this revolution, research has become central; it also becomes more formalized, complex, and costly. A steadily increasing share is conducted for, by, or at the direction of, the Federal government. Today, the solitary inventor, tinkering in his shop, has been over shadowed by task forces of scientists in laboratories and testing fields. In the same fashion, the free university, historically the fountainhead of free ideas and scientific discovery, has experienced a revolution in the conduct of research. Partly because of the huge costs involved, a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity. For every old blackboard there are now hundreds of new electronic computers. The prospect of domination of the nation's scholars by Federal employment, project allocations, and the power of money is ever present and is gravely to be regarded. Yet, in holding scientific research and discovery in respect, as we should, we must also be alert to the equal and opposite danger that public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite. It is the task of statesmanship to mold, to balance, and to integrate these and other forces, new and old, within the principles of our democratic system-ever aiming toward the supreme goals of our free society. V Another factor in maintaining balance involves the element of time. As we peer into society's future, we-you and I, and our government-must avoid the impulse to live only for today, plundering, for our own ease and convenience, the precious resources of tomorrow. We cannot mortgage the material assets of our grandchildren without risking the loss also of their political and spiritual heritage. We want democracy to survive for all generations to come, not to become the insolvent phantom of tomorrow. VI Down the long lane of the history yet to be written America knows that this world of ours, ever growing smaller, must avoid becoming a community of dreadful fear and hate, and be, instead, a proud confederation of mutual trust and respect. Such a confederation must be one of equals. The weakest must come to the conference table with the same confidence as do we, protected as we are by our moral, economic, and military strength. That table, though scarred by many past frustrations, cannot be abandoned for the certain agony of the battlefield. Disarmament, with mutual honor and confidence, is a continuing imperative. Together we must learn how to compose difference, not with arms, but with intellect and decent purpose. Because this need is so sharp and apparent I confess that I lay down my official responsibilities in this field with a definite sense of disappointment. As one who has witnessed the horror and the lingering sadness of war-as one who knows that another war could utterly destroy this civilization which has been so slowly and painfully built over thousands of years-I wish I could say tonight that a lasting peace is in sight. Happily, I can say that war has been avoided. Steady progress toward our ultimate goal has been made. But, so much remains to be done. As a private citizen, I shall never cease to do what little I can to help the world advance along that road. VII So-in this my last good night to you as your President-I thank you for the many opportunities you have given me for public service in war and peace. I trust that in that service you find somethings worthy; as for the rest of it, I know you will find ways to improve performance in the future. You and I-my fellow citizens-need to be strong in our faith that all nations, under God, will reach the goal of peace with justice. May we be ever unswerving in devotion to principle, confident but humble with power, diligent in pursuit of the Nation's great goals. To all the peoples of the world, I once more give expression to America's prayerful and continuing aspiration: We pray that peoples of all faiths, all races, all nations, may have their great human needs satisfied; that those now denied opportunity shall come to enjoy it to the full; that all who yearn for freedom may experience its spiritual blessings; that those who have freedom will understand, also, its heavy responsibilities; that all who are insensitive to the needs of others will learn charity; that the scourges of poverty, disease and ignorance will be made to disappear from the earth, and that, in the goodness of time, all peoples will come to live together in a peace guaranteed by the binding force of mutual respect and love.
How to be a Contracting Officer? I would like to seek a contracting job with the federal government. However, I need to know the path of doing it. What degree do I need to pursue? Business degree, but what specific degree? I am a retired enlisted military and have an AA in business management and an AA in IT. Are on-line courses acceptable to be a contracting officer?
Question about contracts? Suppose a business went into contract with the government AND suppose a store/outlet purchases federal/military surplus, what provisions might they need to include in the contract that might not be required in a typical consumer or commercial contract? There's one thing that I've come up with - Congress has to approve the surplus being purchased or exchanged, as far as military/federal surplus is concerened. Also another, there has to be a transitional agreement (is this requried in a typical commercial or consumer contract?). Thanks in advance. P.S. Could you add the source of where you retrieved your info from? I would really like to look more into contract law for government, federal, military, and business.
What do you think about the impact of military contract on our enonomy? Federal Government is pouring more than 100 billions into the American Society for supporting the war in Iraq and Afganistan in the form of military contract. Those military contractor get the contract and make huge donation to the political party in power in return. They are both benefited from the war. What is the situation if the war is over, over 150,000 G.I. come back to seek employments, no more military contract for people to work on. The military spending comes from bonds issued by the Federal Government. The unemployment rate is low because Federal Government hires tons of security guards to prevent possible terror attack and send more than 150,000 military aboard. What the unemployment rate will be after the war. We will get broke.
When Obama starts stimulating the economy with new bridges,etc? Will there be a requirement that all materials, parts, machinery be AMERICAN MADE? I'll bet that requirement won't be written in. Bridges will be made of imported steel, concrete will be imported, workers will be illegal immigrants, and the only companies to get the contracts will be the same ones that have been getting them for the last fifty years. There won't be any new companies formed. It take lots of time and lots of money for companies to be qualified to bid on state and federal government contracts. Don't let Obama fool you into thinking that millions of people are going to get jobs out of this. Road crews are much smaller than they used to be,because of advances in equipment designs and advanced methods of construction. Ask any road builder, and they will tell you that they can equip a dozer with gps and let it loose to bring the new road to grade with almost no humans involved. Obama is lying already, its another scam just like the bank bailouts and the auto bail outs. LIES !!!!!
How should true patriots reclaim the media from Republican/Fascist interests? http://www.nowfoundation.org/issues/communications/tv/mediacontrol.html http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=fascism+in+america&btnG=Search ) Powerful and Continuing Nationalism: Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays. September 11 Freedom Walk New Majority Leader: Iraq War “May Be The Greatest Gift That We Give” Our Grandchildren Headstones of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan are inscribed with the Pentagons war-marketing slogans White House and the RNC are going to make a habit of using uniformed military personnel as props at Republican political rallies, despite the fact that it is a plain violation of military regulations banning politicization of the armed forces. "You must glorify war in order to get the public to accept the fact that your going to send their sons and daughters to die." The inside story of the cozy relationship between big box office American war movies and the Pentagon More... 2.) Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights: Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc. Bush threatens to veto $442b defense bill if Congress investigates detainee abuses. Guantanamo Judge: “I don’t care about international law. I don’t want to hear the words ‘international law’ again. We are not concerned with international law.” Rumsfeld to approve new guidelines that will formalize the administration's policy of imprisoning without the protections of the Geneva Conventions and enable the Pentagon to legally hold "ghost detainees," US 'preparing to detain terror suspects for life without trial' U.S. oks evidence gained through torture July 1, 2003: U.S. Suspends Military Aid to Nearly 50 Countries: because they have supported the International Criminal Court and failed to exempt Americans from possible prosecution. US has at least 9000 prisoners in secret detention More... 3.) Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause: The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial, ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc. Congressman: Muslims 'enemy amongst us' SB 24, Ohio law to muzzle "liberals" World history textbook used by seventh-graders at Scottsdale’s Mohave Middle School was pulled from classrooms mid-semester amid growing right criticism of the book’s unbiased portrayal of Islam Rallies planned against 'Islamofacism': Event to 'unify all Americans behind common goal' More... 4.) Supremacy of the Military: Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized. If you haven't seen the Oreo flash animation yet, see it here Bush’s Domestic Program Hit List Bush slashes domestic programs, boosts defense. Arlen Spector calls it "scandalous" Funding for job training, rural health care, low-income schools and help for people lacking health insurance would face big cuts under a bill passed Friday by the House Pentagon to spend 75 billion for three new brigades Three cable channels now feed news, information and entertainment about the armed services into millions of living rooms 24 hours a day, seven days a week: The Military Channel, the Military History Channel and the Pentagon Channel. More... 5.) Rampant Sexism: The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Opposition to abortion is high, as is homophobia and anti-gay legislation and national policy. It's legal again, to fire gov't workers for being gay Bush calls for Constitutional ban on same-sex marriages Bush refuses to sign U.N proposal on women's "sexual" rights W. David Hager chairman of the FDA's Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee does not prescribe contraceptives for single women, does not do abortions, will not prescribe RU-486 and will not insert IUDs. The State Department has awarded an explicitly anti-feminist U.S. group part of a US$10 million grant to train Iraqi women in political participation and democracy. More... 6.) Controlled Mass Media: Sometimes the media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common. FBI Acknowledges: Journalists Phone Records are Fair Game Report shows U.S. government has been engaged in illegal propaganda aimed at its own citizens and the story gets only 41 mentions in the media Free Press details recent governmental propaganda efforts, from faux-correspondent Jeff Gannon to paid-off pundit Armstrong Williams, and from the demise of FOIA to video news releases passed off as news. also... See a Whitehouse fake news release here (opens realplayer) US seizes webservers from independent media sites Bush's war on information: US editors forbidden to publish certain foreign writers More... 7.) Obsession with National Security: Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses Bush Aides ADMIT 'stoking fear' for political gain: Bush adviser said the president hopes to change the dynamics of the race. The strategy is aimed at stoking public fears about terrorism, raising new concerns about Kerry's ability to protect Americans and reinforcing Bush's image as the steady anti-terrorism candidate, aides said. The Bush administration periodically put the USA on high alert for terrorist attacks even though then-Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge argued there was only flimsy evidence to justify raising the threat level. Keith Olbermann: "The Nexus of Politics and Terror." Cheney warns that if Kerry is elected, the USA will suffer a "devastating attack" GOP convention in a nutshell (quicktime) Rove: GOP to Use Terror As Campaign Issue in 2006 More... 8.) Religion and Government are Intertwined: Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions. Jerry Falwell cleared of charges that he broke federal election law by urging followers to vote for Bush NC congressman proposes law making it ok to preach politics from the pulpit Texas Governor Mobilizes Evangelicals Family research council: Justice Sunday Thou shalt be like Bush: What makes this recently established, right-wing Christian college unique are the increasingly close - critics say alarmingly close - links it has with the Bush administration and the Republican establishment. Park Service Continues to Push Creationist Theory at Grand Canyon and other nat'l parks More... 9.) Corporate Power is Protected: The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite. The K Street Project is a project by the Republican party to pressure Washington lobbying firms to hire Republicans in top positions, and to reward loyal GOP lobbyists with access to influential officials. It was launched in 1995, by Republican strategist Grover Norquist and House majority leader Tom DeLay. American Conservative Magazine: One U.S. contractor received $2 million in a duffel bag... and a U.S. official was given $7 million in cash in the waning days of the CPA and told to spend it “before the Iraqis take over.” There are 6 Congressional Committees investigating the Oil-for-Food (UN) scandal, yet not a single Republican Committee Chairman will call a hearing to investigate the whereabouts of 9 billion dollars missing in Iraq Bush money network rooted in Florida, Texas: Since Mr. Bush took office in 2001, the federal government has awarded more than $3 billion in contracts to the President's elite 2004 Texas fund-raisers, their businesses, and lobbying clients More... 10.) Labor Power is Suppressed: Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed. Labor Department warns unions against using their money politically President Bush Attacks Organized Labor: Bush attacked organized labor Saturday, issuing orders effectively reducing how much money unions can spend for political activities and opening up government contracts to non-union bidding. March 2001: President Bush signed his name to four executive orders on organized labor last month, including one that cuts the money unions will have for political campaign spending. Congress and the Department of Labor are trying to change the rules on overtime pay, eliminating the 40 hour work week, taking eligibility for overtime pay away from millions of workers, and replacing time and a half pay with comp days. More... 11.) Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts: Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts is openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts. Bush's new economic plan cuts funding for arts, education Artists from all over the world are being refused entry to the US on security grounds. A group of more than 60 top U.S. scientists, including 20 Nobel laureates and several science advisers to past Republican presidents, on Wednesday accused the Bush administration of manipulating and censoring science for political purposes Freedom of Repression: New ruling will allow censorship of campus publications More... 12.) Obsession with Crime and Punishment: Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations American Gestapo is here: "There is hereby created and established a permanent police force, to be known as the 'United States Secret Service Uniformed Division.'" America: secret jails, secret courts, secret arrests, and now secret laws Snitch-or-Go-to-Jail bill will make pretty much anything short of reporting on everyone you see for doing just about anything a jailable offense. With minimum sentences, up to and including life without parole. The problem with Gonzales is that he has been deeply involved in developing some of the most sweeping claims of near-dictatorial presidential power in our nation's history, allowing him to imprison and even (at least in theory) torture anyone in the world, at any time Police officers don't have to give a reason at the time they arrest someone, the U.S. Supreme Court said in a ruling that shields officers from false-arrest lawsuits. More... 13.) Rampant Cronyism and Corruption: Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders. Bush Cronyism: Foxes Guarding the henhouse Making Sense of the Abramoff Scandal If Bush's pick is confirmed, that will mean the five top appointees at Justice have zero prosecutorial experience among them. Iran-Contra Felons Get Good Jobs from Bush Big Iraq Reconstruction Contracts Went To Big Donors Bush Wars -- Crooks Get Contracts : The main companies that were awarded billions of dollars worth of contracts in Iraq have paid more than $300 million in fines since 2000, to resolve allegations of fraud, bid rigging, delivery of faulty military equipment, and environmental damage. US Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) lost track of $9 billion "Contracting in the aftermath of the hurricanes has been marked by waste, corruption and cronyism" More... 14. Fraudulent Elections: Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections. Rolling Stone does some investigative and rather exhaustive digging into public documents and says we’re almost guaranteed the 2004 election results were massively rigged Powerful Government Accounting Office report confirms key 2004 stolen election findings Conyers hearing in which Clinton Curtis testifies that he was hired to create hackable voting machines (.wmv) The Republican Party has quietly paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to provide private defense lawyers for a former Bush campaign official charged with conspiring to keep Democrats from voting in New Hampshire. The Conyers Report (.pdf) No explanation for the machines in Mahoning County that recorded Kerry votes for Bush, the improper purging in Cuyahoga County, the lock down in Warren County, the 99% voter turnout in Miami County, the machine tampering in Hocking County Less access than Kazakhstan. Fewer fail-safes than Venezuela. Not as simple Republic of Georgia. The 2004 Elections according to international observers. This picture is what stopped the ballot recounts in Florida shortly after it seemed that legitimate President Gore had a lead. The "citizens" started what was later called "the preppy riot". Screaming, yelling, pounding on the walls, these "outraged citizens" intimidated the polling officials to halt the court mandated recount. A closer look reveals who they really were. They were bussed and flown in at Republican lawmakers expense. Some even flew in on Tom Delay's private plane. More... If Mussolini defines fascism as "the merger of corporate and government power" what does that make the K Street project? Related Articles: "Now and Then"- Part 1 A 3 part series by W David Jenkins III on the similarities between America now and Germany post Reichstag fire Click here to purchase this image on POAC merchandise "Now and Then"- Part II: The Propaganda Machine Now and Then- Part III Hitler's Playbook: Bush and the Abuse of Power It may sound crazy to some, but the style of governing into which America has slid is most accurately described as fascism. Is America Becoming Fascist? Eternal Fascism: Fourteen Ways of Looking at a Blackshirt The Danger of American Fascism: With a fascist the problem is never how best to present the truth to the public but how best to use the news to deceive the public into giving the fascist and his group more money or more power. Sheila Samples: Freedom To Fascism -- A Bumpy Ride: Republicans don't seem to realize that they are no longer individual members of a coherent "party," but are merely part of a mean-spirited and dangerous movement that is threatening to sweep away democracy as we know it. Germany In 1933: The Easy Slide Into Fascism The Brownshirting of America: Bush’s supporters demand lock-step consensus that Bush is right. They regard truthful reports that Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass destruction and was not involved in the September 11 attack on the US – truths now firmly established by the Bush administration’s own reports – as treasonous America-bashing. Fascism then. Fascism now? When people think of fascism, they imagine Rows of goose-stepping storm troopers and puffy-chested dictators. What they don't see is the economic and political process that leads to the nightmare. What is Fascism? Some General Ideological Features Hello. You are now living in a fascist empire Neo-fascism in America : Too many people believe fascism is only about goose-stepping, jack-booted Nazis. Too many people believe that American democracy is so strong that fascists could never take control of America. If you are sympathetic to those views, I invite you to consider the possibility that you are mistaken. It is in times of fascism rising that armies of ignorance are once more resuscitated from the bowels of a society bordering on the edge of mass psychosis. The America at the dawn of the twenty-first century is no exception... Republican Party Brown Shirts: "The Wide-Awakes": The organization was known for virulent anti-Catholicism, secretive rituals, and a military-style organization complete with "officers" and units. Harper's Magazine: We Now Live in a Fascist State They Saw It Coming: The 19th-Century Libertarian Critique of Fascism Victims of Creeping Fascism: We are witnessing nothing less astonishing than the demise of the American experiment. 12-20 The ten phases of a Bush scandal. 12-22
I worked in Army Intelligence for 5 years and have been out of the field for 2 years. Am I still marketable? Upon being honorably discharged from the Army in 2005, I worked as a security supervisor for one year, resigned from that job to start taking college courses in June 2006, majoring in business. I have posted my resume at usajobs.com, monster.com and hotjobs, in search of a position as an intelligence analyst with the federal government or a contract organization, with no luck over the past two years. Am I still marketable to such organizations, despite my lack of continued experience?
Multiple choice, history? Under William Howard Taft, Congress passed legislation that A was called New Freedom because it increased individual rights. B closed off Alaska to further development. C established an eight-hour workday for workers on federal government contracts. D eliminated business monopolies.
Which Job? My husband recently graduated from college with his degree in engineering. He has been offered two jobs and is torn between the two and which one to choose. 1st job: -Full Benefits (medical, dental) -Starting in management position -$17 an hour -I am currently still in school and this job is a half hour away from where we live. 2nd job: -No Benefits during 1st year probationary hiring -Federal Government -Contract with option to renew and possibly become full-time and permanent employee. -Wage starting at $19-25 dependent upon experience and education -This job is in another town 4 hours away, which means he will have to relocate to another city. I would follow after I graduate this spring 2007. I have tried to give him an honest opinion, but can't help but be biased. Education really is the key to success! All these people want to hire him and he is 27 years old.
Is it true that Iraq is a mostly contracted war? I'm in the middle of watching "Iraq for Sale", and I decided to open a new tab to ask this question to see what kind of response I get. Is it true that our federal government has contracted soldiers to fight in Iraq with taxpayer money? If they (Blackwater) have, shouldn't they be held accountable for their employees deaths because they are in a military war zone? Feel free to add any thoughts and if you'd like to watch the documentary you can do so here... http://videohybrid.com/index.php/movies/iraq-for-sale/#more-2347 apparently reasonable, intelligent answers are out of the question. Lloyd...if these companies are "CONTRACTED" that means somebody is paying them. Since they are "CONTRACTED" by the "GOVERNMENT" thats means that the "GOVERNMENT" is paying them with "TAXPAYER MONEY". Also jack sees jane jack seens jane run jane ran fast
Do the OWNERS of the Federal Reserve Bank, control the U.S. Government: Are they the SHADOW Government ... ? ...(a.k.a. The Global Elite; The Money Changers; International Bankers; World Bankers; Secret Government; "The Powers That Be"; etc.) ? “Whosoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry and commerce… And when you realize that the entire system is very easily controlled, one way or another, by a few powerful men at the top, you will not have to be told how periods of inflation and depression originate.” -- James Garfield “The Federal Reserve definitely caused the Great depression by contracting the amount of currency in circulation by one-third from 1929 to 1933.” -- Milton Freidman “[The fed reserve act brought about…] A super-state controlled by international bankers and international industrialists acting together to enslave the world for their own pleasure.” -- Rep. Louis McFadden (D-PA, Chairman of the House Banking and Currency from 1920 - 1931) How “the rich get richer, and the poor get poorer http://chris.pirillo.com/?cat=55 AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1656880303867390173 THE MONEY MASTERS - How the International Bankers Gained Control of America http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-515319560256183936 OWNERSHIP OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK Charts http://land.netonecom.net/tlp/ref/federal_reserve.shtml "Louiegirl...": That's a beautiful eye you have. Researching "Conspiracies" on the Internet is one of the most fascinating activities I know of next to skiing and mtn. Biking. I get a rush of adrenalin on the spooky chance they are real. I think I'm addicted. "Gray Shadow": Looks like we both have our information a bit off: "The Federal Reserve System is a quasi-governmental/quasi-private banking system..." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Federal_Reserve Never-the-less, is this entity in control of the U.S. Government ? Something out there, is killing our elected officials, who dare challenge its existence, and selling us their own puppets. "RMR278": You make some interesting and valid points: Why would our government charge itself interest on money printed by the "Fed"? I smell a thirteen headed snake in this whole mess. "Dionannan": I think you are on to something. Back in the "old days" kings were at the mercy of the "Money Changers". You would think we could have rid ourselves of these pesky leaches by now. I have a family member who has the same parasitic personality: He likes to ride people and work them for what they are worth. The only thing that will get him off your back is a swift kick in the head; but soon enough he'll be right back on. I don't think he can help himself: He is a real power & control FREAK.
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