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Subcontracting Plans: The Small-Business Quota Built Into Big Contracts
Large federal contracts carry subcontracting plans with small-business goals written into the deal. How the thresholds, plan types, and duties work under the FAR.
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The Anatomy of a Government Shutdown Fight
In the United States, a government shutdown, officially known as a lapse in appropriations, occurs when funding legislation required to finance the federal government is not enacted before the next fiscal year begins.
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How Public Pension Systems Work
A pension fund, also known as a superannuation fund in some countries, is any program, fund, or scheme which provides retirement income. The U.S. Government's Social Security Trust Fund, which oversees $2.57 trillion in assets, is the world's largest public pension fund.
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Voting Technology Explained: From Ballot to Count
How machines record a vote, why paper matters, and what an audit can and cannot prove.
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The Attention Economy: What McCourt Researchers Found in Three Elections
A new book from Georgetown's McCourt School tests the oldest rule of campaign politics — attention wins — against data from 2016, 2020 and 2024.
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The Government Efficiency Rating: What PART Scores Did to Budgets, and What Replaced Them
Formal program evaluation ratings promised a budget driven by evidence. The record shows why the tool was retired — and where the rating impulse went next.