Federal hiring : testing for entry-level administrative positions falls short of expectations : report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on the Civil Service, Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, House of Representatives /

"B-249943"--P. 1.

Federal personnel management : views on selected NPR human resource recommendations : briefing report to the Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Civil Service, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, House of Representatives /

"B-265839"--P. 1.

Performance management : aligning employee performance with agency goals at six Results Act pilots : report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Civil Service, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, House of Representatives /

"B-275942"--P. 1.

Social Security : production initiatives in OHA's Region V comply with law and guidelines : briefing report to the chairman, Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives /

"B-242410"--P. 1

Social security administration : revision to the government pension offset exemption should be considered : report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives /

"GAO-02-950."

Pharmacy benefit managers : early results on ventures with drug manufacturers : report to the Honorable Ron Wyden, House of Representatives /

"B-257388"--P. 1.

Customs Service : drug interdiction efforts : briefing report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Trade, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives /

"B-271363"--P. 1.

Air pollution : EPA's strategy and resources may be inadequate to control air toxics : report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives /

"B-236358.3"--P. [1]

Nuclear security : safeguards and security weaknesses at DOE's weapons facilities : report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives /

"B-246480"--p. 1.

Federal reserve banks : inaccurate reporting of currency at the Los Angeles Branch : report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Banking and Financial Services, House of Representatives /

"B-274060"--P. 1.

Electoral rules and elite recruitment: A comparative analysis of the Bundestag and the U.S. House of Representatives

In this research, I analyze the effects of candidate nomination rules and campaign financing rules on elite recruitment into the national legislatures of Germany and the United States. This dissertation is both theory-driven and constitutes exploratory research, too. While the effects of electoral rules are frequently studied in political science, the emphasis is thereby on electoral rules that are set post-election. My focus, in contrast, is on electoral rules that have an effect prior to the election. Furthermore, my dissertation is comparative by design.^ The research question is twofold. Do electoral rules have an effect on elite recruitment, and does it matter? To answer these question, I create a large-N original data set, in which I code the behavior and recruitment paths and patterns of members of the American House of Representatives and the German Bundestag. Furthermore, I include interviews with members of the said two national legislatures. Both the statistical analyses and the interviews provide affirmative evidence for my working hypothesis that differences in electoral rules lead to a different type of elite recruitment. To that end, I use the active-politician concept, through which I dichotomously distinguish the economic behavior of politicians.^ Thanks to the exploratory nature of my research, I also discover the phenomenon of differential valence of local and state political office for entrance into national office in comparative perspective. By statistically identifying this hitherto unknown paradox, as well as evidencing the effects of electoral rules, I show that besides ideology and culture, institutional rules are key in shaping the ruling elite. The way institutional rules are set up, in particular electoral rules, does not only affect how the electorate will vote and how seats will be distributed, but it will also affect what type of people will end up in elected office.^

Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Environment and Heritage : Inquiry into a Sustainability Charter by the Cooperative Research Centre for Construction Innovation

The Cooperative Research Centre for Construction Innovation1 (hereafter called Construction Innovation) supports the notion of the establishment of a Sustainability Charter for Australia and is interested in working collaboratively to achieve this outcome. A number of challenges need to be addressed to develop this Charter. This submission outlines these challenges and possible responses to them by a Sustainability Commission.

IT pricing: Copyright law, consumer rights, and competition policy. A submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Infrastructure and Communications Inquiry into IT Pricing

For a hundred years, since Federation, Australian consumers have suffered the indignity and the tragedy of price discrimination. From the time of imperial publishing networks, Australia has been suffered from cultural colonialism. In respect of pricing of copyright works, Australian consumers have been gouged; ripped-off; and exploited. Digital technologies have not necessarily brought an end to such price discrimination. Australian consumers have been locked out by technological protection measures; subject to surveillance, privacy intrusions and security breaches; locked into walled gardens by digital rights management systems; and geo-blocked.