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  2. Copyright status of works by the federal government of the ...

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    The general prohibition against copyright in section 105 applies to "any work of the United States Government," which is defined in section 101 as "a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person's official duties." Under this definition a Government official or employee would not be prevented ...

  3. Procurement - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Procurement is the process of locating and agreeing to terms and purchasing goods, services, or other works from an external source, often with the use of a tendering or competitive bidding process. [1] The term may also refer to a contractual obligation to "procure", i.e. to "ensure" that something is done.

  4. Public domain in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the past, a work would enter the public domain in the United States if it was released without a copyright notice. This was true prior to March 1, 1989, but is no longer the case. Any work (of certain, enumerated types) now receives copyright as soon as it is fixed in a tangible medium.

  5. Public works - Wikipedia

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    A public employment programme or public works programme is the provision of employment by the creation of predominantly public goods at a prescribed wage for those unable to find alternative employment. This functions as a form of social safety net. Public works programmes are activities which entail the payment of a wage (in cash or in kind ...

  6. United States Postal Service - Wikipedia

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    The full eagle logo, used in various versions from 1970 to 1993. The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or simply the Postal Service, is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the United States, its insular areas and associated states.

  7. Government procurement - Wikipedia

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    e. Government procurement or public procurement is when a governing body purchases goods, works, and services from an organization for themselves or the taxpayers. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] In 2019, public procurement accounted for approximately 12% of GDP in OECD countries. [ 4 ][ 5 ] In 2021 the World Bank Group estimated that public procurement made ...

  8. Public Works Administration - Wikipedia

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    The Public Works Administration (PWA), part of the New Deal of 1933, was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes. It was created by the National Industrial Recovery Act in June 1933 in response to the Great Depression. It built large-scale public works such as dams ...

  9. Contract awarding - Wikipedia

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    Contract awarding. Contract awarding is the method used during a procurement in order to evaluate the proposals (tender offers) taking part and award the relevant contract. [1][2] Usually at this stage the eligibility of the proposals have been concluded. So it remains to choose the most preferable among the proposed.