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Contracts
 Websites presented in alphabetical order FairJobs.org: North American Alliance for Fair Employment (NAFFE) 
 This site represents "a network of organizations concerned about the growth of contingent work -- including part-time jobs, temping, sub-contracting -- and its impact on the well being of all workers." Features information about contingent work and workplace rights, reports, research findings, legal information, a newsletter, and related links. Searchable. http://www.fairjobs.org/ Topics: Business, Business, Jobs & Work, Labor, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science Last updated May 26, 2004 FedBizOpps: Federal Business Opportunities (FBO)
FBO is "the single government point-of-entry (GPE) for Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000." Vendors can search government acquisition opportunities across departments and agencies. https://www.fbo.gov/ Topics: Business, Federal (U.S.) Government Last updated May 5, 2008 Labor Contracts Database
A collection of hundreds of "cataloged and digitized complete text of union contracts" from the United States and Canada. Browsable by state, union, and represented occupations. Not searchable. Maintained by librarian Terence K. Huwe of the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment Library, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.irle.berkeley.edu/library/index.php?page=3 Topics: Labor Last updated Apr 14, 2007 Prenuptial Agreements
"A prenuptial agreement ('prenup' for short) is a written contract created by two people before they are married. A prenup typically lists all of the property each person owns ... and specifies what each person's property rights will be after the marriage." This site provides a brief overview of these agreements, what can be included in a prenup, and whether a lawyer is needed. From Nolo, a California publisher of legal self-help books. http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/prenuptial-agreement/index.html Topics: Business, Families, Law Last updated Oct 8, 2009 Private Warriors
This Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program looks "at private contractors servicing U.S. military supply lines, running U.S. military bases, and protecting U.S. diplomats and generals" in Kuwait and Iraq. Website features discussions of the appropriateness of outsourcing, whether privatization saves taxpayer money, and the role of contractors. Includes contractor profiles, interviews, a FAQ, video of the program, and related links. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/warriors/ Topics: Business, Federal (U.S.) Government, Military Last updated Sep 21, 2005 Procurement Preview - Special Annual Issue
Annual contract award information for the top 200 contracts in excess of $25,000 for the largest contractors to the US government. Contractors can be ranked by variables including total dollar-volume of contract awards, awards from defense and major civilian agencies, and certain categories of products and services. From GovExec.com , the online version of Government Executive . http://www.govexec.com/top200/01top/mag.htm Topics: Business, Business, Federal (U.S.) Government Last updated Jun 9, 2002 Windfalls of War: U.S. Contractors in Afghanistan & Iraq
Report on U.S. companies that received U.S. government contracts in Afghanistan and Iraq. The findings come from "the three agencies that awarded most of the Iraq and Afghanistan contracts in 2002 and 2003 — the Pentagon, the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development." Browse statistics on contractors by country, amount of contract, campaign contributions, and other factors. Includes updates, commentary, and analysis. From the Center for Public Integrity. http://projects.publicintegrity.org/wow/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, September 11 & Beyond, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Jul 29, 2008 |
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