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The article focuses on the legal framework governing companies owned or controlled by foreign governments, specifically under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA). It is reported that the FSIA provides the exclusive basis for suing foreign states or state-owned companies in state and federal courts in the U.S. It discusses the requirements and exceptions related to sovereign immunity, which is a critical concept in cases involving these entities.

The article discusses public ownership as a means of fixing the U.S. economy in 2012 in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis of the early 21st century. It states that the progressive idea of public ownership is often associated with socialism and reportedly stands in opposition to capitalism and the notion of a free enterprise system. The implementation of public ownership in the financial services industry is examined as a means of limiting the concentration of power by corporations. A comparison of private and public business enterprises is also provided.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan's State of the Union performance—it was hardly an address—and the budget his Administration promulgated the next day made the points appropriate to a system based on discipline, tradition and patriotism. The obfuscations of the budget should not be allowed to disguise the Administration's intentions: to dismantle the social support system; to privatize public enterprise; to delegitimize collective effort; to roll back the liberationist movements of the past two decades, at home and abroad; and to militarize the American future.

The article describes the policies that could have caused the insolvency of the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the financial crisis. It notes that it was U.S. Congress that planted the seeds of the crisis in 1992 through its enactment of affordable housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. It points out that the regulation of the financial system through the Dodd-Frank Act created uncertainty and dissipated the appetite for risk taking.

This section offers news briefs on China in 2013. Former Chinese Army Colonel Yue Gang commented on the possibility of attacking a U.S. Air Force Base in Japan in the event of a war over the Diaoyu Islands. According to China's state media "Huanqiu," the U.S. and Japan signed an agreement to jointly deal with China's surveillance of the Diaoyu Islands. A commentary published in "Study Times" calls on Chinese enterprises to engage in overseas public relations.

The article focuses on the top ten management characteristics of the U.S. public finance issuers rated by Standard and Poor's Financial Services LLC. It discusses several management characteristics including structural balance, liquidity management and long-term and contingent liability management. It also informs that these characteristics are usually applied to state and local government and also applicable to various operations of government enterprise including water, sewer and solid waste.

The authors call on the U.S. government to have lower yet better health care system. They suggest to lessen the use of medical imaging technology for it has side effects on patients. They note that the implementation of electronic health records (EHRs) can save 77 dollars annually and improve health outcomes. They advocate that antitrust policies must be strengthened by the federal government to ensure that health industry participants will not be capable in increasing the prices of their products. They propose the standardization of payer methods and incentives for providers' administrative interactions and health care value improvement, respectively. They advise to foster the partnerships between public and private entities for the reduction of health care spending.

The article provides information on the benefits of public-private partnerships (PPPs) for transportation infrastructure as presented in the "Public-Private Partnerships in Highway and Transit Infrastructure Provision" report of the Library of Congress' Congressional Research Service (CRS) in the U.S. The report indicates that PPPs can make an important contribution to funding, however they must be regulated to protect the public interest. Moreover, the effect of PPPs on the needs of the surface transportation infrastructure and whether partnerships can reliably meet the resource needs of transportation infrastructure must be considered by Congress in determining how to approach PPPs at the federal level.

This essay reviews literature on the political economy of public universities in the U.S. It defines public universities as all four-year public institutions of higher education that offer at least some graduate or professional degree programs. It also describes public universities as state-owned enterprises that supply private as well as public goods and services, generate a substantial portion of their operating revenue from user fees, and pursue certain goals that are inconsistent with profit maximization. It discusses research on the establishment, governance, and funding of public universities as well as research on their internal decision-making and reform.

Examines the potential problems that government managers in the United States (US) may experience in reengineering key activities in their organizations. Reengineering efforts at the US Social Security Administration and the Inland Revenue Service; Reference to the Government Performance and Results Act; Scrutiny of reengineering by the public sector.

Examines learning and innovation in government organizations, for practitioners and academics in the United States (US). Details on academics and practitioners; Need for collaboration between academics and practitioners; List of issues of concern to academics and practitioners. INSET: The public manager's PREPRINT service.

Discusses the declining economic freedom and business activities in the U.S. in 1931. Factors hindering the prosperity of business enterprises; Performance of public business enterprises over private business enterprises; Solution for inflation.

Reports on the trend to recruit high school students by federal government for civil services in the U.S. Reasons cited for younger recruits in civil services; Need to recruit persons at a younger age; Percentage of civilian workforce to be retired up to October 2006.

The author comments on the implications of the open skies policy on airline workers in the U.S. Topics discussed include United Arab Emirates and Qatar's massive subsidies of state-owned airlines, the U.S. expansion of Gulf airlines, and claims of unfair competition by Gulf carriers which resulted to U.S. airlines United and Delta to cancel service to Dubai. Also mentioned are job losses and the call to the federal government to enforce rules under the open skies deal.

The article discusses the decision of the U.S. Department of Commerce to bar China's state-owned technology company ZTE from using U.S. telecommunication equipment. The decision was made in response to the company's repeated violations committed. ZTE violated foreign trade regulations after it illegally shipped U.S.-made technology to Iran and North Korea.

The article focuses on why U.S. private enterprise dominates the global corporate market and discusses the falling valuations of state-owned enterprises. Topics include the U.S. economic recovery after the global financial crisis and why U.S. corporations are better able to compete in the globalized economy than state-owned enterprises.

The article focuses on the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and its congressional efforts of increasing the numbers of women contractors doing business with the federal government. It comments on the actions made by the SBA in the implementation of the Equity on Contracting for Women Act and the Women's Procurement Program, which are designed to enable women-owned small businesses (WOSBs) to compete in industries where they are under-represented.

After so many tales of scandal and sharp practice in the corporate U.S., June 2003 brought the familiar signs of yet another. The top three executives of Freddie Mac, a quasi-public, quasi-governmental company that underwrites 15-20 percent of the United States' mortgage market, departed abruptly. The stated cause was problems revealed by an audit begun after Freddie Mac was forced to hire a new accountant to replace Arthur Andersen, the firm destroyed by its shoddy work for Enron Corporation and others. Congress announced that it would hold hearings on the company's accounting. The market's faith in the willingness of the government to bail out Freddie Mac has grown with the size and complexity of the company and its associated risks. Should Freddie Mac take too many risks and blow up, taxpayers, not shareholders, will probably foot the bill.

Discusses the various aspects and issues concerning partnerships between public and private enterprises in infrastructure development. Need for a project team; States permitting public/private infrastructure projects; Incentives; Price fixing.

Reports on the progress of the United States General Store and its mission to provide one-stop shopping for government services. Background of the General Store; Customer needs and expectations; Lessons learned from three years of operations; Contact information.

The article focuses on the possible privatization of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), a federally owned hydropower corporation, by the U.S. government. Topics include the de facto monopoly status of the TVA in 2013, the reduction of energy generation by coal power plants in the U.S., and the debt of the TVA in 2012.

The article focuses on Chinese state-owned enterprises (CSOES). It states U.S. President Barack Obama decided in October 2012 to block the purchase of a wind farm near a U.S. military installation in Oregon by a private Chinese company and mentions Chinese businesses are treated with suspicion by Western countries. It comments that Myanmar's leaders also have turned against CSOES due to the lack of accountability. It suggests that CSOES are damaging China's small and medium-sized businesses.

This article reports on the U.S. mortgage industry and reform in 2008 for the housing finance providers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, known as Government Sponsored Entities. The providers will face stricter regulations related to standards, asset disposal, growth, and capital. The article also discusses housing prices and mortgage issues in the U.S.

The article focuses on legislation that would form a new regulator with broad oversight of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks, collectively known as government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), passed by the U.S. House in May 2007. It says that the bill would designate a small portion of the firms' investment portfolios for an affordable-housing fund. It adds that the House approved amendments that would prevent illegal immigrants from receiving benefits under the measure.

The article focuses on an audit conducted by the Government Accountability Office which is criticizing the data on English language learners from the Department of Education. The Department is including children with limited English skills from the Census Bureau to distribute money from the No Child Left Behind Act. The law permits the Education Department to use data from the bureau or from data collected by the states.

Reports on the introduction of a bill sponsored by John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), chairman of the U.S. Education and the Workforce Committee, to the U.S. House which involves the finances of Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC). Background on the bill; Losses incurred by the PBGC for 2004 fiscal year; Support given by business groups for the bill.

Reports on the plans of lawmakers in the U.S. to limit the size of the investment portfolios of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (Freddie Mac) and other Federal Home Loan Banks as of April 2005. Estimated amount of the combined portfolios of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; Reason for the interest of lawmakers to regulate the investment portfolios of home mortgage firms; Bill introduced by Representative Richard H. Baker (R-La.) for government-sponsored enterprises.

Presents an update on executive changes in government organizations and agencies in the U.S. as of October 2004. Employment of Ronald Platt at Buchanan Ingersoll PC in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Designation of Ira Sockowitz at the office of Mayor Anthony Williams in Washington, D.C.; Recruitment of Stephanie Beyer at Direct Line Politics.

Discusses the closure of Florida Splendid China, a Chinese government-owned and operated propaganda theme park, in Orlando, Florida in 2003. Reason behind the closing; Demonstrations conducted at the park; Role of the Citizens Against Communist Chinese Propaganda in the closure of the park.

One is a state-owned monopoly, financed by taxpayers and free at the point of consumption. The other uses private finance, promotes competition and seeks payment for services rendered. So which is American and which European? Wrong. The commercial model comes from the Europeans. The comparison is between the Global Positioning System (GPS), developed by the U.S., and the incipient Galileo satellite navigation system being built by the European Union (EU). America cannot understand why the Europeans feel the need to re-invent this wheel. But apart from a desire to exercise its sovereign right to maintain its independence of America in such an important strategic area, Europe also has a business case for investing over $3 billion. The aerospace business is often unusual, but the satellite business is even weirder. GPS has become indispensable for soldiers, pilots, hikers, yachtsmen, even bankers, ever since the American Department of Defence started filling the sky with satellites about 25 years ago, in order to improve navigation for fighters, bombers and warships. At the moment, the commercial services based on free access to GPS have revenues estimated at around $12 billion, with no return to the American government.