Public Administration and Open Government

Public Administration

The public administration & other services industry group includes a range of industries that are intended to serve the public good. The most common public administration & other services related industries served by PrimeGlobal member firms include:

Aerospace & Defense. The aerospace and defense industry is composed of companies that manufacture defense products, such as aircraft, watercraft, weaponry, and information systems, and companies manufacturing spacecraft. Most of these products are purchased by governments for military purposes or by national space programs.

Education. The education industry consists of schools, colleges, universities and various private institutions, often divided into three sectors: primary education (nursery school through high school), higher education (colleges and universities), and vocational education (job oriented education based on the apprenticeship method of learning.)

Government Contractors. This industry is built around the need of governments to purchase goods and services from independent contractors.  Government purchasing falls into two main categories: acquisition and procurement. Acquisition is when an agency figures out what it needs, then builds a strategy for purchasing. Procurement refers to the contracting portion of purchasing: An agency requests proposals, evaluates them, and awards a contract. Different levels of government have different commercial needs, but common types of government contracts include defense, medical services, consulting, construction, R&D, information systems, and waste management systems. In the USA, commercial vendors must register and meet certain financial standards to apply for government contracts, as well as follow highly regulated procedures for bidding on contracts, which are meant to ensure fair competition and prevent waste and fraud.

National, State, & Local Governments. Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized. Throughout the world, governments organize agencies, cabinets, bureaus, and other internal organizations to assure the provision of needed services to the citizens of their nation, and to assure the lawful conduct of daily living within their borders.

Labor Organizations. Labor Organizations, also referred to as Labor Unions, represent groups of workers within common industries or professions. Unions negotiate with management to establish general employment terms, including fair wages, health benefits, pension plans, safety requirements, job security, and overtime compensation, as well as enforcing contract terms and following established grievance procedures for violations. Unions also lobby for legislation favorable to the members and industries represented.

Public Services. Public services are those considered as so essential to modern life that for moral reasons their universal provision should be guaranteed. Public service industry providers include education, electricity, environmental protection, fire service, gas, health care, law enforcement, military, public broadcasting, libraries, public transportation, public housing, social services, telecommunications, town planning, waste management, and water supply networks.