Assess the Following as Probably , as Probably , as Requiring

question 39

Essay

Assess the following as probably , as probably , as requiring further documentation before judgment, or as a claim that cannot properly be evaluated. Consider both the nature of the claim and the source.
"Driven by the Gramm-Rudman mandate to cut $46 billion from the budget..., OMB director James Miller is proposing to sell off whole programs and agencies from the federal establishment. Miller's hit list is mostly secret for the time being, but administration sources say it includes some large, costly and much-venerated legacies of the Democratic past. One example: the Bonneville Power Administration, which provides low-cost electricity to the Pacific Northwest from a far-flung system of hydroelectric dams and substations, including the Grand Coulee Dam."
-Newsweek (during the Reagan administration in the late 1980s)

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Definitions:

Cash Flow

The total amount of money being transferred into and out of a business, crucial for understanding its liquidity, solvency, and financial health.

Information Flow

The movement or exchange of data, knowledge, and insights among people, processes, or systems within or across organizations.

Outsourcing

The business practice of hiring a party outside a company to perform services or create goods that were traditionally performed in-house by the company's own employees and staff.

Obtaining Materials

The process of sourcing and procuring the raw materials needed for production or manufacturing.