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If employees believe they have the authority to tackle goals and objectives beyond their formal job descriptions and assigned units, then when customers have legitimate complaints, empowered front-line employees can "make it right" immediately rather than having to wait for management to get involved.
The toughest argument against Rosenfeld's position, which he doesn't really answer, comes when he notes that the administration's position is that Bosnia and Somalia are examples of presidential use of force without prior, formal congressional authorization.
One of the boys made no formal statement in court, while the other apologized but also said he meant to shoot over everybody's head.
According to NIST, accreditation is "the formal authorization by the management official for system operation and an explicit acceptance of risk."
At the Washington Post , the formal sentencing of Timothy McVeigh leads.