tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859353179369039172.post7449696840917331063..comments2024-02-24T04:05:30.599-05:00Comments on the Devil and Development: DfID, getting out the good wordDevilandDevelopmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710062269677891533noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859353179369039172.post-89447331209209251982009-03-03T17:38:00.000-05:002009-03-03T17:38:00.000-05:00Update, and I'll post on this eventually (have alr...Update, and I'll post on this eventually (have already fallen behind by months), but USAID's Assistant Administrator, Jeffrey J. Grieco for Legislative and Public Affairs state that USAID in facts abides by Smith-Mundt act because of uncertainty among agency lawyers. <BR/><BR/>See the transcript on MountainRunner's site for the Smith-Mundt Symposium earlier this year.DevilandDevelopmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710062269677891533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859353179369039172.post-22905726413745060752008-12-31T12:41:00.000-05:002008-12-31T12:41:00.000-05:00Thanks for pointing this out. DOD actually isn't ...Thanks for pointing this out. DOD actually isn't covered by Smith-Mundt either, but practice has become to assume that it is. Lots of confusion about this act, clearly something I need to get smart on vice going on second hand info.<BR/><BR/>http://mountainrunner.us/2008/06/the_actual_wording_of_public_l.html<BR/><BR/>http://vlex.com/source/1021/toc/19DevilandDevelopmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710062269677891533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859353179369039172.post-48706778968324617812008-12-31T12:39:00.000-05:002008-12-31T12:39:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.DevilandDevelopmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710062269677891533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859353179369039172.post-35781271450865152592008-12-08T09:38:00.000-05:002008-12-08T09:38:00.000-05:00Smith-Mundt doesn't apply to USAID. It is only th...Smith-Mundt doesn't apply to USAID. It is only the agency's complete ignorance to the need to explain U.S. foreign assistance -- both the the U.S. and internationally -- that keeps budget numbers well below the amount to be able to communicate to targeted audiences.<BR/><BR/>If you believe that USAID should communicate its mission, and that the U.S. foreign assistance story is one that must be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com