### definite unit:

Federal agency
* Federal agencies adopt values.
* Federal agencies are responsible for inspecting dams that generate electricity
  - managing radioactive waste under their control
  - bear the greatest obligation for protecting threatened and endangered species
  - can promote seat belt use with their employees and constituents
  - develop regulations
  - employ women
* Federal agencies have a duty to protect endangered species and their habitats, without exception
  - natural coordination role when basins cross state or national boundaries
  - authority
  - requirements
  - manage large amounts of public lands throughout the country
  - regulate utilities that provide service to more than one state
* Federal agencies require college education
  - run the biggest businesses in the world
* Many federal agencies form government partnerships to prevent drug abuse
  - hire wildlife managers
* Most federal agencies employ women
  - have employee hotlines for reporting of fraud, waste or abuse
* Some federal agencies employ police.

Field capacity
* is an unit
* is the amount of water the soil can hold after being completely saturated
  - water content of a soil at the upper limit of the available water range
* measure of the water held by the soil against the influence of gravity.

Gallon
* are a measure of volume
  - part of barrels
  - used to describe liquid volumes
* includes pints
  - quarts

Gigabit
* is an unit
* refers to the amount of data that can be transferred over the cables
  - freight that can be shipped

### definite unit:

Government agency
* Every government agency has a seal that represents who they are and what they do.
* Government agencies adopt policy.
* Government agencies are administrative units
  - also enterprises
  - like any collection of people
  - responsible for the management of all of their assets
  - some of the leaders in knowledge management
* Government agencies are the largest buyers of products and services in the world
  - main producers of geographic data in Colombia
  - collect and publish statistics on a variety of subjects
  - create records as required by law or to document official business transactions
  - do a lot of business with the private sector
  - employ veterinarians as well
* Government agencies have a responsibility for the type of jobs they create
  - to administer public lands to meet a wide range of needs
  - authority
  - no business in healthcare
  - overall responsibility
  - proper authority
  - hire paleontologists for geological mapping and other work
  - monitor commercial fishing areas for pollution and other hazards
* Government agencies operate facilities
  - under a set of often conflicting laws, policies, and regulations
  - produce topographic, geologic, hydrographic maps and aeronautic charts
  - prohibit civil servants from accepting tips
  - publish reports, statistics, hearings, maps, etc. on a wide variety of subjects
  - regulate electric utilities to ensure that they serve the needs of the public
  - spend millions of dollars every year to clean up laboratory sites
* Government agencies use Web sites to distribute regulations and data
  - different methods and classification systems to collect and report data
  - rechargeable batteries in bar code readers and laptop computers
* IS managers share their experiences and advice.
* Many government agencies cooperate to ensure the safety of shell eggs from farm to table
  - have branch offices throughout the country and throughout the world
  - produce statistics concerning health care matters
  - provide their employees with access to Internet e-mail
  - publish periodicals
  - use the Internet to pay tax, water, and other utility bills
* Most government agencies employ economists
  - run private businesses in order to raise funds