Fundamentals of Communications and Networking, 3rd Edition

Solving Government Business Communication Challenges

Government business organizations operate with more restrictions than either enterprises or smaller commercial organizations. Regulations govern nearly all aspects of the way they conduct operations. Clear and reliable communication is still important. In fact, it may be more important than with other types of organizations. The reason for more emphasis on communication is the nature of doing business with government agencies. Government services businesses receive money from government agencies. That means they derive income from taxpayer money, as shown in FIGURE 2-10. The cost of receiving taxpayer money is the increase in visibility and validation requirements. In short, nearly every ...