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Having trouble understanding the new lingo of entrepreneurial government? Last year, the General Accounting Office published a glossary, Terms Related to Privatization
Activities and Processes
(GGD-97-121).

To help ease the adjustment to the new competitive environment for support services, several organizations have formed a voluntary self-help organization, Government Agencies in Partnership, to promote cooperation and sharing information among organizations operating under franchise funds or working capital funds. GAP can be reached at www.gap.fed.gov on the Web.

The General Services Administration maintains an online directory of reimbursable government services at www.gsa.gov/reimburse.

The Entrepreneurial Government Committee of the U.S. Chief Financial Officers Council can be found at www.financenet.gov/fed/cfo/franchiz.

Sites for agency commercial operations include the following:

National Finance Center (Agriculture): www.nfc.usda.gov

Washington Administrative Service Center (Interior): www.usgs.gov/wasc

Denver Administrative Service Center (Interior): www.dasc.doi.gov

FAA Franchise Fund (Transportation): www.mmac.jccbi.gov/franchise

Gateway to Franchise Business Activities (Treasury): www.ustreas.gov/franchising

Austin Automation Center (Veterans Affairs): www.aac.va.gov

Financial Services Center (Veterans Affairs): www.fsc.va.gov