UK, see United Kingdom
UK Defense Ministry, 227, 228
UK Department of Social Services (DSS), 224–225
UK Inland Revenue, 56–57
UK Passport Agency, 20, 47, 220, 235
UK Treasury Department, 6, 18, 21, 235–236
unions, 18, 167–169, 196, 219, 235
United Kingdom (UK)
accrual accounting in, 216
defense department services in, 227
enabling initiatives in, 230–231
flexibility of contracts in, 221
private finance alternatives requirement in, 212
progressive use of outsourcing in, 219
see also National Savings and Investments
United States government, 213
accounting by, 216
Government Performance and Results Act by, 231
procurement process of, 217, 218
and state Web portals, 222
Universal Leven, 64
U.S. Army, 190
U.S. Congress, 220
U.S. Marine Corps, 235
U.S. Navy, 235