Other buildings that routinely approved purchases involving parental guarantors are no longer doing so.
In the past it was difficult for smaller companies to access government budgets because they had to go through approved purchasing lists and deal with middlemen at government approved contractors like Honeywell and Northrop Grumman.
The Talent Irrigation District approved purchasing a $10,000 monitoring system for the ditch in September 2010, and applied for a $100,000 United States Bureau of Reclamation grant to replace the ditch with pipes.
Vouchers can only be used at the Firebaugh Supermarket and market staff are responsible for ensuring that funds are spent on approved purchases.
One app allows employees to approve purchase orders on the go, while another allows utility service personnel to monitor G.E. transformers in the field.
Officials said the advisory committees would be unlikely to approve purchases or projects that served narrow interests.
The company, whose programs help Internet sites and Web programs run faster and avoid shutdowns, said corporations were reducing spending on software and taking longer to approve purchases.
Mr. Hussein's government has also asked the United Nations to approve purchases for equipment or material -- including things needed to produce chlorine -- that American officials suspect are being diverted to prohibited weapons programs.
