Sentences with phrase «agency leadership said»
Agency leadership said the determining factor in choosing the project was to help a region devastated by the storms.
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«California has more manufacturers testing autonomous vehicles than any other state and today's rules continue our leadership with this emerging technology,» California Transportation Agency Secretary Brian Kelly said in a statement.
China issued an invitation to Kim after Pyongyang suggested the visit to Xi and the Chinese Communist Party leadership, the Korean Central News Agency (KNCA) said.
Robert R.M. Verchick, a Loyola University law professor who worked on climate change adaptation policy at the Environmental Protection Agency under Obama, said federal leadership is essential.
«Assessing the legal risks of all pending enforcement actions is a critical part of the transition process and standard procedure for new leadership at enforcement agencies such as the Bureau,» the statement said.
The Director, Department of State Security, DSS, Maɗuagwuna Ifeanyi called on the leadership of the participating political parties to submit the details of their campaign programmes to the security agencies, saying this will help to forestall any form of clash.
Today's conclusions by two independent reviews show that the Port Authority is finally on the right track, and the necessary reforms put into place by the agency's leadership are beginning to deliver results, just as we demanded,» Cuomo and Christie said in a joint statement.
The Head, Corporate Affairs and External Relations, NITDA, Mrs. Hadiza Umar, said in a statement on Monday that the agency under the leadership of Dr. Isa Pantami, only received commendation from the EFCC.
William Hague said Iran's nuclear plans were «not transparent in many regards at the moment» and Hassan Rouhani's leadership was not giving information being requested by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
He also said it was the county administration and leadership that pushed the boil water notice on the authority, which is an independent, state agency.
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie - Oyegun said the party leadership was not involved in the compilation of the controversial list of appointees into the boards of federal agencies.
«Under Governor Andrew Cuomo's leadership, New York State's housing agencies are proud to be among those who provided the resources that helped make this happy day possible,» said Commissioner / CEO Darryl C. Towns.
Reading the riot act today at the Presidential Villa Abuja, the President said he has also given a stern warning to the leadership of the security agencies in the country, that his government would deal decisively with any security lapses.
Dr Dakuku Peterside, Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), says the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers is united under the leadership of Chibuike Amaechi.
«Congresswoman Stefanik does not believe Administrator Pruitt answered her concerns about the recent ethical lapses at the EPA under his watch, and she continues to call for new leadership at this agency,» said Tom Flanagin, a spokesman.
«From its inception to now, the proposed text amendment tells the story of Build it Back's dramatic progress under Mayor de Blasio's leadership: the idea for the amendment came out of a community - level meetings in Queens, it was produced with collaboration across agencies, and it is being passed to help homeowners who were stuck because of burdensome regulations so that they can begin rebuilding their homes and making their neighborhoods more resilient,» said AMY PETERSON, Director of the Mayor's Office of Housing Recovery.
Cuomo spokesman Jon Weinstein said the governor is focused on solutions and working with the MTA's leadership and state agencies to advance the $ 843 million transit turnaround plan «as quickly as possible to stabilize the system.»
That is why I have directed the Ministry of Environment, Science Technology and Innovation under the leadership of the world acclaimed Ghanaian scientist, Professor Frimpong Kwabena Boateng to express strongly Ghana's readiness to host the agency and mobilize support to that end,» President Akufo - Addo said on Saturday.
He said the exercise had been «bedevilled with too many challenges, challenges that I believe have been the creation of the Commission to a large extent and also the leadership of the security agencies.»
Earlier, Nobel laureate, Prof, Wole Soyinka, said Nigeria had been «bled dry» by corrupt leadership over the years, and challenged the anti-graft agencies on the prosecution of past and current corrupt leaders.
Odunuga said that the agency under the leadership of the nominated chairman had been adding value to the 2017 Budget through the recovery of funds.
Shaheen echoed Culberson's wish, saying that such an agreement is essential for providing NSF and other research agencies with the funding they need to maintain U.S. leadership in science.
The Washington, D.C. — based group said in a statement: «The extreme funding cuts to science agencies and related programs included in the budget released today would harm America's research enterprise and our nation's leadership in scientific discovery.
The agency, so vital to his state's economy, faced a «gaping leadership void,» he said.
«We are delighted that the Administration has seen fit to keep a distinguished social scientist and public servant in the top leadership of the world's premier basic research agency,» says Howard Silver, executive director of the Consortium of Social Science Associations in Washington, D.C. «We look forward to continuing to work with her in ensuring NSF's support for all the sciences in its research and education programs.»
Singer also said the executive branch needs to streamline and coordinate among its agencies, and give the appropriate organization the larger leadership role.
«This is an agency in dire need of leadership from the new administration,» says Taylor McKinnon, public lands program director at the Center for Biological Diversity.
The pace at which FEMA's modeling capacity grows will depend on the resources available, access to appropriate expertise, and the support of agency leadership, the report says.
Now that the technological foundation for the use of robust systems of longitudinal education data has been laid in most states and school districts, experts say the focus needs to turn to making such data more useful for teachers, administrators, parents, and students, That will require a mix of strong leadership at the state and districts levels, greater collaboration across state agencies, and much better professional development and ongoing support for teachers and administrators.
The program aims to train graduates for senior leadership roles in school systems, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector, school officials said.
WASHINGTON — The Department of Education is scaling back investigations into civil rights violations at the nation's public schools and universities, easing off mandates imposed by the Obama administration that the new leadership says have bogged down the agency.
It's common for a federal agency to switch policy directions after a change in leadership, especially following a presidential election, said Douglas A. Levin, a consultant with EdTech Strategies and the former head of the State Educational Technology Directors Association.
«This shows leadership by India at an important time,» said Alexander von Bismarck, U.S. Executive Director of the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA).
Robert R.M. Verchick, a Loyola University law professor who worked on climate change adaptation policy at the Environmental Protection Agency under Obama, said federal leadership is essential.
«I don't think there is a leadership vacuum on this,» said Joe Martyak, a spokesman for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christine Todd Whitman, the former governor of New Jersey.
I've given amazing leadership to this agency,» he said when asked about numerous «red flags» about Cruz that his department allegedly missed.
«In today's world, the application pieces need to be written about individual leadership, keeping America safe, staying within budget, and providing Americans the services they need, as well as the daily operations of a large government agency,» she says.
«We are long overdue for new leadership at the CFPB, a rogue agency that has done more to hurt consumers than help them,» said Hensarling in response to Cordray's resignation.
In December, four Democrats, including Cummings and another party to Wednesday's suit, said that the Obama - era leadership of the agency had told them Trump would need to divest to be in compliance with the lease once he became president.