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Participants will hear from federal agency leaders and state practitioners and have ample opportunity to consider how they can identify opportunities for increased coordination and linkages in their states and localities.

While some of these publications and workshops are designed specifically for military leaders planning a transition, other resources designed for corporate executives or retiring federal agency leaders may also contain information equally relevant to transitioning military leaders.

Federal agency leaders regulating technology privacy and security from the Departments of Commerce, Homeland Security, Transportation, and Treasury, as well as the Federal Trade Commission and Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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Leaders of federal financial agencies testified on the status of the the rulemaking finalization process and reform policies included in the Dodd - Frank financial regulations law.

Western allies press Trump to maintain nuclear deal with Iran: Reuters US intelligence monitors Iranian cargo shipments into Syria: CNN A trade war is a major risk for China's debt - ridden economy: CNBC Federal judge orders gov» t must accept new DACA immigration applications: WaPo Unification of Koreas still unlikely as leaders prepare to meet: Reuters US Consumer Confidence Index rebounded in April after March decline: CB New home sales in US increased to 4 - month high in March: MarketWatch Richmond Fed Mfg Index turns negative for first time since 2016: Bond Buyer S&P Case - Shiller Home Price Index surged in Feb, up 6.3 % y - o - y: CNBC Federal Housing Finance Agency: US house prices continued to rise in Feb: HW Corp bonds with lowest investment - grade rating look vulnerable: Bloomberg 10 - year Treasury yield reaches 3.0 % for first time since 2014: CNN Money

The STOP School Violence Act might be just that, although House Republican leaders voiced some support for the Senate's Fix NICS Act, which would only reinforce existing laws requiring state and federal agencies to report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

They've always told Washington that «less is more» on those issues, and finally their leaders have responded: with historic tax reform that included the lower individuals rates entrepreneurs needed, and with regulatory relief across the federal agencies.

The Jewish Telegraphic Agency: German court ruling on circumcision riles Jewish community Germany's top Jewish leader called on the federal Parliament «to ensure religious freedom» following a Cologne court ruling that said circumcising young boys on religious grounds amounts to grievous bodily harm.

Boosted Fuel Efficiency Standards Coordinated International Response to Financial Crisis Passed Mini Stimuli Began Asia «Pivot Increased Support for Veterans Tightened Sanctions on Iran Created Conditions to Begin Closing Dirtiest Power Plants Passed Credit Card Reforms Eliminated Catch - 22 in Pay Equality Laws Improved Food Safety System Expanded National Service Expanded Wilderness and Watershed Protection Gave the FDA Power to Regulate Tobacco Pushed Federal Agencies to Be Green Leaders Let Space Shuttle Die and Killed Planned Moon Mission Improved School Nutrition Expanded Hate Crimes Protections Brokered Agreement for Speedy Compensation to Victims of Gulf Oil Spill Pushed Broadband Coverage Expanded Health Coverage for Children Helped South Sudan Declare Independence Killed the F - 22

The MASSOB Leader who spoke through the group's National Director Information, Sunny Okereafor, insisted that Uwazurike did not sign any deal with the federal government including its security agencies over Biafran struggle.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Friday announced $ 9,687,500 in federal funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs at Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency, Inc..

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he will push the federal agencies to reconsider withdrawing the proposed regulation.

Reps. Nydia Velázquez and Joe Crowley say federal immigration agents appear to be «targeting» a number of «immigrant rights leaders across the United States,» and demanded a sit - down with agency brass about «the rash of enforcement actions.»

The beleaguered agency has been barraged with calls for its leader, Shola Olatoye, to step down after it emerged last summer that the city had for years failed to inspect for lead paint, falsely certified to the federal government that it had and failed to inform residents of the lapse.

The youth leaders said, «The Leadership of Arewa Youth Assembly has observed with keen interest the high level of lawlessness exhibited by Nnamdi Kanu since he was granted bail in June this year and the conspiracy of silence displayed by the federal government and its security agencies in the face of such affront by the IPOB leader.

New York City fast food workers, union leaders and City Council members rallied in front of a federal Labor Department office this morning to demand President - elect Donald Trump drop his nominee to head the agency — minimum wage critic and Hardees / Carl's Jr. chain CEO Andrew Puzder.

Howard Zemsky, the leader of New York's economic development agency, maintained the Cuomo administration's no - comment policy with regards to questions surrounding a probe by federal prosecutors of the Buffalo Billion program — other than to say the agency is cooperating fully.

New York City fast food workers, union leaders and Council members rallied in front of a federal Labor Department office to demand that Trump drop his nominee to head the agency — minimum wage critic and Hardees / Carl's Jr. chain CEO Andrew Puzder.

Administration officials have said that contracts are vetted by various agencies, including the attorney general's office, the comptroller, federal transportation officials and regional economic development councils that Cuomo created to involve local officials and business leaders.

Reacting, CACOL Director, Debo Adeniran, while speaking with Punch, called on the federal government to summon past leaders and have them tried by the anti-graft agency.

When the Federal Government and its agencies show the way on how to navigate ourselves from the wilderness of the economic doldrums that our past leaders have pushed us into through their greed and avarice, then the rest of the masses can join the present corps of leaders to salvage the nation together.

Two New York Congressmen, whose amendment to curtail a federal agency's ability to implement a new capacity zone passed the House of Representatives last week, say they are hopeful after comments by the Senate majority leader.

Yesterday, in the cathedral to mass transit known as Grand Central Terminal, four members of New York's congressional delegation joined labor leaders and M.T.A. chairman Joe Lhota to rail against a House transportation bill that would theoretically deprive the transit agency that runs city subways and buses of more than $ 1 billion a year in federal funding.

It added, «The leadership of Arewa Youth Assembly has observed with keen interest the high level of lawlessness exhibited by Nnamdi Kanu since he was granted bail in June this year and the conspiracy of silence displayed by the Federal Government and its security agencies in the face of such affront by the IPOB leader.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wants the Federal Emergency Management Agency to quickly approve any requests from New York for disaster...

The need for the amendment emerged from Borough President Katz's Hurricane Relief Task Force, which brings together multiple local, state and federal government agencies, elected officials and civic leaders to one table to discuss relevant recovery and rebuilding issues.

A veritable who's who of Tallahassee's political and business leaders are being swept up in a federal investigation of the Community Redevelopment Agency and some of its biggest projects.

Sources say the erroneous report so angered Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta and his top military and police leaders that they complained bitterly to the U.S. Ambassador in Nairobi and cut off communication with the State Department and various federal law enforcement agencies in Africa that were assisting the investigation, sources said.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reconsider their decision to deny New York State's recent appeal of FEMA's initial denial of a disaster declaration for New York State, Friday.

After the Senate's bipartisan 91 - to - 9 vote in a favor of a bill that keeps federal agencies open through March 18 while enacting $ 4 billion in new spending cuts, Mr. Obama urged House and Senate leaders to meet with Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and two top aides to work out a longer - term budget agreement.

The multi-society letter called on the OMB to work with leaders of government agencies to back the use of the best scientific evidence in their decision - making and to see that federal agencies support scientists doing the work required to «produce the knowledge upon which the nation relies.»

The agencies together receive about US$ 60 billion in federal research dollars each year, with about half going to the NIH, so the number of papers available annually could double under the proposal, says Heather Joseph, another petition leader and executive director of the pro-open access Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, based in Washington DC.

The move toward more natural coastline protection comes as federal agencies, state governments, and local and business leaders focus increasingly on the concept of resilience as they plan for how communities will adapt to climate change.

The day - long event was organized by the AAAS Center for Science Diplomacy and drew more than 200 people, including representatives from the U.S. State Department and other federal agencies, as well as leaders from UNESCO and The World Academy of Sciences in Trieste, Italy, and the Costa Rican ambassador to the United States.

Networking: visits to federal agencies (including NASA and the U.S. Department of State), embassies, non-profits, multilateral organizations and think tanks, career orientation sessions and access to a global network of young leaders and innovators reaching across borders to impact society.

Needed: a strategy to promote resilience Compiling a list of suggestions, they push federal agencies to «make resilience a core aspect of all federal infrastructure and disaster - recovery funding» to strengthen affordable housing; ask for federal leaders to expand funding for programs, such as the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, so at - risk municipalities can develop disaster plans and assess their vulnerabilities; and boost economic stability by opposing cuts to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, or SNAP, so families can afford to eat after a disaster.

Requested by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the report draws on discussions at a two - day conference last spring that brought together scientists, officials from city and state governments, business leaders and representatives of federal agencies.

Rohlfing made the comments as more than 60 leaders representing various fields of science, academia, federal agencies, and professional scientific societies gathered on 9 Sept. to begin working on a framework to guide scientific organizations on how best to take on sexual and gender - based harassment on campuses, in scientific labs, during field research, and at scientific meetings.

State education leaders went to Capitol Hill last week to urge Congress to keep their agencies in the federal budget loop.

Anticipating the needs of a growing metropolitan area was among the service learning goals that gained Meridian its designation as a Service Learning Leader School by the Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency that promotes and funds volunteer efforts.

Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) Coordinating TANF & WIOA: High Interest, Slow Progress During Early Days of WIOA This report presents findings from the survey TANF and WIOA agency leaders about their level of coordination between programs along with federal and state policy recommendations to improve coordination and better serve low - income people.

We have extensive experience successfully representing schools and educational leaders in all phases of litigation in state courts, federal courts, and before numerous administrative agencies.

On April 10th, 2014 the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada, an agency of the federal government, appointed a Financial Literacy LAgency of Canada, an agency of the federal government, appointed a Financial Literacy Lagency of the federal government, appointed a Financial Literacy Leader.

In conjunction with the Obama administration, key Democratic party leaders on Capitol Hill are looking to remove consumer - protection authority from the Federal Reserve and delegate it to a new regulatory agency, yet to be created.

Curtain Call Rocco Landesman steps down as chair of the National Endowment for the Arts with «rave reviews,» according to a Washington Post story that cites his biggest achievement as collaborations forged with other federal agencies as well as the private sector and his low points as certain ill - advised comments about Peoria and arts administrators — not bad considering the embattled tenures of so many of the NEA's leaders.

The NEA extends its work through partnerships with state arts agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies, and the philanthropic sector.

In a clear sign of the limitations of the initial EPA data, the federal agency released no data on one cement industry leader, CEMEX, which has claimed that the information EPA requested — information directly related to the amount of mercury it releases into our air and waters — is confidential business information.

The E.O. instructs Federal agencies to work together and with information users to develop new climate preparedness tools and information that state, local, and private - sector leaders need to make smart decisions.

After virtually ignoring the nation's biggest environmental issue for years, Republican leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are planning a major hearing on climate change on Sept. 18 and are inviting leaders of 13 federal agencies to testify.

Praise from the Scenic Hudson leader also was extended to state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for putting the EPA on notice that GE's cleanup of PCBs in the Hudson River has failed to meet the agency's explicit goals and that the EPA can not certify the work as complete under provisions of federal law.