Sentences with phrase «federal government programs in»

SSA is one of the largest federal government programs in existence with an annual IT budget in excess of 1 billion dollars, over 1,300 field offices, and over 103,000 workstations.

The example of Easy Being Green's success led to much stronger State and Federal government programs in energy efficiency, including for low income households.

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The company was in the midst of negotiating a new round of financing and awaiting a cheque from the federal government's Scientific Research and Experimental Development program — both of which eventually came through.

Omada Health has accomplished a rare feat in the crowded world of digital health hopefuls: it's backed up lofty claims with actual results, helping the company score federal government reimbursements for its high - tech diabetes prevention program.

The next swing he felt was in 1980, when Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's Liberal government introduced the National Energy Program, seeking more federal control over the energy industry.

These programs provide free one - on - one mentoring and low - cost training opportunities for their clients in locations around the country, using a combination of federal funds, state and local government contributions, and private sector resources.

The Conference Board notes that the federal government has placed great emphasis in improving Canada's innovation performance for years, most directly in the 2012 budget's revamping of how $ 3.5 billion is doled out to firms under the Scientific Research and Experimental Development program.

The five - year program, launched by the federal government in early January, proposes to make over 90 percent of the total U.S. offshore acreage available to oil and gas drilling.

The ORPP was billed Thursday as a mandatory plan that will be modelled on the CPP and could be absorbed into the national program if the federal government agreed to a CPP enhancement in the future.

These are the SBA's flagship 7 (a) loan program, which gives 5,000 banks participating in the program access to loan guarantees by the federal government.

«Any time you roll out a big government program like this, confusion is inevitable,» said Lois Greisman, an associate director in the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission.

While some observers see the plan as yet another way in which the provinces are pressuring the federal government to expand CPP, Ontario's opposition Progressive Conservatives have already condemned the program as a «job - killing payroll tax.»

Under the program, the federal government pays the lion's share in the early years but the state contribution gradually increases.

The federal government limits tax - deductible contributions to retirement plans; for most plans, such as 401 (k) programs, the maximum amount you can receive in contributions in 2016 is $ 53,000 if you're under the age of 50, and $ 59,000 if you're eligible to make «catch - up» contributions.

In 2010, as the Federal Reserve continued its quantitative easing program, Buffett sent the government a «thank you note» (in the form of an op - ed) for its actions, rather than its paralysis or politicking, after the crisiIn 2010, as the Federal Reserve continued its quantitative easing program, Buffett sent the government a «thank you note» (in the form of an op - ed) for its actions, rather than its paralysis or politicking, after the crisiin the form of an op - ed) for its actions, rather than its paralysis or politicking, after the crisis.

In addition, many government agencies at the state and federal levels have created set - aside programs that specifically help women - owned businesses in the bidding procesIn addition, many government agencies at the state and federal levels have created set - aside programs that specifically help women - owned businesses in the bidding procesin the bidding process.

Some banks weren't able to lend for a while because of TARP,» Geshwiler says, referring to the Troubled Asset Relief Program, the federal government's program for bailing out banks hit hard in the financial Program, the federal government's program for bailing out banks hit hard in the financial program for bailing out banks hit hard in the financial crisis.

In the late 1990s the SBA introduced a new Business Development Mentor - Protege Program meant to help improve the fortunes of 8 (a) participants seeking federal government contracts.

He applied via the Federal Immigrant Investor Program, a scheme granting permanent residency in return for a tax - free loan to the government.

The Federal Communications Commission's Lifeline program paid at least $ 1.2 million to duplicate or deceased recipients and more than one - third of participants out of 3.5 million reviewed appeared not to be eligible, the Government Accountability Office said in a report released on Thursday.

Statistics Canada reports that spending on home repairs and maintenance increased 22 % in 2009 over the previous year, «likely due to the federal government home renovation tax credit program.»

My plan would make significant investments in reentry programs for those formally incarcerated and I will ban the box in the federal government.

The Canadian Media Guild (which also represents unionized workers at The Canadian Press) worries the new money from the federal government wasn't a reinvestment in the CBC so much as spending on companies producing CBC programming.

Back in 1986, the federal government introduced the Immigrant Investor Program, which offered permanent residency in exchange for a three - year investment of $ 150,000.

Oracle (orcl) also said in April that it would donate $ 200 million over the next 18 months to a federal government program for computer science education.

A report released by the Labor Department in 2016, called the «Workforce Investment Act Gold Standard Evaluation,» concluded that the federal government's primary job - training programs don't really work.

A growing trend in some areas is for federal or local government - financed programs to provide whatever capital gets layered in with bank money.

And they book in big savings from program cuts that are still working their way through the federal government.

The ad blocker would be part of the Google Chrome Browser, which is the most popular browser in the US according to a January report from the federal government's Digital Analytics Program.

The federal government announced initial changes in April, scrapping an aspect of the program that allowed employers to pay foreign workers as much as 15 per cent less than the average wage for a job.

Trump signed the Reducing Poverty in America by Promoting Opportunity and Economic Mobility executive order on Tuesday, directing federal agencies to expand work requirements for those who receive benefits from government assistance programs such as Medicaid, SNAP, and public housing.

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (tprograms; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (tPrograms (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (tprograms; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

«The federal government should do everything within its authority to empower individuals by providing opportunities for work, including by investing in federal programs that are effective at moving people into the workforce and out of poverty,» the order read, according to CNN.

Individuals who participate in an income - driven repayment program, work at a non-profit organization, or work for the federal government may qualify to have their loan balances forgiven after a set number of years on on - time, consecutive payment.

The federal government also offers student loan forgiveness to borrowers who elect to participate in an income - driven repayment program.

For its part, the federal government, from the earliest census in 1790 to the creation of New Deal social welfare programs, has long relied on aggregate as well as individual data to distribute resources and administer benefits.

Direct program expenses were up $ 1.0 billion (5.5 %), primarily due to the timing of payments as well as an increase in federal government employee pension and other future benefit liabilities, reflecting the impact of lower interest rates.

On February 3, 2011, the C.D. Howe Institute released its 2011Shadow Budget [1] entitled A Faster Track to Fiscal Balance, arguing that federal government should undertake aggressive actions to restrain the growth in program expenses in order to achieve a fiscal surpluses one year earlier than forecast in the October 2010 Update [2].

We can hold our own in attracting information - technology talent given computer science programs at major universities and federal government cybersecurity operations.

Premiums under the Affordable Care Act will increase from 12 percent to 32 percent next year unless the federal government steps in, according to a study that examines the fallout from President Donald Trump's attempts to chip away at the program.

In the 2006 Budget, the government promised to reduce the deficit by $ 3 billion per year; to reduce the federal debt - to - GDP ratio to 25 per cent by 2012 - 13; to eliminate the total government sector debt (which includes the federal, provincial and local governments as well as the Canada and Quebec pension plans) by 2021; and finally, to keep the growth in program expenses below the rate of growth in nominal GDIn the 2006 Budget, the government promised to reduce the deficit by $ 3 billion per year; to reduce the federal debt - to - GDP ratio to 25 per cent by 2012 - 13; to eliminate the total government sector debt (which includes the federal, provincial and local governments as well as the Canada and Quebec pension plans) by 2021; and finally, to keep the growth in program expenses below the rate of growth in nominal GDin program expenses below the rate of growth in nominal GDin nominal GDP.

Instead, programs like the federal government's National Flood Insurance Program, which helps homeowners pay for damage from floods, ends up encouraging people to rebuild in areas that are likely to get flooded again.

There is also no doubt that without these tax cuts the government would have been in a much better fiscal position to deal with the 2009 - 2010 recession; that any resulting deficit, would have been eliminated much earlier than 2015 - 16, and without the need for draconian cuts in federal programs and services.

Evan Solomon: The government of Alberta, they point to these statistics: the oil sands creates $ 307 billion in tax revenue, $ 187 billion for the federal government, 23 % of employment is from oil sands, 7 % of employment in Canada from the oil sands and in Ontario alone, 7 %, they say, of employment comes from the oil sands and they say royalties of $ 1.9 billion fund programs across the country.

Instead, the federal government has introduced changes to programs (Canada Health Transfer, elderly benefits, etc.) in the Budget Implementation Bill, without providing a proper context for the need for change.

The federal government also could see significant cost - savings, as Medicare and Medicaid (which is a joint state - federal program) both pitch in to cover non-emergency medical transportation, costing the feds around $ 3 billion a year.

The Federal Communications Commission in April proposed barring the use of funds from a government program to purchase equipment or services from companies that pose a security threat to U.S. communications networks.

Off - budget: Federal government expenditures on certain programs, agencies, and government sponsored enterprises that are accounted for separately in the budget to prevent spending changes or avoid a conflict of interest.

The Saskatchewan Rental Housing Supplement designed to help low income families and people with disabilities pay their rent will be replaced by a program co-developed with the federal government slated for implementation in 2020.

It envisioned a dramatically smaller role for the federal government, a role that was permanently in question through the process of ongoing program review.