Sentences with phrase «program at the defense»

Last November, a federal appeals court in New York ruled that a similar program at the Defense Department for «small disadvantaged businesses» was unconstitutional.

«You experiment with it and try to infer its behavior,» says David Gunning, who manages the Explainable Artificial Intelligence program at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

Not exact matches

A look at how the Defense Alliance in St. Paul, one of 10 economic clusters in an SBA pilot program, is nurturing energy entrepreneurs.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

And somehow those meetings lead to partnering with a 25 - year veteran of the CIA's Director of Operations, a Lockheed Martin Program Director for Advanced Systems at Skunk Works, and a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence to start a company to explore «exotic science and technologies» and turn innovative ideas into world - changing products and services.

The study, published by the Environmental Defense Fund's (EDF) Climate Corps program, says that solar and wind jobs have grown at rates of about 20 % annually in recent years, and sustainability now collectively represents four to four and a half million jobs in the U.S., up from 3.4 million in 2011.

They also impact everything from FDA food labels (think «Nutrition Facts») to public school lunch programs, recommendations at the doctor's office, and what people are fed from the Defense Department and Veteran's Affairs food programs to government assistance like SNAP and WIC.

While still at MIT, Vogt also programmed a Ford F - 150 to drive itself across the Nevada desert, for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Grand Challenge in 2005, though his team didn't make it past the qualifying round.

The deal puts the defense tech company in a strong position as it bids for the right to upgrade the U.S.'s ground - based arsenal of Minuteman III nuclear - armed missiles, a procurement program with a value estimated at over $ 60 billion over its expected lifetime.

In his first stint as a coach, he won two Ivy League Championships as the Defensive Coordinator at Dartmouth, led units that set defense and kicking records at Lafayette, and turned two high school programs around.

Several free programs, from self - defense to Zentangle art, will be offered for adults ages 50 and older at the Vista Library as part of Older Americans Month in May.

M1 Garand in.308 (no, it's not my personal defense weapon, it's 30 - year old USGI surplus that I use at Regional CMP (civilian marksmanship program) events.

The problem is that no such programs yet exist (although this is going to be a key objective of our SmartTeams program, and our pilot program for the NCAA and Department of Defense under our Mind Matters Challenge grant), and even if were implemented on a widespread basis (which, once again, I hope will happen once we launch the full SmartTeams program in 2016), it is unclear whether such a shift in emphasis in concussion education will achieve any meaningful increase in rates of self - reporting, at least in the short term.

Prior to joining FRAC, he was at the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) as Program Director and General Counsel.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, who (correctly) predicted weeks ago that the supercommittee would fail, told reporters at an Albany event earlier today that Congress is now going to have to get over its partisan games or face automatic massive cuts to defense and domestic government programs — neither of which is 100 percent palatable to either side of the aisle.

Gutiéerrez, one of the most vocal members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and who is retiring at the end of this year, has been torching House and Senate Democratic leadership all week over a bipartisan agreement to raise long - term funding levels for defense and domestic programs.

De Blasio told the Observer at his proposed spending plan roll - out in April that, while he would meet Mark - Viverito's request he make permanent a pilot program for attorneys for those fighting deportation, he would not allow city dollars to go toward the defense of someone found guilty of one of those 170 crimes — a stance he maintained today.

In addition to moving its defense headquarters, the company will begin a technology transfer program at the DeWitt facility that will enable Saab Defense and Security USA to develop new products optimized for the United States government and industry customers, hdefense headquarters, the company will begin a technology transfer program at the DeWitt facility that will enable Saab Defense and Security USA to develop new products optimized for the United States government and industry customers, hDefense and Security USA to develop new products optimized for the United States government and industry customers, he said.

Washington (CNN)- A top Senate Democrat bluntly warned Monday that her party is prepared to let all the Bush - era tax cuts expire and automatic spending cuts to defense and domestic programs take place at the beginning of next year unless Republicans agree to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans.

NRDC has long opposed relicensing its two reactors because of Indian Point's history of operational, safety and environmental problems, as well as the grave risk of a nuclear accident so close to the nation's largest city,» said Kit Kennedy, director of the energy and transportation program at the Natural Resources Defense Council.

At that point I said if she more concerned with spending more on defense and cutting the food stamp program I'll call in and ask her the following: «Mrs. Long, are you for a social safety net?»

Hours after the Trump administration announced it was rescinding the DACA program, Mayor Bill de Blasio joined with other elected officials, faith leaders and immigrant advocates at City Hall to present a united front in defense of undocumented immigrants — and also denounced the termination decision.

The strategy continued into 2017, reports Elana Schor in Politico, when «All but four of the Senate's 48 Democrats [in December] warned congressional GOP leaders against pursuing a government funding plan that would boost defense spending for the rest of the fiscal year while leaving domestic priorities at current levels... Some Senate Democrats began pushing back... as House conservatives pitched Republican leaders on a full - year hike for the Pentagon paired with a continuing resolution for domestic programs.»

Kit Kennedy is the Director of the Energy and Transportation Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council.

He is a first year AAAS S&T Policy Fellow at the Department of Defense in the Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation and will serve his second year at the Department of Energy in the National Nuclear Security Administration.

Technology moves quickly, said Simon Mui, director of the California Vehicles and Fuels, Energy & Transportation program at the Natural Resources Defense Council.

He held high - ranking positions at both NASA and the Strategic Defense Initiative, better known as the Star Wars program.

«There's a fundamental trade - off between the complexity of individual agents and the size of the simulation,» says Jonathan Pfautz, who funds agent - based modeling of social behavior as a program manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in Arlington, Virginia.

Tim O'Connor, director of the California oil and gas program at the Environmental Defense Fund, said eliminating gas - fueled cars is an important goal.

The government is also combining separate nuclear weapons research programs at Kahn's lab and the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission under a new entity, the National Defense Complex, leaving the commission to manage civilian nuclear activities.

When we passed the America COMPETES Act, we bolstered basic funding at the Department of Energy's Office of Science, and we created ARPA - E, an innovative program, modeled after the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, to encourage the pursuit of high - risk, high - reward renewable, clean energy technology development.

These cuts, if enacted, will impact science programs and R&D at the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Energy and more, as well as at the Environmental Protection Agency, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and elsewhere.

He also helped implement an HIV - screening program at the Department of Defense, requiring every recruit to be tested for the infectious disease and banning anyone who tested positive from entering military service.

Among its instruments is the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), which has dramatically improved spatial resolution compared with its predecessor (the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, which earlier produced images of Earth at night).

Nevertheless, «the first CCS project that is done badly is the last CCS project that will be done,» warns Mark Brownstein, New York City — based managing director of business partnerships in the climate and air program at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).

The decision has been a long time coming, says attorney John Walke, director of the Climate & Clean Air Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Nevertheless, «the first CCS project that is done badly is the last CCS project that will be done,» warns Mark Brownstein, New York - based managing director of business partnerships in the climate and air program at the Environmental Defense Fund.

At most agencies, the first line of defense is the program officers who make the funding decision in the first place.

She holds undergraduate degrees in mathematics and anthropology from the University of Arizona and studied abroad at the American University in Cairo as a U.S. Department of Defense National Security Education Program / Boren Fellow.

In considering strategies to prevent individuals with evil designs from misusing access to select agents, the board studied Personnel Reliability Programs in effect within the biological labs at the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and other organizations.

Research was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science User Facilities operated by Argonne National Laboratory (contract DE-AC02-06CG11357), the National Institute of Mental Health at the National Institutes of Health (grant U01MH109100), the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity MICrONS project, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency SIMPLEX program (contract N66001 -15-C-4041) and DARPA GRAPHS program (contract N66001 -14-1-4028).

The move is similar to a Preparatory Action launched in 2004 that led to the introduction of a security component in Framework Programme 7, the European Union's R&D funding program for 2007 to 2013, says Olivia Cahuzac, a defense policy specialist at consulting company CEIS here.

Just as China's naval aircraft carrier was launched soon after they criticized the U.S. for spending too much on defense, undertaking the Tiangong / Shenzhou 8 mission at about the same time as the U.S. space shuttle program ends «is a powerful political signal that China is ascendant, and the U.S. is descending,» Cheng said.

To assess how well protected areas shelter wildlife from light pollution and preserve natural darkness, researchers analyzed satellite images of Earth collected at night by the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program between 1992 and 2010.

There are more efficient and sustainable ways to get power,» said Dr. Laurie Johnson, chief economist in the Climate and Clean Air Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council.

At Morehouse College, for example, J.K. Haynes, Dean of the Division of Science and Mathematics, touts the Hopps Research Scholars Program, supported by the US Department of Defense.

Such efforts could have additional benefits in helping to prevent bioterrorism, noted Andrew Weber, assistant secretary of defense for nuclear, chemical and biological defense programs at the U.S. Department of Ddefense for nuclear, chemical and biological defense programs at the U.S. Department of Ddefense programs at the U.S. Department of DefenseDefense.

In the early 1990s, the group lobbied to create a Department of Defense breast cancer research program now funded at $ 150 million a year.

During the first phase of the project — which is part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office slow - light program — Zhu says he learned that pulses could be stored and read out at a later time.

«Normally, we look at a variety of thick, dense objects at Los Alamos for defense programs, but the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science was interested in imaging a very large fossil to learn about what's inside,» said Ron Nelson, of the Laboratory's Physics Division.