Sentences with phrase «public agencies need»
Public agencies need to do a better job of making these scores both accessible and understandable to the public.
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While previous research has shown that artists and creatives in advertising agencies score significantly higher on neuroticism than the general public, more research is needed to make the connection explicit.
When he arrived in Washington, he was astounded when an aide, told that it was difficult for the public to reach the agency on the telephone, replied that «those who need us know how to get us.»
Unless the PBO's mandate is changed and the Office reports directly to Parliament, rather than to the Library of Parliament, it will never be fully independent and have access to information from departments and agencies that it requires to provide Parliamentarians and the public with the expert analysis they need to hold the Government to account.
Public Services Minister Judy Foote, who is responsible for Shared Services Canada, said she didn't see a need for the agency to be exempt from the IT arrangement.
The market needs secure public order; so the government needs law enforcement agencies and military forces.
No people in need should have to go to or through a church agency to obtain public benefits to which they are entitled if they do not wish to do so — particularly if those public benefits are» shaped to conform to the sponsoring churches» religious beliefs that are not shared by the recipients.
Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.
Though public transit agencies traditionally purchase these vehicles and use them beyond their estimated life, NJ Transit was faced with a dire need to replace their aging and dilapidated assets.
We also helped develop the Men's Coalition — a partnership launched in November 2007 by a group of agencies (Men's Health Forum, Respect, Fatherhood Institute, Men's Advice Line, Relate, the Research Unit on Men and Masculinities at Bradford University, NCH and the White Ribbon Campaign) to ensure public policies take full account of the specific needs and experiences of men and boys (eg across health, parenting and caring, relationships, education, employment, crime and violence).
Caroline Smith DeWaal of the Center for Science in the Public Interest testified that federal food safety agencies need authority to order recalls and trace food.
The simplest approach to funding - direct funding by your municipality, a government agency, or by the state (e.g., state department of public health, school department budget), or through a government grant - may be all that is needed, particularly if you are seeking to start a Community Access Defibrillation Program (CAD) serving your entire community, or a significant segment, such as the public schools.
3) Learn what information District schools and agencies need to share with the public.
For a checklist on what schools, government agencies, and the Healthy Schools and Youth Commission need to do to comply with the reporting requirements, check out the Healthy Schools Act: Reporting and Public Disclosure Requirements.
Special needs children are available through public or private adoption agencies.
Private adoption agencies often focus on infant adoptions, while public adoption agencies typically help find homes for waiting children, many of them presently in foster care and in need of a permanent loving home.
«Departments need to be intelligent customers of debt collection agencies, and must be vigilant in monitoring agencies» performance and ensuring appropriate standards are followed in their interactions with debtors,» the public accounts committee's report says.
New York needs comprehensive reform: lower contribution limits, an independent enforcement agency, no more loopholes, and most importantly a system of matching small contributions with public funds.
«Because the fare does not nearly cover the cost of delivering the service, if you leave it flat you're just asking the public to give you the money elsewhere,» said Vitiello, who believes that, even if the agency does find a new revenue stream, it would likely still need the anticipated fare increase.
He, however, added that the group (ICE) would soon reach out to student unions in tertiary institutions in the state, traditional rulers and the National Orientation Agency on the need to sensitise the youths and other members of the public to shun violence during the 2019 elections.
In fact, Brooklyn Defender Services, a public defense group, said in a letter to Cuomo that each year the agency represents thousands of legitimate working people who get caught up in the criminal justice system for possession of a tool they need for work.
We will also be enhancing public safety in 2018 by ensuring that residents have law enforcement available when it is needed, with the closest agency responding to calls regardless of what hat or color uniform they wear.
«In fact, the need for government confidentiality may be at its zenith when a law enforcement agency is undertaking a covert investigation of individuals or organizations, where the lives of the public, cooperators and undercover officers may hang precariously in the balance,» Chief Judge Janet DiFiore wrote in the majority decision.
«This has been an incredibly difficult time for the IRS given the events of the past few days, and there is a strong and immediate need to restore public trust in the nation's tax agency,» said Miller, a 25 - year IRS veteran.
Cuomo signed two bills repealing the statutory authorization for 28 local public authorities and 95 urban renewal and industrial development agencies that are «either defunct, were never ultimately established by local law, or are no longer needed to carry out the public function for which they were formed.»
In her new role, Camilo will oversee city agencies» workforce needs, manage the city's public buildings and oversee de Blasio's plan to retrofit every public building by 2025.
And should other law - enforcement agencies — be they federal, state or local — suggest that police are needed for public safety on or near the wedding site, Steinhaus told Anderson, «it is their responsibility for those agencies to deploy the appropriate number of officers for the safety and protection of the community.»
These public forums provide an opportunity to increase citizen awareness and participation in the Consortium's federal Community Development program by allowing the general public, as well as agency advocates for low and moderate income individuals, the elderly and handicapped to offer suggestions and information on the needs of these populations to County and municipal officials.
Business Retention & Expansion Program The Office of Economic Development and the Erie County Industrial Development Agency (ECIDA) Business Development team actively reach out to small and medium - size businesses in Erie County to understand their needs and provide tangible public sector programs that can positively affect their bottom line.
«Created by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the State Legislature, this task force of key state agencies, prominent state and local elected officials, and labor union representatives, has hit the ground running to help ensure that the closure process effectively addresses the needs of the communities surrounding Indian Point,» said Task Force Chairman and Department of Public Service Executive Deputy Tom Congdon.
Dick Dadey of the Citizens Union good - government group, who supported Agata's choice, «Given the need for our public ethics enforcement agency to be as transparent as possible, providing this information seems like a no - brainer to me.»
Developing land owned by the New York City Housing Authority has the potential to generate much - needed revenue for the public housing agency while simultaneously creating more affordable housing, but those benefits drop off abruptly in less affluent neighborhoods, according to a report released today by NYU's Furman Center.
«The FHWA is continuing to work with the New York State DOT to ensure the pre - and post-event traffic needs near I - 690 by the New York State Fairgrounds in Onondaga County are met and that public safety is not compromised,» said Doug Hecox, an agency spokesman.
ALBANY — Taking a scythe to one of the weedier corners of the state's administrative garden, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed two bills repealing the statutory authorization for 28 local public authorities and 95 urban renewal and industrial development agencies that are «either defunct, were never ultimately established by local law, or are no longer needed to carry out the public function for which they were formed,» according to the governor's release.
As evidenced in the agency's formal audit response, SIDA spends a considerable amount of time and resources to ensure the valuable public benefits requested are actually needed.
While appealing to members of the public for cooperation, the anti-graft agency said the fight against corruption and financial crimes needed consistent information on the activities of fraudsters.
The BHRT allows our public safety agencies to quickly direct specific assistance and treatment to those in need, while allowing our first responders to operate more efficiently.
«Instead of informing a group of handpicked agencies that they are guaranteed funding, regardless of need or performance, this administration has to put out a call to any company that provides services for public benefit to describe their programs.»
The task before her is especially important because of the need for this agency to succeed as an impartial panel charged with oversight and enforcement of our state's new ethics law and the pressing need to restore the public's faith in our government and elected officials.»
The purpose of this guide is to provide up - to - date information on academic Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (SEPP) programs to assist prospective students, researchers, administrators, and funding agencies in obtaining a picture of the field and identifying programs whose offerings meet their individual needs and interests.
For security agencies to legally collect data about the public, they need to disclose information about their activities and have adequate oversight and safeguards in place.
The Environmental Protection Agency's latest survey for capitol improvement identifies the need to invest $ 298 billion over the next 20 years on wastewater and stormwater infrastructure to meet the Clean Water Act public safety goals of swimmable and fishable waters.
The authors, who hail from public health agencies, academia, and the private sector, highlight the need for future rigorous evaluation and validation of standards before NDS can effectively reinforce existing public health surveillance systems.
Our agencies need that new talent to draw on in years to come to protect our nation's public health, safety and environment.
However, the routine practice of data sharing in scientific research, rather than reactive data sharing, will be needed to effectively prepare for future public health emergencies, according to Jean - Paul Chretien from the Integrated Biosurveillance Section, Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch, Defense Health Agency, United States, and colleagues, writing in PLOS Medicine.
With cases rapidly mounting in four West African countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) today declared the Ebola outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), a designation that allows the agency to issue recommendations for travel restrictions but also sends a strong message that more resources need to be mobilized to bring the viral disease under control.
«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.
At the 2014 public hearing, FUNAI officials reported that they needed 14 specialized field teams; at present the agency has two.
At the same time, we will also issue a compliance policy that, with the exception of outliers potentially harming public health in a significant way right now, will give current product developers a very reasonable period of time to interact with the FDA in order to determine if they need to submit an application for marketing authorization and to come into the agency and work on a path toward approval.
Risks and benefits need to be thoughtfully and thoroughly considered and weighed by all stakeholders: the general public, local landowners and resource users, local government and agencies and federal government and agencies.