Sentences with phrase «accountability is in the government»

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It's one thing to call for transparency when in opposition, but another altogether to provide full accountability when in government.

It was not immediately clear what his $ 4 billion figure referred to, but a Government Accountability Office report published in March estimated that the total cost of replacing both jets would be $ 3.2 billion for fiscal years 2010 to 2020.

The Government Accountability Office reportedthat over $ 171 million in student loan debt was collected on defaults in 2015.

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.

As the Government Accountability Office explains, the markets began quoting prices in decimal increments rather than fractions of a dollar, while the minimum price increment was reduced to a penny on the stock market (and 5 or 10 cents on the options market).

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D - Calif., chief sponsor of legislation that Democrats are pushing following Orlando, got numbers in March from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office, an investigative arm of Congress.

Well, although a number of states have stringent concealed carry laws, Illinois was the only state in the nation with such a sweeping ban, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

In B.C. the biggest democratic battles are often around resource extraction, but we also work on less - sexy democratic reforms to promote government accountability and transparency.

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Instead, within six weeks of being sworn in, the Liberal government made a move that arguably took the province back to the dark ages in accountability.

In a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published on December 8, 2016, and publicly released on January 9, 2017, the IRS is called out for its lack of guidance in regard to taxpayers investing individual retirement accounts (IRA) in «unconventional assets,» including virtual currencIn a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published on December 8, 2016, and publicly released on January 9, 2017, the IRS is called out for its lack of guidance in regard to taxpayers investing individual retirement accounts (IRA) in «unconventional assets,» including virtual currencin regard to taxpayers investing individual retirement accounts (IRA) in «unconventional assets,» including virtual currencin «unconventional assets,» including virtual currency.

Accountability should be measured on the basis of tangible industrial values, e.g., business viability 3 years after CICP purchase, along with demonstrated success in meeting client (government agency) needs.

What can the government do to improve the transparency and accountability of the budget process; the effectiveness of Parliament in reviewing the budget and government spending; and, the understanding of Canadians, as to what the government is actually doing in its budget and financial planning?

The lawsuit also cites a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that found retirement plans investing in hedge funds are also exposed to greater operational risks than presented by traditional investments.

Cohen said he told the Federal Election Commission the same thing after the nonprofit government accountability group Common Cause filed a complaint alleging that the payment was an illegal «in kind» political contribution.

This statement should continue to foster a better understanding, both in Australia and overseas, of the nature of the relationship between the Reserve Bank and the Government, the objectives of monetary policy, the mechanisms for ensuring transparency and accountability in the way policy is conducted, and the independence of the Reserve Bank.

Ever since Ron Paul first introduced it in 2009, the «Federal Reserve Transparency» Act, calling for the elimination of the Federal Reserve System's exemption from certain kinds of GAO audits, has been the subject of vigorous debate between proponents of greater government accountability and champions of an independent Federal Reserve.

And another 2016 report from the US Government Accountability Office found that most of the guns — as many as 70 percent — used in crimes in Mexico, which has strict gun laws, can be traced back to the US, which has generally weaker gun laws.

EDMONTON — In breaking the PC promise to ensure that high ranking officials employed by Alberta's boards and agencies are covered by sunshine rules, Prentice is proving that nothing has changed under his management and his PC government will continue to protect the high salaries of government friends and insiders at the expense of transparency and accountability, said NDP Leader Rachel Notley.

With trust and accountability having become the defining issues of the election campaign, Mr. Prentice has not presented a compelling reason for Albertans to trust that the PC Party will be any different in the next three years (especially after he called the election one year earlier than the PC Government's fixed election date).

By the mid 1990s, then, the consensus seemed to be that the right regime was some sort of inflation target agreed between a government and the central bank (if not set out in legislation), operational independence for the central bank in pursuing the target, and a system of communication and accountability.

Politicians and the interests behind them, in contrast, use the ideas of virtue and fairness to move decisions away from the market toward the government, where there is no direct accountability.

Lancaster also observes that in more than one African country «the accountability of the government to its people... gradually [was] replaced by accountability to its major aid donors.»

So Lambda and its allies are quite right to believe that, in getting the government to declare that millennia of classical, Jewish, and Christian teaching on homosexuality is nothing more than prejudice, «gay people have found far more success in the courts than in Congress» — or in any other institution with a measure of accountability to the American people.

This proposal has been sharply criticized by some USDA poultry inspectors, who claim in affidavits that it will put the public at greater risk for foodborne illnesses, and USDA's own methodology in defending the new procedures has been questioned by the Government Accountability Office.

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Given the government's professed commitment to greater transparency and accountability, the UK should be in the top ten.

A central aspect of this accountability framework is the principle of the «responsibility to protect» — endorsed by heads of state and government at the 60th anniversary summit of the UN in 2005.

Essentially, democratic accountability in the EU is ensured through two main channels: on the one hand, the elected government leaders in the Council and national parliaments; and on the other, the directly elected European Parliament.

«He has been a champion of progressive values in the Assembly, leading the charge on government accountability and campaign finance reform.

What triggered successive rounds of popular upheavals in the Middle East was first and foremost the growing sense of frustration with the lack of government accountability, a lack of economic opportunity, pervasive corruption and arbitrary abuse by the security services.

First, the power - sharing government that followed the disputed election results of 2007: by bringing a large number of political actors on - board, government action has been stalled and many of the ministerial responsibilities duplicated, leading in turn to a lack of accountability.

• where there is resolute efficiency and accountability in the use of all public resources by government, including resources from external partners;

In language that seems calibrated to knock at Cuomo's soft spots for economic development and government accountability, the group writes that the economy of the state is being hurt by the delay and claim that member companies are now «exhausted» when it comes to trusting the state.

Developments in southern Europe are by no means the only determinants of that debate but they speak loudly to the all - important matter of the balance between government efficiency and accountability.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says that more women politicians on the state and local levels would lead to better government accountability, especially during a time when men are behaving badly in both New York City and Albany.

Secondly, with the power to tax and the ability to collect, has to go hand in hand with transparency of how those taxes are spent, and with the ability of those taxed to demand accountability from the government, whether individually as citizens or elected politicians or through the dissemination of think tank research or actions of other civil society organisationsor through the law.

The government is proposing a relaxation of the accountability framework in schools so that academies and schools judged to be «outstanding» should only be inspected every seven years.

The anxiety in the tea party - infused days was over government spending and accountability, leading some Democrats to neutralize Republicans on economic issues by urging fiscal restraint during the recovery.

According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the United States is on a «fiscally unsustainable» path because of projected future increases in Medicare and Social Security spending.

Mr. Paquin, who was transferred to a lower - level position in 1999, returned to his old job years later after filing a complaint with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel alleging that his transfer was prompted by testimony he gave to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, which conducted a separate review of HUD's overall monitoring activities.

Based upon the legislative intent to promote open government and public accountability for governmental actions, Freedom of Information Law provides a means of access to the records of government, with certain Exceptions that are enumerated in Public Officers Law § 87 (2).

In response to the United States Senate's vote to overturn the federal government's Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) accountability regulations, The Education Trust — New York issued the following statement from Executive Director Ian Rosenblum: «While it is shameful that this maneuver will cause unnecessary confusion, it does not change the fact that the law is...

«SERAP therefore believes that the swift enforcement and implementation of this landmark judgment by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari will be litmus test for the President's oft - repeated commitments to transparency, accountability and the fight against corruption, and for the effectiveness of the Freedom of Information Act in general.»

The Senate President noted that the visit was apt at a time the 8th Senate was intensifying efforts to enhance government's non-oil revenue through a thorough scrutinisation of revenue generation activities of the ministries, departments and agencies, and demanding accountability and transparency in their operations.

«In the spirit of transparency and accountability, I think it is important for us to even open these things up for the Ghanaian people to be privy to it and I am sure in due course the government will make it available to the Ghanaian people if that is what we are asking for.&raquIn the spirit of transparency and accountability, I think it is important for us to even open these things up for the Ghanaian people to be privy to it and I am sure in due course the government will make it available to the Ghanaian people if that is what we are asking for.&raquin due course the government will make it available to the Ghanaian people if that is what we are asking for.»

One bright spot for accountability in New York — though more an atavism than an innovation — is the state Committee on Open Government, created in 1974 pursuant to the newly created Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), which affords the public broad, though

Some of the information released on Thursday came under the heading of «transparency» and Matthew Hancock, the Cabinet Office minister, said in a statement that «enhancing transparency and accountability continues to be at the heart of our approach to government».

While legislating for Brexit will surely remain the government's priority, these developments do suggest that Parliament may be empowered not only in the field of legislation, but also in terms of scrutiny and accountability through the committee system.

His support for a 2.5 percent budget increase for the judicial branch in exchange for judges certifying that their courtrooms are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to reduce backlogs would force more accountability in a branch of government that has little.