Sentences with phrase «agency contracts for»

I do not take on agency contracts for things I know nothing about.

If your literary agent does that, you might want to sign a new literary agency contract for a second year.

Not exact matches

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.

Of course, it's hard to resist giving in to a more cynical suspicion that reports like these are a vague attempt to drum up a bit of fear within the VC industry, which, in turn, will provide lucrative contracts for the branding agencies that will swoop in to «refresh» a VC's look.

Reaction Engines has a contract with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Project Agency for airflow testing and is building a new facility in the U.K. for further tests.

For a three - to five - year contract, transit agencies can expect to pay between five and seven figures annually.

There are three contract companies providing workers for SurveyMonkey: the food service company Bon Appetit, Clean & Green, and the temp agency Eastridge Workforce Solutions (SurveyMonkey finds its own temps, but Eastridge technically hires and pays them).

The Small Business Administration sets goals for the total percentage of federal contract funds that agencies should award to small business, which includes for disadvantaged and women - owned firms.

Soon afterward, the company, which provides communications services for government agencies, won a hefty contract from the Department of Health and Human Services.

About a month after national advertising agency buyCalls contracted out a phone marketing campaign for a home - security client, it noticed a major discrepancy between the performance of its call - center vendors in North Carolina and Indiana.

Kaspersky products have been removed from the U.S. General Services Administration's list of vendors for contracts that cover information technology services and digital photographic equipment, an agency spokeswoman said in a statement.

This includes: contracting with a fulfillment company to stock and ship all your customer orders; hiring an online marketing company to manage and run your pay - per - click ad campaigns for you; turning over your payroll to a professional employment agency; etc..

The ruling, which involves a staffing agency that provided workers for a California recycling center, is critical for small businesses to understand because it redefines your responsibilities around hiring contract workers.

While working for Indrik, before it was bought by Kaspersky, Stoyanov shared information about Russian criminal hacking gangs with American companies, including at least three firms that had contracts to provide services to U.S. spy agencies, people who had worked for each of those three companies said.

The program, designed to ease women - owned firms» access to federal contracts, would allow federal agencies to set aside contracts for these businesses.

States and provinces have the right to exempt certain public agencies from competitive bidding under WTO rules, although Canada entered these NAFTA negotiations hoping to expand free trade for public contracts with the giant U.S. market.

Unfortunately for Google and YouTube, the controversy has erupted just as advertisers are getting ready for the «upfronts,» a process in which TV networks try to sign long - term contracts with major brands and agencies based on their ability to reach specific audiences.

Already, the agency is starting to do a whole bunch of things that are going to be important for consumers — making sure loan contracts and credit card terms are simpler and written in plain English.

For example, a client may choose to enter into a monthly retainer, purchase a contract service, and engage in a special project with the agency, thus entering into three of the payment models.

The agency, which argued that the London trading position was so large that it manipulated the market for financial contracts known as derivatives, sought an approximately $ 100 million fine and an acknowledgment of wrongdoing from the bank.

In the past, no - bid contracts awarded for urgency reasons were reserved for federal agencies working on military missions.

Mack Defense of Upper Macungie Township has been awarded a major defense logistics agency contract that should mean plenty of work for the company's...

But it can be done quickly — some agencies were able to go through the full open bidding process for Hurricane Maria contracts in a matter of days.

The agencies managed to avoid criminal prosecution by noting that the small print of their contracts said that they were only providing an «opinion,» not a realistic analysis for which they could be expected to take any honest professional responsibility!

The contracts include early - stage technology R&D (such as Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), Cooperative R&D Agreements (CRADAs) and Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs); late - stage technology (such as the highly competitive Department of Defense (DoD) Rapid Innovation Fund); and commercial off - the - shelf technologies, such as one APC Member that sold its unique temperature - retention fabric to the Pepsi Corporation, after it was developed for the U.S. Army.

The Program allows contracting officers, for the first time, to set aside specific contracts for certified WOSBs and EDWOSBs and will help federal agencies achieve the existing statutory goal of five percent of federal contracting dollars being awarded to WOSBs.

While it's no secret that US officials are interested in closer oversight of cryptocurrency activities - a group of influential senators pushed for this kind of policy shift in late May - the IRS contract is notable given the tax agency's investigation of potential tax avoiders and its ongoing lawsuit against exchange startup Coinbase.

More importantly, it gave CGI - until then generally locked out of bidding on U.S. federal contracts due to U.S. restrictions on foreign contractors - a valuable U.S. subsidiary it could use to court American agencies for business.

A government watchdog agency alleges that insurer Health Net of California has refused to cooperate in a security audit called for under a federal contract.

Beyond lessening the agency's financial burden in the early stages of R&D, NASA's contracts also provide increased incentive for competition between private ventures — competition which will inevitably hasten innovation and shorten product / service lifecycles.

On the average, the way bitcoin exchange and trading companies work varies from one agency to another, but ideally, a bitcoin exchange and trading company is expected to first and foremost build a robust company profile before biding for bitcoin exchange and trading contracts from corporate organizations (major players in cyberspace who deal in bitcoins), it will give them an edge amongst their competitors.

Both companies are competing against each other for the commercial viability of commercial contracts with agencies such as NASA, which, as it's predicted, will one day turn a pretty penny.

In his view the agency merely has to adjust and simplify their guidelines for tokenized securities, some of which can be supported by code contracts, such as standard ERC 884, which «allows for the use of blockchains to maintain corporate share registries.»

Executive Order 13360 calls for at least 3 percent of all federal agencies» contracting money to go toward businesses owned by these vets.

Some agencies haven't been able to meet this goal because they haven't found the small businesses to work with, which means there's a great opportunity for entrepreneurial service - disabled veterans who can navigate the government contracting system.

While the oil industry waits for the worldwide petroleum glut to decrease — something the International Energy Agency believes might occur by the end of the year — frack sand investors can take comfort in the knowledge that 70 %, 88 %, and 87 % of US Silica's, Hi - Crush Partners», and Emerge Energy's respective current and medium - term production is protected by highly profitable contracts.

The three leaders offered sharp differences of opinion on the economic way forward after the agency reported on Tuesday that the economy contracted for a second straight quarter — the technical definition of a recession.

450 M round contract total for 5 years = 90 M per yr 15 M rounds per agency — just counting DHS, per year (rounded)

Perhaps for more agencies would buy from it if it's actually a GWAC contract.

It is regularly inspected by government agencies to guarantee safety, and contracts with NSF Cook and Thurber for additional independent inspections.

Congress should direct the Risk Management Agency (RMA) to prioritize development of additional organic price elections for crop insurance coverage, and review policies that cap Contract Price Addendums at two - times the conventional price election for any specific crop.

During Wade's free agency that summer, he was looking for a large contract, while the Heat were not ready to commit that kind of money to him.

He had already locked in his final two arbitration seasons,»14 and» 15, at a total of $ 17.5 million, so the proposed contract would have, in essence, compensated him $ 88.5 million for his first five post — free agency years.

So Day 2 of free agency was all about some noteworthy contract extensions that will have ramifications for the entire league.

In early March, USADA presented the Pacquiao camp with a contract that allowed the testing agency to grant a retroactive therapeutic use exemption (TUE) to either fighter in the event that the fighter tested positive for a prohibited drug.

Later on Friday afternoon, collection agents for the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), which had been contracted to oversee drug testing for the Mayweather - Pacquiao fight, went to Mayweather's Las Vegas home to conduct a random unannounced drug test.

As they entered free agency, the Thunder were staring at a hefty luxury - tax bill, a bloated cap sheet for years to come, and a superstar with one year left on his contract and no sidekick in sight.

A few months ago, it seemed more than likely that J.D. Martinez would either re-sign with the Diamondbacks or head to the Red Sox for a juicy free agency contract.

They were going to subsidize the huge contracts for veteran players with the newfound rights of free agency, but baseball was going to have more competitive balance, which is better for the sport and brings more money in, which starts the whole cycle over again.

That should work out great for them, and is probably one of the better signings (and contracts) of the free agency period... period.