Sentences with phrase «agency system while»

«By joining the Trusted Choice ® brand, Union is making an investment in its future and the independent insurance agency system while building on a reputation for providing excellent, personalized customer service.

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The agency developed a custom browser that looks and acts like Safari and allows people to securely access content that is often blocked in commercial settings — Facebook, for instance — while a management platform allows OTG to easily update menus, add apps and quickly reset the system if there are glitches.

While the average working American might know enough to file and receive their Social Security benefits, the system, thanks to the nearly 3,000 filing rules, is wrought with traps and run by a government agency that is prohibited from dispensing advice.

In a statement Friday, the IRS said it suspended the contract as «a precautionary step» while the agency reviews the company's security systems.

While many of the Church committee's 183 recommendations entrust oversight responsibilities to agency types, cabinet officers, and President's men who have been untrustworthy in the past, the Church plan taken as a whole attempts to put our check - and - balance system into better working order — not to tie the hands of intelligence but to enable it to serve a democratic society's needs without undermining its cherished principles.

Thus, while a case for government - supported mass media may be made, other independent agencies should coexist in the field with them, and safeguards should be provided in the system of government to insure that high professional standards prevail and that the media are used for the general good rather than for partisan advantage.

While there may be concerns regarding favoritism, fraud and corruption within the State Procurement system, they can be addressed through existing agencies and structures within the State Procurement process.

While about 33 % of beneficiaries are part of this system where insurance can negotiate, known as «Medicare Advantage», most Medicare beneficiaries receive benefits directly from the government agency involved which pays 106 % of the «standard price» for prescription drugs without negotiation.

«While serving in the Obasanjo administration, she requested the assistance of the World Bank and DFID, the UK's development agency to build institutions and systems that could block leakages from the treasury.

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, on Friday, challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to charge the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh to court if the commission was sure of evidences of fraud against him, saying «the EFCC appears to be operating a system in which an accused person is first arrested, detained endlessly while the anti-corruption agency goes about looking for evidence.»

While some members of Congress — including Pruitt's fellow Oklahoman, Representative Frank Lucas (R)-- have said the current system creates at least the appearance of a conflict of interest, critics of Pruitt's approach warned that it could undercut efforts to keep the agency's work grounded in top - notch research.

While private space companies were making their move, NASA began testing the J - 2X rocket engine, one of the powerhouses behind the agency's Space Launch System that could drive the next stage of manned space exploration.

The Arizona Geological Survey is leading a coalition of universities and federal agencies on a nationwide treasure hunt to find and digitize these legacy data in a National Geothermal Data System (NGDS) to eliminate some of the financial risk companies like AltaRock face while prospecting for geothermal resources.

The commercial crew program — subsidies for companies like SpaceX to develop privately owned, human - rated rockets — would get $ 805 million, while the agency would spend $ 2.051 billion on its own rocket, the Space Launch System, a lumbering, and delayed, heavy - lift vehicle that will not see its first launch until the end of 2018.

(An NSF representative says the agency «is exploring ways to enable these kinds of operations» while still «protecting the integrity of the systems and collections.»)

Core Science Systems, which supports research, would get 14 % raise to $ 187 million, while the agency's natural hazards program would get a 13 % increase to $ 155 million.

The Environmental Protection Agency recently started a process to determine how to best address genetically modified algae, while the White House in July convened a process to evaluate and update the Coordinated Framework for Regulation of Biotechnology, the Reagan - era system for evaluating biotechnology products.

While the plans are still in their infancy, Stern and his team are hopeful that they can get their concept together in time for the next Planetary Science Decadal Survey, a massive report prepared for NASA and Congress by the planetary science community, which helps to set the space agency's priorities for solar system exploration.

AnastasiaDate scam and anti-scam unit has spent over a million dollars implementing an industry - wide business system designed to ferret out less than honest agencies suspected of internet dating scams while helping upright and trustworthy agencies prosper.

While theCalifornia Center for Teaching Careers (CalTeach), a state agency overseen by the state university system, does not do any hiring, it does plenty of recruiting and referring.

While various agencies and individuals were fighting for control over the D.C. school system, market forces slipped in through the back door.

While the authors shame all states for minimizing teachers» test - based ratings before these systems had a chance, as also ignorant to what they cite as «a robust body of research» (without references or citations here, and few elsewhere in a set of footnotes), they add that it remains an unknown as to «why state educational agencies put forth regulations or guidance that would allow teachers to be rated effective without meeting their student growth goals» (p. 4).

He ponders how educators use games in their classrooms to give students agency, while also teaching skills of empathy, systems thinking, and design thinking.

In this case, it means that while admitting the system is broken, Van Roekel and the NEA reinforce the status quo by supporting an agency that accredits these same «broken» schools of education.

But Texas Education Agency staff said this week they won't be able to accommodate the new vendors for as long as six more months while the agency updates a computer sAgency staff said this week they won't be able to accommodate the new vendors for as long as six more months while the agency updates a computer sagency updates a computer system.

The organizations applaud the Department for proposing a student and borrower complaint tracking system that accepts complaints about loans, other aid, and colleges, while urging the Department to make the system public, searchable, and connected to the systems at other agencies.

The reporting agency choice follows a familiar pattern, while the scoring system selection veers off in a new direction.

While consumer reporting agencies help businesses avoid losing money due to bad checks, the system is only as good as the information it provides.

While the credit rating agencies don't release the exact details of their rating systems, we do know the five basic factors and how they contribute to a bad credit score.

The Federal Reserve Bank (which is NOT a government agency, but a PRIVATE BANK) was able to convince the Courts to allow their asinine sweeping new lender rules to take effect (April 5th) while the case winds it's way through the court system.

While it can be annoying to achieve a Perfect block and yet still take a chunk of damage it's a fun enough system that brings a higher sense of player agency into the turn - based combat system, though I would rather have seen it adjusted so that attacks still do damage regardless of whether or not you time your button press correctly.

While player agency is limited to the core branching system, its scale eclipses other FMV productions and, although it's resolutely on - rails, it's a far more seamless and satisfying «interactive entertainment» experience as a result.

But the rule will only reap the savings if the Environmental Protection Agency continues to look at the electric system as a whole, as it did in its recent draft rule, while adding more guidance to the states on how they can achieve and document the savings.

The proposal «will maintain an affordable, reliable energy system, while cutting pollution and protecting our health and environment now and for future generations,» the agency said in a statement.

The scale and scope of the investigation required astute project management skills, involving the review of more than 30 million documents and 229 internal interviews, while interacting with three investigating agencies with different legal systems and enforcement approaches.

While leaving detailed practical guidance for employees to the actual prosecuting agencies, the court expressed the expectation that future difficulties should be avoided by early disclosure from jurors of their relevant professional involvement with the criminal justice system, and careful enquiry by the trial judge as to the significance of this in each case.

While I appreciate that the plaintiff's and employer's work is sensitive, I would argue that an agency whose mission (broadly stated in my words) is to protect the interests and civil rights of all Americans must be accountable to a system where these kinds of allegations may have a fair hearing.

Passive collection involves harvesting data while it's in transit between hop points in Agency - B's infrastructure or between the victim's systems and Agency - B's command and control (C&C) servers.

One bill in Colorado says the chief information security officer in the governor's office of information technology is required to «annually assess the data systems of each public agency for the benefits and costs of adopting and applying distributed ledger technologies such as blockchains,» while a bill in Arizona would allow residents to pay income tax in bitcoin.

At that time, Michael Chobanian, founder of KUNA, the first bitcoin agency in Ukraine and Eastern Europe, and co-founder of Bitcoin Foundation Ukraine (BFU), told CoinFox that, while there is a general lack of knowledge of the technology behind bitcoin, still, «current problems with the currency and the banking system push people to search for a solution.

• Track record of developing and implementing plans and strategic, operational and tactical procedures and protocols to execute health and safety management functions • First - hand experience in reviewing incident action plans and provide input on emergency management goals and objectives • Demonstrated ability to judge response capability limitations and propose tactics for coordinated response activities • Able to identify, coordinate and prepare emergency management staff for responder roles including staffing teams • Proven ability to develop and maintain incident management system documentation including organizational charts and job action sheets • Deep insight into conducting quality assurance, data analysis and decision support synthesis operations and developing applicable maps in support of daily and response operations • Exceptionally well - versed in collaborating with other emergency management personnel and local and federal officials while preparing for and responding to disasters • Documented success in providing support to and developing liaison with other agencies and organizations in order to develop and implement core disaster preparedness programs • Solid track record of effectively coordinating all disaster response or crises management activities in events of disasters • Effectively able to coordinate efforts to handle evacuations and implementing special needs programs and plans • Qualified to inspect facilities and equipment used in emergency management operations to ensure appropriate functionality

Results - oriented Sales Support Manager focused on providing analytical and operational support, while partnering with Sales leadership, Travel Agency Sales, Domestic Wholesale / OTA Sales, Technology and Finance to develop new processes and enhance existing business system solutions.

While early care and education is identified as a high priority for the Department of Health and Human Services, the overall 18 % decrease in the agency's budget would make it challenging to provide support for the already underfunded child care system, one in which the vast majority of children (84 %) do not receive the support for which they are eligible.

While most brokerages in BC practice designated agency, some continue to act under the system of brokerage agency.