Sentences with phrase «among agency decision»

At the heart of the problem, he suspects, is a tendency among agency decision - makers to shun innovation because they are risk averse, «so they end up building bigger versions of observatories they have already flown.»

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Mr Speaker, if the citizens of this country could see the time and care taken in making these decisions; the carefully - targeted nature of all our interventions; and the strict controls in place to ensure that the law and our democratic values are upheld; and if they could witness the integrity and professionalism of the men and women of the intelligence agencies, who are among the very finest public servants our nation has, then I believe that they would be reassured by how we go about this essential work.

It uses data to help Rockland County, among other government agencies, make the best decisions when it comes to things such as budget cuts, large purchases, saving taxpayer dollars and more.

Among those phone calls were several on Dec. 3, 2014, the day when prosecutors say Percoco pressured a state agency to rescind its decision to require Cor Development to sign a union agreement in return for using state grant money.

Among the European Union's most important scientific agencies, EMA was seen as one of the biggest spoils up for grabs after the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union made its more - than -2-decade-old London location untenable.

Our study indicates that New Orleans parents can choose from among schools that vary on several key dimensions, and that these differences are not necessarily driven by the decisions of charter governing agencies or large CMOs.

In addition to this coordination, IPIC represents DOT in convening internal working groups of subject matter experts to ensure prompt implementation and use of statutory tools to facilitate coordinated review and decisionmaking among DOT Operating Administrations, which can provide a further groundwork for One Federal Decision among sister agencies going forward.

Among other things, NEPA directs Federal agencies to consider how decisions affect people and their environment, and to assess the benefits and risks associated with proposed actions with the involvement of, and input from, the people and communities they affect.

The Court noted «we can not find unreasonable the Patent Office's decision to prefer a degree of inconsistency in the standard used between courts and the agency, rather than among agency proceedings.»

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We also work closely with area schools and other local and state agencies to deliver evidence - based programs to promote healthy relationships and sexual decision - making and reduce risk for sexual assualt, sexually transmitted infections - including HIV - and pregnancy among youth.