Sentences with phrase «as a watchdog in»

Attorney Peter Henner is taking on the Cuomo administration's plans to spend $ 500 million over the next three years to upgrade Internet broadband capacity in under - served areas across New York — not battling the idea itself, but rather seeking to carve out a role as a watchdog in the complicated, years - long process.

Of course, like most retriever breeds, they are not territorial and absolutely useless for guard work, but acceptable as a watchdog in a city apartment.

Not exact matches

As the House debated its legislation, starting in June, they had to do so without first fielding testimony from the U.S. government's leading transportation watchdog, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The prosecutors» office in Vienna is consolidating «hundreds of complaints» about a scheme known as «Optioment» that have been filed at police stations across the country, and which add to a warning by financial watchdog FMA, spokeswoman Christina Ratz said by telephone.

Young already had a history of acting as a watchdog for crew safety and firing off blunt memorandums when the Challenger exploded shortly after takeoff in January 1986, killing all seven aboard.

The ECB's annual report on its work as the euro zone's top banking watchdog shows some banks were found to be deficient in the way they identify problem customers and loans, set aside provisions and choose when to grant credit, among other areas.

Britain's competition watchdog has fined Pfizer a record 84.2 million pounds ($ 107 million) for its role in ramping up the cost of an epilepsy drug by as much as 2,600 %.

On June 4, the ITC, the U.S. agency that serves as a watchdog on international trade, ruled in favor of Samsung's patent and limited the ability of Apple to sell some older smartphone products.

BEIJING, April 9 - China's quality watchdog said on Monday that Tesla Inc will recall a total of 8,898 Model S vehicles in the country starting on June 28, as part of a broader, global recall announced last month.

As part of financial reform, President Obama tasked one consumer watchdog with «looking out for regular people in the financial system.»

He made the acknowledgment, in part, because the transaction had been scrutinized by watchdog groups that pointed out the transaction as a possible campaign finance violation.

The documents were presumably provided by Wylie (pictured below), who has also handed email and other documentary evidence to the DCMS committee investigating online disinformation in political campaigning, as well as to the UK's data watchdog and Electoral Commission — both of which are also probing digital political campaigning issues (including around the UK's 2016 Brexit referendum vote, which Wylie alleges CA also worked on).

Martin Gruenberg, the final Democrat among top US bank watchdogs, is a growing source of frustration to Wall Street, as the last man standing in the way of a deregulatory wave.

The watchdog based its decision on the fact that it does not consider digital currencies to be a substitute for money, as they are not legal tender in the country.

New Democrat defence critic Jack Harris accused the government of not only keeping the public in the dark, but watchdogs such as the parliamentary budget office, which had a tough time compiling its own estimate on the war earlier this winter.

The other nations say the deal is working — as does the UN watchdog tasked with monitoring Iran's compliance — and that they are not interested in pulling out of it and rejoining the US in slapping on new sanctions.

The drugs watchdog has to move by March 2019 as London will no longer be in the European Union once Britain leaves the bloc.

Money Control IPOs The company had filed IPO papers with Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) in January and received «observations» from the regulator on April 3, as per the latest update with the markets watchdog.

In the intelligence «flap» as in Watergate, it has been the Fourth Estate — the press — that has played the most vigilant watchdog role, despite the CIA's and the FBI's devious efforts to co-opt or discredit the mediIn the intelligence «flap» as in Watergate, it has been the Fourth Estate — the press — that has played the most vigilant watchdog role, despite the CIA's and the FBI's devious efforts to co-opt or discredit the mediin Watergate, it has been the Fourth Estate — the press — that has played the most vigilant watchdog role, despite the CIA's and the FBI's devious efforts to co-opt or discredit the media.

With the support of the American Center for Law and Justice, as well as other Christian watchdog organizations, efforts to ensure Christians are legally able to practice their faith in Russia continue.

H.R. 1150 serves as an update of the 1998 bill that established a religious freedom office in the State Department and an independent watchdog panel, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).

They include the «chilling effects» of libel suits, the perennial conflicts between property and access, the three out of four publishers who intervene in news decisions affecting their local markets, the advertisers» freedom to move their money to where their interests are, industry self - regulation in broadcasting and advertising, the backlash against conveying under duress (as in a hostage crisis) points of view that are never aired as directly without duress, the flareups of book banning and censorship of textbooks, the rout of the civil rights movement, the retreat from principles of fairness and equality (even where never implemented), the attack on scientific and humane teaching, the threat of self - appointed media watchdogs to also spy on teachers in the classroom, and the general vigor of ancient orthodoxies masquarading as neo-this and neo-that.

On Thursday, Ruch's watchdog group plans to file a complaint with the agency on Monnett's behalf, asserting that Obama administration officials have «actively persecuted» him in violation of policy intended to protect scientists from political interference... In May 2008, the U.S. classified the polar bear as a threatened species, the first with its survival at risk due to global warminin violation of policy intended to protect scientists from political interference... In May 2008, the U.S. classified the polar bear as a threatened species, the first with its survival at risk due to global warminIn May 2008, the U.S. classified the polar bear as a threatened species, the first with its survival at risk due to global warming.

The American Civil Liberties Union has been in the forefront of fighting for tolerance and has served as the watchdog for signs that the nation's historic and numerically dominant faith - Christianity - is receiving preferential treatment.

In a speech in Sydney on Thursday, Mr Sims will warn Australian firms that the competition watchdog will not protect them from competition from new players such as Amazon - even if it means some firms will faiIn a speech in Sydney on Thursday, Mr Sims will warn Australian firms that the competition watchdog will not protect them from competition from new players such as Amazon - even if it means some firms will faiin Sydney on Thursday, Mr Sims will warn Australian firms that the competition watchdog will not protect them from competition from new players such as Amazon - even if it means some firms will fail.

See also Lucy Barbour, «Competition watchdog ACCC head Rod Simms (sic) denies claims an «effects test» would be «economically dangerous» (ABC Rural, 18 August 2014), in which the ACCC Chairman defends the ACCC's proposed effects test (and is also reported as saying that the current case against Coles was brought under the unconscionable conduct provisions rather than under s 46 because the misuse of market power prohibitions is a law that exists only between competitors...)

Milk producers have renewed their fierce criticism of low farmgate prices in Britain, as the country's competition watchdog prepares to open an in - depth probe into the market practices of top supermarkets.

WatchDOGS are fathers, grand fathers and other father figures who volunteer to serve at least one day a year in a variety of school activities as assigned by the school principal or other administrator.

The Albany - based think tank and fiscal watchdog group Empire Center for Public Policy launched in 2005 as a project of the Manhattan Institute is being «re-launched» as an independent organization, the organization's president E.J. McMahon announced.

However it is important to note that only a small proportion of civil society groups are involved in the protests; namely those groups that are based in Bujumbura who are focused on governance and human rights issues and regard themselves as watchdog responsible for holding the government to account.

In that vein, Joe Rospars has likened the Obama analytics team to the Government Accountability Agency, which acts as an auditor and watchdog for the federal government.

The police watchdog - The Independent Police Complaints Commission - say they have identified a total of 13 individuals - 12 former and one serving police officer - as suspects in their investigation into the Hillsborough disaster.

Spitzer, who portrayed himself as a Wall Street watchdog when he ran for office, resigned in March 2008 amid a prostitution scandal.

«And we are strong supporters of the Independent Press Standards Organisation that is expected to begin work this autumn, serving as a watchdog on the industry in the public interest.»

To play a leading role in the promotion of high quality patient care and to act as an independent watchdog for better regulation of safe healthcare.

The suit could serve as a test case for her year - old unit, which has faced questions about its independence from Cuomo, and its ability to be an effective watchdog over what in the past has been a sparsely enforced election laws.

His call came as Labour promised to reform Parliament's standards system in the wake of controversy over the decision of a panel of MPs to overrule a watchdog's judgment on Mrs Miller.

A general view of the offices of Cambridge Analytica (CA) in central London, as the data watchdog is to apply for a warrant to search computers and servers used by CA amid concerns at Westminster about the firm's activities.

He did mention his own expected general election opponent, incumbent Comptroller Scott Stringer, attacking him as a fiscal «watchdog... who hasn't been growling» and casting him as complicit in Mayor de Blasio's misdeeds.

For fiscal watchdogs, the so - called pension sweeteners can be problematic: chipping away at savings achieved in new pension tiers that were approved as a way to save the state money in the long - term.

Four commissioners on the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics say the recent hiring of State Police First Deputy Superintendent Kevin Gagan as the watchdog panel's chief of staff and special counsel is «plainly invalid,» and another example of «incessant interference» in its operations.

Antonacci, the Onondaga County comptroller, said he wants to remain in his post as the county's fiscal watchdog.

While Gov. Andrew Cuomo has lauded the program as a departure from the secretive «pork barrel» spending of the past — «It's a waste of money, we did it for a lot of years, it failed,» he told Politico New York in February — the program has come scrutiny by lawmakers and fiscal watchdog groups as at best, overly optimistic and at worst, lacking oversight and tainted by scandals that have marred other economic initiatives, including the Buffalo Billion.

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Full Q&A: Question topics during the on - topic portion of a Q&A session included outstanding warrants on the shooting suspect, whether the mayor's view of the police has changed since he took office and whether he still views himself as a police «watchdog», how the seven steps will be communicated to police officers, a weekend attack on the 7 train, the background & origin of the seven steps, whether assignment rules will change to prevent the pairing of two rookie officers as occurred in the Bed - Stuy shooting, the current condition of the wounded officer, warrant enforcement procedures and current NYPD plans on instituting body - worn cameras.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)- A state watchdog agency has deemed Rikers Island and four upstate jails as the worst local jails in New York.

The corporate ethics expert and former parliamentary standards watchdog derided this suggestion as «bunkum» as he was recognised for a 40 - year career in technology and banking, as well as his charity work.

A good - government watchdog on Monday called for a halt to economic development spending until transparency measures and other new controls are put in place as a safeguard against corruption.

Leyton and Wanstead MP Harry Cohen is currently being investigated by the parliamentary watchdog for claiming costs on his east London home while listing a house in Essex as his main residence.

The recent debate over Muslim women wearing full face veils could see a return of riots as seen in Barnsley and Oldham in 2001, Britain's race watchdog chief has warned.