Sentences with phrase «branch agencies of the federal government»

by convening groups to provide advice and guidance to organizations involved in the policy making process, including (but not limited to) Congress and the executive branch agencies of the federal government;

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J. David Cox, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, a union that represents more than 670,000 workers in the executive branch, took a swing at the agency in ink: «We believe that the Central Personnel Data File was the targeted database, and that the hackers are now in possession of all personnel data for every federal employee, every federal retiree, and up to one million former federal employees,» he wrote in the letter dated Thursday, which Fortune obtained.

Along with the NSA, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and branches of the U.S. military have agreements with such companies to gather data that might seem innocuous but could be highly useful in the hands of U.S. intelligence or cyber warfare units, according to the people, who have either worked for the government or are in companies that have these accords.

«So, in essence one branch of the federal government is funding unemployed ITers to «retrain» for something well beneath their qualifications, while another federal agency is approving work permits for foreign students [for jobs] that unemployed Americans could easily do,» writes the man to whom I owe my knowledge of this piquant contrast, computer science professor Norman Matloff of the University of California, Davis.

The result of this is a bizarre irony, in which some branches of the federal government are working hard to offset error purposely created by another federal agency, the Department of Defense.

«I would still strongly encourage any child interested in science to pursue their dream and passion, but I hope that our current and future investment in NIH and other federal research support agencies will rise above any branch of government to help our next generation reach their potential and dreams.»

Syl Sobel, an attorney and a former newspaper reporter, is currently the director of communications for the Federal Judicial Center — the agency responsible for education, training, and policy research for the judicial branch of the U.S. government.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled late last month that due to extensive state control over school finances, California school districts are state agencies and deserve the same 11th Amendment immunity against federal lawsuits enjoyed by other branches of state government.

The Privacy Act applies only to records about individuals maintained by agencies in the executive branch of the federal government.

It was intended for the nation's fleet and commercial buyers - such as big corporations, federal, state and local government agencies and branches of the military.

This act of congress caused a flurry of actions throughout the executive branch of the federal government, and as such, various departments and agencies developed procedures and policies to assure scientific information integrity.

When asked whether certain government agencies or branches should do more or less to protect people from global warming - related health problems, nearly half of Americans think the following should do more: federal agencies such as the CDC, NIH, or FEMA (47 %); the U.S. Congress (46 %); and their state government (44 %).

government agency cooperation with the U.S. Government Printing Office's Federal Digital System that has the capacity to accept, authenticate and provide continuous public access to information from all three branches of government agency cooperation with the U.S. Government Printing Office's Federal Digital System that has the capacity to accept, authenticate and provide continuous public access to information from all three branches of Government Printing Office's Federal Digital System that has the capacity to accept, authenticate and provide continuous public access to information from all three branches of governmentgovernment

These include: (i) state executive and / or legislative branches, on the grounds that they are regulating not attorney conduct but consumer services and corporate structures, (ii) federal agencies, such as the FTC, on the grounds that they are regulating not attorney conduct but restrictions on competition, and (iii) the executive and / or the legislative branches of the federal government, on the grounds that they are regulating not attorney conduct but trade and commerce, economic policy and the protection of human rights.

With 25 years of diverse professional experience, Lee is a highly sought - after executive writer and coach who has worked with hundreds of military, federal, and private - sector clients from all branches of the military and numerous government and private agencies.

A Senior Executive position in the federal government offers opportunities to serve our nation by leading and directing the activities of some 75 federal agencies in all branches of government.