Sentences with phrase «direct access to the government»

It was developed using resources from our fully accredited news agency MNI, whose journalists have direct access to government lock - up rooms and embargoed releases.

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If unchecked, Moody's believes that the risk of the government losing access to private debt markets on affordable terms and needing to seek direct support from the EFSF / ESM will continue to rise.
Companies including Apple, Facebook and Microsoft have denied knowledge of PRISM and that they granted the government direct access to their servers.
Earlier this month, former technical contractor for the National Security Agency and ex-CIA employee Edward Snowden made public classified information that the U.S. government has had «direct access» to the servers of tech giants including Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft.
We also don't provide the government with direct or «back - door» access to data — they have to submit a request and they must have legal process (such as a subpoena, court order or search warrant) to do it.
The simplest approach to funding - direct funding by your municipality, a government agency, or by the state (e.g., state department of public health, school department budget), or through a government grant - may be all that is needed, particularly if you are seeking to start a Community Access Defibrillation Program (CAD) serving your entire community, or a significant segment, such as the public schools.
«We believe that effective legislative government requires ubiquitous, timely, and equal access to information for all New Yorkers, and the direct participation of as many citizens as possible in the legislative process,» said Andrew Hoppin, New York State Senate Chief Information Officer.
Deputy County Executive Bill Fisher told a county legislature committee on June 16 that the federal government denied a request to use the direct access ramp to I - 690.
The ministry is trying to improve enforcement by establishing real - time monitoring systems that will give government regulators direct access to pollution data.
G7 governments will aim to increase by up to 400 million the number of people in the most vulnerable developing countries who have access to direct or indirect insurance coverage against climate - related hazards by 2020, and support early warning systems in the most vulnerable countries, the statement said.
States and territories provide almost 70 % of all government funding for schools, of which 90 % is rightly directed to public schools, given the sector's responsibility for universal education access and its disproportionate share of disadvantaged students.
Some prepaid cards features allow users to direct deposit paychecks or government - issued checks directly onto their accounts for immediate access to their funds.
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CAP has also proposed «creating a new type of plan that combines the best elements of 401 (k) s with the best elements of pensions to address the inherent weaknesses of self - directed retirement plan» and that all workers be given access to the government employee Thrift Savings Plan.
Since consumers have access to the breeders in direct sales, small retail breeders are currently regulated by local government.
HSUS sued the government in 2005 over public access to the reports and won a settlement in 2009 that directed the Agriculture Department to post certain data on its website related to research on animals.
Sub-national governments have direct access to international finance and are able to fund climate - investments through low - cost capital.
When open & direct access comes to pass as the default policy across all government bodies (and it will), only then will the next - generation ecosystem of Canadian legal innovators truly flourish.
Teams participating in the hackathon can develop solutions directed either to a private benefit that would address the business and practice of law or a public benefit relating to good government, legal systems, and access to justice.
The calls to action are instead geared toward developing justice system innovations and applying direct and indirect political pressure on governments to better facilitate if not provide equal access to justice by 2030.
For years, American open - government advocates have complained about the lack of direct access to reports prepared by the Congressional Research Service (CRS), the policy research arm of the U.S. Congress.
Recently a number of Australian Government policy initiatives have been directed at addressing access and improving care for Indigenous Australians, including the unprecedented funding of $ A805.5 million for the multifaceted Indigenous Chronic Disease Package (ICDP) from 2009 to 2013.8 — 10 However, there is a general lack of research into, and evaluations of, interventions that aim to improve access to healthcare on which such interventions can be based.4, 7, 11
Having the opportunity for survivors to access the Redress Scheme is important not only for the financial component but also to ensure their access to therapeutic counselling and the opportunity for a direct, personal acknowledgement from the responsible government or institution.
The Minister for Indigenous Affairs should direct public servants and Government Business Managers to conduct negotiations with Aboriginal communities to obtain access to Aboriginal land for infrastructure and related purposes rather than utilise the extensive powers to compulsorily acquire Aboriginal land through 5 year compulsory leases.
As a result of the plan to not provide Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood — coupled with increased spending for Medicaid services for patients who would have reduced access to care — the CBO estimates that «defunding» Planned Parenthood for one year would result in $ 156 million less in direct spending from the federal government over 10 years.
The Social Justice Commissioner also called for the Minister to direct public servants and Government Business Managers to conduct negotiations with Aboriginal communities to obtain access to Aboriginal land for infrastructure and related purposes.
Further, that the Minister direct public servants and Government Business Managers to conduct negotiations with Aboriginal communities to obtain access to Aboriginal land for infrastructure and related purposes.
Here in B.C., we are enjoying a right - of - centre government that doesn't want to create more bureaucracy, but — given a perceived need for the public to get involved in education, they are restructuring the College of Teachers to allow direct public access and membership on that board.
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