Sentences with phrase «enforcement agency budgets»

In an era of steep cuts to enforcement agency budgets and an emphasis upon performance targets, a prosecutor may be unduly tempted to regard resort to a DPA as an attractive means to resolve a case because it offers a relatively easy cash deal (maybe with a portion of it going to the agency) and it helps to create an illusion of rigorous enforcement as the company concerned is willing to make admissions as a precursor to a DPA.

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Finally, in August 2012 — two and a half years late, and $ 26 million over budget — the country's premier law enforcement agency began using the new machines.

This, along with an overly rosy economic forecast and increased enforcement and compliance by the Canada Revenue Agency were the main factors underlying the government's forecast of a balanced budget in 2015 - 16.

Some of the law enforcement agencies have withdrawn their school resource officers from local high schools in the wake of budget cuts, losing in the process what had been for many departments their main point of contact with driving - age teenagers.

Gangi has called for the NYPD budget to be slashed, to establish an independent agency to investigate police abuse, and for transferring traffic enforcement from the NYPD to another city agency.

Horner said reformers» collective wish list includes changes to government contracting, including pay - to - play activities, and greater appropriations for enforcement agencies such as the state Board of Elections, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics and the Authorities Budget Office.

Trump plans on slashing the budget of the Environmental Protection Agency by a quarter — targeting enforcement, grants for toxic cleanup efforts, as well as air and water protection programs.

There are real fears amongst senior civil servants that the cuts in the operational budget of the Borders Agency will make enforcement of immigration policy extremely difficult.

These cases of «excessive compensation,» as one Greene County legislator puts it, are testing one of the state's newest agencies — the Independent Authorities Budget Office, which recently got broader enforcement powers.

A Brooklyn Democrat's new bill would obligate Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation agents to wear chest - mounted recording devices while on the job — and would pay for the technology out of the agency's weapons budget.

To help close a city budget gap, the Department of Correction has proposed to lease several hundred vacant beds on Rikers Island to local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.

All the Orange County legislators were provided with documentation of factual cases of civil forfeiture abuse; law enforcement agencies and local municipalities using the proceeds of forfeiture properties, cash and cars to balance their budgets; articles from conservative think tanks like The Heritage Foundation against this law and public comments from citizens, attorneys and former police officers expressing their view against this law.

Customs and Border Protection is now the largest, most well - funded law enforcement agency in the country with an annual budget of more than $ 13.56 billion, and it enjoys a breadth of function unlike any other organization in the U.S. government, with oversight of 44 other agencies.

The agency collected $ 1.57 billion in additional revenue in 2014 - 2015 by following through on enforcement measures announced in the 2013 budget, reports The Globe and Mail.

by Michael Bielawski Vermont Watchdog President Donald Trump's proposal to cut the Environmental Protection Agency's budget by 31 percent would mean an easing up on the EPA's notoriously heavy - handed enforcement and push environmental groups to reset their priorities.

Might it be that the drug enforcement agencies want to convince us that ditchweed is marijuana in order to protect their large eradication budgets?

For example, the Division approves or monitors sensitive areas of law enforcement such as participation in the Witness Security Program and the use of electronic surveillance; advises the Attorney General, Congress, the Office of Management Budget and the White House on matters of criminal law; provides legal advice and assistance to federal prosecutors and investigative agencies; and provides leadership for coordinating international as well as federal, state, and local law enforcement matters.

It was several government law enforcement agencies that coordinated across multiple jurisdictions on limited budgets.6 Yet, like Silk Road, some people in the cryptocurrency community likely knew the operators of the BTC - e and willingly turned a blind eye to serious misconduct which, for so long as it continues, represents a black mark to the entire industry.

• Successfully presented presentation on road station operations, managing established staffing levels and overtime budgets to the New Jersey State Police Superintendant and Chief of Staff • Ability to interact and establish relationship with Federal, state, county and local governmental officials as well as to civilian and law enforcement agencies.

Oversees an annual budget process that encompasses contracted security, contracted law enforcement, threat and vulnerability assessments, agency security functions, and capital improvement projects.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, PA) 1989 — 1991 Legislative Budget & Finance Committee — Analyst - I, Government Auditor (Compliance & Performance Audit) • Conducted government agency audit and research projects utilizing GAGAS • Participated in all aspects of project mission and audit plan development, working closely with agency department heads, senior management, and staff to facilitate audit plan completion • Held responsibility for consolidating and summarizing audit findings as well as official state legislative Committee recommendations and reports • Completed numerous high - profile legislative studies and audit projects including Commonwealth IT purchasing practices, PA Liquor Control Board, and the effectiveness of drug law enforcement • Worked as part of audit and analysis team responsible for preparing the Legislative Statistical Budget Digest annual summary and historical analysis of the Governor's $ 30 billion budget for the Commonwealth of PennsyBudget & Finance Committee — Analyst - I, Government Auditor (Compliance & Performance Audit) • Conducted government agency audit and research projects utilizing GAGAS • Participated in all aspects of project mission and audit plan development, working closely with agency department heads, senior management, and staff to facilitate audit plan completion • Held responsibility for consolidating and summarizing audit findings as well as official state legislative Committee recommendations and reports • Completed numerous high - profile legislative studies and audit projects including Commonwealth IT purchasing practices, PA Liquor Control Board, and the effectiveness of drug law enforcement • Worked as part of audit and analysis team responsible for preparing the Legislative Statistical Budget Digest annual summary and historical analysis of the Governor's $ 30 billion budget for the Commonwealth of PennsyBudget Digest annual summary and historical analysis of the Governor's $ 30 billion budget for the Commonwealth of Pennsybudget for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania