Sentences with phrase «federal agencies need»

Obviously, in order for CBD to be dispensed without fear of reprisal, all federal agencies need to come together and take a position on the sale and use of CBD products.

In order to know the normal range of food compositions, federal agencies need to build a comprehensive database of several hundred compounds in crops grown in a range of environmental conditions.

Federal agencies need to patch some scientific holes in their ongoing efforts to protect struggling bee populations, according to the nonpartisan watchdog agency of Congress.

In today's challenging fiscal environment, federal agencies need the right partners who can help them advance mission goals through the use of efficient and innovative IT, engineering, administrative and program management solutions.

«The federal agencies need to get their act together and get this moving faster.

«At a minimum, federal agencies need the ability to immediately recall contaminated food, instead of relying on voluntary recalls.

«Startups are creating new products and efficiencies that federal agencies need, so we host meetings with local entrepreneurs who have these solutions and want to enter the federal marketplace,» Jason Klumb, the administrator for GSA in the Heartland region, said in a recent phone interview.

Virtually every federal agency needs to have an expiration date that would require a super majority vote in congress to override.

Not exact matches

If it sounds like Edwards still needed to apply FEC rules and limits, consider this: Scott Thomas, a former commissioner of the Federal Election Commission testified that he did not consider that the payments would have come under his agency's auspices — in part because they were not used directly for the campaign and did not free up any of Edwards» own money to be spent on the campaign.

«No existing agency has the responsibility for performing these functions, so we need these gaps to be filled to help the federal government meet its responsibilities in cybersecurity,» the official said.

Much work needs to be done to help ensure female entrepreneurs can fully contribute to the Canadian economy, according to the study released Wednesday and co-funded by the Bank of Montreal, the federal government, Carleton University and the Beacon Agency.

«The little - known federal agency [the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration] charged with monitoring the system... is chronically short of inspectors and lacks the resources needed to hire more, leaving too much of the regulatory control in the hands of pipeline operators themselves, according to federal reports, and examination of agency data and interviews with safety experts.»

This is why an independent agency is needed rather than hoping that the Federal Reserve somehow can change its spots.

However, unlike the present «pilot» program which invites all companies with any new pre-commercial product to apply for its innovation to be trialled within government, the CICP should catalyze Canadian competitiveness through «smart assistance» by focusing on addressing the identified future needs of government agencies and departments through closer collaboration with federal agencies and industry associations.

Federal agencies are responding to a humanitarian crisis, and they need to sign contracts quickly to get help to Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands quickly.

Federal agencies can also skip open bidding on larger contracts — those above $ 750,000 in disaster zones — if they can show that there's only a small number of vendors who can provide the service or product they need, or to extend a current contract, known as a «follow - on deal.»

But we also need to ensure that government agencies like the Federal Trade Commission hold companies accountable (especially companies like Facebook who are already subject to a settlement agreement based on previous privacy violations), and we need Congress and other lawmakers to strengthen privacy protections.

But only 25 percent actually have the required donor identification papers that would allow a physician to take a needed organ in the event of a documented brain death, said Marita Völker - Albert, spokesperson for the Federal Center for Health Education (BZgA), a government agency that is promoting organ donation.

Pruitt's trip to Australia was ultimately scuttled — the EPA said Pruitt needed to handle the agency's response to Hurricane Harvey — but not before EPA officials spent $ 45,000 in federal funds on a planning mission to Australia, according to Reuters.

Of note to one reader's question, lenders do not need a FICO score to submit a mortgage to the federal housing agencies for insurance, but the GSEs do require all three raw credit reports be pulled into a «Tri Merge» file as part of the underwriting process.

William Booher, spokesman for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), said his agency and the government of Puerto Rico «are not stopping the provision of commodities after Hurricane Maria» and «will continue to provide commodities to voluntary organizations and local officials who still have a need.&Agency (FEMA), said his agency and the government of Puerto Rico «are not stopping the provision of commodities after Hurricane Maria» and «will continue to provide commodities to voluntary organizations and local officials who still have a need.&agency and the government of Puerto Rico «are not stopping the provision of commodities after Hurricane Maria» and «will continue to provide commodities to voluntary organizations and local officials who still have a need.»

In July 2017, a federal judge in California sided with Google, saying the agency was requesting far more information than it needed to do the audit, and told auditors to narrow their request.

They've always told Washington that «less is more» on those issues, and finally their leaders have responded: with historic tax reform that included the lower individuals rates entrepreneurs needed, and with regulatory relief across the federal agencies.

J. David Cox, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, said the destruction wrought by Harvey underscores «the need for good government,» and shows «the president is just wrong with his budget,» in which Trump proposed slashing billions of dollars from federal agencies.

Because of the surprising nature of the rollout, the administration wasn't able to notify senior officials in multiple federal agencies, State Department officials who needed to notify other countries of the drastic measures, or lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

Action is needed to stem the tide of the U.S. federal government agencies that allow these chemicals to contaminate our food supply, and protect the companies who are earning billions of dollars in producing GMO seeds and toxic herbicides and pesticides.

Durbin said breakdowns in the federal school food safety program underscore the need for a single food safety agency with legislative authority to order recalls.

Caroline Smith DeWaal of the Center for Science in the Public Interest testified that federal food safety agencies need authority to order recalls and trace food.

What we need, says a researcher, is a federal agency to ensure new materials are safe.

AG Eric Schneiderman applauds President Obama's replacement of Edward DeMarco, who served as acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, but says more needs to be done to resolve the foreclosure crisis.

Just days after the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq War, Western New York Congressman Chris Collins said the Federal agency created to help veterans needs a complete overhaul.

«This federal funding for Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency, Inc will bring real results to young students across the Mohawk Valley by providing them with the resources they need to succeed both in and out of the classroom.

«It is suspicious that a question and answer session with the Congresswoman would not be sponsored by her official office, so that people attending who need help with a federal agency can receive assistance at the event by caseworkers,» Brindisi said.

He said «Federal Government through the coordinating agency, NEMA and relevant line Ministries, Departments and Agencies have been trying to meet the needs of the IDPs in the provision of food, nutrition, non-food items (NFIs), temporary shelter, medicament, psycho - social therapy, security and protection.

The housing agency has for many years been saddled with an unfathomably large backlog of capital needs because of federal funding cuts, among other reasons.

Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, both Democrats, said Friday that they have written to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to ensure local communities get the resources they need to rebuild and repair.

Recognizing that there is also a need for additional funding for fire companies to carry out their mission, I want to remind local fire departments and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants are available.

«CAN is also reminding the Federal Government and the security agencies of the need to free Leah and other captives from the captivity of the Boko Haram terrorists.

We need to fundamentally reform the Federal Budget and budget process, review all departments and agencies, eliminate overlapping jurisdiction over services, and base budgetary decisions on cost effectiveness and critical need.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo decried President Donald Trump's proposed budget, saying it takes a «wrecking ball» to federal agencies that provide needed aid to New Yorkers.

«The legal guidance and model policies my office released today give local governments the tools they need to protect immigrant communities from any over-reach by federal agencies.

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, said it was necessary for revenue generating agencies to live up to their mandates, stating that that would reduce the need for borrowing by the Federal Government.

But the 1999 Constitution explicitly stipulates in Chapter 14 subsection 3 that the «composition of the Government of the Federation or any of its agencies and the conduct of its affairs shall... reflect the federal character of Nigeria and the need to promote national unity, and also to command national loyalty, thereby ensuring that there shall be no predominance of persons from a few states or from a few ethnic or other sectional groups...» Buhari is breaching this with impunity in his appointments.

And should other law - enforcement agencies — be they federal, state or local — suggest that police are needed for public safety on or near the wedding site, Steinhaus told Anderson, «it is their responsibility for those agencies to deploy the appropriate number of officers for the safety and protection of the community.»

These public forums provide an opportunity to increase citizen awareness and participation in the Consortium's federal Community Development program by allowing the general public, as well as agency advocates for low and moderate income individuals, the elderly and handicapped to offer suggestions and information on the needs of these populations to County and municipal officials.

Wildfire Funding and Environmental Reviews — Vote Passed (232 - 188, 12 Not Voting) Passage of the bill would allow for a presidential declaration of a major disaster with regard to wildfires, which would allow for the release of funding from Federal Emergency Management Agency's Disaster Relief Fund to fight major wildfires, and would modify the disaster cap under the Budget Control Act to account for expected wildfire funding needs.

Question topics included the estimated time for completion of all of the Sandy recovery home rebuilding, the implementation of new flood maps, whether de Blasio's reported future endorsement of Hillary Clinton is tied to a longterm need for federal government assistance, whether in Secretary Castro's view the City could do better on any element of Sandy recovery efforts, communicating an increased sense of urgency to City agencies, significant variations in the reported number of Build It Back applicants, how the City will continue its increased rate of repairs, details on the construction firms used in the program and praise for developer Gerry Romski.

DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos says dredging improved the Hudson but the federal Environmental Protection Agency needs to re-evaluate the six - year project and get objective analysis in its ongoing review of fish, water and sediment data.

She said the primary aim of her mission to the state was also acquaint herself with «what challenges have been solved and what are the gaps you (Borno government) need to address and to hear from those in the front - line, the humanitarian workers, our agencies, our programmers and some of the people working with state government, federal government programmers.»

«CAN is also reminding the Federal Government and the security agencies of the need to free Leah and other captives from captivity of the Boko Haram terrorists.