Sentences with phrase «federal agency decisions»

Contesting federal agency decisions that the Randolph - Sheppard Act does not apply to particular locations.

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Meet - and - greets held by federal agencies, trade shows, conferences, and SBA - sponsored networking events can be a good way to introduce your company to prime contractors and federal agency decision - makers.

Not exact matches

This track record likely reflects his disturbing decision to close the environmental enforcement unit in his office while establishing a new litigation team to challenge EPA and other federal agencies.

EPA first tried to ban the use of asbestos in 1989, but its decision was struck down two years later by a federal appeals court that ruled the agency had exceeded its authority.

Trump's decision was certainly a positive step in raising awareness and could potentially free up grant money from various federal agencies.

Meanwhile, a coalition of almost two dozen state attorneys general is suing the FCC at the U.S. Court of Appeals, demanding a federal - level rollback of the agency's decision.

And the vote is just the start of lawmakers» attempts to target years of federal agencies» decisions through the Congressional Review Act, the GOP's new favorite deregulatory toy.

«This track record likely reflects his disturbing decision to close the environmental enforcement unit in his office while establishing a new litigation team to challenge EPA and other federal agencies,» the former EPA employees wrote in the letter, which was sent by the Environmental Integrity Project to all U.S. Senators.

It invites the Court to review and reverse a Ninth Circuit decision that condones a federal agency's ratification of an unauthorized enforcement action.

The decision to terminate CIDA as an independent agency of the federal government was not mentioned in Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's budget speech on March 21.

The Federal Reserve is an «off - budget» government agency in order to maintain its autonomy when making policy decisions.

The federal agency has 90 days to challenge the decision before the Federal Court of Appeal, a move that could drag the case out even further, and delay any federal agency has 90 days to challenge the decision before the Federal Court of Appeal, a move that could drag the case out even further, and delay any Federal Court of Appeal, a move that could drag the case out even further, and delay any refund.

But Republicans in Congress have deferred to the federal agency that approved the device in the first place to act (a decision in line with the National Rifle Association).

Furthermore, the Obama administration has been pushing the agenda vigorously, with the federal government now aligning all agency policies in line with the Windsor decision - even extending to areas the decision was never intended to reach.

Catholic News Agency: Domino's founder sues over contraception mandate Tom Monaghan, the founder and former owner of Domino's Pizza, is suing the federal government over a controversial mandate that requires him to violate his Catholic faith in his business decisions.

Like other state and federal water management agencies, the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder must consider these targets when making decisions about using water.

Meat industry lobbyists maintain that BLBT is nothing more than «lean, nutritious» beef, but it's well worth noting that two former microbiologists at USDA's Food Safety Inspection Service — now federal whistleblowers — have vociferously protested the agency's controversial decision to classify BLBT as «meat.»

Since the Supreme Court has now prevented itself from acknowledging the question of whether Barack H. Obama is or is not an Article II «natural born citizen» based on the Kenyan / British citizenship of Barack Obama's father at the time of his birth (irrespective of whether Barack Obama is deemed a «citizen» born in Hawaii or otherwise) as a prerequisite to qualifying to serve as President of the United States under the Constitution — the Court having done so at least three times and counting, first before the Nov 4 general election and twice before the Dec 15 vote of the College of Electors — it would seem appropriate, if not necessary, for all Executive Branch departments and agencies to secure advance formal advice from the United States Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel as to how to respond to expected inquiries from federal employees who are pledged to «support and defend the Constitution of the United States» as to whether they are governed by laws, regulations, orders and directives issued under Mr. Obama during such periods that said employees, by the weight of existing legal authority and prior to a decision by the Supreme Court, believe in good faith that Mr. Obama is not an Article II «natural born citizen».

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.

Vermont officials are hoping a decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to cover the cost of replacing a culvert in Townshend destroyed by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene means more towns will be eligible for such funding.

Federal agencies making these kinds of decisions sometimes use some version of non-standard voting procedures as well, although it is uncommon.

«This explains the boundless joy that greeted the decision of the Federal Government to establish the Nigeria Maritime University at Okerenkoko, facilitated by the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) with a temporary site at Kurutie, having satisfied the requirements of the National Universities Commission (NUC).

People inundated the offices of Rep. Brian Higgins in recent weeks with complaints about a First - World problem: a federal agency's decision to end «net neutrality,» an Obama - era policy aimed at forcing internet service providers to allow the same access to all websites without playing favorites.

The decision by President Donald Trump to pull the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Accord has pushed environmentalists to file several lawsuits against the federal Environmental Protection Agency.

Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand Friday urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reconsider its decision to deny New York State's recent appeal of FEMA's initial denial of a disaster declaration for New York State.

The state does not have the power to override the federal government's decisions, but opponents believe a risk assessment that showed potential harm could persuade the federal agencies to change their minds.

A letter detailing the agency's decision from Brandye Hendrickson, acting administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, was emailed Thursday to Paul A. Karas, acting commissioner of the state Department of Transportation, and Matthew J. Driscoll, acting executive director of the New York State Thruway Authority.

The bill passed by the Senate includes anti-nepotism provisions, today: · Prohibits gifts from lobbyists and their clients of more than nominal value, including travel, lodging and other expenses, and broaden the types of lobbying activities that lobbyists must disclose; · Prohibits elected government officials and candidates for elected local, state or federal office from appearing in taxpayer - funded advertisements; · Closes the «revolving door» loophole by prohibiting former legislative employees from directly lobbying the Legislature for two years, and expands the revolving door restrictions for Executive Chamber employees to preclude appearances before any state agency; · Prohibits non-legislative employees from using their authority or influence to «compel or induce» any other employee to make political contributions; · Prohibits state employees from participating in any personnel decision or contracting matter concerning a relative.

Markowitz says he hopes the Federal Emergency Management Agency «immediately reverses this dreadful decision and includes Brooklyn.»

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reconsider their decision to deny New York State's recent appeal of FEMA's initial denial of a disaster declaration for New York State, Friday.

Since 1973, that program has placed thousands of scientists and engineers in the U.S. federal policy arena, helping policymakers apply scientific evidence to decisions facing members of Congress, executive agencies and judicial offices.

The multi-society letter called on the OMB to work with leaders of government agencies to back the use of the best scientific evidence in their decision - making and to see that federal agencies support scientists doing the work required to «produce the knowledge upon which the nation relies.»

Federal agencies that depart from its recommendations may be vulnerable to legal challenge if they do not provide a clear and reasoned explanation for their decisions, he said.

Collaboration between our leading experts in science and technology and Congress and federal agencies is the only way that public policy decisions will be made using sound science.

Federal agencies such as the U.S. EPA, NASA, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Department of Transportation have successfully used similar expert elicitation in support of risk analysis and decision - making on issues ranging from food safety to radio - active waste management.

The committee that conducted the study and wrote the report recommended actions the FDA, other federal agencies, state and local governments, and health - related organizations should take — which include promoting more judicious prescribing of opioids, expanding access to treatment for opioid use disorder, preventing more overdose deaths, weighing societal impacts in opioid - related regulatory decisions, and investing in research to better understand the nature of pain and develop non-addictive alternatives.

«Water managers and state and federal agencies can make decisions about whether cloud seeding is a viable option to add additional water to supplies from snowpack in the mountains.»

Whereas the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) believes that it is essential that federal agencies receive scientific, technical and medical advice that represents a diversity of informed views regarding the need for, and evaluation of, research and regulation in order that research and regulatory decisions are based on the best available scientific knowledge and

First, local, state and federal agencies should enhance public participation in regulatory decision making so that even the disadvantaged can be duly heard.

Three federal agencies announced the launch Monday of a joint program to predict climate change and its impacts on local scales over a few decades, information that decision makers will need to adapt to the inevitable.

Federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, state government officials and commercial interests all play a role in the decision - making process.

In Guitierrez - Brizuela v. Lynch, a 2016 immigration case, Gorsuch waved a red flag against the «Chevron deference» — a doctrine under which courts are supposed to defer to federal agencies on interpretations of rules that developed from a 1984 decision, Chevron v. National Resources Defense Council.

Brooks acknowledges that the science panel, as an authorizing committee, has little sway over decisions made by the powerful Appropriations Committee, which approves the annual budgets for each federal agency.

Federal agencies such as the U.S. EPA, NASA, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Department of Transportation have successfully used similar expert elicitation in support of risk analysis and decision - making on issues ranging from food safety to radioactive waste management.

Do you want to have an impact in how Congress and Federal Agencies make laws and decisions regarding issues such as software patents, regulating the Internet, stem cell research, climate change, environmental pollution, STEM education, and funding basic research?

Today a small business that wants to fight an agency decision can sue in federal court and go bankrupt hiring lawyers, or use an agency's own appeals process staffed by its own bureaucrats.

In its decision, the Supreme Court ruled that where a federal statute is ambiguous, it is presumed that Congress has delegated authority to executive agencies to reasonably interpret it, and courts should generally defer to agency expertise.

The Rhode Island decision is the latest in a series relating to the federal department's implementation of a decision that required loan - guarantee agencies to...

Over time, key court decisions, as well as later revisions to the federal law and regulations issued by federal agencies, have spelled out the rights of students and the obligations of school districts.