Sentences with phrase «federal departments who»

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As the firestorm over Trump's comment began late last week, the White House and Trump's National Security Council provided no guidance to the State Department about what to say to foreign countries who were incensed, said a U.S. official familiar with the conversations between the White House and other federal agencies.

That led us to go deeper into the report — by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, an agency within the federal Department of Health and Human Services — to see what other states are near the top of the list for marijuana users, who leads in cocaine abuse, and which states» residents most abuse alcohol and other drugs.

Citing anonymous government officials, the New York Times is reporting that federal prosecutors with the FBI and the Department of Justice have recommended that Petraeus be charged with a felony for providing classified information to his mistress and biographer, Paula Broadwell, who was also an Army Reserve officer.

Jeffrey Cramer, a former federal prosecutor who spent 12 years at the Department of Justice, cautioned against painting the identity of Person A with too broad a brush.

A Department of Labor rule putting the order into action entered the Federal Register in August 2016, but it was halted by a judge in October before it went into effect, who ruled it went beyond the authority Congress had given the president.

Bogle told those assembled that he has been an advocate for «a federal standard of fiduciary duty, the duty of everyone who touches «other people's money» (OPM) to place the interests of [their] clients above [their] own interests» and that he supports the proposed Department of Labor broker fiduciary duty standard.

On Monday, Department of Labor officials claimed Google, who is a federal contractor, systematically pays female workers less than their male colleagues.

Roberta Casper Watson, who recently joined The Wagner Law Group as head of its welfare benefits department, noted that employers with 50 or more FTEs can be fined $ 2,000 per full - time employee, minus the first 30 workers, if the business doesn't offer coverage to most of its full - timers and even one worker receives a federal subsidy to buy coverage on an exchange.

In a recent court case, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Department of Justice is prohibited from using federal funds to prosecute businesses who operate within state laws regarding medical marijuana.

Opportunity: An era of fiscal austerity in the public sector can be a boon for economics employment there, as federal and provincial departments such as Finance, Industry, Foreign Affairs and the Bank of Canada seek analysts who can work the data.

However, it's a specific type of plan offered by the Department of Education that helps students who can't afford their monthly federal student loan payments under the Standard Repayment Plan.

Acknowledging there's much still to be learned about Paddock, his state of mind, and his motivations, Safir said, «There should be a database for police departments and federal agencies of people who have been... mentally disturbed where before you get a gun these people have to be cleared in order to process them.»

«The searches were authorized by a federal magistrate judge, who had found probable cause to believe that the premises and devices searched contained evidence, fruits, and instrumentalities of conduct for which Cohen is under criminal investigation,» the Justice Department's filing said.

Clayton, who testified alongside Christopher Giancarlo, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), said the agencies were coordinating with the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve on the matter, but added that lawmakers may have to clarify and enhance regulatory powers.

The Department of Education allows those who meet the criteria to pause their federal loan repayments for as long as three years.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has been ordered to reinstate a Chinese - American scientist who had been accused of spying for China, a ruling that comes more than three years after those federal charges were...

Borrowers who obtain a mortgage through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), most loans administered through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and homeowners who have put down less than 20 % (10 % in California) are typically all required to have a mortgage impound account.

In a broad expansion of the information gathered from applicants for U.S. visas, the federal government is proposing to collect social media identities from nearly everyone who seeks entry into the United States, according to a State Department filing on Friday.

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.

Patrick Grady, who held several key posts with the federal Department of Finance, counts among the minority of influential economists who have voiced support for the GST cut.

Interestingly, in September the Clinton Justice Department made some noises about possibly appointing some federal judges who are not on «the right side» of the abortion question.

* 24 Department of Defense officials who learned of the FBIs congressionally mandated investigation tracking the money trail as they do for banl robberies and the woman who blew the whistle remain under federal gaga orders in spite of two US senators writing letters requesting those gags be lifted, rather.

Michael Pusey argues that the central policy departments of the Australian Federal government of the 1980s and 1990s have been dominated by economists who think like this.

BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- UFood Restaurant Group Inc. (OTCBB: UFFC) announced today that they will open a UFood Grill restaurant in FAA headquarters, located in the Department of Transportation Building in Washington, D.C. with Sodexo, Inc., who recently announced they were awarded a 7 - year contract by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to operate food services at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

One of the scientists who was paid by the sugar industry was D. Mark Hegsted, who went on to become the head of nutrition at the United States Department of Agriculture, where in 1977 he helped draft the forerunner to the federal government's dietary guidelines.

(e) A prospective adoptive parent or prospective foster parent who is not a resident of this Commonwealth is required to obtain a report of criminal history from the Federal Bureau of Investigation according to procedures established by the Department and on forms provided by ChildLine.

Those who'll find MAPPR most useful include conservation nonprofits, community - based land trusts, municipal planning departments and conservation commissions, Massachusetts and federal environmental agencies, and educational institutions.

The recent decisions of federal district judges Nicholas Garaufis and Shira Scheindlin in cases involving the New York City Fire and Police Departments highlights the importance of the Senate's role in recommending federal judges to the President and in confirming judges who are neutral arbiters of disputes.

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».

Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion, who was up for an appointment in the federal department of Housing and Urban Development, was listed as a recipient but crossed off; Buffalo mayor Byron Brown got the application on January 9, the deadline by which other members of the «select group» were asked to reply.

MANHATTAN — A police inspector who was friends with one of the targets of a federal corruption probe involving the NYPD and City Hall committed suicide Friday afternoon, the department confirmed.

At least three agency commissioners hosted campaign events for the mayor, including Mark Peters, the head of the Department of Investigation who recently recused himself from a federal pay - to - play probe of the mayor's fundraising practices.

A former Jersey City zoning and fire inspector who served time in federal prison for corruption is now conducting inspections for the Mount Vernon Department of Buildings.

The former National Security Adviser (NSA) Colonel Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd) who is being unlawfully detained against court orders by Department of State Service (DSS) has approached the Court of Appeal Abuja Division praying the court to set aside the subpoena issued against him by the federal high court to appear before it to testify in a N400m corruption charges brought against Former National Publicity Secretary of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Mr. Olisa Metuh.

«At a time when we are asking state and federal law enforcement to help put in more resources, how can we have a police commissioner who is diverted from the day - to - day operations of the department?»

She also called for the de-militarization of police departments around the country who increasingly use federal funds to buy military grade equipment for use in their policing efforts.

«As a man of proven integrity, who is in the forefront of supporting Mr. President's fight against corruption, the DG sought the support of anti-corruption agencies such as the EFCC and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission in fighting corruption in Information Technology procurements in Federal Government's Ministries, Departments, and Agencies.»

Government officials who joined Buhari for the prayers included the Attorney - General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN); Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Bello; National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno; Director - General of the Department of State Services, Lawal Daura; Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu; and the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Maikati Baru, among others.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, the same federal prosecutor who brought down the leaders of the legislature, has been investigating, and on Friday evening Governor Cuomo revealed that subpoenas had been issued to a former top member of his staff, and a lobbyist who used to work for the governor when Cuomo was at the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Also in the political area, federal investigators are looking into Spota's investigations into a number of political officials, including Stricoff, the Babylon Democratic chairman; Rodgers, the former county information technology commissioner, and Meyers, former spokesman for Bellone, who is now the spokesman for the police department.

Members of the Suffolk police department who helped former chief James Burke cover up his beating of a heroin - addicted thief have been indicted and pleaded guilty in secret proceedings in federal court, according to a motion filed Wednesday in state Supreme Court.

Among the cases DeMarco cited was that of former county police chief of department James Burke, a Spota protège, who pleaded guilty to federal charges of violating burglary suspect Christopher Loeb's civil rights and orchestrating a cover - up of the crime.

Off the top of my head the biggest ones are: (1) corruption within the Buildings & Grounds Department (2) corruption involving school district vendors over-billing and paying bribes and kickbacks that led to those two Federal indictments and convictions; (3) corruption involving police harassment of a woman on behalf of the manager of a local beach club; (4) a child rapist operating out of a public middle school; (5) an illegal gambling and pornography web site operated by members of the New Rochelle Police Department; (6) a retired police officer defrauding charities including St. Jude's Children's Research; (7) illegal asbestos handling and asbestos removal at an elementary school; (8) an effort to artificially inflate the salaries and pensions of senior police commanders; (9) the relationship between the New Rochelle Police Commissioner and a corrupt contractor, a man who has since been convicted on Federal corruption charges; (10) the sordid history of former New Rochelle Schools Administrator Freddie Dean Smith.

It is the APC Federal Government that has eliminated all our officers from the Army, that has prematurely retired all our meritorious officers from the Customs, that has systematically removed all South - Easterners who on the strings of hard work rose to the pinnacle of their career in the Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the APC Federal Government.

SM: The federal [Department of] Health and Human Services [HHS] alerted me that they were in the process of reviewing what I call the convent school as a potential to house unaccompanied minors who are coming across the border.

A police commander who was stripped of his gun and badge in April amid an extensive federal inquiry into municipal corruption has filed for retirement, his lawyer and the New York Police Department said.

Raphael Cestero, who had served as deputy HPD commissioner earlier in the Bloomberg administration before a brief stint in the private sector, took over in February 2009 after Shaun Donovan left to become secretary of the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.

A NYPD union head said he had told an NYPD inspector who died of an apparent self - inflicted gunshot wound in West Babylon on Friday that he was not the focus of a federal corruption probe in the department.

The legal fight against the immigration ban will return to Brooklyn Federal Court today when a team of lawyers who filed an emergency motion to stay the deportation of Iraqi refugees Hameed Khalid Darweesh and Haider Sameer Abdulkhaleq Alshawi over the weekend will again face off with Justice Department attorneys.

Nearly a year after the federal Justice Department declined to bring civil rights charges against a white police officer who fatally shot a black college student in Pleasantville, Westchester County in 2010, the victim's family has agreed to a $ 6 million settlement, a lawyer for the family announced.