Sentences with phrase «federal goal of»

With a stated federal goal of reconciliation with Canada's First Nations, governments on both federal and provincial levels may find they will need to step up to the plate in order to make the talk less than merely symbolic.

DNA sequencing technology using off - the - shelf equipment devised by George M. Church at Harvard Medical School and collaborators at Harvard and Washington University in St. Louis may help realize the federal goal of reducing that price to $ 1,000 by 2015, which experts say would make it practical to decode an individual's genes for routine medical purposes.

«Certain provisions of ASFA... can invigorate child welfare systems to involve fathers and their families in achieving the federal goals of child safety, permanency, and well - being.

Not exact matches

The ostensible goal of the individual AMT is to prevent wealthy taxpayers from paying little to no federal tax.

By transferring to the private sector ownership of Canada Post, the federal government can eliminate a major drain on public finances and move closer to the goals of eliminating the fiscal deficit and paying down public sector debt.

Women - owned businesses received less than 4 % of all federal contracts, less than the SBA's goal of 5 %.

The Small Business Administration sets goals for the total percentage of federal contract funds that agencies should award to small business, which includes for disadvantaged and women - owned firms.

The most recent projections, granted their tentativeness, nonetheless make clear that the highly desirable goal of paying off the federal debt is in reach before the end of the decade.

«Were the FOMC to delay increases in the federal funds rate for too long, it could end up having to tighten policy relatively abruptly to keep the economy from significantly overshooting both of the Committee's longer - run policy goals» on inflation and jobs, Yellen said.

So when he was named last year by Finance Minister Bill Morneau to chair the federal government's blue - chip Advisory Council on Economic Growth, nobody who knew him was surprised that Barton set goals of scaled - up ambition.

According to a recent report by research firm IBIS World, President Obama's policy goals are expected to be key drivers of potential revenue growth, innovation and available federal subsidies in a handful of industries.

Federal Reserve policymakers have a goal of 2 percent inflation, which they believe is a sign that the economy is strong but not moving too quickly.

The federal government asks it to help meet its contracting goals, some of which are for small businesses in general.

The federal government's official goal is to award 5 percent of federal contracts to women - owned business, but it has struggled to consistently reach that mark.

Reducing fuel efficiency goals for vehicles March 16 Trump ordered a review of federal fuel - efficiency standards for vehicles, which Obama finalized in January, well ahead of schedule.

Defense's practice of giving minority companies a 10 percent price credit meant that companies owned by certain socially and economically disadvantaged groups did not have to be the lowest bidder to win federal contracts, and helped the department achieve the congressionally mandated goal.

The opinion, issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, strikes down a legislative provision, first enacted in 1986 and renewed numerous times since, which sets a goal that 5 percent of federal defense contracting dollars each fiscal year must be awarded to certain entities, including small disadvantaged comFederal Circuit, strikes down a legislative provision, first enacted in 1986 and renewed numerous times since, which sets a goal that 5 percent of federal defense contracting dollars each fiscal year must be awarded to certain entities, including small disadvantaged comfederal defense contracting dollars each fiscal year must be awarded to certain entities, including small disadvantaged companies.

But don't expect rates to stop there: In her recent speech, current Federal Reserve Board chair Janet Yellen stated the Fed's goal of reaching a 2 - percent inflation target.

The New York Times covered the exciting news that the federal government has met its goal of awarding 5 percent of money spent on contractors to women - owned businesses.

The Federal Reserve clearly communicates long - term inflation goals in order to keep a steady long - term rate of inflation, which in turn maintains price stability.

The real goal of the Harper government has always been a reduction in the size of the federal government.

The budget re-states Ottawa's goal — a national price on carbon across the country in 2018 — and says to expect a paper outlining «the technical details of the proposed federal carbon pricing backstop mechanism» in the coming months.

This is an implicit part of what Chairman Bernanke was communicating at the National Press Club — until financial stability could be restored, the ability to achieve the goals of maximum employment and price stability through the monetary transmission mechanism were beyond the Federal Reserve's reach.

Primary goals of the Federal Reserve are to contain inflation, promote orderly growth, and provide maximum employment.

The United States Federal Reserve System works similarly to central banks in many other countries, with a goal of managing economic growth, inflation, and other economic factors through monetary policy.

«I support efforts to improve the efficacy of the Volcker rule while preserving its underlying goal of prohibiting banking firms from engaging in speculative activities for which federal deposit insurance and other safeguards were never intended.

That may seem like a substantial sum of money to save for a distant goal like retirement, but the benefits like a potential federal income tax deduction if you're eligible and tax - deferred or tax - free growth may make saving for retirement seem a little easier.

With inflation well below its longer - run goal and high unemployment, the FOMC decided at its March meeting to maintain a «highly accommodative» policy stance: a federal funds rate in a range of 0 to 25 basis points with forward guidance based on economic thresholds.

The Program allows contracting officers, for the first time, to set aside specific contracts for certified WOSBs and EDWOSBs and will help federal agencies achieve the existing statutory goal of five percent of federal contracting dollars being awarded to WOSBs.

Investors once flocked to these startup companies, especially when the federal government announced goals to gradually increase the nation's supply of renewable fuel until it hits 36 billion in 2022.

Recipients of these grants are required to meet federal research and development goals, and have a high potential for commercialization.

It will serve you well when you meet with your provincial and federal counterparts to hammer out how the two levels of government will work together to help Canada achieve the climate change goals it agreed to in Paris.

Recent data have supported our view that the drivers of the US economy's solid expansion remain in place, and should allow the US Federal Reserve (Fed) to move further toward its goal of normalizing interest rates.

[2] Even the Federal Reserve, for which the dual mandate is most strongly set down and defended, articulates a numerical description of price stability and describes it as a goal.

The Federal Open Market Committee's statement on Thursday (AEST) acknowledged that US inflation was picking up, after persistently under shooting the 2 per cent goal since the aftermath of the 2008 - 09 financial crisis.

They relate to the state of the economy, the attractiveness of various asset classes and how the Federal Reserve (Fed) should be judged in meeting its policy goals.

It is similar to the informal goals of the US Federal Reserve and the Bundesbank, and not dramatically different from the more formal targets in the United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand.

«19 Vasconcelos never accepted his predecessors» positivism — wherein are studied only «phenomena,» he said, and not «noumena» — but he advanced their goal of an education with strong national flavor.20 Under his leadership the federal constitution was revised to permit greater federal participation and centralization.

He could use those skills to destroy the federal government, a stated goal of Conservatism 5.

Builders, based in Aledo, Texas, whose expressed goal is «to exert a positive influence in government, education, and the family by 1) educating the nation concerning the Godly foundation of our country; 2) providing information to federal, state and local officials as they develop public policies which reflect Biblical values; and 3) encouraging Christians to get involved in the civic arena.

«Even though this journey is an official visit which will reinforce the good relations existing between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Holy See, I have not come here primarily to pursue particular political or economic goals, but rather to meet people and to speak about God,» the pope said during a speech at Bellevue Castle.

In doing so, the Federal Government always pursued the goal of reaching a compromise proposal that builds on tried and tested foundations, whilst also providing answers to the specific new challenges of the globally booming organic sector since it regards the safeguarding of a clear, appropriate and reliable EU legal framework as a key instrument in efforts to promote organic agriculture.

This Order on «Planning for Federal Sustainability» includes a goal to «divert at least 50 percent of non-hazardous solid waste, including food and compostable waste.»

Still, only 39.7 percent of newborn infants in New York are exclusively breastfed — well below the federal government goal of 70 percent, the state health department said.

Guidance Materials: The state Department of Education's sample policy language, «Examples of Policy Language for Local Wellness Policies» provides guidance to policymakers in selecting policy goals that suit their needs and assists them in meeting the federal requirements.,

If all states met FRAC's goal of reaching 70 low - income children at breakfast for every 100 at school lunch, an additional 3 million students would have access to a healthy breakfast, and schools would have access to an additional $ 836 million in federal reimbursements.

At the launch of the initiative, President Barack Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum creating the first - ever Task Force on Childhood Obesity to conduct a review of every single program and policy relating to child nutrition and physical activity and develop a national action plan to maximize federal resources and set concrete benchmarks toward the First Lady's national goal.

Strategic financing strategies allow and incentivize braiding and blending of funding streams; leverage federal, state, local, and private dollars across systems; and secure sufficient and sustainable funding to support progress toward common goals.

On average, the lunches exceed federal goals for levels of fat, saturated fat and sodium.

A report on the commodity program published by Public Voice asserts that firmly entrenched dairy policies are a major impediment to the federal governments's goal of providing children with school lunches that meet U.S. dietary guidelines.