Sentences with phrase «federal policy analysis»

ACEEE has conducted federal policy analysis for numerous versions of proposed energy bills and enacted legislation, including the Federal Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct 1992), the Federal Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005), the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES), and the American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 (ACELA), among others.

Working closely with clients to determine what they need to better engage with their stakeholders and serve their constituents, we specialize in research and policy development, strategy and coalition building, state and federal policy analysis, and strategic communications.

This resource includes federal policy analysis and reports on major actions of Congress and federal agencies, as well as implementation guidance that can save your district time and money in complying with mandates.

He is also the executive editor of RealClearEducation, part of the RealClearPolitics family of news and analysis websites, writes the blog Eduwonk.com, and is the co-publisher of «Education Insider» a federal policy analysis tool produced by Whiteboard Advisors.

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However, looking at DHS data on the arrest rate of illegal entrants at the Mexican border, Federico S. Mandelman, a research economist and associate policy adviser at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and Andrei Zlate, a senior financial economist in the Boston Fed's Risk and Policy Analysis Unit, found the numbers have been plummpolicy adviser at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and Andrei Zlate, a senior financial economist in the Boston Fed's Risk and Policy Analysis Unit, found the numbers have been plummPolicy Analysis Unit, found the numbers have been plummeting.

According to an analysis of Federal Reserve data by the Economic Policy Institute, the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans control 35.6 percent of the total wealth of the country»

Since 1937, our principled research, insightful analysis, and engaged experts have informed smarter tax policy at the federal, state, and local levels.

According to an analysis released in December by the Brookings Institution's Brown Center on Education Policy, half of American college freshmen «seriously underestimate» the amount of student - loan debt they have, and about a quarter of students with federal loans do not even know they have such loans.

Fried Frank Of Counsel and author of the leading False Claims Act treatise, John T. Boese (on left), and his partner Douglas W. Baruch, offered insightful analysis on two recent Department of Justice policy documents (the «Granston Memo» and the «Brand Memo») and their impact on FCA actions by both qui tam relators and federal prosecutors.

It is incorporated into the Federal Reserve's FRB / US model, one of several macro-economic models used by staff economists at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in monetary policy analysis.

Previous analysis illustrated that the 3 - month Treasury Bill rate tracks the federal funds rate and is then sensitive to both actual and expected monetary policy decisions while the yield curve has historically signaled a recession 12 to 18 months into the future.

Main Street Views highlights the diverse range of economic research and programs of the Kansas City Fed, including the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium; analysis of macroeconomic, banking, and payments issues; and insight into the seven states and industries of the Tenth Federal Reserve District.

This role includes the obligations to: (i) participate consistently in open market operations to carry out U.S. monetary policy pursuant to the direction of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC); and (ii) provide the New York Fed's trading desk with market information and analysis helpful in the formulation and implementation of monetary policy.

These are among the questions addressed by Dan Thornton, a former vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, in «Requiem for QE,» the latest Policy Analysis from Cato's Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives.

From 1990 to 2005, he was Director Fiscal Policy Division Department of Finance, responsible for overall preparation of the federal budget; preparation and assessment of medium - and long - term projections of federal revenues and expenses and implications for fiscal policy; analysis of fiscal conditions at both the federal and provincial levels; evaluation of various budget proposals; preparation of monthly Fiscal Monitor; with the Office of the Comptroller General (OCG), assessing and evaluating accounting standards proposed by the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) of the CICA and recommending changes in government accounting policies; with the OCG, responsible for implementation of accrual accounting for the federal budget and the government's financial statePolicy Division Department of Finance, responsible for overall preparation of the federal budget; preparation and assessment of medium - and long - term projections of federal revenues and expenses and implications for fiscal policy; analysis of fiscal conditions at both the federal and provincial levels; evaluation of various budget proposals; preparation of monthly Fiscal Monitor; with the Office of the Comptroller General (OCG), assessing and evaluating accounting standards proposed by the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) of the CICA and recommending changes in government accounting policies; with the OCG, responsible for implementation of accrual accounting for the federal budget and the government's financial statepolicy; analysis of fiscal conditions at both the federal and provincial levels; evaluation of various budget proposals; preparation of monthly Fiscal Monitor; with the Office of the Comptroller General (OCG), assessing and evaluating accounting standards proposed by the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) of the CICA and recommending changes in government accounting policies; with the OCG, responsible for implementation of accrual accounting for the federal budget and the government's financial statements.

No one with the requisite skill has done a revenue analysis of Gingrich's tax plan, but eyeballing the Tax Policy Center's analysis of the Perry Plan, I would be surprised if the Gingrich plan didn't reduce federal revenue by at least $ 3 trillion dollars over ten years.

Mark Stephenson, director of dairy policy analysis with the University of Wisconsin, Madison; and, Dr. Andrew Novakovic, professor of agricultural economics at Cornell University, addressed the history and ideas behind federal milk orders.

Based on the bill analysis, the Texas legislators behind HB1781 seemed to care only about bucking state nutrition policy, but they have also put the state in direct conflict with the new federal competitive food rules.

We published a full analysis of the weaknesses in democratic control over foreign policy jointly with the Federal Trust and One World Trust in Not in Our Name: Democracy and Foreign Policy in the UK, Politico's,policy jointly with the Federal Trust and One World Trust in Not in Our Name: Democracy and Foreign Policy in the UK, Politico's,Policy in the UK, Politico's, 2006.

«For a city like New York City, the biggest fear is the loss of federal funds,» said Aaron Pallas, the chair of the Department of Education Policy and Social Analysis at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Since 1976, the AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program has served as a leading source of analysis on funding and policy issues affecting federal support for research and development Policy Program has served as a leading source of analysis on funding and policy issues affecting federal support for research and development policy issues affecting federal support for research and development (R&D).

Visit the AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program for the latest AAAS analysis of the federal R&D budget.

AAAS» R&D Budget and Policy Program has been providing independent analyses of federal research and development programs for more than 40 years.

The study, «Reducing Childhood Obesity Through U.S. Federal Policy: A Microsimulation Analysis,» was conducted by Brownson and partners from seven other institutions, and appears in the online Aug. 27 edition of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Authoritative, objective AAAS analyses of the OMB data helps to inform policy decisions related to federal spending.

«The Academy of Radiology Research undertook this analysis to address a need from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to develop econometric evidence to better guide federal R&D budgets,» said Michael Kalutkiewicz, co-author of the report and senior director for government affairs at the Academy of Radiology Research.

Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) all federal agencies must carry out analyses when proposing actions that might affect wildlife or the environment.

The Genetics Policy Institute in Wellington, Florida, a non-profit supporting hESC research, has also asked to file an amicus brief with its analysis of why the NIH policy doesn't violate the Dickey - Wicker law barring federal funds for research that harms emPolicy Institute in Wellington, Florida, a non-profit supporting hESC research, has also asked to file an amicus brief with its analysis of why the NIH policy doesn't violate the Dickey - Wicker law barring federal funds for research that harms empolicy doesn't violate the Dickey - Wicker law barring federal funds for research that harms embryos.

«The suite of bills already passed would increase federal research & development (R&D) funding by an estimated 2.1 % above fiscal year 2016 levels in the House and 3.2 % above FY 2016 levels in the Senate, slightly above the rate of inflation,» AAAS wrote, citing objective analysis completed by the association's R&D Budget and Policy Program.

Overall federal spending on research and development (R&D) will grow by 5 % under a fiscal 2017 budget deal expected to be approved by Congress this week, according to an analysis by the R&D Budget and Policy Program at AAAS in Washington, D.C. (publisher of ScienceInsider).

In a 2007 analysis of 173 countries, the United States was one of only four nations that didn't have a federal paid maternity - leave policy for women after childbirth.

Washington — Compared with what they would have received if fiscal 1981 federal spending policies had remained in effect, state and local governments have lost $ 42 billion in federal assistance since President Reagan assumed office, according to a new analysis by a national public employees» union.

An obvious implication of this analysis is that federal policymakers seeking to expand families» access to a larger number of schools (and school types) might seek to accomplish this goal in part by helping families access schools which they are eligible to attend under existing choice policies.

Our graduates work for state and federal departments of education, they launch and lead non-profit organizations and school - community partnerships, they conduct research and data analysis for policy think tanks, and they lead progressive schools and school districts.

As for the government assertion that anybody with palpitations about this arrangement should have objected ahead of time, that simply fails to address the core problem, which is using an advocacy group as the source of data, analysis, and authorship for a federal report that is supposed to be policy neutral.

The wide variation across states in the relative size and characteristics of the public and private sectors revealed by this exploratory, descriptive analysis suggests the need to tailor federal and state policy efforts to best leverage the private sector in each state to meet policymakers» goals.

For a discussion of how (in general) states can push back against federal policies, see John Dinan, «How States Talk Back to Washington and Strengthen American Federalism,» Cato Institute Policy Analysis No. 744, December 3, 2013, http://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/how-states-talk-back-washington-strengthen-american-federalism (accessed September 16, 2015).

Under this «disparate impact analysis,» once federal officials determine that the distribution of any resource disadvantages a protected minority, schools must not only «demonstrate that the policy or practice is necessary to meet an important educational goal,» but also show that there is no «comparably effective alternative policy or practice that would meet the school district's stated educational goal with less of a discriminatory effect.»

The question is: Do the «predetermined» policy implications of this first report stand, especially in federal policy, even when they're weak, garbled and unsupported by careful analysis?

Our thoughtful analysis provides the implications and opportunities that federal education policies have for states, so our members can make the best decisions for students.

A national program that pumped a record $ 7 billion into failing schools — and became one of U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan's signature policies — has yielded mixed results, according to a new federal analysis released Thursday.

IDRA will soon be issuing a more comprehensive analysis on the final bill as passed that will assist Congress and advocates in developing federal policies that carry out the true meaning of the ESEA.

Bellwether conducts original research and analysis to inform recommendations for federal education policies.

As a TeachPlus Teacher - In - Residence, she conducts research and policy analysis on federal policies related to education and reform — a role that allows her to connect back to her time as a Congressional staffer for Senator Paul Wellstone and Senator Tammy Baldwin when she represented the 2nd District of Wisconsin.

As we demonstrated in our 2015 analysis of the Common Core debate on Twitter, the dispute about the standards was largely a proxy war over other politically - charged issues, including opposition to a federal role in education, which many believe should be the domain of state and local education policy; a fear that the Common Core could become a gateway for access to data on children that might be used for exploitive purposes rather than to inform educational improvement; a source for the proliferation of testing which has come to oppressively dominate education; a way for business interests to exploit public education for private gain; or a belief that an emphasis on standards reform distracts from the deeper underlying causes of low educational performance, which include poverty and social inequity.

«By statute, [CALPADs] comprises only the data that the federal government requires [California] to collect, so it's not a comprehensive data system [and there are] a lot of weaknesses in it,» said David Plank, head of the research group Policy Analysis for California Education, or PACE.

In that time, she has focused on leveraging the voice of school administrators in all aspects of federal education policy though member networks, outreach, policy analysis and involvement in the legislative process.

In his role, DeSchryver serves both public and private sector clients providing counsel on federal regulatory matters, budgetary and compliance matters; research and analysis on national policy issues; research and analysis on emerging markets in education services; and his current focus is on the emerging solutions to assess education productivity / yield on investment.

The union leadership sees this and gets all jizzy, thinking about how to steer some of that dough to their own pockets: «The four corporations that dominate the U.S. standardized testing market spend millions of dollars lobbying state and federal officials — as well as sometimes hiring them — to persuade them to favor policies that include mandated student assessments, helping to fuel a nearly $ 2 billion annual testing business, a new analysis shows.

He joined the ITS JPO from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), where he served as a Senior Policy Advisor and Director of the Office of Analysis, Research and Technology.