Sentences with phrase «from changes of administration»

Civil service rules are designed to curb favoritism in hiring and to protect experienced professionals from changes of administration.

Not exact matches

Stringent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rules prohibiting the use of unmanned aircraft for commercial use has largely kept American companies from leveraging drone technology to their advantage, but that's rapidly changing in the Arctic, where a series of FAA decisions handed down in the past year are easing restrictions on commercial drone flights.

But new side - by - side comparisons from EDGI provide a kind of virtual trip back in time to the web before Trump took office, shedding light on the subtle ways that the administration is making it harder to track down information about climate change and alternative energy sources online.

WASHINGTON — Biofuels made from the leftovers of harvested corn plants are worse than gasoline for global warming in the short term, a study shows, challenging the Obama administration's conclusions that they are a much cleaner oil alternative and will help combat climate change.

«We are deeply concerned that the proposed tariffs list and escalating tariff threats from the administration will not effectively advance our shared goal of changing these harmful Chinese practices,» he said.

Climate change activists around the city, including the leader of a Sunset Park group, are praising a decision by the de Blasio administration to divest $ 5 billion in pension holdings from companies dealing in fossil fuel.

As with some other areas of policy, such as climate change and immigration, California's priorities in the area of international trade differ substantially from those of the Trump Administration.

The administration just reiterated its intent to withdraw from the Paris Accord on climate change after sending mixed signals ahead of the UN General Assembly in New York.

Examples of God changing the rules from administration to administration are plentiful.

And by governance on a daily basis, mean from the how from kings, aristocrats, down through every layer of bureaucracy till you get to your local tax collector, what / why / how these people ran the government administration on a day to day basis, from dealing with a rival city who recently stole one of your citizens crops, to pirates interfering with trade on the Mediterranean, to drought, city administration, what to do with tax money, neighborly disputes, superstition, weather, crime, theft, laws and battles of ideology, to political rivalries and infighting, to a foreigner spreading strange religious ideas in the city (or dealing with somebody accused of a crime they claim they did not commit), I mean everything and everything these officials may have dealt with, daily, and how they changed over time.

Let it be known that we are not deterred by the action of the National Working Committee and the undemocratic behaviour of the National Chairman, we are encouraged by the genuine desire of the people of Ondo State for a change that will free them from the economic captivity of the present administration in Ondo State.

Despite the pause button having been pressed over the Hinkley Point project by the new May administration in July, the resulting «new» safeguards put in place to cover Chinese involvement do not appear that different from the old arrangements, implying that the Brexit - led change of leadership in Westminster may have little impact on Chinese access to such projects in future.

The next major change came in the costs reported for the 2011 - 12 financial year, when another large (but unknown) number of staff were classified out of administration, mostly from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Press Secretary Sean Spicer's absence from the briefing room yesterday comes at a tenuous time, as Trump has asked senior advisers for weeks if he needs to change the face of his administration.

Evaluating Three Decades of Reform and Change in UK Central Government» which recently won the 2015 Louis Brownlow Book Award from the US National Academy of Public Administration.

Did the CSEA and Cuomo administration also agree on some offsetting cost savings from changes in work rules or the health insurance plan in the latter two years of the contract?

If the current administration and Democratic Congress won't stand up against a corrupt system and even attempt reform, attempt structural change or pull us back from the last 3 decades where BOTH parties have moved firmly to the right, they're part of the problem.

In a letter dated May 9, Reps. Nydia Velazquez and Yvette Clarke — lawmakers from New York who serve on the House Committee for Small Business — requested information from Administrator Linda McMahon on the «disconcerting change» of the LGBT omission at the start of the Trump administration.

These reforms often involved changes in management style (for instance, the so - called «New Public Management» (NPM), in which concepts from the private sector such as competition, performance indicators, and bonus payments were applied to public administration) or the introduction of computer technology.

While Bratton has signaled few dramatic changes in policy from his predecessor, he is, it appears, focusing his efforts on boosting the department's image in the eyes of the City Council — many members of which joined the de Blasio administration in criticizing the previous administration's police policies.

The U.S. power sector must cut carbon dioxide emissions 30 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels, according to federal regulations unveiled on Monday that form the centerpiece of the Obama administration's climate change strategy.

For many voters, one of the most eagerly anticipated changes from the new Trump administration is a significant tax cut.

The decision by the state's top court kept the administration's rules changes from 2012 in place allowing for a driver's license be revoked for three convictions of driving while drunk over the last four years or four convictions in eight years.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has described the decision to change the name of the seat of government from Flagstaff House to Jubilee House as a diversionary tactic from the Akufo - Addo administration.

Schneiderman has filed legal challenges to a variety of Trump administration regulatory changes and policies, ranging from the environment to immigration and telecommunications.

US government officials from the Food and Drugs Administration insist the meat of cloned cows is perfectly safe, and several UK experts agree, but the political environment in Europe is not particularly receptive to a change, and some observers expect cloned meat to be banned.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office on Friday announced a coalition of state AGs from around the country had filed an injunction to block the Trump administration's rule change for access to birth control.

«I think they are both going to be quite similar in a lot of ways in that they will probably call for major change in the way the (District Attorney) office has been conducted from the previous administration of mostly Frank Sedita, and Michael Flaherty, too.»

Meanwhile, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has described the decision to change the name of the seat of government from Flagstaff House to Jubilee House as a diversionary tactic from the Akufo - Addo administration.

The Council's General Welfare Committee passed a resolution this morning calling for the language to be changed after the Cuomo administration's rejection of a request from City Hall to make the change on the grounds that it was made too late.

The Cuomo administration issued a response to Nixon's comments, saying, «The Governor has led the nation in combating climate change from banning fracking to one of the most aggressive clean energy standards in the country.»

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said on Tuesday that the present administration should be commended for changing the economy from a rent culture to a productive...

The Cuomo administration, after hearing similar versions of that complaint from many involved in the program, is planning to change the rates.

The on topic Q&A included redesign plans for other streets, especially Queens Boulevard, why the administration attributes the reduction in pedestrian fatalities to Vision Zero and not to regular year - to - year variances, how the administration actually knows that driving speeds are reduced, why so few street redesign projects have been done on Staten Island, data for any changes in safety at this E.Tremont / Silver Street intersection, why Commissioner Bratton did not attend, why there are few speeding and failure to yield tickets issued in this (45th) precinct, the negative effect of speed bumps on emergency response vehicles, plans for marking and painting of roads, whether the mayor will seek additional red light camera authorizations from the state legislature, the paucity of criminal prosecutions against drivers who kill pedestrians and an estimate of money received from speed camera tickets.

Monday's bombshell abuse allegations changed all that, removing a critical player from the coalition of state Democratic attorneys general confronting the Trump administration on everything from climate policy to immigration.

If the council and the county Legislature approve the change, the county would take over most of the administration of the city's purchasing department, filling out purchase orders for everything from paper clips to textbooks to firetrucks.

The Cuomo administration estimates the Clean Energy Standard, chiefly its nuclear subsidies, will add an average of $ 2 to residential electric bills, although the Empire Center calculated the standard would hike the average residential bill by more than $ 2.09 in 2018 and by $ 3.40 in 2021 from added supply costs alone; compliance with the standard will necessitate major changes to the electrical grid, which will separately drive up customer delivery charges as utilities are forced to accommodate intermittent generation from solar panels and wind turbines.

The organization said that, «As a government presumably pursuing a change - agenda, Buhari should do things differently from the former Jonathan administration including by proactively engaging the Nigerian people in an honest conversation about the fight against Boko Haram and the use of the public funds so far invested to prosecute it.»

Referring to the revelation two weeks earlier that the Cuomo administration had delayed releasing a Federal study on the issue so it could edit out some of the more - damning conclusions, the Green Party candidate said, «When some science came back from the U.S. Geological Survey, his administration wanted to change the results.»

From day care centers to food pantries to senior centers, thousands of nonprofit groups that depend on New York City for their livelihood are bracing for the most ambitious change in a generation as the Bloomberg administration prepares to dismantle the way it awards $ 4 billion in contracts every year.

«Nigerians today suffer from pains inflicted on them by this administration and no amount of manipulation of individuals and public institutions can make them change their resolve to vote out the APC in 2019, particularly as the party is stuck with an unpopular candidate.»

ALBANY, NY (05/16/2011)(readMedia)-- «It is very clear from the Cuomo administration's leaks about plans to seek Tier VI pension changes for public employees that the governor does not care about the impact of his policies on working people.

President Muhammadu Buhari, no doubt, at the beginning of his administration in 2015 netted enormous public trust and goodwill from Nigerians, anchored on the expectation that he would significantly change the face of government and governance by introducing new and enduring benchmarks in the country.

In the waning months of the Bloomberg administration, however, the iZone initiative, and schools like Global Tech — which have benefited from extra funding and support offered through the program — are being buffeted by a series of changes, from budget cuts to city - wide implementation of the Common Core state standards.

«Nigerians today suffer from pains inflicted on them by this administration and no amount of manipulation of individuals and public institutions can make them change their resolve to vote out APC in 2019, particularly as the party is stuck with an unpopular candidate.

The de Blasio administration has also been looking for ways to bring in new leaders, announcing in September that it was seeking to change civil service laws to allow the hiring of high - ranking correction officers from outside the department.

Regardless of who ends up in Gracie Mansion, an administration change means a strategy adjustment for developers, who have spent more than a decade getting used to Bloomberg's taste in real estate projects as well as how his key appointees — from City Planning Commission Chair Amanda Burden to Department of Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri — operate.

Much of this stems from planning changes made by the last Administration, which is why we introduced the National Planning Policy Framework and abolished the last Government's top - down Regional Strategies through the Localism Act.

Signaling a profound turn away from the education policies of the Bloomberg administration, newly appointed schools chancellor Carmen Fariña promised to retreat from an emphasis on standardized testing and preparation, to re-focus on arts, social studies and science, and to implement changes that «happen with people, not to people.»

He tells Alan about his transition from Budget Director to Director of Operations and what the change means for the Spitzer Administration.